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    TProcess.XTermProgram

    XTerm program to use (UNIX only).

    Declaration

    Source position: processbody.inc line 244

    published property XTermProgram: string;

    Description

    XTermProgram can be used to specify the console program to use when poConsole is specified in TProcess.Options.

    If none is specified, DetectXTerm is used to detect the terminal program to use. the list specified in TryTerminals is tried. 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'.

    See also

    Name Description
    TProcess.Options Options to be used when starting the process.
    DetectXTerm Detect the terminal program.