[SOLVED] .Xresources refuses to load except when loaded manually

3mpach3r · 2014-09-19 22:09:55

I'm running i3+SLiM with my URxvt config in .Xresources and

xrdb -merge ~./Xresources

in my .xinitrc but every time I start i3, the config is not loaded and URxvt appears in its default form. When I open the terminal and type the same xrdb command any subsequent terminals I open (even after closing the original) are now using the correct configuration.
I've tried all of the variations I've seen on various help threads including -load and

[[ -f ~/.Xresources ]] && xrdb -merge ~/.Xresources

to no avail.

Any help is much appreciated!

EDIT: I can also put it in my .zshrc and watch as the first window is default and every other terminal I open is configured...

Last edited by 3mpach3r (2014-09-26 13:52:39)

Head_on_a_Stick · 2014-09-19 22:15:34

Sounds very similar to this thread:
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=186914
Maybe try disabling any perl strings in the URxvt config...

3mpach3r · 2014-09-19 22:49:44

Its similar but I get all default terminals until I manually load the config.

The following command returns nothing

xrdb -query

As far as I know there aren't any perl strings in my config, just a few lines similar to

URxvt*scrollBar:     false

jasonwryan · 2014-09-19 23:08:48

Does it work without Slim?

3mpach3r · 2014-09-23 19:33:40

I disabled slim and tried a bunch of variants of the xrdb command through startx. It still wouldn't load the file.

