Re: Customizing the look on Linux

On Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:28:10 -0400, Wendell P <[email protected]>  
wrote:

> How to take 15 years off NEdit's looks
> http://www.nedit.org/technotes/looks-1.php
>
> This technote makes some helpful suggestions for .Xresource settings to
> improve the look of the interface, but there should be a warning that
> things work differently on Linux.

Not so much differently on Linux, as differently on newer versions of  
NEdit and different versions of Motif.

Actually, I find that using LessTif is nothing but a problem. Most Linux  
distributions ship an okay version of OpenMotif -- either 2.1.3x or 2.3.x  
are okay. It's a much nicer experience than trying to work with LessTif.

> I now have only one remaining configuration problem. I have not found a
> combination of settings that would make the font in text-input boxes
> match the text frame rather than the lists/menus.

You can set the fontLists on text boxes to be different than what is used  
for Labels, which are what the menus and lists are based on. You can try  
setting *XmText.fontList and *XmTestField.fontList resources, and then  
using the *XmLabel.fontList for the lists and menus.

I use something along these lines:

*enableThinThickness: true
*enableToggleVisual: true
*enableToggleColor: true
*XmToggleButton.indicatorSize: 11
*enableEtchedMenu: true
*XmMenuShell*XmTearOffButton*ShadowThickness: 2
*background: grey90
*XmText.background: GhostWhite
*XmTextField.background: GhostWhite
*XmList.background: GhostWhite

*XmFileSelectionBox.pathMode: path_mode_relative

nedit*fontList: -misc-dejavu  
sans-medium-r-normal--17-120-100-100-p-0-iso10646-1
nedit.helpFont: -b&h-luxi  
serif-medium-r-normal--17-120-100-100-p-0-iso8859-1
nedit.boldHelpFont: -b&h-luxi  
serif-bold-r-normal--17-120-100-100-p-0-iso8859-1
nedit.italicHelpFont: -b&h-luxi  
serif-medium-o-normal--17-120-100-100-p-0-iso88$
nedit.fixedHelpFont: -b&h-luxi  
mono-medium-r-normal--17-120-100-100-m-0-iso8859$
nedit.boldFixedHelpFont: -b&h-luxi  
mono-bold-r-normal--17-120-100-100-m-0-iso88$
nedit.italicFixedHelpFont: -b&h-luxi  
mono-medium-o-normal--17-120-100-100-m-0-i$
nedit.h1HelpFont: luxi serif bold 16 points
nedit.h2HelpFont: luxi serif bold 14 points
nedit.h3HelpFont: luxi serif bold 12 points
nedit.helpLinkFont: -b&h-luxi  
serif-medium-r-normal--17-120-100-100-p-0-iso8859$

nedit.stdOpenDialog:    true
nedit*FileSelect.pathMode: path_mode_relative


	Aaron W. Hsu

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