Re: [LINUX5250] HOWTO keymap seperate users

[Scott Klement <klemscot@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It seems to me that when you change it in .Xdefaults (or for that matter,
in /usr/local/share/tn5250/XTerm which is the .Xdefaults script that
xt5250 loads)  that you're actually changing the definition of what
"red" looks like, and what "yellow" looks like, etc.   when the code in
cursesterm.c says "yellow" you're printing green, etc.

It seems to me that encoding this in .tn5250rc would be a better option.

(Unfortunately, there is no documentation, besides the mailing list, on
how to create a .tn5250rc -- this REALLY needs to be taken care of!)

The other problem with using xresources for this is that you'll need a
different config option when using console-mode tn5250, and yet another
option when using gnome-5250 or gtk-5250 (if they ever get finished)
and yet another (??) when using the SLang terminal object...

Really... putting it in .tn5250rc seems like a better idea :)

Should this be my next project?

On Tue, 6 Nov 2001, James Rich wrote:
>
> Okay I know there is already a .tn5250rc file (in case you read my
> previous email and thought "This is the guy writing the HOWTO?!?!?!").
> But my argument is still that colors (and keymaps) should be in .Xresources
> and not in .tn5250rc.  Primarily because that is where xterm keeps its
> configuration, and since we use xterm (for X display) let's use Xlib and
> maybe save some code and be portable.  Besides, the HOWTO I'm writing says
> to put 'em there and I don't want to rewrite it :)
>
> James Rich
> james@eaerich.com
>