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From: johns@macondo.ccsf.caltech.edu (John Salmon)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Can't set borderColor
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Date: 31 Aug 90 17:18:25 GMT
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Reply-To: johns@delilah.ccsf.caltech.edu (John Salmon)
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I have tried many combinations of setting *borderColor, *BorderColor,
XTerm*borderColor, etc, etc.  in my .Xdefaults file, as well as
similar machinations in my .twmrc.  Nothing I do seems to affect the
color of the borders that I see on the screen.  The problem appears on
a Decstation3100 (DEC's server), Sparcstation (X11R4 and xview
servers).  It occurs with the twm window manager as well as dxwm
on the Decstation.  Perhaps relevant:  if I kill the window manager,
I see the lovely colors I have specified in .Xdefaults, but running
without a window manager isn't really an option, is it?  I had
similar difficulties with setting the cursor and mouse colors in
emacs windows.  Is this likely to be related?

What am I missing?  

Additionally, could someone provide a simple explanation of the
purpose of the two types of separators, '.' and '*' in .Xdefaults
files, as well as some rule of thumb about when to say, e.g.:
Emacs*BorderColor vis a vis emacs*borderColor

Thanks,
John Salmon		 Internet: johns@delilah.ccsf.caltech.edu
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