X, Motif, and CDE Configuration Files
X, Motif, and CDE all use configuration files to shape their appearance and behavior. Elements of appearance and behavior such as foreground color, keyboard focus policy, and client decoration are resources that can be controlled by values in the appropriate configuration file. In X, Motif, and CDE, the word “resource” has a special meaning. It doesn't refer to vague natural resources or generic system resources, but to rather specific elements of appearance and behavior. Some examples are the foreground resource, the keyboardFocusPolicy resource, and the clientDecoration resource. For example, the foreground color could be black, keyboard focus policy could be explicit, and client decoration could be plus-title ...
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