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From: rws@EXPO.LCS.MIT.EDU (Bob Scheifler)
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Subject: Re: xrdb no longer strips trailing whitespace
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Date: 11 Jan 90 13:08:12 GMT
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    Under R3, trailing whitespace after a resource value was stripped off.

This "feature" of the R3 xrdb was considered a bug, and has been fixed in R4.
Stripping trailing whitespace is not part of the normal resource mechanisms
in Xlib/Xt, and shouldn't be a part of xrdb either.

    Now, under R4 it is maintained, which makes things like font string
    matches much more difficult.

Much more?  I don't think so.

    If so, might I suggest quotes?

Might I suggest you fix your resources instead?