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Re: Improper Background Colors In The Terminal

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From: Steve
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 02:33
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Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE (Kai Gro�johann wrote in message news:<vaflm82fn5j.fsf@lucy.cs.uni-dortmund.de>...
> stevesusenet@yahoo.com (Steve) writes:
> 
> > "xterm -bg white" comes up white.......but invoking emacs with a
> > command for a white background in it still causes emacs to come up as
> > a greeenish gray.
> 
> Note that you can change the color that xterm knows as "white".  For
> example, I have
> 
> XTerm*color15: gainsboro
> 
> in ~/.Xresources and this means that programs running inside of xterm
> requesting white (color #15) will actually get gainsboro.
> 
> Maybe your situation is similar.  Try "xrdb -query" and grep its
> output or "appres xterm" or "appres XTerm".
> 
> kai

Interesting.

My .Xdefaults ( and .Xresources, in home and /etc/skel ) have no such
statements.  I did learn how to change the default background of xtemr
though:)

Wherever color15 is being tweaked it is not in there.

Here is my .Xresources ( suse 7.2 ):

==========================================================
emacs.geometry:=120x40+50+20
emacs.Font:-*-courier-*-r-*-*-12-*-100-100-*-*-*-*



! ===========================================================================
!  OpenWindows Olwm Olvwn
! ====.Xdefaults=======================================================================
!
OpenWindows.AutoRaise:	false
OpenWindows.AutoReReadMenuFile:	true
OpenWindows.Beep:	never
OpenWindows.ClickMoveThreshold:	5
OpenWindows.DragRightDistance:	50
OpenWindows.DragThreshold:	5
OpenWindows.FocusLenience:	true
OpenWindows.IconFlashCount:	3
OpenWindows.IconLocation:	bottom
OpenWindows.MinimalDecor:	Virtual xload xmem xsysinfo xosview xbiff
xclock xeyes
OpenWindows.MultiClickTimeout:	4
OpenWindows.PaintWorkspace:	true
OpenWindows.PopupJumpCursor:	true
OpenWindows.RubberBandThickness:	1
OpenWindows.ScrollbarPlacement:	right
OpenWindows.SelectDisplaysMenu:	False
OpenWindows.SelectToggleStacking:	true
OpenWindows.SelectWindows:	true
OpenWindows.ServerGrabs:	true
OpenWindows.SetInput:	followmouse
OpenWindows.ShowMoveGeometry:	true
OpenWindows.ShowResizeGeometry:	true
OpenWindows.SnapToGrid:	true
OpenWindows.Use3D:	true
OpenWindows.Use3DFrames:	true
OpenWindows.Use3DResize:	true
OpenWindows.VirtualDesktop:	2x2
OpenWindows.VirtualGrid:	none
OpenWindows.VirtualSticky:	Virtual xload xmem xsysinfo xosview xbiff
xclock swissclock
!OpenWindows.WindowColor:	#b2b2b2
!OpenWindows.WorkspaceColor:	gray

*printCommand: lpr

Mwm.interactivePlacement:	false

grok*ColSheet: black

xterm*background:	LightYellow2
xterm.eightBitInput:	true
xterm*multiScroll:	on
xterm*jumpScroll:	on
! xterm*font:	-adobe-courier-bold-r-normal--14-140-75-75-m-90-iso8859-1
xterm*ScrollBar: on
xterm*SaveLines: 2000
! xterm*VisualBell: true
xterm.eightBitOutput:	true
XTerm*color15: white

Scrollbar.JumpCursor:	True


Ghostview.pageMedia:  A4

*XConsole*text.scrollHorizontal:         False
*XConsole*text.wrap: line

!
! XSysinfo 
!
XSysinfo*.font:                 fixed
XSysinfo*.title.label:          Linx System Info
XSysinfo*.title.width:          200
XSysinfo*.load.name.label:      CPU Load:
XSysinfo*.idle.name.label:      CPU Idle:
XSysinfo*.mem.name.label:       Memory:
XSysinfo*.swap.name.label:      Swap:
! set foreground colors for load
XSysinfo*load*bar.foreground:   RosyBrown1
XSysinfo*load*bar.foreground1:  IndianRed1
XSysinfo*load*bar.foreground2:  OrangeRed1
XSysinfo*load*bar.foreground3:  firebrick1
XSysinfo*load*bar.foreground4:  pink1
XSysinfo*load*bar.foreground5:  HotPink1
XSysinfo*load*bar.foreground6:  DeepPink2
XSysinfo*load*bar.foreground7:  maroon1
XSysinfo*load*bar.segmentGap:   1

