Default settings for XTerm

Edvardsen Kåre kare.edvardsen@uit.no
Mon Oct 31 13:43:00 GMT 2011


On Mon, 31 Oct 2011, Edvardsen Kåre wrote:

>> Where do I change the default settings (globally) for the XTerm so I
>> don't have to set it every time from the "VT Options" and "VT Fonts"
>> menus?
>> I tried to change stuff in /etc/X11/app-defaults/XTerm-color, but
didn't
>> affect anything.
>
> "XTerm-color" includes "XTerm".  I'd modify the latter.
> (there's also the possibility that neither is used - "appres XTerm"
> would show whatever resource values are found, though not where).

The "XTerm" is used, but "XTerm-color" is not. Copying the color stuff
into the "XTerm" file works, but I can't figure out how to set default
font to TrueType, and default font size.

Anyone?

Cheers,
Kåre


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