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Converting Colors in Xterm?

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https://bbs.archlinux.org – This is what I put in .Xdefaults to change it to my liking.xterm*Background: black xterm*Foreground: green xterm*cursorColor: LightBlue xterm*pointerShape: arrow xterm*pointerColor: blueYou can do it how you like but if you want transparency some things have to be installed.It's explained in the wiki. 10PinkPanther https://bbs.archlinux.org/profile.php?id=65639 2013-01-08T11:16:19Z (HowTos)

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