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From: yhsieh@castor.usc.edu (Yeongbin Hsieh)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: X resource management
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Date: 22 Nov 89 01:18:07 GMT
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I have a question about resource manager of DECStation 3100.  Suppose when I 
initialize the Xtoolkit, the resource manager should read the following files.
    1.  load /usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/<application-class>
    2.  load $XAPPRESDIR/<application-class>
    3.  load $HOME/.Xdefaults
    4.  load load $XENVIRONMENT or $HOME/.Xdefaults-<host>
    5.  load command-line option

The problems I have are :
    1.  The command-line option never override the default value I specified
        in the .Xdefaults file. 
    2.  Every time I change the default value in .Xdefaults file, I must type
        xrdb .Xdefaults then run my program, otherwise the new value never
        override the old value.

The questions :
    1.  Does this happen only on DECStation Xtoolkit ?
    2.  Any solutions for this ?  Because the command-line options never work
        and I don't want to change .Xdefaults and use xrdb .Xdefaults all the
        time.

My test program is in YOUNG's book (Chapter 3).  Could anyone answer my
questions ?  Thanks in advance !!  Please E-mail to yhsieh@cadence.com 

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