X Resources
Many older X applications rely on resources for configuration. Resources are key-value data that are stored centrally by the X server. Resources are stored in a hierarchy of classes and instances. Each instance has a value. This is easiest to describe by way of some examples. Listing 6.1 shows typical resource entries. These would generally be found in a file called ${ HOME} /.Xdefaults. Note that the numbers in italics indicate line numbers and are not actually in the file.
Code Listing 6.1. Typical X resources
emacs*Background: DarkSlateGray (1) emacs*Foreground: Wheat (2) emacs*pointerColor: Orchid (3) emacs*cursorColor: Orchid (4) emacs.geometry: 80x25 (5) XTerm*highlightSelection: true (6) XTerm*VT100*colorBDMode: on (7) XTerm.VT100.titeInhibit: ... |
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