Default Guake tab names

Question

I recently installed an update to Guake that sets the tab names to <user>@<computer-name>/path/to/current/directory/.

This is rather annyoing when a single tab takes up all the space because of extreme nesting, for example in a Java project (parent-module/sub-module/src/main/java/no/whirlwin/sample_app/domain/wares/interfaces).

Earlier the names were something like tab:0, tab:1 or so, which was perfect.

Now I have to manually rename each and every new tab I open, which is a pain in the a...wk.

Other than downgrading to an earlier version, is it possible to change the default tab names?

lynxlynxlynx · Accepted Answer · 2016-10-08T18:58:05.643

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Looks like you need to turn use_vte_titles off (set to false) in the gconf schema for guake. Otherwise you can hack custom strings or behaviour in by changing the on_terminal_title_changed function or code higher up the call stack, since it is not called consistently. It can be found in the main guake file.

edited Oct 08 '16 at 18:58

answered Aug 16 '12 at 20:49

lynxlynxlynx

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The link to gconf schema is broken. – whirlwin Oct 07 '16 at 14:09

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 17 '12 at 06:14

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It's not a problem of Guake, it is how your terminal title is setup. The new version of Guake respects terminal title from the shell. I bet that you are also getting same long title in Gnome Terminal. Check how to configure terminal title from your shell: http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-mini/Xterm-Title.html

answered Aug 17 '12 at 06:14

Aleksandar

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You are correct. I haven't used a regular terminal emulator in years. – whirlwin Aug 17 '12 at 07:02

score 4 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 12 '13 at 23:15

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In retrospect, I found that the easiest way is by running:

gconftool-2 --set /apps/guake/general/use_vte_titles --type boolean false

from the command line.

answered Jul 12 '13 at 23:15

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score 4 · Answer 4 · answered Aug 14 '13 at 08:47

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Or edit like this:

$ vim `which guake`

find the 1000 line and change this:

    self.tabs.get_children()[page].set_label(vte.get_window_title())

on this:

    if self.tabs.get_children()[page].get_label().find('!') != 0:
        self.tabs.get_children()[page].set_label(vte.get_window_title())
    else:
        return

And now you can rename your tabs permanently by adding '!' before name, like:

!PROD
!backend
!PENTAGON ROOTED

answered Aug 14 '13 at 08:47

Max Vyaznikov

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doesn't work for me : could you explain how is `self.tabs.get_children()[page].get_label()` saved between tab closures, or anything ? – Nikana Reklawyks Oct 04 '13 at 21:31
I'm sorry, I think, it is too old source for current version of guake – Max Vyaznikov Jul 10 '15 at 09:20

score 1 · Answer 5 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:39

Following up on Alexandar's reply: The following two questions show how to configure a "very short" prompt shortener, which will be also respected by Guake:

https://stackoverflow.com/q/3497885/946850

Abbreviated current directory in shell prompt?

I use a "not so short" shortener for myself, my .bashrc contains the following:

# If this is an xterm set the title to user@host:dir
case "$TERM" in
xterm*|rxvt*)
    PROMPT_COMMAND='PS1X=$(pwd | sed -r "s-^$HOME/--;s-^$HOME-~-;s-^(.[^/]*)/.*/-\1/.../-")'
    PS1="\[\e]0;${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}"'$PS1X'"\a\]$PS1"
    ;;
*)
    ;;
esac

Only the first and the last path component is shown, like the following:

$HOME -> ~

$HOME/some/deep/sub/dir -> some/.../dir

/usr/local/deeply/inside/there -> /usr/.../there

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Dec 13 '21 at 09:19

Looking at this line in the source code, I noticed there's another config entry that can be helpful: max-tab-name-length. I used dconf-editor to set it to 32, and it saved my sanity.

https://github.com/Guake/guake/blob/18a79ea8e4c1d53d357211e8e3d05509b9927cd1/guake/utils.py#L119

Default Guake tab names

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