I can't set my xterm background/foreground colors properly using Slackware.

joeBuffer · 08-19-2009, 08:35 AM

I've read about this. Everyone says to use ~/.Xresources or ~/.Xdefaults, and it doesn't work for me. It doesn't do anything at all, in fact. I'm trying to use this:

Code:

XTerm*background: black
XTerm*foreground: white

In the ~/.X* files, it won't work.
I read that another way of doing it is using

Code:

xrdb -merge .x_settings_file

This will work for me. It's the only thing I can get to work. But when I restart, it will have to be done again. I'm using Slackware 12.2.

bsdunix · 08-19-2009, 09:45 AM

Try lowercase:

Code:

xterm*background: black
xterm*foreground: white

Then restart or reload:

Code:

xrdb -load ~/.Xdefaults