Configuring Xterm In Linux

  • User config files

    • ~/.Xdefaults
    • ~/.Xresources

  • Global Various Files

  • *visualBell: BOOLEAN

    Changes system beep to make the windows background flicker

  • XTerm*saveLines: INTEGER

    The number of lines that do not clear the screen after the program exits

  • XTerm*background: COLOR

    The color of the background

  • XTerm*foreground: COLOR

    Color of highlighted text

  • XTerm*pointerColor: COLOR

    • Color of the mouse pointer when it's in front on the xterm window

  • XTerm*pointerColorBackground: white

    Border color around the mouse pointer

  • XTerm*cursorColor: COLOR

    Color of cursor

  • XTerm*pointerShape: SHAPE

    Sets mouse pointer's appearance when over the xterm window Options: XTerm, left_ptr, bogosity, ...

  • XTerm*font: FONT

    Sets the font Example: -adobe-courier-medium-r-normal14-140-75-75-m-90

XTerminternalBorder: INTEGER XTermloginShell: BOOLEAN XTermscrollBar: BOOLEAN XTermscrollKey: BOOLEAN

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  • All configuration parameters

  • XTermVT100titeInhibit: true

  • XTerm*alwaysHighlight: yes

  • XTerm*marginBell: yes

  • xterm*iconPixmap: /usr/share/pixmaps/gnome-gemvt.xbm

  • xterm*iconMask: /usr/share/pixmaps/gnome-gemvt-mask.xbm

  • XTerm*iconName: terminal

  • MwmxtermiconImage: /home/a/a1111aa/xterm.icon

  • XTerm*loginShell: true

  • XTerm*scrollColor: black

  • XTerm*allowSendEvents: True

  • XTerm*sessionMgt: false

  • XTerm*eightBitInput: false

  • XTerm*metaSendsEscape: true

  • XTerm*internalBorder: 10

  • XTerm*highlightSelection: true

  • XTermVT100colorBDMode: on

  • XTermVT100colorBD: blue

  • XTerm.VT100.eightBitOutput: true

  • XTerm.VT100.titeInhibit: false

  • XTerm*color0: black

  • XTerm*color1: red3

  • XTerm*color2: green3

  • XTerm*color3: yellow3

  • XTerm*color4: DodgerBlue1

  • XTerm*color5: magenta3

  • XTerm*color6: cyan3

  • XTerm*color7: gray90

  • XTerm*color8: gray50

  • XTerm*color9: red

  • XTerm*color10: green

  • XTerm*color11: yellow

  • XTerm*color12: blue

  • XTerm*color13: magenta

  • XTerm*color14: cyan

  • XTerm*color15: white

  • XTerm*colorUL: yellow

  • XTerm*colorBD: white

  • XTermmainMenubackgroundPixmap: gradient:vertical?dimension=400&start=gray10&end=gray40

  • XTermmainMenuforeground: white

  • XTermvtMenubackgroundPixmap: gradient:vertical?dimension=550&start=gray10&end=gray40

  • XTermvtMenuforeground: white

  • XTermfontMenubackgroundPixmap: gradient:vertical?dimension=300&start=gray10&end=gray40

  • XTermfontMenuforeground: white

  • XTermtekMenubackgroundPixmap: gradient:vertical?dimension=300&start=gray10&end=gray40

  • XTermtekMenuforeground: white

  • XTerm*rightScrollBar: true

  • XTermVT100colorBDMode: on

  • XTermVT100colorBD: purple

  • ! Colour for underline attribute

    • XTermVT100colorULMode: on
    • XTermVT100underLine: on
    • XTermVT100colorUL: red

  • ! Turn on colour mode in your xterms

    • XTerm.VT100*dynamicColors: On

http://how-to.wikia.com/wiki/How_to_configure_xterm

http://linuxhelp.blogspot.com/2005/10/configuring-xterm-in-linux.html