Re: Local X application defaults
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> Riku Saikkonen <rjs@isil.lloke.dna.fi> writes:
> > Can X be set to read app-defaults
> > files in /usr/local/X11/app-defaults/ (or whatever) in addition to the
> > normal directory?
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> You could try (ab-)using XUSERFILESEARCHPATH. Mine is currently
> /home/carey/lib/X11/app-defaults/%N%S so you could use something
> similar.
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> --
> Carey Evans <*> c.evans@clear.net.nz
>
the XAPPLRESDIR environment variable is used to identify local application
defaults. I've got mine set to
setenv XAPPLRESDIR /home/jwl/app-defaults
You could probably set XAPPLRESDIR globaly in the /etc/profile and /etc/
login scripts, I guess, if you wanted it to apply to everyone on the
system.
Jim.
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