The asterisk is correct for use in .Xdefaults, but if you're using options in a command, it's "aterm -option -option"

As far as I know, Aterm can use Afterstep themes, but I couldn't tell you anything about them. You might try using .Xresources instead of .Xdefaults...that would be created in your home directory as well. Type "man aterm" for a list of available options and resources. Beyond that, I'm afraid I have no idea.

ok, this is a bit odd, but could someone tell me why? when i finished creating these files, i would start aterm, but the original options where kept, white background, black font, yada yada. but, for some reason, now, the background is transparent. the scroll bars are still there, the font is still back, and the borders are still there, but now the background is transparent. is there an option that i entered through the cmd line that did this? or is it acctualy picking and chosing which of the options in the files it wants?

do the changes done in the files take effect emediatly, or would i have to restart my pc?

thnx, jay

i feel like we are making progress :-D

ok, sorry about my last post. .Xresources did it for me. .Xdefaults did it too, but i didn't realize i had to restart my pc to get the options to take effect. Ok. so, now, i don't have a scrollbar. my problem before was that i did aterm*srollbar:False :-D so what, i can't spell, who cares. Now, my last, but not least, problem is, i still have borders. I read man term....there is no option for borderWidth. so, what do i do now? i installed aterm cause i read that i could get rid of all borders and everything.

does this have anything to do with it?: aterm version 0.4.0

thnx,
jay

You really didn't need to reboot....at most a logout would do, but probably no more than restarting x would work.

As far as I can tell, there's no built-in borderless option for aterm. I achieve that by adding aterm to .fluxbox/apps with the "Remember" feature. If you're using Fluxbox stable, this option is not available. If you don't want to do the development Fluxbox, you can get a borderless terminal with Eterm, which I think can be customized with .Xdefaults as well.

hmmmmmm. ok. well, first off, since i'm still pretty much a newb....what is Fluxbox? is it a distribution? cause, i'm using RH8, for now, hopeing to upgrade to 9. thnx

jay


edited portion: ok, the thing that sucks about eterm, is that i got the eterm rpm, but it depends on other crap.

sorry...I just assumed you were using fluxbox, since that's the subject of this thread. Fluxbox is a window manager based on Blackbox. Its main strengths are speed, stability, low resource needs, and simplicity (not simplicity as in user-friendly, but simplicity as in lack of fluff and flash)

cool. ok, well. i found the website for it, and might install it. am i able to with RH8?

which is easier, installing eterm without problems or installing fluxbox without problems :-D yeah, i know, real comedian, without problems :-p.

"Easier" would depend on your system. I've personally had fewer installation issues with Fluxbox than I have with Eterm, but I've heard of other people who have had bizarre problems while compiling Fluxbox.

well, i guess the cool thing is that fluxbox is now installed without any problems. the only thing now is...what do i do now that it's installed? how do i log into a fluxbox session? thnx

jay

If you login to a terminal, you should be able to use "startx fluxbox" or add fluxbox to .xinitrc.
If you login to a GUI session manager, you'll need to add fluxbox to your window manager list...how to do that is beyond me, since I've never done much with session managers except to disable them.

[politisj@localhost politisj]$ startx fluxbox


Fatal server error:
Server is already active for display 0
If this server is no longer running, remove /tmp/.X0-lock
and start again.


When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send
the full server output, not just the last messages.
Please report problems to xfree86@xfree86.org.


that's what i've been getting. i tried finding .xinitrc, but i guess it's a file that i must create myself?after that, i don't know where else to go or what else to do. i do have a window manager, i guess. it's that one opening gui screen that asks for my user name and password right? and it also has 3 lists, one for settings, sessions, and system. or somethign like that.

thnx
jay.

ok. i have found another thread that talks about fluxbox. i'm using fluxbox as i'm typing right now. i sorta miss the session manager, but i'm sure i can find a way to have both fluxbox and my session manager back. in order to get fluxbox, i had to edit /etc/inittab and made my default run level 4(the person that i got this from said he did it in 3). and from there just startx.

ok, so, now that i'm in fluxbox, how do i make aterm borderless? :-D thnx

If i knew more about session managers, I'd tell you how to add fluxbox to it....i'm sure it's not too difficult. If i rememeber correctly, kdm has this built into the interface.

Making aterm borderless in Fluxbox development (v0.9.6 and later ?):
http://fluxbox.sourceforge.net/docs/en/faq-dev.php
it's the very first question.

To get the X display managers open the right WM,

If you are using xdm, all you need to do ( assuming you're already running runlevel 5 and you have exec /usr/bin/fluxbox in your ~/.xinitrc) is
If you're using gdm ( default for RH ) go /etc/X11/gdm/Sessions.
Now:

In the latter ( gdm) case, you will now be able to choose Fluxbox from the dropdown session menu.

Note: if your fluxbox binary is elsewhere, supply the correct path. eg: /usr/local/bin/fluxbox.

HTH

WOOOOO HOOOOO!!!!! FINALY THERE!!!! thankyou sooooo much for your time guys. I've finaly learned soooo much about linux these past few days. thnx. i haven't gotten the borderless aterm yet, but i'm sure i can findout how. thnx guys, esspecialy milkshaw!!!


hmmmmm. that's wierd. before when i was running aterm in fluxbox it was all transparent and no scrollbar and stuff, but now it's not. my gnome-term seems to have kept it's settings and all, but not aterm. i wonder why.

could this thread still be alive? who knows....stay tuned!!

ps: sorry for my dumb humor, but it's all i got going for me now adays :-D