vte_terminal_example.c

#include <gtk/gtk.h>
#include <vte/vte.h>

GtkWidget* create_window() {
   GtkWidget* window = gtk_window_new(GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL);
   gtk_window_set_default_size(GTK_WINDOW(window), 600, 400);
   g_signal_connect(window, "destroy", gtk_main_quit, NULL);
   return window;
}

GtkWidget* create_scrolled_window(GtkContainer* parent) {
   GtkWidget* scrolledWindow = gtk_scrolled_window_new(NULL, NULL);

   gtk_scrolled_window_set_policy(
      GTK_SCROLLED_WINDOW(scrolledWindow),
      GTK_POLICY_AUTOMATIC,
      GTK_POLICY_AUTOMATIC);

   gtk_container_add(parent, scrolledWindow);

   return scrolledWindow;
}

GtkWidget* create_terminal(GtkContainer* parent) {
   GtkWidget* terminal = vte_terminal_new();

   // Setup bash terminal
   vte_terminal_fork_command(
      VTE_TERMINAL(terminal),
      "bash",
      NULL,
      NULL,
      g_get_current_dir(),
      FALSE,
      FALSE,
      FALSE);

   // Setup colors
   GdkColor background;
   gdk_color_parse("#333333", &background);
   GdkColor foreground;
   gdk_color_parse("#FFFFFF", &foreground);
   vte_terminal_set_colors(VTE_TERMINAL(terminal), &foreground, &background, NULL, 0);

   // Close the program when bash exits
   g_signal_connect(terminal, "child-exited", gtk_main_quit, NULL);

   gtk_container_add(parent, terminal);

   return terminal;
}

void on_window_title_changed(VteTerminal* terminal, gpointer data) {
   GtkWidget* window = (GtkWidget*)data;
   gtk_window_set_title(GTK_WINDOW(window), vte_terminal_get_window_title(terminal));
}

int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   gtk_init(&argc, &argv);

   GtkWidget* window         = create_window();
   GtkWidget* scrolledWindow = create_scrolled_window(GTK_CONTAINER(window));
   GtkWidget* terminal       = create_terminal(GTK_CONTAINER(scrolledWindow));

   g_signal_connect(terminal, "window-title-changed", G_CALLBACK(on_window_title_changed), window);

   gtk_widget_show_all(window);
   gtk_main();
}