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Article #24357Re: Defeating the resource file search path.
From: Peter Ware
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 13:51
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 13:51
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You could, conceivably, use some idiosyncratic method for loading the resources and just replace the resource database. Look at the Xrm*() functions in Xlib. But don't do it. I'll concede that where an Xt program finds resource files does seem to come from an incredible variety of places. They are (from highest priority to lowest priority): 1. Args passed at creation time. 2. Command line arguments. 3. User's per host defaults file 4. User's defaults file. 5. User's per application default file. 6. System wide per application default file. Of course, it is complicated by the fact that several of these can be loaded from different places. Look at the Xt FAQ, Question 20, for full details about where resources are found. --pete -- Pete Ware ware@cis.ohio-state.edu CIS Dept, Ohio State University w/ (614) 292-7318 228 Bolz Hall, 2036 Neil Ave. h/ (614) 538-0965 Columbus, OH 43210 Welcome William Patrick Ware to the world! Born 10/21/92, 8lbs 6.2oz (3.83kg)
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!spool.mu.edu!uwm.edu!linac!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!cis.ohio-state.edu!oboe!ware From: ware@oboe.cis.ohio-state.edu (Peter Ware) Newsgroups: comp.windows.x Subject: Re: Defeating the resource file search path. Date: 22 Jan 1993 08:51:52 -0500 Organization: Ohio State Computer Science Lines: 26 Sender: ware@cis.ohio-state.edu Message-ID: <WARE.93Jan22085147@oboe.cis.ohio-state.edu> References: <3310@contex.contex.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: oboe.cis.ohio-state.edu In-reply-to: avinash@felix.contex.com's message of 21 Jan 93 16:16:40 GMT