Re: How to set wm bg-color as will?
Hi Kevin,
many thanks for pointing to the file.
yes, this is exactly what I need to know.
Ben
On Tue, 24 Oct 2000, Kevin M. McLin wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > is there a way to test/set wm's background color as will. instead of having to
> > choose among White, Wheat, Orchid, Midnightblue, etc. Can I use hex-code instead of
> > name? I don't have a big vocabulary on colors in english. Is there a site on this
> > subject?
>
> There should be the following file on your system:
>
> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb.txt
>
> It contains names of colors and their hex codes. Is this the type of thing you
> were needing?
>
> If you want to know what various colors look like you can check this site to
> get an idea:
>
> http://home.flash.net/~drj2142/rgb.html
>
> cheers.
>
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