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From: kit@EXPO.LCS.MIT.EDU (Chris D. Peterson)
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Subject: Re: X Resource Database
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Date: 6 Jun 90 15:42:00 GMT
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> I am experiencing a problem with specifying geometry for 
> X clients through xrdb.  Whatever geometry I specify for the
> initial application shell is also used for every other 
> window which that application uses subsequently.

It sounds like you are confused about how the resource matching is done.

If you specify the geometry resource as:

foo*geometry:		80x24+0+0

then it will match every shell widget in the application.  If, however, you use
the more specific notation

foo.geometry:		80x24+0+0

you will only match the topmost shell of the application.  There are
applications who have widget heirachies that do not follow this rule, so it is
best to consult the documention of each application to be sure of the right
results.

It sounds like you need to spend some time getting to know a bit more about the
resource manager.  Some suggested reading:

Scheifler, Gettys, and Newman, "X Window System, C Library and Protocol
Reference"  Section 10.11, [doc/Xlib or hardcopy/Xlib]

Fulton, "Using and Specifying X Resources",  [doc/tutorials/resources.txt]

Peterson, "Athena Widget Set - C Language Interface", Section 2.9.2,
[doc/Xaw or hardcopy/Xaw]

The directories contained in square brackets ([]) are locations of these
documents on the MIT X11R4 distribution.


						Chris D. Peterson     
						MIT X Consortium 

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