HP Neoware c50 TeemTalk® 5.0 for Unix User's Guide - Page 330

Resources & Command Line Options Debugging Resources Problems with resource management are seldom attributable to TeemTalk and are more commonly attributable to incorrect syntax or the resource file not being read by the resource manager. Resource files require 100% accuracy in specification; everything is case sensitive, the position of white space characters are critical, and nonprintable characters inserted in the file causes absolute havoc. Here are a few hints: 1. Command line options will only work on plain files. For example: xteemx320.sun -fg red will not work because of the file type suffix (.sun), and all command line options will be ignored. 2. If the application name is specified as part of the resource preference string then this must be the same name by which the program is called. 3. One of the simplest tests for checking correct positioning/reading of a resource file is: xteemx320*title: Test-It which should set the window title to 'Test-It'. If this doesn't work, nothing else will. 4. If some of the resource file works and some doesn't, then there are probably non-printable characters in the resource file. 5. Check that general resources specified for other applications are not also affecting TeemTalk. If they don't contain a specific name in the resource string then they will affect all applications. 6. There are many quirks to the X Window system. Many basic resources (e.g. foreground/background) are common to all X Applications. If it doesn't work on TeemTalk try the same resource on, for example, xterm. 25-38