On Mon 02 Jun 2014 at 10:04:29 +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > On 2014-06-01 16:14:24 +0100, Brian wrote: > > > > 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.
I looked in the place that startx and the DMs look with a default install of X. Which is not to deny your valid point. However. a user would have to put in the extra effort to use .Xdefaults-<hostname> or, if they know it is possible, a .Xresources directory. I'm of the opinion that for most use cases mentioning .Xdefaults causes confusion at the very least. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20140602131103.gq17...@copernicus.demon.co.uk