#!/bin/sh
+#
+# This code is released in public domain by Han Boetes <han@mijncomputer.nl>
+#
# This script tries to exec a terminal emulator by trying some known terminal
# emulators.
#
-# Distributions/packagers should enhance this script with a
-# distribution-specific mechanism to find the preferred terminal emulator. On
-# Debian, there is the x-terminal-emulator symlink for example.
-# Please don't touch the first line, though:
-which $TERMINAL >/dev/null && exec $TERMINAL "$@"
+# We welcome patches that add distribution-specific mechanisms to find the
+# preferred terminal emulator. On Debian, there is the x-terminal-emulator
+# symlink for example.
+for terminal in $TERMINAL x-terminal-emulator urxvt rxvt terminator Eterm aterm xterm gnome-terminal roxterm xfce4-terminal termite lxterminal; do
+ if command -v $terminal > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+ exec $terminal "$@"
+ fi
+done
-# Hopefully one of these is installed:
-which xterm >/dev/null && exec xterm "$@"
-which urxvt >/dev/null && exec urxvt "$@"
-which rxvt >/dev/null && exec rxvt "$@"
-which roxterm >/dev/null && exec roxterm "$@"
+i3-nagbar -m 'i3-sensible-terminal could not find a terminal emulator. Please install one.'