Hi, I have not until recently had cause to use this file, but I put some Netscape modifications in it. I assumed that with a name like .Xdefaults, it would load the default values when the X-Server started, but apparently not.
It seems that to get this file read into the system I have to go to a terminal and type; "xrdb -merge ~/.Xdefaults" I should at this point say that I log into X with xdm as a front end. I know that ~/.Xdefaults loads fine if I use startx at the command line. Why will it not load with xdm at the front. What is the crucial difference between the two ways of starting X that relates to configuration and defaults? How do I get this file to load automatically at start time? Keith -- +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Keith O'Connell | "That which does not kill | | Maidstone, Kent (UK) | us, usually still hurts. | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | That's just life, I'm afraid" | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+