On Tue, 22 Oct 2002, Matthew Saltzman wrote: >Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 11:27:36 -0400 (EDT) >From: Matthew Saltzman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII >List-Id: Discussion of Red Hat Linux 8.0 (Psyche) <psyche-list.redhat.com> >Subject: Setting X resources? > >What is the right way to set X resources in Psyche? In particular, I want >my xemacs windows to open at 80x36 instead of the default 62x34. I >tried creating ~/.Xresources[1] with > > Emacs*EmacsFrame.geometry: 80x36 > >but that has no effect. The resource is in the resource database (as >indicated by "xrdb -query"), but the window still opens 62x34. I also >tried "xemacs -geometry 80x36" and tht didn't do it either. Now I'm >confused. > >TIA. > >[1] This is a change from previous RHL releases, where ~/.Xdefaults was >used. Is it documented anywhere?
.Xresources has been the official XFree86.org documented location where X resources are placed for over 2 years. .Xdefaults was legacy compatibility cruft that we kept around for longer, and have now removed. The X documentation documents the .Xresources file. -- Mike A. Harris ftp://people.redhat.com/mharris OS Systems Engineer XFree86 maintainer Red Hat Inc.
