3. ROS2 development environment

In theory, you can write basic ROS2 programs in Notepad, but to improve development efficiency, you can install the integrated development environment (VSCode).

1. Using the VSCode development environment

• Search for "VSCode" in your browser, select the installation package for your platform, download and install it.

• Install commonly used plug-ins to improve work efficiency.

2. Using the Terminal

In ROS2, you'll frequently use the terminal. We recommend a relatively easy-to-use terminal: Terminator. The results are as follows:

2.1. Installation

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sudo apt install terminator

2.2. Launching

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Shortcut `Ctrl+Alt+T` to launch

2.3. Common Terminator Shortcuts

About operations within the same tab:

Alt+Up                          // Move to the upper terminal
Alt+Down                        // Move to the lower terminal
Alt+Left                        // Move to the left terminal
Alt+Right                       // Move to the right terminal
Ctrl+Shift+O                    // Split terminal horizontally
Ctrl+Shift+E                    // Split terminal vertically
Ctrl+Shift+Right                // Move the splitter bar to the right in a vertically split terminal
Ctrl+Shift+Left                 // Move the splitter bar to the left in a vertically split terminal
Ctrl+Shift+Up                   // Move the splitter bar up in a horizontally split terminal
Ctrl+Shift+Down                 // Move the splitter bar down in a horizontally split terminal
Ctrl+Shift+S                    // Hide/Show scroll bars
Ctrl+Shift+F                    //Search
Ctrl+Shift+C                    //Copy the selected content to the clipboard
Ctrl+Shift+V                    //Paste the clipboard content here
Ctrl+Shift+W                    //Close the current terminal
Ctrl+Shift+Q                    //Exit the current window, all terminals in the current window will be closed
Ctrl+Shift+X                    //Maximize the current terminal
Ctrl+Shift+Z                    //Maximize the current terminal and enlarge the font
Ctrl+Shift+N or Ctrl+Tab        //Move to the next terminal
Ctrl+Shift+P or Ctrl+Shift+Tab  //Crtl+Shift+Tab moves to the previous terminal

About operations between tabs:

F11                             //Full screen switch
Ctrl+Shift+T                    //Open a new tab
Ctrl+PageDown                   //Move to the next tab
Ctrl+PageUp                     //Move to the previous tab
Ctrl+Shift+PageDown             //Exchange the current tab with the tab after it
Ctrl+Shift+PageUp               //Exchange the current tab with the tab before it
Ctrl+Plus (+)                   //Increase the font
Ctrl+Minus (-)          
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