> On Sun, Aug 13, 2000 at 08:18:25PM +0300, Shaul Karl wrote: > > A few days ago I reported here that I have a problem with text apps > > (top, mc, pstree and such) that are being launched in X using the menu > > system (that is, with something like apps->System->Top). To be more > > specific, it appeared that the X terminal that these apps are using > > does not read the xterm* resources I have in ~/.Xresources. I also > > claimed that this problem is new. Can it be that this problem is due > > to the use of x-terminal-emulator? Am I right that the > > x-terminal-emulator thing is rather new? -- > > Shouldn't matter, > > /usr/bin/x-terminal-emulator -> /etc/alternatives/x-terminal-emulator > /etc/alternatives/x-terminal-emulator -> /usr/bin/X11/xterm > > Unless it points to something other than /usr/bin/X11/xterm. Are you > using xsm to manage X sessions? That's the only place I've noticed > where global Xresources aren't sourced -- and only when used with GDM > where the Xsession option is chosen (rather than GNOME or Debian). > However, $HOME/.Xresources *is* still loaded. >
I am using xdm and do not use xsm (unless xsm is called behind the scene). > Maybe check ~/.xsession-errors. Could be a syntax error in your > ~/.Xresources. Also, make sure there is *no* space after: > > XTerm*Font: 10x20 > > I've noticed that spaces following a resource setting are sometimes > grokked as part of the name -- and then it's not found! One might think > that was a bug with xrdb. It should trim leading/trailing spaces. > My ~/.Xresources are probably correct since XShells->Xterm is working as it was before. And it is not only the fonts I am talking about when running those text apps within X using the menu system: it is the missing scrolbar and the fact that the icon is not tux. ~/.xsession-errors does not show anything unusual: [09:10:13 /tmp]$ cat ~/.xsession-errors [FVWM][Read]: <<ERROR>> file '.fvwm2rc' not found in $HOME or /etc/X11/fvwm [FVWM][Read]: trying to read system rc file [09:10:25 /tmp]$ > > -- > MegaHAL quote: > I think a blowpipe is a marijuana cigarrette. > It'll get you deleted! > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- -- Shaul Karl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Donate free food to the world's hungry: see http://www.thehungersite.com