.Xdefaults does not set my default xterm

[elijah_vh]

Hi,

I've added an .Xdefaults file to my home directory on MAC OSX (OS 10.4.11, X11 1.1.3) but it has no effect on my default xterm. I should be using a bash shell as I've made no changes to the defaults in X11.

I can effect the terminal colors by customizing my applications menu in X11 and adding new commands like "xterm -fg white -bg black".

Cheers,
Eli