aterm and Xconfig

jdier · 08-19-2004, 08:47 PM

I am trying my best to find where I can put my setting for aterm. I have read a lot about using .Xconfig but in my distro of Fedora, I cannot find that file.

This is what I find in /etc/X11

[jdier@linuxbox X11]$ ls
applnk proxymngr XF86Config.INT846 xorg.conf~
dm serverconfig XftConfig.README-OBSOLETE xorg.conf.backup
fs starthere xinit xorg.conf.roR842
gdm sysconfig xkb xorg.conf.rpmsave
lbxproxy twm Xmodmap Xresources
prefdm X #xorg.conf# xserver
prefdm~ xdm xorg.conf xsm
[jdier@linuxbox X11]$ ls -a
. lbxproxy sysconfig xinit xorg.conf.backup
.. prefdm twm xkb xorg.conf.roR842
applnk prefdm~ X Xmodmap xorg.conf.rpmsave
dm proxymngr xdm #xorg.conf# Xresources
fs serverconfig XF86Config.INT846 xorg.conf xserver
gdm starthere XftConfig.README-OBSOLETE xorg.conf~ xsm
[jdier@linuxbox X11]$

When I look at the xorg.cong or Xresources they do not ~seem~ like the right places. (I am very new to linux and unix, so I could be wrong)

I still don't get all of the aterm settings, but I can hack through them with the help of man aterm or aterm -h.

What I DO need help with is figuring out where to add the configuration info that drives aterm.

(I would rather not use an extended command line with a bunch of arguments, even if it was in my fluxbox menu)

Thanks in advance for helping out a complete dumbass newbie!

Jim

foo_bar_foo · 08-19-2004, 09:38 PM

in your home directory make a file called .Xresources
this will load your settings
to load it in (to test) use:
xrdb ~/.Xresources
then on it will load automajikally when you startx

the format is like this (from mine)

Code:

aterm*scrollBar_right: true
aterm*transparent: true
aterm*font: *fixed-bold-r-*-15-*-*
aterm*foreground: black
aterm*pointerColor: wheat
aterm*troughColor: Grey
aterm*cursorColor: Orchid
aterm*saveLines: 10000

Gugs · 08-20-2004, 03:01 AM

~/.Xdefaults (If file not exist, create it)

Format (my .Xdefaults

)

Quote:

$cat .Xdefaults

Aterm*scrollBar: false
Aterm*loginShell: true
Aterm*transparent: true
Aterm*tintingType: true
Aterm*tinting: #a07040
Aterm*shading: 35
Aterm*title: Terminal
Aterm*iconName: Terminal
Aterm*font: -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal-*-14-*-*-*-c-*-iso8859-15
Aterm*geometry: 120x40

markkreuzz · 08-20-2004, 06:45 AM

how do i make my scrollbar transparent???

jdier · 08-20-2004, 11:18 AM

THANK YOU!!!

I just make the file ~/.Xresources and everything is rocking now. Just have to work out some setting that I like.

I really really appreciate you guys posting your settings. here is where I am starting

aterm*scrollBar: false
aterm*transparent: true
aterm*font: *fixed-bold-r-*-15-*-*
aterm*foreground: white
aterm*pointerColor: wheat
aterm*troughColor: Grey
aterm*cursorColor: grey

markkreuzz · 08-20-2004, 12:29 PM

I've managed to get it working.
my configs are

aterm*transpscrollbar: true <----

aterm*transparent: true
aterm*tinting: red
aterm*background: black
aterm*foreground: green
aterm*truetintingType:
aterm*pointerColor:
aterm*pointerColor2:
aterm*shading: 90
aterm*cursorColor: blue
aterm*geometry: 85x30