MS> Two (2) questions remain: I grant you two (2) questions. MS> [1] Why am I confused by xrdb? Everyone is confused by xrdb. MS> Why did it give me some _other_ font? No idea. I'm confused by xrdb. MS> [2] Once I am in an xterm window, *HOW* can I query that window for its MS> current configuration? Now look, that's three (3) questions. Juliusz