.Xdefaults not being read after i reboot.

[Marius Gedminas]

On Mon, May 04, 2009 at 10:23:00AM -0500, sktsee wrote:
> On Mon, 2009-05-04 at 12:42 +0100, Jamie Griffin wrote:
> > hello everyone
> > 
> > I'm using Jaunty with the gnome desktop. I prefer to use xterm rather
> > than the gnome terminal and have created an .Xdefaults configuration
> > file in my home directory to customise it. However, each time i start
> > up my laptop (either reboot or starting up for the first time that
> > morning) and open xterm this file is not read and the xterm opens with
> > the system-wide default settings, and to change this i have to use the
> > command `xrdb .Xdefaults` to get an xterm session using my preferred
> > settings. After doing so, the xterm stays as i want it to for the
> > remaining time logged in to my pc. 
> > 
> > I'm not sure why this is happening and how to make xterm use the
> > config
> >  file in my home directory and wondered if anyone else knows how?
> > 
> 
> Try renaming your Xdefaults to .Xdefaults-hostname of computer.
> 
> http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/intrepid/en/man7/X.7.html
> (look in the XENVIRONMENT section)

or, if that doesn't help, use ~/.Xresources.

Marius Gedminas
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