Re: Xresources Xdefaults documentation
Micha Feigin [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I picked up on most of the syntax, but there are a few points, such
as it appears that using XTerm. affects all exterms even if they
were called through a link (x-terminal-emulator for example) while
xterm. affects only when called as xterm or whats the difference
betwin xterm*fonts and xterm.fonts (some apps appear to prefer it
one way and some the other some take both).
Every widget in the resource tree has a name ('xterm',
'x-terminal-emulator') and a class ('XTerm'). Generally the man page
will list both. Dots separate items in the tree; a star between items
indicates that zero or more items may be skipped. So in the
particular case of xterm, that has a widget named vt100 (class VT100),
which lets you specify a font (class Font). So these are mostly
equivalent:
XTerm.vt100.font: fixed
XTerm.VT100.Font: fixed
XTerm*Font: fixed
(...and all apply to all xterms, regardless of the name they were
started under.) These make a difference if you have multiple things
with the same class:
xclock.foreground: black
xclock.hands: gray40
! or, would set both of the above:
xclock.Foreground: black
There's a resolution order documented somewhere if you have
conflicting resource settings, which mostly works out to the most
specific thing takes effect.
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Re: Xresources Xdefaults documentation
on Sat, Nov 22, 2003 at 12:39:55AM +0200, Micha Feigin ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Can someone recomend so documentation about Xresources Xdefaults. I found some examples floating around but the exact syntax eludes me. I tried googling, looking in the HOWTO directory and apropos but it seems like I am not finding the right document. Generally: resource: value ...and '!' is the comment character. Note that resources have compound parts. I picked up a copy of O'Reilly's _X Window System User's Guide_ some years ago. /me thinks. Sheesh. Eight years already ...which has a pretty good set of docs on X Window System Resources. Most of which you can get from man X as suggested. The book is probably overkill now, and largely obsolete, but I'm happy to have it. For most applications which use the Xt toolkit (fewer these days, though a lot of stuff outside GNOME and KDE does), the app's own manpage should list resources. The manpages for xterm, twm, xclock, and xload should provide some decent clues. There may be sample resource files in /etc/X11/Xresources/ Peace. -- Karsten M. Self [EMAIL PROTECTED]http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What Part of Gestalt don't you understand? Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. - Benjamin Franklin, 1755 pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Xresources Xdefaults documentation
Karsten M. Self wrote I picked up a copy of O'Reilly's _X Window System User's Guide_ some years ago. /me thinks. Sheesh. Eight years already Hey, I wrote my first program on an ICT Sirius in 1968, so no sympathy from me. I have, however, discovered two things: - if one is obsessed with programming, it *never* gets old - one has to grow old, but one *doesn't* have to grow up :- -- paul They made us many promises, more than I can remember, but they never kept but one: they promised to take our land, and they took it. - Chief Red Cloud (Mahpiua Luta) of the Oglala Sioux -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Xresources Xdefaults documentation
On Thu, Nov 27, 2003 at 05:58:49AM -0800, Karsten M. Self wrote: on Sat, Nov 22, 2003 at 12:39:55AM +0200, Micha Feigin ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Can someone recomend so documentation about Xresources Xdefaults. I found some examples floating around but the exact syntax eludes me. I tried googling, looking in the HOWTO directory and apropos but it seems like I am not finding the right document. Generally: resource: value ...and '!' is the comment character. Note that resources have compound parts. I picked up a copy of O'Reilly's _X Window System User's Guide_ some years ago. /me thinks. Sheesh. Eight years already ...which has a pretty good set of docs on X Window System Resources. Most of which you can get from man X as suggested. The book is probably overkill now, and largely obsolete, but I'm happy to have it. For most applications which use the Xt toolkit (fewer these days, though a lot of stuff outside GNOME and KDE does), the app's own manpage should list resources. The manpages for xterm, twm, xclock, and xload should provide some decent clues. There may be sample resource files in /etc/X11/Xresources/ I picked up on most of the syntax, but there are a few points, such as it appears that using XTerm. affects all exterms even if they were called through a link (x-terminal-emulator for example) while xterm. affects only when called as xterm or whats the difference betwin xterm*fonts and xterm.fonts (some apps appear to prefer it one way and some the other some take both). Peace. -- Karsten M. Self [EMAIL PROTECTED]http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What Part of Gestalt don't you understand? Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. - Benjamin Franklin, 1755 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Xresources Xdefaults documentation
Can someone recomend so documentation about Xresources Xdefaults. I found some examples floating around but the exact syntax eludes me. I tried googling, looking in the HOWTO directory and apropos but it seems like I am not finding the right document. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Xresources Xdefaults documentation
On Fri, 2003-11-21 at 23:39, Micha Feigin wrote: Can someone recomend so documentation about Xresources Xdefaults. I found some examples floating around but the exact syntax eludes me. I tried googling, looking in the HOWTO directory and apropos but it seems like I am not finding the right document. man X -alf -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
