Yes, .Xdefaults is rather obsolete and typically doesn't get automatically loaded anymore. Putting the settings in a file called ~/XBoard may still work without the need to run xrdb.
Glad you figured this out. On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 1:33 AM, H.G. Muller <[email protected]> wrote: > OK, I figured it out! > > The problem has nothing to do with the ICS box popup, but with > switching to XBoard's generic dialog creator for popping up the > board window, and the modification I made in that to allow > multiple panes (for the benefit of the Engine Output window). > This led to the widget that used to be called 'form', containing > everything that was in the dialog window, now being present > in multiple instances, called paneA, paneB etc. > > So for any definitions in .Xdefaults to be applied to the XBoard > main window, it has no longer to be referred to as XBoard*form, > but as XBoard*paneA. So the correct contents of .Xdefaults > should be: > > XBoard*paneA.translations: \ > <Key>d: MenuItem(Action.Draw) \n \ > <Key>r: MenuItem(Action.Resign) \n \ > <Key>q: MenuItem(File.Quit) \n > > I tested this with binding <Key>t to View.FlipView, and this > worked. (After I figured out one has to give the command > "xrdb ~/.Xdefaults" to activate the definitions in it. > > I will change the manual accordingly. > > > _______________________________________________ > Bug-XBoard mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-xboard _______________________________________________ Bug-XBoard mailing list [email protected] https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-xboard
