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use .Xresources
Authored by: mzs on Mar 09, '04 03:19:18PM
X11 with 10.3.2 uses .Xdefaults just fine. Did with 10.2.8 too.

Yes until you have an .Xresources file. (set-up that way for backwards comaptibility) If you have both then the settings in your .Xdefaults never take, because Xlib looks for .Xdefaults-hostname unless you set the XRESOURCES environment variable to point to .Xdefaults instead. Try it, then you will believe me. (Make sure that hostname is the full output of uname -n.)

Because of all this wierdness, it is a good idea to just use the .Xresources file instead of .Xdefaults. This way if you ever create an .Xresources file, you will not wonder why your settings in .Xdefaults are not taking any longer. If you ever create your own .xsession, be sure to load the resources in the system xresources file and the .Xresources file in your home dir.

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