Sxiv: Document how to change the background colour with X resource

[anko]

v25 (January 26, 2019)
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• Use background/foreground colors from X resource database

Does this mean e.g. ~/.Xresources? What should I write in it? I can't find an answer in the man-page—it doesn't contain the word "background".

I tried *.background: #000000 to no effect.

[simplefied]

I use:

*foreground: rgb:e5/e5/e5
*background: rgb:00/00/00

Sxiv.foreground: #bbbbbb
Sxiv.background: #222222

[anko]

Oh, turns out you have to xrdb -load .Xresources after changing the file. Works for me if I do that. Could this be documented? I've used X11 without a DE for 6 years and I've never had to touch .Xresources before now.

[muennich]

I've mentioned the resources and xrdb in the man page. I'd rather not give exact details on how to change them.

[anko]

Thanks! :+1:

For anyone else following along, the commits for the changes are here. The currently latest release (v25) does not contain them yet.