On Fri, 17 May 2002 09:49:17 -0700 Eric Nodwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > 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 Eric, Have you looked into tightvnc instead of Xwin32. The windows client is just as easy to use as the Xwin32 one and since it actually gets all of it's "info" from Linux you don't have this problem. The other advantage is that tightvnc uses less bandwidth and less CPU/Memory resources than Xwin32. We switched here and haven't looked back. It's available at www.tightvnc.com and ....... it's free as in beer. The other nice point is it allows for shared and private "desktops" much nicer than Xwin32. I would recommend using a lighter weight wm than KDE or Gnome for max performance, but like I said we've been happy with it. James > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > -- > ******************************** > Eric Nodwell > Ph.D. candidate > Department of Physics > University of British Columbia > > tel: 604-822-5425 > fax: 604-822-4750 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
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