By default, most SuSE and OpenSuse distribution selects Gnome as the window manager, KDE being the other option.  Under Gnome, the terminal application is called the Gnome Terminal which has a better look and feel than the plain Terminal application (which is also available).  The default size of the terminal may be too small for some of us, especially those who are using really large screens with very fine resolution.

To change the font and color settings, go to the “Edit” menu and select “Profile Preferences”.

You can deselect the “Use the system fixed width font” and click on the font selection “Monospace | 12”, to change the font size to whatever is suitable.  The changes are instant and you can actually see it when you are selecting it.

To change the color combination, select the tab “Colors” (3rd tab on top).  You need to de-select the “Use colors from system theme” and my personal preference for the moment is to have bright green text on a black background.

The screen above is from a 22” wide screen LCD. By enlarging the fonts and also matching the colors makes it easier to work.