The best way to do this is to edit (or create) the .Xdefaults file in your home directory. something like the following:
---------------- begin .Xdefaults ------------ *XTerm*background: red *XTerm*foreground: white *XTerm.VT100.geometry: 80x40 *XTerm*scrollBar: true ---------------- end .Xdefaults --------------- then at your shell prompt... unix> xrdb .Xdefaults unix> xterm & Note: the geometry setting uses VT100, not the wildcard, to avoid resizing the menus the xrdb step is not required if you stop and restart XWin -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/
