In this article, we will explore how to customize the Squish VM status bar by resizing the terminal window. Squish VM is a popular IDE (Integrated Development Environment) for testing SAP GUI applications using the Squish tool. While there are plugins like Airline and Powerline available for enhancing the status bar, sometimes you might want to make customizations on your own.
Prerequisites
To follow this tutorial, you should have the Squish VM IDE installed on your system. You can download it from Froglogic's website.
Resizing Terminal Window
The Squish VM terminal window can be resized to fit your preferred screen size. This can be helpful if you have multiple terminal windows open and want to optimize your workspace. Here's how to resize the terminal window:
Step 1: Maximize the Terminal Window
Click on the maximize button (square icon) in the top right corner of the terminal window to maximize it.
Step 2: Customize the Status Bar
Once the terminal window is maximized, you can customize the status bar. Open the Vim editor by pressing the "Ctrl+E" keys. In the Vim editor, type the following command to open the .vimrc file:
:e $HOME/.vimrc
Step 3: Add Custom Status Line
To add a custom status line, add the following lines to the .vimrc file:
" Custom status line
statusline! %{[&rtp]?\ '%{expand("%:h")}:"[New File]"}%{getcwd()}%{getcwd():~len(getcwd())-1}%{&pos.%z}%{&pos.%V}%{&pos.%#}%{&cursorline()}%{&line(".$")}%{&col(".")}"%#"
" Change background color of status line
highlight StatusLine guibg=#313131
" Change foreground color of status line
highlight StatusLineNC guifg=#a9a9a9
This will create a custom status line that displays the current file path, line number, and column number.
Step 4: Save and Exit
Save the .vimrc file and exit the Vim editor.
Customizing Further
The example above shows how to create a simple custom status line. You can customize it further by adding other information like the current Git branch, elapsed time, or battery status. For more advanced customizations, you can explore the Vim scripting language and plugins like "vim-airline" and "powerline."