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From: alberto@tove.umd.edu (Jose Alberto Fernandez R)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: X11R3 on an IBM PS/2
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Date: 10 Mar 89 18:57:18 GMT
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There is a way in X11R3 to specify the position of an icon for a
general application?

Xterm has the =,%, etc. prefix for the geometry specification, but
this is a feature of XTERM, not a general thing like '-iconify' or the
'-geometry' specification itself.

If not such a feature exist, I propose to include it in the new R4 release.

For all of you how like to have many things running in your default
configuration will be very nice. For example, the XMH, XMAN, XCALC, etc 
will be started as icons in the places you want.

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Other question I have is what is the diference between the
specification of default properties in `.Xdefaults' and `.Xresources'.
I am using `.Xresources' but some applications ignores this defaults.

I understand that the `.Xresources'values are load on the server, to
speed some things, but this must be transparent for the application program.

	-- Jose Alberto.

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