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I have installed tilda-0.9.6 on my Gentoo laptop and I'd like it to stay for good, not to hide. I've been forced to link it to a keyboard shortcut otherwise it wouldn't start (or would segfault).

The trouble is (I don't know why) it sometimes hides on its own the first time I run emerge. I don't want to fix this as if it were a bug, I just want tilda to stay on my desktop background without giving it the possibility to hide. Yeah, right, basically I want a drop-down terminal to forget about being drop-down and stick to my desktop background permanently instead. Is that possible?

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You can either start in configuration mode:

tilda -C

And select:

Height:  100%
Width:   100%
Check: Set as Desktop Window
Uncheck: Always on top

Or, edit your ~/.config/tilda/config_0

above=false
set_as_desktop=true

My settings

I run a mostly plain openbox and set tilda to run at 50% width on my 1920x1080 screen.

Here is my openbox/autostart:

$ cat ~/.config/openbox/autostart
# Programs that will automatically start when logging in.

# Set the wallpaper
# hsetroot -solid "#404040"
hsetroot -add "#101010" -add "#404040" -add "#888888" -gradient 240 &

# Display Time and Date
tdc -s 14 -c green -w 240 -f "%T  %D" &

#Desktop Terminal
tilda &

And my tilda configuration:

$ cat ~/.config/tilda/config_0
tilda_config_version="1.3.1"
...
max_width=960
max_height=1080
above=false
hidden=false
set_as_desktop=true
centered_horizontally=false
centered_vertically=false

And a screenshot of the GUI configuration tool:

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Github page

For those who need the newest version:

tilda Github

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  • I don't see any such option «*Set as desktop window*». Note however I don't necessarily want it to cover 100% of my desktop as I have currently made it so it covers areas not covered by icons. Does that option imply 100% of the desktop surface be covered? –  Dec 10 '17 at 09:03
  • @Nasha : added my configuration to the answer. – RubberStamp Dec 10 '17 at 12:53
  • I definitely don't have that layout in the configuration dialogue. A few of them don't appear: "*start full-screen*", "*set as desktop window*" and "*non-focus pull up behaviour*". Instead I have "*Audible bell*", "*Cursor blinks*", "*enable antialiasing*", "*allow bold text*" plus tab position and font selection drop down lists. I guess yours is a different version, I don't know whether mine is newer or older though. –  Dec 10 '17 at 15:05
  • @Nasha : added the github page to the answer. – RubberStamp Dec 10 '17 at 15:43