Terminal window has decided to ignore me...

akajou · 08-05-2004, 08:57 AM

Hi,
Everytime I launch the terminal app, the window that pops up is the size of the red "close window" button. I have tried to make the window bigger by selecting and dragging the bottom righthand corner but the size of the window does not allow me to do this. I also deleted the terminal window system prefs with no luck. Setting the teminal window pref does not change anything and New shell gives me a new node size window. Has anybody encountered this or knows why this problem is occuring. I remember that when I installed Panther and checked out the terminal, the window size was fine.

cheers
aka

B-Zero · 08-05-2004, 09:02 AM

Try going to Terminal -> Window Settings and select Window. Change the Dimensions to 80 columns and 24 rows. Then click on "Uset Settings As Defaults" button. See if that fixes it.

akajou · 08-05-2004, 09:15 AM

This really weird! When I set the window pref size to something new i.e 80/24, as suggested, nothing happens. But when I open a new window (still node size) the settings have returned to 511/5 even after clicking set to defaulf for 80/24. I am getting paranoid...

macmath · 08-05-2004, 09:20 AM

The Terminal Preference file (~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Terminal.plist) are probably corrupt and therefore unable to hold new values. Quit Terminal, trash this file, and try again.

macmath · 08-05-2004, 09:23 AM

Are you having any other problems with preferences? Is your drive almost full? Sometimes preference files just become corrupted, but other times this corruption is connected to a nearly full drive. Various suggestions range from 10% to 15% free space.

cradom · 08-05-2004, 09:32 AM

Also, have you moved Monaco or any other system font? Terminal doesn't like that. Monaco might also be corrupt.

akajou · 08-05-2004, 09:36 AM

I deleted the com.apple.Terminal.plist several times but when restarting the terminal app I still get the node size window (with dropshadow and all...). I am running with 2 HD's. One for the system and apps (20GB / 5GB free) and another 40GB for...well...everything else. No problems there me thinks.

akajou · 08-05-2004, 09:40 AM

AAAH, yes fonts! I had a problem previously with a corrupted Helvetica font that seriously messed up the mail client. I'll check monaco and see. The problem starting with the window does collide with the corrupted font.

macmath · 08-05-2004, 09:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by akajou


	I deleted the com.apple.Terminal.plist several times but when restarting the terminal app I still get the node size window (with dropshadow and all...). I am running with 2 HD's. One for the system and apps (20GB / 5GB free) and another 40GB for...well...everything else. No problems there me thinks.

You're right; that looks good.

Does this problem still occur with Terminal while logged in as another user, or just within your account?

hayne · 08-05-2004, 09:47 AM

See this thread:
http://forums.macosxhints.com/showthread.php?t=22339
(summary: the problem is that the font that Terminal is trying to use has been disabled or removed)

akajou · 08-05-2004, 09:47 AM

UNBELIEVABLE!!! I had monaco checked off and enabling it gave me back a willing and normal sized terminal window. Thanks for all the help and hints. Now let's see if I can type something sensible in it...

.

On a different note (and maybe I should start a new thread...a bit lazzy me!) does any of you have problems with limewire completely crashing the machine, not just the app,when it runs it the background (being used for research only of course)?

hayne · 08-05-2004, 10:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by akajou


	On a different note (and maybe I should start a new thread...a bit lazzy me!) does any of you have problems with limewire completely crashing the machine, not just the app,when it runs it the background (being used for research only of course)?

akajou:
Please do start a new thread about this.

Others:
Please wait and respond in the new thread.

akajou · 08-05-2004, 10:43 AM

ok, sorry...new to this...

08-05-2004, 08:57 AM	#1
akajou Prospect Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 8	Terminal window has decided to ignore me... Hi, Everytime I launch the terminal app, the window that pops up is the size of the red "close window" button. I have tried to make the window bigger by selecting and dragging the bottom righthand corner but the size of the window does not allow me to do this. I also deleted the terminal window system prefs with no luck. Setting the teminal window pref does not change anything and New shell gives me a new node size window. Has anybody encountered this or knows why this problem is occuring. I remember that when I installed Panther and checked out the terminal, the window size was fine. cheers aka

08-05-2004, 09:32 AM	#6
cradom Major Leaguer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: south-east texas Posts: 282	Also, have you moved Monaco or any other system font? Terminal doesn't like that. Monaco might also be corrupt. __________________ Craig 2009 21" iMac Core2Duo 16gb mem - 10.9.4 2010 13" Macbook 8gb mem - 10.9.4

08-05-2004, 09:02 AM	#2
B-Zero Triple-A Player Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 76	Try going to Terminal -> Window Settings and select Window. Change the Dimensions to 80 columns and 24 rows. Then click on "Uset Settings As Defaults" button. See if that fixes it.

08-05-2004, 09:15 AM	#3
akajou Prospect Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 8	This really weird! When I set the window pref size to something new i.e 80/24, as suggested, nothing happens. But when I open a new window (still node size) the settings have returned to 511/5 even after clicking set to defaulf for 80/24. I am getting paranoid...

08-05-2004, 09:20 AM	#4
macmath MVP Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Elsewhere Posts: 1,497	The Terminal Preference file (~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Terminal.plist) are probably corrupt and therefore unable to hold new values. Quit Terminal, trash this file, and try again.

08-05-2004, 09:23 AM	#5
macmath MVP Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Elsewhere Posts: 1,497	Are you having any other problems with preferences? Is your drive almost full? Sometimes preference files just become corrupted, but other times this corruption is connected to a nearly full drive. Various suggestions range from 10% to 15% free space.

08-05-2004, 09:36 AM	#7
akajou Prospect Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 8	I deleted the com.apple.Terminal.plist several times but when restarting the terminal app I still get the node size window (with dropshadow and all...). I am running with 2 HD's. One for the system and apps (20GB / 5GB free) and another 40GB for...well...everything else. No problems there me thinks.

08-05-2004, 09:40 AM	#8
akajou Prospect Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 8	AAAH, yes fonts! I had a problem previously with a corrupted Helvetica font that seriously messed up the mail client. I'll check monaco and see. The problem starting with the window does collide with the corrupted font.

08-05-2004, 09:47 AM	#10
hayne Site Admin Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Montreal Posts: 32,473	See this thread: http://forums.macosxhints.com/showthread.php?t=22339 (summary: the problem is that the font that Terminal is trying to use has been disabled or removed)

08-05-2004, 10:43 AM	#13
akajou Prospect Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 8	ok, sorry...new to this...