You could try naming it ~/.Xdefaults
(That’s what I currently use, but I’m still on 10.14.x. I have no idea what the current standard is within the X world.) -Don > On Feb 5, 2020, at 12:08 PM, Philip Dennison via X11-users > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > I've been using XQuartz for many years on several different Macs. In the past > my customized window settings have been retained during OS updates. By this I > mean my choice of initial size, text and background colors. > > I have just updated my 2010 MacPro from El Camino to High Sierra, and my > settings have been lost. I get the default small black-on-white window. > > It is so long since I set up those choices I can't remember how to do it... > > They seem to have been saved in ~/.Xresources and are still present, but no > longer being used: > > xterm.vt100.saveLines: 1000 > ! Colors > !.xterm.vt100.background: firebrick4 > .xterm.vt100.background: rgb:6f/0/0 > .xterm.vt100.foreground: lightyellow1 > ! Geometry > .xterm.vt100.geometry: 160x48+512+200 > > I tried copying these settings to ~/.profile and /etc/profile and ~/.bashrc > with no success. > > Can anyone guide me on how to fix this? > > Thanks very much, > > Phil. > > -- > Dr Phil Dennison > NMR Facility Director (949)824-6010 (office) > Department of Chemistry (949)824-5649 (lab) > University of California (949)824-8571 (fax) > Irvine, CA 92697-2025 [email protected] > USA > _______________________________________________ > Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. > X11-users mailing list ([email protected]) > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/x11-users/macq%40comcast.net > > This email sent to [email protected] Don MacQueen 375 Hummingbird Ln Livermore CA 94551 925-447-1833 [email protected]
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