On Wed, 5 Dec 2001, Tomas Capdevila wrote: > this works for me, some examples, they should stand in one line: > > > [exec] (mutt-main) {xterm -ls -bg black -g 86x62 -fg grey -fn 9x15 +j > -T mutt-main -sb -e /usr/bin/mutt} > > > [exec] (xterm-pico) {xterm -ls -bg black -g 86x62 -fg grey -fn 9x15 +j > -T pico -sb -e /usr/bin/pico workspace.txt}
>From my ~/.Xdefaults XTerm*foreground: grey85 XTerm*background: slategrey XTerm*termName: xterm-256color XTerm*font: 9x15 XTerm*geometry: 88x77 XTerm*scrollBar: false XTerm*saveLines: 500 Shortens up the [exec] line in the menu so it doesn't wrap in an 80x?? term window. ( That's important you know! 8-)) Now entries from my menu look like; [exec] (PINE) {xterm -e pine} [exec] (Xterm) {xterm} [exec] (Vim) {xterm -e vim} Restarting X or doing a xrdb -merge ~/.Xdefaults activates the changes in .Xdefaults. (on my set up anyway) > tomas Tim -- If you want to speak to someone knowledgeable about computers and who knows what's going on in "the local computer store", then you are forced to talk to yourself... (;-))