Xterm is a terminal emulator available since 1984 for the X window system. The default settings may be not very convenient so i accumulate here some tips to make it more handy. - pimp up your Xterm
Interesting resources with comments.
| resource name | recommended value | comment |
|---|---|---|
| XTerm*jumpScroll | true | |
| XTerm*multiScroll | true | asynchronous scrolling → faster xterm |
| XTerm*foreground | white | foreground color |
| XTerm*background | black | background color |
| XTerm*faceName | Terminus | very nice clean fixed terminal font: Terminus Font |
| XTerm*boldFont | Terminus | font for bold characters |
| XTerm*faceSize | 8 | font size - choose whatever you like |
~/..Xdefaults file (Resource Manager Config File; Syntax: program*resource: value)xrdb -load ~/..Xdefaults file (activate changes made to ~/.Xdefaults)