"Open in Terminal" doesn't use x-terminal-emulator

[simonwiles]

I use Terminator as my preferred terminal emulator, but using "Open in Terminal" from the nemo context menu always opens gnome-terminal.

$ update-alternatives --display x-terminal-emulator
x-terminal-emulator - auto mode
  link currently points to /usr/bin/terminator
/usr/bin/gnome-terminal.wrapper - priority 40
  slave x-terminal-emulator.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/gnome-terminal.1.gz
/usr/bin/terminator - priority 50
  slave x-terminal-emulator.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/terminator.1.gz
Current 'best' version is '/usr/bin/terminator'.

[ManIVIctorious]

you have to set your preferred terminal with gsettings. dconf-editor is a good choice to do this

[simonwiles]

thank you, that's a great work-around. for anyone else following this, the appropriate key is found at org/cinnamon/desktop/applications/terminal/exec.

[corbin-auriti]

Hmm, It looks like I should add an option to make that easier to change.

[simonwiles]

@RavetcoFX -- that would be welcome; but it seems Nemo here is picking up a Cinnamon-wide setting (what does it do if Cinnamon is not installed, I wonder). So either the settings dialogue ought to be part of cinnamon-settings, or perhaps Nemo ought to have a setting of it's own, and default to the Cinnamon setting (or x-terminal-emulator) if it's not set?

[clefebvre]

You got the scope wrong, nemo should be cross-distro (x-terminal-emulator is specific to Debian distros) but not cross-DE (nemo is a core component of Cinnamon and designed specifically for it).

We can add the option to cinnamon-settings. It might be a bit tedious to list the available terminals but I'm sure it can be done.

[simonwiles]

Just allowing the choice of an arbitrary executable would do, I think? when I first raised this issue some time ago on IRC, btw, I was pointed at x-terminal-emulator; I now see this issue #19, and I understand, thanks!

[ManIVIctorious]

@clefebvre: I would really prefer the ability to write a command instead of this dropdown lists or additionally to them. Especially in the Default Applications this would make things a lot easier

[anandrkris]

linuxmint/cinnamon#3398 - Its done now, option to choose terminal.
Can this be closed?

[anandrkris]

@mtwebster - This can be closed.

[WhyNotHugo]

I'm not seeing the dialog in the linked PR anywhere in nemo's settings. How do I reach it?

[anandrkris]

It is actually "Preferred Applications" in Cinnamon Settings.; Unsure, if this terminal choice would reflect in Nemo - Open In terminal as well.

[WhyNotHugo]

It is actually "Preferred Applications" in Cinnamon Settings.; Unsure, if this terminal choice would reflect in Nemo - Open In terminal as well.

Right, I don't have that installed, so I'm not entirely sure.
Looks like it can also be done via dconf without the extra deps though:

dconf write /org/cinnamon/desktop/defaut-applications/terminal "'urxvt'"

[xenopeek]

This issue can be closed I think. The preferred terminal is configured with Cinnamon Settings > Preferred Applications and that affects Nemo's "Open in Terminal" menu option. As noted by Clem, "nemo is a core component of Cinnamon and designed specifically for it" so the expectation is users have Cinnamon Settings installed I take it.

[WhyNotHugo]

Even though nemo is targeted towards cinnamon users, I think it's worth documenting how to change this for other users (which is in my comment above).