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    DetectXTerm

    Detect the terminal program.

    Declaration

    Source position: processbody.inc line 259

    function DetectXTerm : string;

    Function result

    The terminal program to use, or empty if none was found.

    Description

    DetectXTerm checks if XTermProgram is set. if so, it returns that. If XTermProgram is empty, the list specified in TryTerminals is tested for existence. If none is found, then the DESKTOP_SESSION environment variable is examined:

    kde
    konsole is used if it is found.
    gnome
    gnome-terminal is used if it is found
    windowmaker
    aterm or xterm are used if found.

    If after all this, no terminal is found, then a list of default programs is tested: 'x-terminal-emulator','xterm','aterm','wterm','rxvt'.

    If a terminal program is found, then it is saved in XTermProgram, so the next call to DetectXTerm will re-use the value. If the search must be performed again, it is sufficient to set XTermProgram to the empty string.

    See also

    Name Description
    XTermProgram Default XTerm program to use.
    TryTerminals A list of terminal programs to use (UNIX only).
    TProcess.XTermProgram XTerm program to use (UNIX only).