> Why not use $HOME/.Xresources?
I need to set some system-wide resources.  For example, some users log
in from a Windows machine using Xwin32, but the default font for emacs
is not available in Xwin32, so emacs won't start.  The solution is to
just set the font to something simple like "emacs*font: 6x13".  Of
course users could set their own .Xresources or start emacs with the
-font flag, but lots of users don't read instructions.  On the other
hand, I don't want to just dump a .Xresources file into every home
directory, because some users *do* use this file for their own
purposes and they won't be happy if I overwrite their
carefully-crafted preferences.

Eric

> 
> JG
> 
> Eric Nodwell wrote:
> >Is there any way to get KDE to load X settings from
> >/etc/X11/Xresources?
> >
> >The behaviour of KDE with respect to X resources seems to depend on
> >the setting of
> >
> >  Control Centre
> >    +-> LookNFeel
> >          +-> Colors
> >                +-> Apply colors to non-KDE applications
> >
> >If this is set, then KDE sets its own X resources, completely
> >unrelated to /etc/X11/Xresources.  If this is not set, then KDE clears
> >all X resources.  What I would like is to get KDE just to leave the X
> >resources alone, or to get them from /etc/X11/Xresources.  Is this
> >possible?
> >
> >By the way, Gnome is peculiar: sometimes it clears the X resources,
> >and sometimes it leaves them alone.  I haven't figured out yet what
> >the controlling variable is.  Does anybody know?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Eric
> >
> 
> 

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