jasonwryan · 2014-09-23 19:39:15

Paste your .xinitrc and your .Xresources

3mpach3r · 2014-09-23 19:47:20

.xinitrc

exec i3

[[ -f ~/.Xresources ]] && xrdb -merge ~/.Xresources

.Xresources

! URxvt*termName:                       string
! URxvt*geometry:                       geometry
! URxvt*chdir:                          string
! URxvt*reverseVideo:                   boolean
! URxvt*loginShell:                     boolean
! URxvt*jumpScroll:                     boolean
! URxvt*skipScroll:                     boolean
! URxvt*pastableTabs:                   boolean
! URxvt*scrollstyle:                    mode
URxvt*scrollBar:                        false
! URxvt*scrollBar_right:                boolean
! URxvt*scrollBar_floating:             boolean
! URxvt*scrollBar_align:                mode
URxvt*thickness:                        0
! URxvt*scrollTtyOutput:                boolean
! URxvt*scrollTtyKeypress:              boolean
! URxvt*scrollWithBuffer:               boolean
! URxvt*inheritPixmap:                  boolean
! URxvt*transparent:                    boolean
! URxvt*tintColor:                      color
! URxvt*shading:                        number
! URxvt*blurRadius:                     HxV
! URxvt*fading:                         number
! URxvt*fadeColor:                      color
! URxvt*utmpInhibit:                    boolean
! URxvt*urgentOnBell:                   boolean
! URxvt*visualBell:                     boolean
! URxvt*mapAlert:                       boolean
! URxvt*meta8:                          boolean
! URxvt*mouseWheelScrollPage:           boolean
! URxvt*tripleclickwords:               boolean
! URxvt*insecure:                       boolean
! URxvt*cursorUnderline:                boolean
! URxvt*cursorBlink:                    boolean
! URxvt*pointerBlank:                   boolean
URxvt*background:                       #050505
URxvt*foreground:                       #eeeeee
! URxvt*color0:                         color
! URxvt*color1:                         color
! URxvt*color2:                         color
! URxvt*color3:                         color
! URxvt*color4:                         color
! URxvt*color5:                         color
! URxvt*color6:                         color
! URxvt*color7:                         color
! URxvt*color8:                         color
! URxvt*color9:                         color
! URxvt*color10:                        color
! URxvt*color11:                        color
! URxvt*color12:                        color
! URxvt*color13:                        color
! URxvt*color14:                        color
! URxvt*color15:                        color
! URxvt*colorBD:                        color
! URxvt*colorIT:                        color
! URxvt*colorUL:                        color
! URxvt*colorRV:                        color
! URxvt*underlineColor:                 color
! URxvt*scrollColor:                    color
! URxvt*troughColor:                    color
! URxvt*highlightColor:                 color
! URxvt*highlightTextColor:             color
! URxvt*cursorColor:                    color
! URxvt*cursorColor2:                   color
! URxvt*pointerColor:                   color
! URxvt*pointerColor2:                  color
! URxvt*borderColor:                    color
! URxvt*iconFile:                       file
! URxvt*font:                           fontname
! URxvt*boldFont:                       fontname
! URxvt*italicFont:                     fontname
! URxvt*boldItalicFont:                 fontname
! URxvt*intensityStyles:                boolean
! URxvt*inputMethod:                    name
! URxvt*preeditType:                    style
! URxvt*imLocale:                       string
! URxvt*imFont:                         fontname
! URxvt*title:                          string
! URxvt*iconName:                       string
! URxvt*saveLines:                      number
! URxvt*buffered:                       boolean
! URxvt*depth:                          number
! URxvt*visual:                         number
! URxvt*transient-for:                  windowid
! URxvt*override-redirect:              boolean
! URxvt*hold:                           boolean
! URxvt*externalBorder:                 number
! URxvt*internalBorder:                 number
! URxvt*borderLess:                     boolean
! URxvt*lineSpace:                      number
! URxvt*letterSpace:                    number
! URxvt*skipBuiltinGlyphs:              boolean
! URxvt*pointerBlankDelay:              number
! URxvt*backspacekey:                   string
! URxvt*deletekey:                      string
! URxvt*print-pipe:                     string
! URxvt*modifier:                       modifier
! URxvt*cutchars:                       string
! URxvt*answerbackString:               string
! URxvt*secondaryScreen:                boolean
! URxvt*secondaryScroll:                boolean
! URxvt*perl-lib:                       string
! URxvt*perl-eval:                      perl-eval
! URxvt*perl-ext-common:                string
! URxvt*perl-ext:                       string
! URxvt*iso14755:                       boolean
! URxvt*iso14755_52:                    boolean
! URxvt*xrm:                            string
! URxvt*keysym.sym:                     keysym
! URxvt*background.border:              boolean
! URxvt*background.expr:                string
! URxvt*background.interval:            seconds
! URxvt*bell-command:                   string
! URxvt*matcher.button:                 string
! URxvt*matcher.launcher:               string
! URxvt*matcher.launcher.*:             string
! URxvt*matcher.pattern.*:              string
! URxvt*matcher.rend.*:                 string
! URxvt*remote-clipboard.fetch:         string
! URxvt*remote-clipboard.store:         string
! URxvt*searchable-scrollback:          string
! URxvt*selection-autotransform.*:      string
! URxvt*selection-pastebin.cmd:         string
! URxvt*selection-pastebin.url:         string
! URxvt*selection.pattern-0:            string
! URxvt*tab-bg:                         colour
! URxvt*tab-fg:                         colour
! URxvt*tabbar-bg:                      colour
! URxvt*tabbar-fg:                      colour
! URxvt*url-launcher:                   string

jasonwryan · 2014-09-23 19:55:27

Read the wiki page on .xinitrc, nothing after the exec line is read...

3mpach3r · 2014-09-26 13:52:17

Yup, nailed it... Sorry it was so trivial on my part. Thanks for all of your help!

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#1 2014-09-19 22:09:55

[SOLVED] .Xresources refuses to load except when loaded manually

#2 2014-09-19 22:15:34

Re: [SOLVED] .Xresources refuses to load except when loaded manually

#3 2014-09-19 22:49:44

Re: [SOLVED] .Xresources refuses to load except when loaded manually

#4 2014-09-19 23:08:48

Re: [SOLVED] .Xresources refuses to load except when loaded manually

#5 2014-09-23 19:33:40

Re: [SOLVED] .Xresources refuses to load except when loaded manually

#6 2014-09-23 19:39:15

Re: [SOLVED] .Xresources refuses to load except when loaded manually

#7 2014-09-23 19:47:20

Re: [SOLVED] .Xresources refuses to load except when loaded manually

#8 2014-09-23 19:55:27

Re: [SOLVED] .Xresources refuses to load except when loaded manually

#9 2014-09-26 13:52:17

Re: [SOLVED] .Xresources refuses to load except when loaded manually

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