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From: rbt@cernvax.UUCP (roberto divia)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.ultrix
Subject: Re: Problems with .Xdefaults
Keywords: Xdefaults, VMS, ULTRIX
Message-ID: <1908@cernvax.UUCP>
Date: 25 May 90 09:17:31 GMT
References: <1906@cernvax.UUCP>
Organization: CERN, European Laboratory for Particle Physics
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Oops, I have fixed the problem. The original question was: how does the
".Xdefaults" file works. I have not mentioned in the message that the server
was a VMS station linked via DECNET and TCP/IP. The problem is that the proper
PATH to the file is on the SERVER side. Now, since there is no xedit on VMS I
had the "brilliant" idea of using the ULTRIX .Xdefaults to setup the xedit
options. I should have used the VMS configuration file instead. In my case the
file to setup was the DECW$SM_BW.DAT. Adding the line xedit.EnableBackups: on
and doing a "Use last saved settings" the problem disappeared.-- 
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