Re: [LINUX5250] HOWTO keymap seperate users

[Martin Rowe <martin@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wednesday 07 November 2001 6:47 am, Scott Klement wrote:
> 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?

The reason I'd prefer to see the colours defined in .tn5250rc is so they
can be different for each session stanza in there. I have two AS/400s to
connect to at work (three if I include NetShare400) and I use different
background colours to help differentiate them. Maybe have a defaults
section for general colours, and include any override ones in each stanza.

Regards, Martin
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