Ubuntu
xterm package

Dapper's xterm 208-0ubuntu2 doesn't read ~/.Xdefaults

Bug #34451 reported by PtOLU8zjbZxlgNOiyGyd
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xterm (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Simple test, create an ~/.Xdefaults file containing:

XTerm*geometry: 80x40

save and type "xterm" from a terminal or launch it from gnome's command runnr (Alt-F2). The resulting xterm session still has a 80x25 geometry, the default.

Now, type "xterm -geometry 80x40" and it works.

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PtOLU8zjbZxlgNOiyGyd (lkgdx5kefrptmd7ccufa-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

An update. It seems that xterm only reads .Xdefaults once each session, that is I need to log out and log in again for changes to affect the application instead of simply restarting the application itself.

Very weird.

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PtOLU8zjbZxlgNOiyGyd (lkgdx5kefrptmd7ccufa-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

Please forget it. It shows I hadn't fiddled with X settings in years...

Changed in xterm:
status: Unconfirmed → Rejected
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