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Skullheadx

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Registered: 2024-07-19

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[SOLVED] Cannot change xterm default colours - i3

- Edited .Xresources to change the colour of xterm terminal
- Ran xrdb .Xresources
When opening new terminals, it changes colour, however when I exit i3 and do startx again, the changes do not take effect.

I have tried doing xrdb .Xresources and killing X, however it does not work.

Any help is appreciated!
Thanks

Last edited by Skullheadx (2024-07-19 13:58:13)

Trilby

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Re: [SOLVED] Cannot change xterm default colours - i3

If you are going to use ~/.Xresources then that file needs to be read into the xrdb each time X starts - e.g., in your xinitrc (which the default template includes).  Alternatively, if you want settings read from a config file every time xterm starts, then you should use ~/.Xdefaults not ~/.Xresources.

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Skullheadx

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Re: [SOLVED] Cannot change xterm default colours - i3

This worked! Thanks