X window resource defaults problem

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3 total messages Started by M J Sawar Fri, 10 May 1991 09:13

#2037

Author: M J Sawar
Date: Fri, 10 May 1991 09:13

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Hi,
	Fisrt of all could you add my name to the epoch mailing list.

Now to the problem, I have spent a long time trying to get epoch read my
resource database. the epoch variable which I am using for the time are
      .screen.background      black
      .screen.foreground      white
      .minibuf.background     black
      .screen.geometry        80x48+0+10
      .minibuf.geometry       80x1+100+0
I have tried putting epoch infront, of these resource names and loaded
with xrdb, but it never takes any effect. 
What am I doing wrong, and how to fix it.

sawar
computer based learning unit
university of Leeds

X window resource defaults problem

#2038

Author: Ron M. Shapiro
Date: Fri, 10 May 1991 11:30

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sawar,

The lines in .Xdefaults should end in a colon (:).  e.g. 
 
                   epoch.Screen.Background: white

These lines are also case sensitive.  Epoch reads this file, so you do not have
to run xrdb first.

Ron

X window resource defaults problem

#2040

Author: Ed Simpson
Date: Fri, 10 May 1991 16:45

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I use the following and it works fine under twm.  I think the key is
to use '*' between epoch and whatever else.  '*' matches whatever
unknowns come between epoch and the object you are trying to set in
the window hierarchy.

*epoch*minibuf.icon.geometry:	+500+0
*epoch*minibuf.geometry:	80x1-0+125
*epoch*screen.icon.geometry:	+550+0
*epoch*screen.geometry:		80x54-0-0
*epoch*foreground:		Black
*epoch*background:		Ivory2
*epoch*cursor.background:	Yellow
*epoch*cursor.color:		VioletRed
*epoch*font:			8x13
*epoch*minibuf.name:		Epoch

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