Comments on: A Look at Visor http://theappleblog.com/2006/07/31/a-look-at-visor/ TheAppleBlog, published by and for the day-to-day Apple user, is a prominent source for news, reviews, walkthroughs, and real life application of all Apple products. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:41:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Ashwinkumar B V http://theappleblog.com/2006/07/31/a-look-at-visor/#comment-120426 Ashwinkumar B V Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:36:53 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/07/31/a-look-at-visor/#comment-120426 Hi I installed SIMBL, copied visor to the plugins folder and restarted terminal(even the computer!!!). But for some strange reason it doesn't appear in the menu. Can somebody help. Thanks in advance. Hi

I installed SIMBL, copied visor to the plugins folder and restarted terminal(even the computer!!!). But for some strange reason it doesn’t appear in the menu. Can somebody help. Thanks in advance.

]]> By: SIMBL Plugin: VISOR http://theappleblog.com/2006/07/31/a-look-at-visor/#comment-118574 SIMBL Plugin: VISOR Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:02:17 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/07/31/a-look-at-visor/#comment-118574 [...] came across a SIMBL plugin the other day courtesy of my colleague Phil. The plugin, called Visor, is for the OS X Terminal and allows you to assign a hotkey for a drop down version of the [...] [...] came across a SIMBL plugin the other day courtesy of my colleague Phil. The plugin, called Visor, is for the OS X Terminal and allows you to assign a hotkey for a drop down version of the [...]

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]]> By: When Visor Gets Too Big at The Apple Blog http://theappleblog.com/2006/07/31/a-look-at-visor/#comment-102031 When Visor Gets Too Big at The Apple Blog Fri, 16 Feb 2007 20:44:02 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/07/31/a-look-at-visor/#comment-102031 [...] Unix tips, they’ll be back. Promise.) you may also be into Visor - from Blacktree - which we covered here. Apparently there is a bug in Visor that causes it to grow by a line (height-wise) each time [...] [...] Unix tips, they’ll be back. Promise.) you may also be into Visor - from Blacktree - which we covered here. Apparently there is a bug in Visor that causes it to grow by a line (height-wise) each time [...]

]]> By: Maxime Guilbot http://theappleblog.com/2006/07/31/a-look-at-visor/#comment-60592 Maxime Guilbot Wed, 16 Aug 2006 04:15:24 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/07/31/a-look-at-visor/#comment-60592 Cool! Cool!

]]> By: Christopher http://theappleblog.com/2006/07/31/a-look-at-visor/#comment-58775 Christopher Tue, 01 Aug 2006 15:01:28 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/07/31/a-look-at-visor/#comment-58775 Very cool, thanks, I'll check it out. Very cool, thanks, I’ll check it out.

]]> By: Paul's Time Sink http://theappleblog.com/2006/07/31/a-look-at-visor/#comment-58749 Paul's Time Sink Tue, 01 Aug 2006 06:26:21 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/07/31/a-look-at-visor/#comment-58749 <strong>Visor...</strong> Visor is a plugin for SIMBL , made by the same people who make Quicksilver , that displays a shell with a key combination.... Visor…

Visor is a plugin for SIMBL , made by the same people who make Quicksilver , that displays a shell with a key combination….

]]> By: Sam http://theappleblog.com/2006/07/31/a-look-at-visor/#comment-58704 Sam Mon, 31 Jul 2006 19:51:35 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/07/31/a-look-at-visor/#comment-58704 I use Visor, and I think it's fantastic. For those using this, note that in the ~/library/preferences/com.apple.terminal.plist file there is a "VisorTerminal" subsection where you can set terminal window preferences that are different than your normal terminal window prefs. The ArsTechnica forum thread is really worth looking at too. Until I read it, I didn't know you could disable the scrollbar on the scrollback feature while still having the history be there. Also, if you run a persistent Terminal instance on login to use with Visor, it is nice to disable the "initial terminal window" that pops up on launch. Great great tips doled out by the developers themselves. I use Visor, and I think it’s fantastic.

For those using this, note that in the ~/library/preferences/com.apple.terminal.plist file there is a “VisorTerminal” subsection where you can set terminal window preferences that are different than your normal terminal window prefs.

The ArsTechnica forum thread is really worth looking at too. Until I read it, I didn’t know you could disable the scrollbar on the scrollback feature while still having the history be there. Also, if you run a persistent Terminal instance on login to use with Visor, it is nice to disable the “initial terminal window” that pops up on launch. Great great tips doled out by the developers themselves.

