how to apply the settings defined in a profile to one or more tabs in iTerm?

[Lúthien]

I wonder if I might misunderstand some basics about profiles in iTerm2 because I can's seem to figure this out.

I'm using a recent beta build of iTerm2 (Build 2.9.20160426). I've set it up with four tabs each having two or three 'terminals', allowing me to group usage for services, git, ssh, etcetera. 

I also created one profile; but if I understand it correctly this "terminal / tab arrangement" is not tied to a profile but has its own Arrangements tab in the Preference pane. 

Some time ago I created a color preset within the context of that profile. I would like to apply this colour preset to all the terminal windows within iTerm2.

But I can't figure out how. Only one of the ten or so terminals has adapted to that preset, but I have no idea why the preset was applied to that specific terminal, nor how to apply it to the rest.

In other words: how can I link a profile to a terminal instance, or to all terminal instances within a tab, or (preferably) to all terminal instances within iTerm2?

[George Nachman]

> …if I understand it correctly this "terminal / tab arrangement" is not tied to a profile but has its own Arrangements tab in the Preference pane. 

You can save a collection of windows as a window arrangement (Window > Save Window Arrangement) and it will record the window positions, which tabs/panes are present, and which profile each session uses.

> Some time ago I created a color preset within the context of that profile

I take this to mean you used Edit>Edit Session… (cmd-I) to change the colors. This modifies the colors for the session without updating the profile.

> I would like to apply this colour preset to all the terminal windows within iTerm2

Go to that session and select the menu item Edit > Edit Session…. Then choose the profile you want to change in the General tab and click "Copy Current Settings to Selected Profile".

> how can I link a profile to a terminal instance…

In the Edit Session panel, select the profile you want and click "Use Selected Profile"

> … or to all terminal instances within a tab

You can do that for each session, or perhaps you just need to change the profile that they all share (if they indeed do use the same profile).

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[Lúthien]

Wonderful, thanks for the explanation :)

[Lúthien]

Hi,

I take this to mean you used Edit>Edit Session… (cmd-I) to change the colors. This modifies the colors for the session without updating the profile.

actually, no: I set like this: menu -> Profiles -> Open Profiles -> select the one profile in there -> click the Edit Profiles button -> the preferences dialog opens with the profiles tab selected -> click the Colors sub-tab

Although I see that I can also simply choose the menu iTerm2 -> preferences- > click the Profiles tab > click the Colors sub-tab

[Lúthien]

Anyhow, that really helped. I have set it all up now, the badges are also useful! Thanks again.