// Copyright (C) 2023 The Qt Company Ltd.
// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GFDL-1.3-no-invariants-only

/*!
    \page creator-reference-terminal-view.html
    \previouspage creator-reference.html

    \ingroup creator-reference-output-views

    \title Terminal

    \brief Opens a terminal.

    When you select the \uicontrol {Run in Terminal} check box and run an
    application or the \uicontrol {Open Terminal} button to open a terminal,
    it opens as an output view.

    To open the terminal in a separate window, go to \preferences >
    \uicontrol Terminal, and clear \uicontrol {Use internal terminal}.

    On Linux and \macos, you can set the terminal to open by selecting
    \preferences > \uicontrol Environment > \uicontrol System.

    \image qtcreator-output-terminal.webp {Terminal pane}

    \list
        \li To clear the terminal, select \inlineimage icons/clean_pane_small.png
            (\uicontrol Clear).

        \li To close the current terminal, select \inlineimage icons/terminal-close.png
            .

        \li To open new terminals as tabs, select \inlineimage icons/terminal-create.png
            .

        \li To move between terminals, select the tabs or \inlineimage icons/arrowup.png
            and \inlineimage icons/arrowdown.png
            .

        \li To select a word in a terminal, double-click it. To select the whole line,
            triple-click it. To select all text, select \uicontrol {Select All}
            in the context menu or press \key {Ctrl+A}.

        \li To open links in a browser, files in the editor, or folders in the
            \l Projects view, hover the mouse over them, and press \key Ctrl.

        \li To \l{Search in current file}{search} through the output, press
            \key {Ctrl+F}.

        \li To make the font larger or smaller, select the \inlineimage icons/plus.png
            and \inlineimage icons/minus.png
            buttons. You can also change the font size in terminal preferences.

        \li To open terminal preferences, select \inlineimage icons/settings.png
        (\uicontrol Configure).
        \li To keep \QC keyboard shortcuts from interfering in the terminal,
            select \inlineimage icons/shortcuts.png.
    \endlist

    Most of the \QC keyboard shortcuts are disabled in the terminal, except the
    ones for opening terminal preferences or the locator and quitting \QC. To
    send the escape key to the terminal instead of closing the terminal, select
    \uicontrol {Shift+Esc}. You can also specify that the escape key is sent to
    the terminal in terminal preferences.

    \section1 Terminal Preferences

    To set preferences for the internal terminal, select \preferences >
    \uicontrol Terminal, or select the \uicontrol Configure button in
    the \uicontrol Terminal pane.

    \image qtcreator-preferences-terminal.webp {Terminal tab in Preferences}

    \table
    \header
        \li Option
        \li Value
    \row
        \li \uicontrol {Use internal terminal}
        \li Open the \uicontrol Terminal pane when you select
            \uicontrol {Run in Terminal} or \uicontrol {Open Terminal}.
    \row
        \li \uicontrol {Send escape key to terminal}
        \li Send the escape key to the terminal instead of closing the terminal.
    \row
        \li \uicontrol {Block shortcuts in terminal}
        \li Keep \QC keyboard shortcuts from interfering in the terminal.
    \row
        \li \uicontrol {Audible bell}
        \li Play an audible bell when the a bell character is received.
    \row
        \li \uicontrol {Allow blinking cursor}
        \li Allow the cursor to blink.
    \row
        \li \uicontrol {Enable mouse tracking}
        \li Enable mouse tracking in the terminal.
    \row
        \li \uicontrol {Font}
        \li Select the \uicontrol {Font family} and \uicontrol Size for the text
            in the terminal. You can also use the \inlineimage icons/plus.png
            and \inlineimage icons/minus.png buttons in the \uicontrol Terminal
            pane to change the font size.
    \row
        \li \uicontrol {Colors}
        \li Set colors for the \uicontrol Terminal pane \uicontrol Foreground,
            \uicontrol Background, \uicontrol Selection, and
            \uicontrol {Find match}.

            To use an existing color scheme, select \uicontrol {Load Theme}.

            To revert color changes, select \uicontrol {Reset Theme}.
    \row
        \li \uicontrol {Default shell}
        \li Set the full path to the default terminal executable in
            \uicontrol {Shell path} and the arguments to pass to the shell
            in \uicontrol {Shell arguments}.
    \endtable

    \sa {View output}, {Keyboard Shortcuts}
*/
