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From: eric@hpfcda.HP.COM (Eric Flink)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: Is there a way to make xsession use xrdb -cpp ?
Message-ID: <970007@hpfcda.HP.COM>
Date: 24 Aug 90 18:15:20 GMT
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Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Fort Collins, CO
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> I use a variety of devices of different resolutions and different
> depths.  Because of this I like to use the cpp feature of xrdb to alter
> the resources used when my .Xdefaults file is parsed by xrdb when xrdb
> is called by my .x11start (which is started by xsession).  A sample
> entry in my .Xdefaults might look like this:
> 
> 	#if PLANES <= 4
> 	XSession*ColorScheme:	/usr/lib/X11/color_schemes/monochrome
> 	#else
> 	XSession*ColorScheme:	/usr/lib/X11/color_schemes/pastel
> 	#endif
> 
> This logic works fine for all applications EXCEPT for xsession because it
> appears that xsession is loading its resource database with the equivalent
> of "xrdb -nocpp" BEFORE it runs .x11start (which calls xrdb -cpp).

Xsession loads the resource files itself; it does not use xrdb.
Therefore there is no way to simulate the cpp functionality.

However, xsession does provides a method to load a different color
scheme file when you are on a monochrome top.  If DisplayPlanes < 2 then
the file specified by XSession*MonoScheme is loaded in lieu of
XSession*ColorScheme.

Regards,

Eric Flink
1 303 229 2313
3404 East Harmony Road
Fort Collins, CO 80525

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