UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

i have a prob with the .fwmrc - file.

i wanted to add an entry to the 'applications'-menu. so i modified the menu in the .twmrc . i added a function to the menu, that opened an xterm.

it looks like this:

!"xterm&"

but that's not all i want. i also want to modifie the bg and the fg - colors. The code for that would be

!"xterm -fg "green" -bg "black"&"

the prob is, that i used " before the end of the command. so the whole menu doesn't work anymore.

now i want to know, how i can modifie the color AND have a working menu

for the -fg <color> I don't think you have to qualify the color with ". If it does need to be wrapped, try using a single '

!"xterm -fg green -bg black &" or
!"xterm -fg 'green' -bg 'black'&"

Cheers,

Keith

!"xterm -fg\"green\" -bg \"black\"&"

Just use the "\" and see whether it works

Cheers
JK

now the menu works, but the result is not what i wanted.

i've written
"xterm" !"xterm -font 6x10& -fg \"green\" -bg \"black\" "

but the xterm that appears when i use that function has a normal white background and black text...

so what shall i do?