Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:05:10 +0300 From: Yuri Pankov <yuri.pankov@gmail.com> To: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: .Xdefaults file Message-ID: <20091222190510.GD2499@darklight.org.ru> In-Reply-To: <20091222173819.GA1824@bsd.remdog.net> References: <20091222173819.GA1824@bsd.remdog.net>
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On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 09:38:19AM -0800, Rem P Roberti wrote: > On my desktop box I settled on an xterm font and font size by > experimenting thus: > > xterm -fa 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono' -fs 10 > > I went through a number of fonts until I settled on the one I liked > most. Then I created an .Xdefaults file in my home directory which > included: > > Xterm*faceName Bitstream Vera Sans Mono > Xterm*faceSize 10 I think case matters here, i.e. XTerm*, not Xterm or xterm. > > Everything works fine. However, when I tried to to this on my old > Compaq Presario on which I have 7.2 installed it doesn't work. Oddly, > I can create an xterm window using the original xterm command that I > used when I was experimenting with fonts, and the window opens and is > rendered correctly, but I can't get X to read the .Xdefaults file. Any > ideas on why .Xdefauts works on the desktop box but not the laptop? > > Rem HTH, Yuri
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