On 2014-06-01 16:14:24 +0100, Brian wrote:
> On Sun 01 Jun 2014 at 10:48:17 -0400, Steve Litt wrote:
>
> > You mention making an .Xdefaults/.Xresources in my home directory. Can
> > I safely assume the slash meant either/or, rather than directory/file?
> > I already had a .Xdefaults, but it was a config file, not a directory.
> >
> > I added your lines to the end of my .Xdefaults, and it kinda sorta
> > seemed to make things better, but it was so subtle this could be a
> > placebo effect. So I'm thinking, if I could use settings that make my
>
> Debian doesn't use a .Xdefaults file.
>
> brian@desktop:~$ grep -r Xresources /etc/X11/
> /etc/X11/Xsession:SYSRESOURCES=/etc/X11/Xresources
> /etc/X11/Xsession:USRRESOURCES=$HOME/.Xresources
> grep: /etc/X11/Xwrapper.config: Permission denied
You're looking at the wrong place: the .Xdefaults file has never been
a startup file. But it's now ".Xdefaults-<hostname>". See X(7) man
page:
XENVIRONMENT
This must point to a file containing X resources. The default is
$HOME/.Xdefaults-<hostname>. Unlike $HOME/.Xresources, it is
consulted each time an X application starts.
And you can check with strace that this file is read...
But I prefer to use the app-defaults.
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