#Iterm color in mac full

The terminal type set in the terminal profile should match the TERM variable in your session environment.

In any case, if your keys are not working, first check if iTerm2 is set to correct terminal type.

#Iterm color in mac full

Termcap and terminfo are written for full screen applications, so they will report the cursor application mode sequences. Full screen applications such as vi and emacs usually use cursor application mode. Most shells are good with the normal mode. These two modes are respected by many console programs. For the cursor application mode, iTerm2 generates ESC O sequences. For the normal mode, iTerm2 generates ESC [ sequences. The escape sequences generated by these keys depend on if your session is in the normal mode or the cursor application mode. Q: Why my arrow/HOME/END keys are not working?Ī: When the terminal type of your sessions is set to one of those 'xterm' types, iTerm2 handles the arrow keys, the home key, and the end key in a special way. Turning off blur can improve performance dramatically for users with older computers. If you have turned on adjustable font thickness for anti-alised text, turn that off. Using a solid color instead of a background image helps. Disabling transparency and anti-aliasing helps a little. Q: How can I improve iTerm2's performance?Ī: Make sure you are running the latest version. Try running this command in bash to see the difference between the two behaviours: Q: I don't like the way that iTerm2 renders bold fonts.Ī: Go to Preferences->Bookmarks->Display and change the 'Draw bold text in bold font' and 'Draw bold text in bright colors' settings. Namely it doesn't work at all on some older Macs (eg, PowerPC iBook G4s), also on Snow Leopard it causes windows to disappear during expose. Unfortunately Apple has yet to create a public API for this functionality, and the undocument API we use at the moment has glitches. Q: I get blank windows, or transparent windows in Exposé.Ī: Try turning off blur in your terminals.