From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Harry Putnam Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Emacs-21.3 is ignoring my X-resources colors setting Date: Fri, 09 Jul 2004 08:56:11 -0500 Organization: Still searching... Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1089381620 6039 80.91.224.253 (9 Jul 2004 14:00:20 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2004 14:00:20 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Jul 09 15:56:31 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1Bivrb-0004m4-00 for ; Fri, 09 Jul 2004 15:56:31 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1Bivtl-0001bL-Me for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 09 Jul 2004 09:58:45 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1BivtZ-0001ax-Kg for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 09 Jul 2004 09:58:33 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1BivtY-0001aR-G1 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 09 Jul 2004 09:58:33 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1BivtY-0001aO-Cz for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 09 Jul 2004 09:58:32 -0400 Original-Received: from [80.91.224.249] (helo=main.gmane.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1BivrM-0001Lx-On for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 09 Jul 2004 09:56:17 -0400 Original-Received: from list by main.gmane.org with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1BivrK-0006UC-00 for ; Fri, 09 Jul 2004 15:56:14 +0200 Original-Received: from adsl-68-74-122-211.dsl.emhril.ameritech.net ([68.74.122.211]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Fri, 09 Jul 2004 15:56:14 +0200 Original-Received: from reader by adsl-68-74-122-211.dsl.emhril.ameritech.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Fri, 09 Jul 2004 15:56:14 +0200 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-Lines: 49 Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: adsl-68-74-122-211.dsl.emhril.ameritech.net User-Agent: Gnus/5.110003 (No Gnus v0.3) Emacs/21.3.50 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:K9hbhpQ81/tOCrv+CIy0YImhsDM= X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:19542 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:19542 > Hi, > > Sorry about the cross-posting, I've been trying to find a solution for > this for at least 3 weeks now. Many attempts have ended in vain. > > Please somebody help, please. > > I've been using the following to set up my Emacs colors (dig up from > google) up till emacs-21.2-33, but they no longer work under > emacs-21.3+1-5. > > - - - - >8 - - - - > Emacs.default.attributeBackground: gray25 > Emacs.default.attributeForeground: gray85 > Emacs*XlwMenu.background: gray35 > Emacs*XlwMenu.topShadowColor: gray60 > Emacs*XlwMenu.bottomShadowColor: gray10 > Emacs*XlwMenu.foreground: gray80 > - - - - >8 - - - - You may be able to put settings like the following in ~/.Xresources (Note: bangs (!) are considered comment chars in ~/.Xresources You didn't mention what operating system you use but there was a time when settings like these went in ~/.Xdefaults but in recent fedora (redhat) desktops, this file name was changed to ~/.Xresources These all take effect when I startx using recent Fedora core 2 and kde desktop. But I think it works for gnome too. emacs*Background: black emacs*Foreground: papayawhip #emacs.title: emacs*pointerColor: white emacs*cursorColor: magenta emacs*bitmapIcon: on !emacs*font: -misc-fixed-bold-*-*-*-*-140-75-*-*-*-iso8859-1 !emacs*font: -misc-fixed-bold-*-*-*-*-140-75-*-*-*-*-* !emacs*font: -misc-fixed-bold-*-*-*-*-130-100-*-c-*-iso8859-1 ! emacs*font: -misc-*-bold-r-normal--15-140-75-75-*-90-iso8859-* ##emacs*font: emacs*font: -misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--18-120-100-100-c-90-iso8859-1 !emacs*font: -Adobe-Courier-Bold-R-Normal--14-100-100-100-M-90-ISO8859-1 !emacs*font: -misc-fixed-medium-*-*-*-*-140-100-*-*-*-*-* emacs.geometry: 100x38 ## More font mania !emacs*menubar.font: -Adobe-Helvetica-Medium-R-Normal--18-100-75-75-P-56-ISO8859-1 !emacs*XlwMenu.font: -Adobe-Helvetica-Medium-R-Normal--18-100-75-75-P-56-ISO8859-1