Re: How to turn the console off in Gambas GUI ?

[Bruce Steers <bsteers4@xxxxxxxxx>]

That should not happen.
The console should open with whatever size you set it to last time.

It remembers 2 things, if it's hidden and it's height when it's visible..

You should be able to make it smaller by dragging the Splitter bar down.
Then it remembers it's size.

If it's large and you just minimise to be hidden it will remember it's
large size.

Even shell sequence commands that could resize a terminal should not work
on the ide console as TerminalView.WindowCommands is not enabled.

It really should not grow large all by itself.

The only thing I can imagine would cause it to not remember the size you
set it is if you force close the Gambas IDE so it does not save the setting.

Respects
BruceS


On Mon, 17 Nov 2025, 08:35 Ian Roper, <westozscribe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> My problem is that I'm running a number of queries to a SQLite DB.
>
> My 'over enthusiastic' console lists these and the console then takes up
> to 75% of the screen on exit.
>
> I've tried:
>
>    1. Undocking the console and exiting it.
>    2. Minimizing the size to as minimal as I can get and it just resizes
>    on the next run.
>
> Is there a switch to tell it to ignore SQL commands OR to disable it ?
>
>
> Screenshot attached.
>
> gambas3.conf attached in case there is something wrong there or something
> I can tweak to disable as discussed.
>
>
> regards,
>
> Ian.
>
>
>
> [System]
> Gambas=3.19.5
> OperatingSystem=Linux
> Distribution=Linux Mint 22.2 (Zara)
> Kernel=6.8.0-87-generic
> Architecture=x86_64
> Cores=12
> Memory=15907M
> Language=en_AU.UTF-8
> Platform=x11
> Desktop=CINNAMON
> DesktopResolution=96
> DesktopScale=8
> WidgetTheme=mint-y-aqua
> Font=Ubuntu,11
> [Programs]
> dpkg=Debian 'dpkg' package management program version 1.22.6 (amd64).
> gcc=gcc (Ubuntu 13.3.0-6ubuntu2~24.04) 13.3.0
> git=git version 2.43.0
> msgmerge=msgmerge (GNU gettext-tools) 0.21
> rpmbuild=RPM version 4.18.2
> [Libraries]
> Cairo=libcairo.so.2.11800.0
> Curl=libcurl.so.4.8.0
> DBus=libdbus-1.so.3.32.4
> GDK2=libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0.2400.33
> GDK3=libgdk-3.so.0.2409.32
> GStreamer=libgstreamer-1.0.so.0.2402.0
> GTK+2=libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0.2400.33
> GTK+3=libgtk-3.so.0.2409.32
> OpenGL=libGL.so.1.7.0
> Poppler=libpoppler.so.134.0.0
> QT5=libQt5Core.so.5.15.13
> RSvg=librsvg-2.so.2.50.0
> SDL=libSDL2-2.0.so.0.3000.0
> SQLite 3=libsqlite3.so.0.8.6
> [Environment]
> CINNAMON_VERSION=6.4.8
> DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:path=/run/user/1000/bus
> DESKTOP_SESSION=cinnamon
> DISPLAY=:0
> GB_GUI=gb.gtk3
> GDMSESSION=cinnamon
> GDM_LANG=en_AU
> GIO_LAUNCHED_DESKTOP_FILE=/usr/share/applications/gambas3.desktop
> GIO_LAUNCHED_DESKTOP_FILE_PID=10215
> GJS_DEBUG_OUTPUT=stderr
> GJS_DEBUG_TOPICS=JS ERROR;JS LOG
> GNOME_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID=this-is-deprecated
> GPG_AGENT_INFO=/run/user/1000/gnupg/S.gpg-agent:0:1
> GTK3_MODULES=xapp-gtk3-module
> GTK_MODULES=gail:atk-bridge
> HOME=<home>
> LANG=en_AU.UTF-8
> LANGUAGE=en_AU.UTF-8
> LC_ALL=en_AU.UTF-8
> LOGNAME=<user>
>
> PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/snap/bin
> PWD=<home>
> QT_ACCESSIBILITY=1
> QT_LOGGING_RULES=*.debug=false
>
> SESSION_MANAGER=local/<hostname>:@/tmp/.ICE-unix/1899,unix/<hostname>:/tmp/.ICE-unix/1899
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SHLVL=0
> SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/run/user/1000/keyring/ssh
> TZ=:/etc/localtime
> USER=<user>
> XAUTHORITY=<home>/.Xauthority
> XDG_ACTIVATION_TOKEN=cinnamon/Gambas 3/2313-2-<hostname>_TIME5598474
> XDG_CONFIG_DIRS=/etc/xdg/xdg-cinnamon:/etc/xdg
> XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=X-Cinnamon
>
> XDG_DATA_DIRS=/usr/share/cinnamon:/usr/share/gnome:<home>/.local/share/flatpak/exports/share:/var/lib/flatpak/exports/share:/usr/local/share:/usr/share
> XDG_GREETER_DATA_DIR=/var/lib/lightdm-data/<user>
> XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/1000
> XDG_SEAT=seat0
> XDG_SEAT_PATH=/org/freedesktop/DisplayManager/Seat0
> XDG_SESSION_CLASS=user
> XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP=cinnamon
> XDG_SESSION_ID=c2
> XDG_SESSION_PATH=/org/freedesktop/DisplayManager/Session0
> XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11
> XDG_VTNR=7
>