"Striping" the background of an Rxvt/Urxvt window in Cygwin

 
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"Striping" the background of an Rxvt/Urxvt window in Cygwin

To get this:

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out of Cygwin's rxvt, you have to tweak your
/cygwin/etc/x11/app-defaults/rxvt file, which is here:
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like this:
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More often than not, you'll have to insert the whole line beginning with "Rxvt*backgroundPixmap:" .

Then I strongly suggest making a shortcut to it in your home folder, like this:

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... then restart rxvt (safest way, though not always quickest) and enjoy your new background.

BZT

PS: Here is a red background that looks pretty good when run in rxvt.

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Last edited by SilversleevesX; 05-10-2009 at 07:39 AM.. Reason: had a picture to add.
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