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From: linas@hparc0.HP.COM (Linas Petras)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Motif desktop colors ?
Message-ID: <2420001@hparc0.HP.COM>
Date: 3 Jun 91 03:53:44 GMT
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Organization: HP Australasian Response Centre (Melbourne)
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You might try something like in your .x11start file:

	xsetroot -solid <favorite_color_name> &

Linas Petras
Naturally my own comments !!!