Hello Peter, It should work, if you just rename your old .Xdefaults file into .Xresources (it can also be done to make X read from a directory and have files for all the single applications, but I don't remember how). In fact, the name doesn't really matter. If you want to have resources read from a file with another name, you can to put a line like:
xrdb filename_of_file_with_Xresources (See 'man xrdb') into your .xsession file. BTW, debian is not so different from other unixes. I remember, that at the IBM RS/6000 workstations with AIX, where I also sometimes work, it's also named .Xresources. On Tue, 26 Sep 2000, Peter Malewski wrote: > Some time ago I used a file ".Xdefaults" where things like > > emacs*Background: DarkSlateGray > emacs*Foreground: White > emacs*pointerColor: Orchid > emacs*cursorColor: Orchid > emacs*bitmapIcon: on > > etc. stands. I found in the initial .Xsession that the default place is > > usrresources=$HOME/.Xresources > > so I changed the files in that folder (like adding another default > backround for xterm). Why doesn't this have any influence neither if i > start with "startx" nor "xdm"?? Why is debian so different from other > unixes who use ".Xdefaults"? Where can I place my preferences for X???? > > Thanks for any help > Peter
