I’m able to set the default terminal using dconf-editor at this path:

org/cinnamon/desktop/applications/terminal/exec

in the Custom value field.

How can I add options to that, like a --fullscreen?

If I add options, it doesn’t work, like for this custom value:

cool-retro-term --fullscreen

  • ∟⊔⊤∦∣≶OP
    1·
    1 year ago

    Finally got around to this again…

    I have found using gsettings that the keys you listed both have exec and exec-arg.

    If I check those keys with dconf, only exec is listed.

    • palordrolap@kbin.social
      1·
      1 year ago

      1. Close dconf editor.

      2. Backup /home/yourusername/.config/dconf/user file just in case things break later.

      3. In a terminal: gsettings reset org.cinnamon.desktop.default-applications.terminal exec-arg

      4. Open dconf editor and see if the exec-arg entry is now visible.

      If not:

      1. Close dconf again.

      2. Terminal: gsettings set org.cinnamon.desktop.default-applications.terminal exec-arg "--"

      3. Open dconf editor and see if the exec-arg entry is now visible. Maybe it doesn’t show up if there’s nothing in it (which is strange, but I guess possible).

      Also "--" is usually a safe command line thing because it means “end of arguments” for most commands.

      You can try:

      1. Terminal: gsettings get org.cinnamon.desktop.default-applications.terminal exec-arg

      …to see if the entry has the double dash or not, whether or not it shows up in the dconf editor.

      Further things:

      Uninstalling and reinstalling the dconf editor might be worth a try.

      The gsettings command should be usable to set exec-arg regardless of what the dconf editor says.

      Restore that backup if things do go screwy. I can’t see any obvious reason why they would, but I can’t explain the dconf editor’s behaviour either.