Re: ?? .Xdefaults ??
On Tue, Sep 26, 2000 at 09:06:08PM +0200, Peter Malewski wrote:
> Some time ago I used a file ".Xdefaults" where things like
>
> emacs*Background: DarkSlateGray
> emacs*Foreground: White
> emacs*pointerColor: Orchid
> emacs*cursorColor: Orchid
> emacs*bitmapIcon: on
>
> etc. stands. I found in the initial .Xsession that the default place is
>
> usrresources=$HOME/.Xresources
>
> so I changed the files in that folder (like adding another default backround
> for xterm). Why doesn't this have any influence neither if i start with
> "startx" nor "xdm"?? Why is debian so different from other unixes who use
> ".Xdefaults"? Where can I place my preferences for X????
Try a manual merge on that file and see if it's picked up.
xrdb -merge ~/.Xdefaults
Then you'll know if it should work at all. If so, then you should be able
to put that line somewhere else to force it to be picked up.
Mike
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Michael P. Soulier <msoulier@storm.ca>
"...the word HACK is used as a verb to indicate a massive amount
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