Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 16:45:04 -0400 From: parv <parv_fm@emailgroups.net> To: Fredrik =?iso-8859-1?Q?Carl=E9n?= <baterista_del_muerte@hotmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Xterm won't accept changes to .Xdefaults Message-ID: <20030611204504.GA59078@moo.holy.cow> In-Reply-To: <BAY8-F23Rf3sllNY30k00020994@hotmail.com> References: <BAY8-F23Rf3sllNY30k00020994@hotmail.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
in message <BAY8-F23Rf3sllNY30k00020994@hotmail.com>, wrote Fredrik
Carl=E9n thusly...
>
> I even tried "$ xrdb -merge ~/.Xdefaults" even though I don't know
> what it does...
>From xrdb(1)...
-load This option indicates that the input should be loaded as
the new value of the specified properties, replacing
whatever was there (i.e. the old contents are
removed). This is the default action.
...
-merge This option indicates that the input should be merged and
lexicographically sorted with, instead of replacing,
the current contents of the specified properties.
> The strange thing is it all works if I run "$ xrdb ~/.Xdefaults"
> /after/ X and KDE has started up.
Same here. Here is what i have in my xinitrc (which is executed by,
well, xinit) before i launch any particular programs...
xrdb -merge ${HOME}/.Xresources &
> The next X-session, I have to run the same command...the changes
> won't become permanent.
Stick a line like above somewhere in your xinitrc, xession, etc.
- Parv
--=20
A programmer, budding Unix system administrator, and amateur photographer
ISO employment. Details...
http://www103.pair.com/parv/work/
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20030611204504.GA59078>