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hacosta

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From: Mexico

Registered: 2006-10-22

Posts: 423

.Xdefaults not being read completely

i got a .Xdefaults from some place i can't remember, and when i startx most of the settings take place (like the font type and size) but not the background color.. i know the file is right beacause why i do xrdb -load .Xdefaults the background changes to black.. any ideas?

here is my .Xdefaults

! Use ! for comments (if you don't like a certain setting)

! The `Xterm' settings work for most terms like aterm, xterm, wterm and rxvt.

! If changing things in this file doesn't result in changes in your term
! you should run `xrdb -load ~/.Xdefaults'

! Color section

XTerm*background:  #000000
XTerm*foreground:  #fefefe
XTerm*cursorColor: #cdc092


!                           Nice for manpages
!
!XTerm*underLine:           on
!XTerm*colorMode:           on
!XTerm*colorBD:              lightyellow
!XTerm*colorBDMode:         off
!XTerm*colorUL:              blue
!XTerm*colorULMode:         on

!XTerm*dynamicColors:        on
!XTerm*highlightSelection:   true

XTerm*eightBitInput:        false
XTerm*metaSendsEscape:      true
!XTerm*oldXtermFKeys:        true
XTerm*charClass:             33:48,35-38:48,39:43,42-47:48,58-59:48,61:48,63-64:48,126:48
!XTerm*charClass:             46-47:48,58:48,64:48,63:48,95:48,126:48,61:48,37:48,35:48,43:48,36:48

! Other settings

!XTerm*VT100.Translations: #override \
!              <Key>BackSpace: string(0x7F)
!\n\
!               <Key>Delete:    string("\033[3~")\n\
!         <Key>Home:      string("\033OH")\n\
!               <Key>End:       string("\033[4~")
!              <Key>Home:      string("\033[1~")\n\
!XTerm*ttyModes: erase ^?

! Suggested by denek
! *VT100*backarrowKey: false

!XTerm*backarrowKeyIsErase:  true
!XTerm*backarrowKey:         true
!XTerm*borderWidth:         0 doesn't do anything
XTerm*internalBorder:       0
!XTerm*modifier:             alt
XTerm*saveLines:            2048
XTerm*scrollBar:            false
!XTerm*titeInhibit:         true

XTerm*faceName:             Vera sans mono
XTerm*faceSize:             8
XTerm*termName:             xterm-xfree86

Cerebral

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From: Waterloo, ON, CA

Registered: 2005-04-08

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Re: .Xdefaults not being read completely

Do you have a .Xresources file as well?  Don't know the difference, but maybe one might be overriding the other?

dolby

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From: 1992

Registered: 2006-08-08

Posts: 1,581

Re: .Xdefaults not being read completely

.Xdefaults replaced .Xresources in recent xorg versions afaik

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hacosta

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From: Mexico

Registered: 2006-10-22

Posts: 423

Re: .Xdefaults not being read completely

no .Xresources.. fwiw this has nothing to do with the xorg upgrade, i use testing