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From: tay@hpcvlx.cv.hp.com (Mike Taylor)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Motif desktop colors ?
Message-ID: <100920322@hpcvlx.cv.hp.com>
Date: 3 Jun 91 15:10:33 GMT
References: <1991May31.072917.1@ssdvx2.mdcbbs.com>
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Co., Corvallis, OR, USA
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>I'm running motif on a HP with X-windows and would like to change the ugly
>desktop from gray to something else. 
>
>I've not been able to figure out how to modify my .Xdefaults or startup file
>to accomplish this. 

Try the man page for xsetroot(1).

>Any ideas would be appreciated !!
>
>Thx,

De nada.

>-- 
>Jim Lawson				Opinions expressed here are my own !!
>						
>Address: Lawson@ssdvx2.mdcbbs.com
>----------


Pax,

Mike Taylor
Current Products Engineering & Online
Interface Technology Operation

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