\$HOME/.Xdefaults. For information about available fonts and colors, see /usr/lpp/X11/defaults/Xfonts and /usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt, respectively.
The following tables summarize the .Xdefaults entries. Values to the right of the colon indicate acceptable entries, where:
| geometry | is a geometry specification such as "100x300+10-5" |
| font | is the name of a font, such as "Rom10.500" |
| color | is the name of a color, such as "Slate Blue" or "\#7AD" |
| General | Geometry: geometry | Main window size and placement |
| Font: font | Font to use for text | |
| AutoRaise: on |off | Behavior of window when mouse enters | |
| SaveUnder: on |off | Handling of pixels obscured by pop-up menus. On some X servers, pop-up menus run faster with SaveUnder set on; others run faster with SaveUnder set off. Try both settings to see which works best for you. | |
| Layout | The layout entries customize each window in the debugger. You must specify settings for all or none of the windows; you cannot specify some of the windows. | |
| SpecialLayout: yes | no | Do window specifications follow? | |
| xxxxGeometry: geometry | Size and placement for normal window | |
| xxxxIconGeometry: geometry | Size and placement for iconized window | |
| xxxxIconifyOk: yes | no | Permit iconization of this window? | |
| xxxxIconStartup: yes | no | Iconize window at startup? | |
| xxxxScrollbars: vertical | horizontal | both | none | Scrollbar style | |
| where xxxx is one of Callers, Functions, Files, Breakpoints, Commands, Listing, Locals, NonLocals, Formats, or Messages. | ||
| Color | BorderIdle: color | Window borders, mouse outside |
| BorderActive: color | Window borders, mouse inside | |
| Foreground: color | Normal text | |
| Background: color | Normal text | |
| MouseBody: color | Mouse body | |
| MouseOutline: color | Mouse outline | |
| CursorForeground: color | Cursor | |
| CursorBackground: color | Cursor | |
| MarkForeground: color | Marked text | |
| MarkBackground: color | Marked text | |
| TitleForeground: color | Window pane titles | |
| TitleBackground: color | Window pane titles | |
| DialogForeground: color | Command lines | |
| DialogBackground: color | Command lines | |
| DimForeground: color | Nonselectable menu items | |
| DimBackground: color | Nonselectable menu items | |
| ScrollbuttonIdle color | Scroll buttons, mouse outside | |
| ScrollbuttonActive color | Scroll buttons, mouse inside | |
| Other | Editor: command | The specified command is invoked when the Edit command is selected from the Commands window (page 133). |
| Language: language |
The debugger's behavior is adjusted for the specified language, as described in the Preferences menu section (page 133). language must be one of:
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| RespectIncludeFiles: yes | no | Controls interpretation of file symbols appearing in the symbol table, as described in the Preferences menu section (page 133). | |
| ArrayLimits: NNNN | Controls data formatting, as described for the "-e" command-line flag (see earlier). | |
| DetailPerClick: NNNN | Controls data formatting, as described for the "-d" command -ine flag (see earlier). | |
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UnsignedCharFormat: decimal | hex |
Selects default data formatting style for unsigned char numbers.
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UnsignedShortFormat: decimal | hex |
Selects default data formatting style for unsigned short numbers.
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Example
xcdb*Language: C++
xcdb*Foreground: White
xcdb*Background: MidnightBlue
xcdb*Highlight: yellow
xcdb.BorderActive: NavyBlue
xcdb*BorderIdle: NavyBlue
xcdb.Font: *lucidatypewriter-medium-r-normal-*-12*
xcdb.AutoRaise: off
xcdb.FunctionList: With -g Only
xcdb.SpecialLayout: yes
xcdb.Geometry: 1264x944+8+72
xcdb.RespectIncludeFiles: yes
xcdb.ArrayLimits: 2000
xcdb.DetailPerClick: 2
xcdb.UnsignedCharFormat: hex
xcdb.FloatFormat: scientific
xcdb.SaveUnder: off
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