Re: .Xresources problem

2009-04-02 Thread Sjoerd Hiemstra
On Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:54 +0300 Kybernetiker wrote: > I have Debian Lenny basic system with X Window, Ice WM, and xdm > installed. When I try to configure Xterm, X.org seems to ignore the > "~/.Xresources" file. > The file "~/.Xresources" contains the only line: > > XTerm*font: -*-terminus-*-*-

Re: .Xresources problem

2009-04-02 Thread Chris Jones
On Thu, Apr 02, 2009 at 08:56:12AM EDT, Marc Auslander wrote: > finally, I don't think XTerm is the right name. IIRC, its Xterm for > the class, and xterm for the program. The class name is XTerm.. as with many X clients whose name starts with the letter 'x' (but not all .. xpdf for instance).

Re: .Xresources problem

2009-04-02 Thread Marc Auslander
xrdb -query to see what you actually have. if there are NO X clients, the resource data base is reset. so you have to make sure there is a long running X client before you try to set the resources. finally, I don't think XTerm is the right name. IIRC, its Xterm for the class, and xterm for the p

Re: .Xresources problem

2009-04-02 Thread Thorny
On Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:54:57 +0300, Kybernetiker posted: > I have Debian Lenny basic system with X Window, Ice WM, and xdm installed. > When I try to configure Xterm, X.org seems to ignore the "~/.Xresources" > file. > > The command xrdb -merge ~/.Xresources doesn't do any good. > > I also tried