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Amigo1 
Open a New Shell using a specific prefs file
Posted on 6-May-2017 15:18:00
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Since we have this new Shell with nice colors, I was wondering if it is possible to open a new shell using a different configuration than the default one.

I have configured some Shell-Startup files which can be called using the "FROM" option, but there seems to be now way to use a different "console.prefs" file.

I would like to use such an option to differentiate between Shells, e.g. the one I open from AmiDock should have the default colors, the one I use to test some scripts is opened using a Key shortcut configured in AllKeys and I would like it to open with a different background/text color.


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NutsAboutAmiga 
Re: Open a New Shell using a specific prefs file
Posted on 6-May-2017 18:23:47
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@Amigo1

I think you can only change the con handler icons tooltype, I do not think it's possible to pick a console prefs, but what you might do, is copy a console.prefs to env: before you start the shell, you might write a small script that opens the shell.

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tonyw 
Re: Open a New Shell using a specific prefs file
Posted on 6-May-2017 21:44:51
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@Amigo1

I'm afraid not. But I'll look into providing such a feature in the future.

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Amigo1 
Re: Open a New Shell using a specific prefs file
Posted on 7-May-2017 21:16:50
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@NutsAboutAmiga
Good idea, I'll try that as a workaround!

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Amigo1 
Re: Open a New Shell using a specific prefs file
Posted on 7-May-2017 21:18:07
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@tonyw

Thanks, very much appreciated!

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