[X-Unix] How to set up initial xterm defaults (or what do you use as a xterm on the Mac)

Eugene Lee list-themacintoshguy at fsck.net
Thu Apr 29 15:18:50 PDT 2004


On Thu, Apr 29, 2004 at 03:08:20PM -0700, Chris Kacoroski wrote:
: 
: I would like to set up the xterm windows to have a scrollbar, more 
: scrollback lines, etc.

xterm -sb

: but cannot figure out how to do this on the Mac 
: as I cannot find a plist file for the xterm application (not really 
: expected to as it is not a Mac app).

xterm gets it settings from command-line options and X resources in the
~/.Xdefaults file that is read by xrdb.

: My real question is what do 
: people use for an xterm type application on the Mac that works well in 
: a mixed OS environment.  I use rvxt on Linux and like it, but do not 
: see it for the Mac.

http://fink.sourceforge.net/pdb/package.php/rxvt


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Eugene Lee
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