Re: rxvt ignores x resource settings?
>
> Tad Kollar wrote:
>
> > I wonder if rxvt doesn't bother using the resource manager and just
> > tries to look in certain files. The man page seems to suggest this.
>
> Mine doesn't. Version 2.21's Man page says:
Please re-read the first four lines.
>
> rxvt accepts application defaults set in XAPPLOADDIR/Rxvt
> (compile-time defined: usually /usr/lib/X11/app-
> defaults/Rxvt) and resources set in ~/.Xdefaults or
> ~/.Xresources. Note that when reading X resources, rxvt
> recognizes two class names: XTerm and Rxvt. The class
> name XTerm allows resources common to both rxvt and xterm
> to be easily configured, while the class name Rxvt allows
> resources unique to rxvt, notably colors and key-handling,
> to be shared between different rxvt configurations. If no
> resources are specified, suitable defaults will be used.
> Command-line arguments can be used to override resource
> settings. The following resources are allowed:
>
>
> I tried this in .Xdefaults:
>
> Rxvt*background: DarkSeaGreen
> Rxvt*foreground: black
>
> It worked for rxvt v2.20 (ships with XFree-3.3) and for the newer
> rxvt 2.21.
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