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xterm parameters can be set in a few different configuration files

Various Configuration Files

configuration

*visualBell: BOOLEAN
Changes system beep to make the windows background flicker
XTerm*saveLines: INTEGER
The number of lines that do not clear the screen after the program exits
XTerm*background: COLOR
The color of the background
XTerm*foreground: COLOR
Color of highlighted text
XTerm*pointerColor: COLOR
- Color of the mouse pointer when it's in front on the xterm window
XTerm*pointerColorBackground: white
Border color around the mouse pointer
XTerm*cursorColor: COLOR
Color of cursor
XTerm*pointerShape: SHAPE
Sets mouse pointer's appearance when over the xterm window

Options: XTerm, left_ptr, bogosity, ...
XTerm*font: FONT
Sets the font

Example: -adobe-courier-medium-r-normal*14-140-75-75-m-90*

XTerm*internalBorder: INTEGER XTerm*loginShell: BOOLEAN XTerm*scrollBar: BOOLEAN XTerm*scrollKey: BOOLEAN

XTerm*VT100*titeInhibit: true
XTerm*alwaysHighlight: yes
XTerm*marginBell: yes
xterm*iconPixmap: /usr/share/pixmaps/gnome-gemvt.xbm
xterm*iconMask: /usr/share/pixmaps/gnome-gemvt-mask.xbm
XTerm*iconName: terminal
Mwm*xterm*iconImage: /home/a/a1111aa/xterm.icon
XTerm*loginShell: true
XTerm*scrollColor: black
XTerm*allowSendEvents: True
XTerm*sessionMgt: false
XTerm*eightBitInput: false
XTerm*metaSendsEscape: true
XTerm*internalBorder: 10
XTerm*highlightSelection: true
XTerm*VT100*colorBDMode: on
XTerm*VT100*colorBD: blue
XTerm.VT100.eightBitOutput: true
XTerm.VT100.titeInhibit: false
XTerm*color0: black
XTerm*color1: red3
XTerm*color2: green3
XTerm*color3: yellow3
XTerm*color4: DodgerBlue1
XTerm*color5: magenta3
XTerm*color6: cyan3
XTerm*color7: gray90
XTerm*color8: gray50
XTerm*color9: red
XTerm*color10: green
XTerm*color11: yellow
XTerm*color12: blue
XTerm*color13: magenta
XTerm*color14: cyan
XTerm*color15: white
XTerm*colorUL: yellow
XTerm*colorBD: white
XTerm*mainMenu*backgroundPixmap: gradient:vertical?dimension=400&start=gray10&end=gray40
XTerm*mainMenu*foreground: white
XTerm*vtMenu*backgroundPixmap: gradient:vertical?dimension=550&start=gray10&end=gray40
XTerm*vtMenu*foreground: white
XTerm*fontMenu*backgroundPixmap: gradient:vertical?dimension=300&start=gray10&end=gray40
XTerm*fontMenu*foreground: white
XTerm*tekMenu*backgroundPixmap: gradient:vertical?dimension=300&start=gray10&end=gray40
XTerm*tekMenu*foreground: white
XTerm*rightScrollBar: true
XTerm*VT100*colorBDMode: on
XTerm*VT100*colorBD: purple

! Colour for underline attribute
- XTerm*VT100*colorULMode: on
- XTerm*VT100*underLine: on
- XTerm*VT100*colorUL: red

You can ether simply open a new window of execute the following command