The system defaults for X apps are under usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults. The user preferences are read from ~/.Xresources and/or ~/.Xdefaults. The preferences for colors and what to do with ^G (the beep) can be set in these files. The manpages for xrdb and xterm should be helpful also. To save you some reading, try adding these to your ~/.Xresources:
XTerm*background: black XTerm*foreground: gray XTerm*visualBell: False See the file /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb.txt for a comprehensive list of the color names that X will recognize, or just use the #rrggbb hex codes. I know there are solutions for the backspace/delete thing, but I have not dealt with it in some time. There are many ways to tackle this one. Might I suggest that you try rxvt instead of xterm? The default Debian rxvt has the correct (imho) backspace/delete mappings. On Fri, 4 Aug 2000, Thomas J. Hamman wrote: > I'm a new convert to Debian, and I need a little help changing a few > behaviors of xterm and the shell (bash). > > 1. When I press tab to autocomplete something in the command line, and there > are more than one possible autocompletion, the shell BEEPS. This is very > annoying, especially when my gf is asleep within ten feet of my computer. :) > How can I disable this? > > 2. I like my xterms to have a black background and gray text, like the > console; how can I make this the default setting? (I know how to do it with > command line options, but I want it to be default.) I noticed there are > commented lines for such settings in /etc/X11/Xresources/xterm, but > uncommenting those lines seems to have no effect. > > 3. The delete key seems to function the same as the backspace key in xterm; > how can I change it to delete the character in _front_ of the cursor instead? > > Any help will be appreciated. I'm enjoying Debian, it's much better than the > other distros I've tried. :) > > Tom > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > >
