How to Get Eterm Completely Borderless

[ViMan]

How do you get Eterm truly borderless (even when you tell it --borderless, you still end up with a visible thin line even if the background has been set to transparent)? What I'm trying to do is run Eterm so that nothing but the command prompt shows and the background is invisible. So what exactly is the command to achieve this? Thanks in advance.

[hecresper]

I'm using Eterm, too. Have you figured out how to save the settings so that they are not lost when you close Eterm? I change the font size, and do a Save Settings, but when I close and reopen, Eterm goes back to default settings.

Thanks,

[chikn]

Originally posted by hecresper
I'm using Eterm, too. Have you figured out how to save the settings so that they are not lost when you close Eterm? I change the font size, and do a Save Settings, but when I close and reopen, Eterm goes back to default settings.

Thanks,

I think its a right click and then history something and remember attributes to save your settings although I dont think that affects font size. Same thing with the borders, right click on the present border and theres frame styles Its not that option but the one above it. Im not sitting in front of one right now but all the options are either a right click in the windows or a right click on the border.

[hecresper]

I found a file called 'MAIN' in /usr/X11R6/share/Eterm/themes/Eterm

In that file, there's a line that reads:

borderless 0

If you change that 0 to 1, and re-open Eterm, you'll have no borders. There's also a line that reads:

scrollbar 1

If you change that 1 to 0, and re-open Eterm, you'll have no scrollbar.

If you want Eterm's background to match the desktop change the following lines as follows:

trans 1 # the default is 0
watch_desktop 1 # the default is 0

I'm using Slackware, tho. The location of the files may be different in your distribution.
Looks like I'm gonna have to edit this MAIN file to get the results I want, as far as font and color choices go. Oh well, I'm in Linux now. I should be able to edit a text file or two every day. :-)

[hecresper]

Here's what my window manager, fluxbox looks like with Eterm running in the middle:

[ViMan]

It's nice. But the thing is I want to have it without the black line around it (you have it even in your screenshot). So it's completely transparent except for the words in the console.

[hecresper]

I'm gonna have to look at 'man Eterm' again. I don't remember seing something for no borders at all. The setting 'borderless 0' only gets rid of the border style applied by the window manager.

[rapture]

In order to have it completely borderless, you would have declare the -x option. It works for me on blackbox. Here's what it looks like:

[exec] (Eterm) {Eterm -x --menubar=off --scrollbar=Off}

And you can hold alt and left click to move it.

[hecresper]

That looks hella-cool! Thanks for the tip.

[hecresper]

Originally posted by rapture
In order to have it completely borderless, you would have declare the -x option. It works for me on blackbox. Here's what it looks like:

[exec] (Eterm) {Eterm -x --menubar=off --scrollbar=Off}

And you can hold alt and left click to move it.

Ok, what version of Eterm are you using? Mine is 0.8.10, and the border didn't go away. I mean, it's fine the way it looks now, but the no-border-whatsoever setting is hella-cool, too.

Thanks,

[rapture]

Hrmmm...that's weird it doesn't work for you. And yes, I am using version 0.8.10. Maybe the borderless option doesn't work under fluxbox??? Or maybe you have to use Esetroot in your .bsetbgrc file?? Just a thought...

[hecresper]

It's ok, tho. I like the way it looks. Lots better than looking at good'ol boring Windows. :)