Re: aterm and ~/.Xdefaults

[ktb <x.y.f@home.com>]

On Sat, Sep 08, 2001 at 07:19:52PM -0500, Rob VanFleet wrote:
> Aterm doesn't seem to want to read my ~/.Xdefaults file even though its
> manpage declares it will.
> 
> Before anyone tells me to try ~/.Xresources, I already have, and xterm
> reads ~/.Xdefaults just fine.
> 
> All I have in my ~/.Xdefaults is the background and foreground color:
> 
> XTerm*background: black
> XTerm*foreground: grey
> 
> I also tried 'ATerm' in place of 'XTerm', but to no avail.  Aterm
> remains the default white background and black foregound.
> 
> I'm running unstable (sid) btw.
> 
> Anyone have some pointers ,ideas, etc?

Run the following line on the command line in your home directory 

xrdb -load .Xresources

If that does the trick then run it from your X startup file.
hth,
kent

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