On 28Dec2007 11:22, Duane Clark <fpga@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Duane Clark wrote: >> Oh, I should mention. After making a change in that file, type the command >> 'xrdb ~/.Xresources', and then open another xterm window, and it should be >> using the new resources. > > Argg... sorry, that should be 'xrdb -merge ~/.Xresources'. And for testing purposes you can go: xterm -xrm 'property: value' ... without hacking the resources file at all; when you have what you want you put it in the file for persistence. And lot of these new fangled apps like gnome-terminal don't support the -xrm option, but _all_ the older apps do because it's part of the standard X11 app option parsing library. Cheers, -- Cameron Simpson <cs@xxxxxxxxxx> DoD#743 http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/ When a man rides a Motorader he stays forever young. - German saying
