Not to have to build and update it from Slackbuild.

Thus, I just use Terminal.

Is something like that not enough for you:
and alias commands or even put in .Xdefaults ?

Oh right, obviously. I have it set like that too, for so long, it feels like the default.

I primarily use Terminal Emulator in XFce and xterm in Fluxbox.

What is wrong with VTE based terminals?

That's fine for me, thanks, but my lack of clarity in the OP resulted in onebuck's post explaining how to set prompt and ls colours.

Absolutely nothing. I didnt say there was something wrong. Just that since they all use the same library, they have the same capabilities so they do the same thing.
Although as a matter of personal preference the fact that VTE doesnt listen to my .Xdefaults is a big minus for me. As it happens with most Desktop related stuff, which instead of using some simple configuration file, they store their settings in some cryptic, usually XML file.
I always end up customizing them up from scratch in case of a reinstall. That is one of the main reasons i dont use them.

I use xfce's own terminal and yakuake. Pressing F12 is so easy and there you have terminal.

Hi,

I read your OP with understanding. I just suggested that a universal method to setup the means to indicate root or a normal user via the '.bashrc & .bash_profile' files with a custom prompt. You can polish the files to suit your needs without the worry of configuration requirement for each terminal emulator type. 'KISS'!

I tab xterm in fluxbox and hot key their group to ctrl+` to make it respond like a computer game cheat console :P

xterm nicely supports x resources that will always work no matter what WM you decide to use. Other options for xterm are found in the man page for xterm.
~/.Xresources