make geometry hinting a configurable option. Closes LP #487747

doc/terminator_config.5

@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ Default value: \fBblock\fR
 Sets what type of terminal should be emulated.
 Default value: \fBxterm\fR
 .TP
+.B geometry_hinting
+If True the window will resize in step with font sizes, if False it will follow pixels
+Default value: \fBTrue\fR
+.TP
 .B font
 An Pango font name. Examples are "Sans 12" or "Monospace Bold 14".
 Default value: \fBMono 8\fR

terminatorlib/config.py

@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ DEFAULTS = {
   'cursor_shape'          : 'block',
   'cursor_color'          : '',
   'emulation'             : 'xterm',
+  'geometry_hinting'      : True,
   'font'                  : 'Mono 10',
   'foreground_color'      : '#AAAAAA',
   'scrollbar_position'    : "right",

terminatorlib/terminatorterm.py

@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ class TerminatorTerm (gtk.VBox):
   def on_vte_size_allocate(self, widget, allocation):
     dbg ('Terminal resized to %dx%d' % (self._vte.get_column_count (), self._vte.get_row_count ()))
     self._titlebox.set_terminal_size (self._vte.get_column_count (), self._vte.get_row_count ())
-    if self._vte.window != None:
+    if self._vte.window != None and (self.conf.geometry_hinting):
         self.terminator.on_term_resized ()
 
   def get_pixbuf(self, maxsize= None):