]]> By: Yasser Dahab http://theappleblog.com/2006/07/31/a-look-at-visor/#comment-58697 Yasser Dahab Mon, 31 Jul 2006 18:41:21 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/07/31/a-look-at-visor/#comment-58697 @Scott: Window Settings > Color. You can change the background color, and there's a transparency slider too. @Scott: Window Settings > Color. You can change the background color, and there’s a transparency slider too.

]]> By: Tina Huggins http://theappleblog.com/2006/07/31/a-look-at-visor/#comment-58690 Tina Huggins Mon, 31 Jul 2006 18:01:11 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/07/31/a-look-at-visor/#comment-58690 Loverly! I'll definitely have to try this one out. Loverly! I’ll definitely have to try this one out.

]]> By: Scott http://theappleblog.com/2006/07/31/a-look-at-visor/#comment-58687 Scott Mon, 31 Jul 2006 17:38:37 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/07/31/a-look-at-visor/#comment-58687 This may be a dumb question, but how do you make it transparent? Mine drops down solid white. This may be a dumb question, but how do you make it transparent? Mine drops down solid white.

]]> By: Ryan http://theappleblog.com/2006/07/31/a-look-at-visor/#comment-58665 Ryan Mon, 31 Jul 2006 14:53:17 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/07/31/a-look-at-visor/#comment-58665 Hmm I'm giving this a try again (I used an older version, can't hurt to give it another shot) but I can't seem to change the height without screwing everything up. It always adds 1 to the height everytime you open terminal (up until it's 50% of the screen, a horrific sight on my 20" cinema) and if you try to make a certain size the default (like 20 rows or something) then your regular terminal windows will be the size of the visor, not to mention open starting at the top of the screen right UNDER where the visor will go! Very odd. I think I'll stick with my one-extra-keystroke method except for show-off purposes :p Hmm I’m giving this a try again (I used an older version, can’t hurt to give it another shot) but I can’t seem to change the height without screwing everything up.

It always adds 1 to the height everytime you open terminal (up until it’s 50% of the screen, a horrific sight on my 20″ cinema) and if you try to make a certain size the default (like 20 rows or something) then your regular terminal windows will be the size of the visor, not to mention open starting at the top of the screen right UNDER where the visor will go!

Very odd. I think I’ll stick with my one-extra-keystroke method except for show-off purposes :p

]]> By: Yasser Dahab http://theappleblog.com/2006/07/31/a-look-at-visor/#comment-58660 Yasser Dahab Mon, 31 Jul 2006 14:21:29 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/07/31/a-look-at-visor/#comment-58660 Yeah, it's definitely an eye-candy sort of trick, but also useful if you need to copy code from another application. Of course, you're right. You could just use Quicksilver to bring Terminal back to the front, but that just doesn't feel as cool... Yeah, it’s definitely an eye-candy sort of trick, but also useful if you need to copy code from another application.

Of course, you’re right. You could just use Quicksilver to bring Terminal back to the front, but that just doesn’t feel as cool…

]]> By: Ryan http://theappleblog.com/2006/07/31/a-look-at-visor/#comment-58658 Ryan Mon, 31 Jul 2006 13:59:26 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/07/31/a-look-at-visor/#comment-58658 I've tried this but quite honestly I find I'm always running the terminal anyways, so I just type:  SPC -> launchbar appears ready to take orders T, E -> makes terminal appear not only that but if i'm using it a lot for a few minutes i just hit  spc and then enter to bring up terminal instantly since it's the last thing launchbar did for me. This is a cool trick to make xp using friends even more jealous though :) I’ve tried this but quite honestly I find I’m always running the terminal anyways, so I just type:

 SPC -> launchbar appears ready to take orders
T, E -> makes terminal appear

not only that but if i’m using it a lot for a few minutes i just hit  spc and then enter to bring up terminal instantly since it’s the last thing launchbar did for me.

This is a cool trick to make xp using friends even more jealous though :)

]]> By: fabien. http://theappleblog.com/2006/07/31/a-look-at-visor/#comment-58654 fabien. Mon, 31 Jul 2006 13:18:32 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/07/31/a-look-at-visor/#comment-58654 Great news. I'll have to try it. Great news. I’ll have to try it.

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