You can add or remove shortcut keys using the X resources
@code{form.translations}. Here is an example of what would go in your
-@file{.Xdefaults} file:
+@file{.Xresources} file:
@example
XBoard*form.translations: \
This section documents the command-line options to XBoard. You can
set these options in two ways: by typing them on the shell command
line you use to start XBoard, or by setting them as X resources
-(typically in your @file{.Xdefaults} file). Many of the options
+(typically in your @file{.Xresources} file). Many of the options
cannot be changed while XBoard is running; others set the initial
state of items that can be changed with the @ref{Options} menu.
interchangeably.
Each option corresponds to an X resource with the same name, so
-if you like, you can set options in your @file{.Xdefaults} file
+if you like, you can set options in your @file{.Xresources} file
or in a file named @file{XBoard} in your home directory.
For options that have two names, the longer one is the name of
the corresponding X resource; the short name is not recognized.
type in real newline characters, including one at the very end.
In most shells you can do this by
entering a @samp{\} character followed by a newline. It is easier to set
-the option from your @file{.Xdefaults} file; in that case you can
+the option from your @file{.Xresources} file; in that case you can
include the character sequence @samp{\n} in the string, and it will
be converted to a newline.
your xterm. Bold can be 1 or 0. If background is omitted, ``default''
is assumed; if bold is omitted, 0 is assumed.
-Here is an example of how to set the colors in your @file{.Xdefaults} file.
+Here is an example of how to set the colors in your @file{.Xresources} file.
The colors shown here are the default values; you will get
them if you turn @code{-colorize} on without specifying your own colors.
aborted, adjourned, or otherwise ends inconclusively. Default: "" (no
sound).
-Here is an example of how to set the sounds in your .Xdefaults file:
+Here is an example of how to set the sounds in your @file{.Xresources} file:
@example
xboard*soundShout: shout.wav
xboard -ics -icshost firewall.example.com -icsport 23
@end example
@noindent
-Or in your @file{.Xdefaults} file:
+Or in your @file{.Xresources} file:
@example
XBoard*internetChessServerHost: firewall.example.com
@end example
@noindent
-Or in your @file{.Xdefaults} file:
+Or in your @file{.Xresources} file:
@example
XBoard*gateway: rsh.example.com
@end example
@noindent
-Or in your @file{.Xdefaults} file:
+Or in your @file{.Xresources} file:
@example
XBoard*useTelnet: true
alternative ports. As noted above, your chess server may allow you to
connect on port 23 instead. In that case, just add the option
@samp{-icsport ""} to the above command, or add
-@samp{XBoard*internetChessServerPort:} to your @file{.Xdefaults} file.
+@samp{XBoard*internetChessServerPort:} to your @file{.Xresources} file.
But if your chess server doesn't let you connect on port 23, you will have
to find some other host outside the firewall and hop through it. For
instance, suppose you have a shell account at @samp{foo.edu}. Set
@end example
@noindent
-Or in your @file{.Xdefaults} file:
+Or in your @file{.Xresources} file:
@example
XBoard*useTelnet: true
xboard -pixmap ~/fritz4
@end example
-Alternatively, you can add this line to your .Xdefaults file:
+Alternatively, you can add this line to your @file{.Xresources} file:
@example
xboard*pixmapDirectory: ~/fritz4