Terminator - Prompt if a process is active before closing window

Question

HI. As the title says: I want to get a prompt in Terminator (a terminal emulator) if I accidentally try to close its window while a process is active inside it. Eg.: If I have vim open inside terminator, and I carelessly press the window manager's close button, I want a prompt asking for confirmation.
Now there was a sane default by which it automatically showed such a prompt, but I (quite stupidly) told it to never prompt me again. Later I wanted it back. But I couldn't find where or how I could change that preference. I have tried going through its "Preferences" gui and also searched its default config file:
~/.config/terminator/config
but I have had no luck. I have also checked DConf Editor by searching for 'term', 'terminal' and 'terminator'. Again no luck.
I was hoping someone here could tell me how I could fix it. Currently I have resorted to running a screen session, so that I don't lose my work. But I hope I can get that prompt back.
Thank you.
Last edited by richcocoa (2013-10-14 08:29:31)

Answer 1

It's possible to obtain this prompt when trying to close multiple tabs / terminals / windows. I've made some modifications to my /usr/share/terminator/terminatorlib/container.py based on the Launchpad version. The construct_confirm_close function makes it possible:
def construct_confirm_close(self, window, reqtype):
"""Create a confirmation dialog for closing things"""
# skip this dialog if applicable
if self.config['suppress_multiple_term_dialog']:
return gtk.RESPONSE_ACCEPT
dialog = gtk.Dialog(_('Close?'), window, gtk.DIALOG_MODAL)
dialog.set_has_separator(False)
dialog.set_resizable(False)
dialog.add_button(gtk.STOCK_CANCEL, gtk.RESPONSE_REJECT)
c_all = dialog.add_button(gtk.STOCK_CLOSE, gtk.RESPONSE_ACCEPT)
c_all.get_children()[0].get_children()[0].get_children()[1].set_label(
_('Close _Terminals'))
primary = gtk.Label(_('<big><b>Close multiple terminals?</b></big>'))
primary.set_use_markup(True)
primary.set_alignment(0, 0.5)
secondary = gtk.Label(_('This %s has several terminals open. Closing \
the %s will also close all terminals within it.') % (reqtype, reqtype))
secondary.set_line_wrap(True)
labels = gtk.VBox()
labels.pack_start(primary, False, False, 6)
labels.pack_start(secondary, False, False, 6)
image = gtk.image_new_from_stock(gtk.STOCK_DIALOG_WARNING,
gtk.ICON_SIZE_DIALOG)
image.set_alignment(0.5, 0)
box = gtk.HBox()
box.pack_start(image, False, False, 6)
box.pack_start(labels, False, False, 6)
dialog.vbox.pack_start(box, False, False, 12)
checkbox = gtk.CheckButton(_("Do not show this message next time"))
dialog.vbox.pack_end(checkbox)
dialog.show_all()
result = dialog.run()
# set configuration
self.config.base.reload()
self.config['suppress_multiple_term_dialog'] = checkbox.get_active()
self.config.save()
dialog.destroy()
return(result)
Paired with suppress_multiple_term_dialog in your ~/.config/terminator/config:
[global_config]
suppress_multiple_term_dialog = False
Most I could find at this time in the morning.