> > Tad Kollar wrote: > > > I wonder if rxvt doesn't bother using the resource manager and just > > tries to look in certain files. The man page seems to suggest this. > > Mine doesn't. Version 2.21's Man page says:
Please re-read the first four lines. > > rxvt accepts application defaults set in XAPPLOADDIR/Rxvt > (compile-time defined: usually /usr/lib/X11/app- > defaults/Rxvt) and resources set in ~/.Xdefaults or > ~/.Xresources. Note that when reading X resources, rxvt > recognizes two class names: XTerm and Rxvt. The class > name XTerm allows resources common to both rxvt and xterm > to be easily configured, while the class name Rxvt allows > resources unique to rxvt, notably colors and key-handling, > to be shared between different rxvt configurations. If no > resources are specified, suitable defaults will be used. > Command-line arguments can be used to override resource > settings. The following resources are allowed: > > > I tried this in .Xdefaults: > > Rxvt*background: DarkSeaGreen > Rxvt*foreground: black > > It worked for rxvt v2.20 (ships with XFree-3.3) and for the newer > rxvt 2.21. > -- > Peter Galbraith, research scientist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Maurice-Lamontagne Institute, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada > P.O. Box 1000, Mont-Joli Qc, G5H 3Z4 Canada 418-775-0852 - FAX 418-775-0546 > > > -- > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? > e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > > > -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thaddeus J. Kollar | Sterling Software, Scientific Systems Division | "Evildoers, eat my NASA Lewis Research Center | justice!!!" - The Tick Tel: 216-433-5105 Fax: 216-433-8000 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
