Tad Kollar wrote: > I wonder if rxvt doesn't bother using the resource manager and just > tries to look in certain files. The man page seems to suggest this.
Mine doesn't. Version 2.21's Man page says: rxvt accepts application defaults set in XAPPLOADDIR/Rxvt (compile-time defined: usually /usr/lib/X11/app- defaults/Rxvt) and resources set in ~/.Xdefaults or ~/.Xresources. Note that when reading X resources, rxvt recognizes two class names: XTerm and Rxvt. The class name XTerm allows resources common to both rxvt and xterm to be easily configured, while the class name Rxvt allows resources unique to rxvt, notably colors and key-handling, to be shared between different rxvt configurations. If no resources are specified, suitable defaults will be used. Command-line arguments can be used to override resource settings. The following resources are allowed: I tried this in .Xdefaults: Rxvt*background: DarkSeaGreen Rxvt*foreground: black It worked for rxvt v2.20 (ships with XFree-3.3) and for the newer rxvt 2.21. -- Peter Galbraith, research scientist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Maurice-Lamontagne Institute, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada P.O. Box 1000, Mont-Joli Qc, G5H 3Z4 Canada 418-775-0852 - FAX 418-775-0546 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .