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Config File / Multiple Terminals

Asked by Richard Berndt

I am trying to write a config file that will use a layout that will open multiple children terminals into a single window. I have read the man page, searched launchpad and google and came up with nothing good.

I am using .094 custom compiled on CentOS 5.

The error message I am trying to fight is as follows.

[root@rich-centos-5 ~]# terminator -l me
layout {} not defined
layout creation failed, creating a window ("")

The config file appears to exist in the correct place.

[root@rich-centos-5 ~]# ls -l ~/.config/terminator/
total 4
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 209 Jul 9 12:20 config

I also believe that I have the config file configured properly.

[layouts]
  [[me]]
    [[window0]]
      type = Window
    [[child1]]
      type = Terminal
      parent = window0

Am I missing something?

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Chris Jones (cmsj) said : 		#1

Hi

I think you need three [] around the objects inside the layout.

An easier option would be to use the preferences GUI to snapshot an existing layout, although if you're using centos you might not have a new enough pygtk

Chris Jones

On 9 Jul 2010, at 17:55, Richard Berndt <email address hidden> wrote:

> New question #117170 on Terminator:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/terminator/+question/117170
>
> I am trying to write a config file that will use a layout that will open multiple children terminals into a single window. I have read the man page, searched launchpad and google and came up with nothing good.
>
> I am using .094 custom compiled on CentOS 5.
>
> The error message I am trying to fight is as follows.
>
>
> [root@rich-centos-5 ~]# terminator -l me
> layout {} not defined
> layout creation failed, creating a window ("")
>
> The config file appears to exist in the correct place.
>
> [root@rich-centos-5 ~]# ls -l ~/.config/terminator/
> total 4
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 209 Jul 9 12:20 config
>
> I also believe that I have the config file configured properly.
>
>
> [layouts]
> [[me]]
> [[window0]]
> type = Window
> [[child1]]
> type = Terminal
> parent = window0
>
>
> Am I missing something?
>
>
>
> You received this question notification because you are an answer
> contact for Terminator.

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