.Xdefaults not being read after i reboot.

[sktsee]

On Mon, 2009-05-04 at 12:42 +0100, Jamie Griffin wrote:
> hello everyone
> 
> I'm using Jaunty with the gnome desktop. I prefer to use xterm rather
> than the gnome terminal and have created an .Xdefaults configuration
> file in my home directory to customise it. However, each time i start
> up my laptop (either reboot or starting up for the first time that
> morning) and open xterm this file is not read and the xterm opens with
> the system-wide default settings, and to change this i have to use the
> command `xrdb .Xdefaults` to get an xterm session using my preferred
> settings. After doing so, the xterm stays as i want it to for the
> remaining time logged in to my pc. 
> 
> I'm not sure why this is happening and how to make xterm use the
> config
>  file in my home directory and wondered if anyone else knows how?
> 

Try renaming your Xdefaults to .Xdefaults-hostname of computer.

http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/intrepid/en/man7/X.7.html
(look in the XENVIRONMENT section)

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