> >>>>> "Michael" == Michael Harnois <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> Michael> So is Debian X finding the app-defaults files at all?
>
> I don't think it is. Does anybody know how to get it to? None of the
> X programs are finding their app-defaults file.
>
Are you sure it isn't? The usual distribution of app-defaults for XTerm
doesn't include the XTerm-color part (installing xterm-color will do that
part for you). However, the XTerm-color includes XTerm definitions. So
the proper way of making XTerm-color the default for XTerm is to change
the name of XTerm into XTerm-ad, and then rename XTerm-color into XTerm,
and change the line in it:
#include <XTerm>
...into
#include <XTerm.ad>
of course.
There are several ways, in which one can change the behaviour of reading
applications resources by client programs. The directory where this is done
is by default <XWINHOME>/lib/X11/app-defaults but is affected by the three
environment variables XAPPRESDIR, XFILESEARCHPATH and XUSERFILESEARCHPATH.
Also note, that a client application will search for its resources in a
file in your HOME directory first, then in the above given variables and
finally falling back to the built in default. So, you can basically put
a file XTerm in your home directory, and then xterm will load that file
as its resources on startup.
So, if you make a file containing these lines in your HOME directory
#include <XTerm>
#include <XTerm-color>
...you should be home free.
Read the X manual page (man X) for further details...
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