?? .Xdefaults ??

[Peter Malewski <p.malewski@tu-bs.de>]

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????

Thanks for any help
Peter


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