! set idle gauge color
XSysinfo*idle*bar.foreground:   green
XSysinfo*idle*bar.backgroud:   red

! set mem info gauge colors
XSysinfo*mem*bar.foreground:    tomato
XSysinfo*mem*bar.foreground1:   green3
XSysinfo*mem*bar.foreground2:   orchid

! set swap gauge color
XSysinfo*swap*bar.foreground:   hotpink1

! set background
XSysinfo*.background:           gray50
XSysinfo*.BarGauge.background:  white


*basicLocale:	C
*timeFormat:	C
*numeric:	C
*displayLang:	C
*inputLang:	C

#ifdef COLOR
*customization:	-color
#endif




!Here are the Xaw3D definitions that reside within my .Xdefaults file.
!It took me a while to make everything look like the true Motif feel,
so
!put it into your .Xdefaults file and enjoy this cool xterm!
!
! Good Xaw3d Defaults
#ifdef COLOR
*Form.background:			grey67
*TransientShell*Dialog.background:	grey67
*Command.background:		grey77
*MenuButton.background:		grey77
*MenuButton.foreground:		black
*SimpleMenu*background:		grey77
*SimpleMenu*foreground:		black
*ScrollbarBackground:		grey67
*ScrollbarForeground:		grey37
*Scrollbar*background:		grey77
*Scrollbar*foreground:      grey37

*Scrollbar*pointerColor:	black
*Scrollbar*pointerColorBackground:	white
*beNiceToColormap:		False
#else
*Form.background:			black
*Form.foreground:			white
*TransientShell*Dialog.background:	black
*TransientShell*Dialog.foreground:	white
*Command.background:		black
*Command.foreground:		white
*MenuButton.background:		black
*MenuButton.foreground:		white
*SimpleMenu*background:		black
*SimpleMenu*foreground:		white
*ScrollbarBackground:		black
*ScrollbarForeground:		white
*Scrollbar*background:		black
*Scrollbar*foreground:		white
*Scrollbar*pointerColor:	black
*Scrollbar*pointerColorBackground:	white
*beNiceToColormap:		True
#endif
XTerm*Scrollbar*width:		16
XTerm*Scrollbar*height:		16
XTerm*Scrollbar*shadowWidth:	2
XTerm*Scrollbar*borderWidth:	3
*Scrollbar*width:		15
*Scrollbar*height:		15
*Scrollbar*shadowWidth:		2
*Scrollbar*borderWidth:		2
*Scrollbar*cursorName:		top_left_arrow
*Scrollbar*pushThumb:		false
*Label*shadowWidth:		2
*Label*borderWidth:		2
*shapeStyle:			Rectangle
*shadowWidth:			2
*SmeBSB*shadowWidth:		2
*Toggle*highlightThickness:	2
*MenuButton*highlightThickness:	2
*Command*highlightThickness:	2
*Panner*shadowThickness:	2
*SimpleMenu*shadowThickness:	2
*topShadowContrast:		20
*bottomShadowContrast:		45
*PushThumb:			False

! ===========================================================================
!                               Motif
! ===========================================================================

!*XmText.translations: #override\n\
!       <Key>osfDelete: delete-previous-character()\n\
!       <Key>osfBackSpace: delete-next-character()\n
!
!*XmTextField.translations: #override\n\
!       <Key>osfDelete: delete-next-character()\n\
!       <Key>osfBackSpace: delete-previous-character()\n


! ===========================================================================
!                               XTerm
! ===========================================================================
!*vt100.translations: #override \
!        <Key>Home:      string("[1~") \n\
!        <Key>Insert:    string("[2~") \n\
!        <Key>BackSpace: string("[3~") \n\
!        <Key>End:       string("[4~")
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