Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!ncar!tank!shamash!com50!pai!erc From: erc@pai.UUCP (Eric Johnson) Newsgroups: comp.windows.x Subject: Re: Color and Tek4014 Summary: Try Ctrl/Middle Mouse Message-ID: <635@pai.UUCP> Date: 18 Aug 89 13:27:57 GMT References: <8908171839.AA00653@unison.larc.nasa.gov> Organization: Prime Automation, Inc., Burnsville, MN Lines: 35 In article <8908171839.AA00653@unison.larc.nasa.gov>, gretzky@UNISON.LARC.NASA.GOV (Mr. Stanley Cup) writes: > Hi, > I have a quick and probably two easy questions: > > 1) On an HP workstation running X11R3, how can I get my default background > to be a different color. I know that the xsetroot command should work, > but I would like it to come up automatically. Do you use something to automatically spawn off a number of applications when you start X? Something like an X11start shell script or the xtools program? If so, add the xsetroot command in there. > 2) How can I get xterm to emulate the tek4014 terminal. The man page doesn't > help much at all. On mine, I can move the mouse into the xterm window, hold down the Middle mouse button and the Control key at the same time. A menu should appear. One of the lower choices on the menu is something akin to "Select Tek Mode." Try it, although it may be Tek 4010 emulation (I'm not a Tek expert). > --Remember, I am a novice. > > -=>gretzky<=- > .mitch > Hope this helps, -Eric -- Eric F. Johnson, Prime Automation, Inc. 415 W. Travelers Trail, Burnsville, MN 55337 USA. Phone: +1 612-894-0313. erc@pai.mn.org - or - sun!tundra!pai!erc - or - bungia!pai!erc (We have a very dumb mailer, so please send a bang-!-style return address.)