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"Quake"-like console for Windows using cygwin/mintty. This AutoHotkey script creates a system-wide hotkey for accessing the terminal, much like Visor/TotalTerminal on OS X.

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mintty-quake-console

A little AutoHotkey script that enables a quake-style console for mintty (like Visor for OS X)

Requirements

  1. Cygwin
  2. mintty (installed through Cygwin)

Usage

download and run mintty-quake-console.exe

right click icon in system tray -> "Options"

press **ctrk + ~** (or configured keybinding) to toggle console

note: after manually changing the ini file, reload the script by right-clicking the tray icon and selecting Reload

Ini/Option Reference

mintty_path = path to mintty.exe

mintty_args = arguments to pass to mintty.exe

hotkey = key combination to show/hide console

start_with_windows = add this script to Windows startup (1) or disable (0)

start_hidden = show mintty.exe when script is started (0) or wait for hotkey (1)

initial_height = height (in pixels) of the mintty console

initial_width = width (percentage of screen width) of the mintty console

autohide_by_default = set to 1 to automatically hide mintty when it loses focus

animation_step = number of pixels to shift each step of the slide animation

animation_timeout = how long (in ms) to wait between each animation_step

Tips

Use Ctrl+Alt+Numpad(+/-) to increase or decrease the console height

To use ZSH instead of BASH, set the following in mintty-quake-console.ini (zsh must be installed through cygwin):

mintty_args=/bin/zsh -li

Download lonepie's minttyrc for their font/color settings

$ wget -O ~/.minttyrc https://github.com/lonepie/dotfiles/raw/master/minttyrc

TO DO

  • add support for putty, or maybe even console2

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"Quake"-like console for Windows using cygwin/mintty. This AutoHotkey script creates a system-wide hotkey for accessing the terminal, much like Visor/TotalTerminal on OS X.

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