[ale] assorted X-window questions

[pynk at angband.org (Ben Phillips)]

I just typed 'xrdb -query' and got no output.  Is that bad?

The reason I ask is because when I start rxvt with the -bg option followed
by a color listed in the color browser, it says it can't load that
color.  And it seems to say that no matter what color I specify.

And speaking of the color browser, thumbing through it I notice that colors
with different names often look the same; hmmmmmmm...  How can I tell what
color depth X decided to start itself in?  And how can I change it?  I'm
familiar with the entries in XF86Config, but since X picks and chooses among
them, I'm not sure how to get the video set optimally.  I think I'd
sacrifice resolution for color depth if I knew how.


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Ben Phillips         /  '_' )         ,,,    "Bulls do not win bull fights;
pynk at angband.org     |  | ()|||||||||[:::)    people do.  People do not win
                     \__.-._)         '''     people fights; lawyers do."
                                                   -- Norman Augustine

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