Select display profiles in iTerm for OS X

Question

I've recently started using iTerm for OS X, and I can see how to edit and create display profiles, but not how to choose one for the current session or to be the new default (and I can't imagine why that's so obscure). As a result, for now, I've customized my Light Background profile to be a dark-background profile, but I'd like to know how to handle this properly.

On a side note, how would I reset a profile to its originally-installed configuration?

Answer 1

This is done in the bookmarks manager.

• Go to "Bookmarks -> Manage Bookmarks..."
• Choose the "Default" entry, then click the edit icon. This is the little pencil at the bottom of the Bookmarks manager window.
• Choose your new default display profile and click "OK" to save your settings.

New iTerm windows will now use your new default display profile.

Answer 2

I'm a little surprised there isn't a context menu for it, but you should be able to select a profile via the Profiles menu in the menubar.

I don't see a way to reset a profile; I expect you're supposed to clone the profile (Preferences > Profiles, select Duplicate Profile from the gear / Other Actions menu), edit the new profile, then set it as default if you expect to want the original settings later.