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Desktop resources

Resources for configuring icon labels

The following resources control general characteristics of icon labels on the Desktop and in directory and desktop windows:

Icon label resources

Value
Name Class type Default
font Font string -*-helvetica-medium-r-*--12-*-*-*-p-*-*-*
hilight.background Hilight.Background color black
hilight.foreground Hilight.Foreground color white
normal.background Normal.Background color transparent
normal.foreground Normal.Foreground color black
These resources are described in more detail below:

font (Class: Font)
This resource specifies the font that is used by all icon labels. The default value is ``-*-helvetica-medium-r-*--12-*-*-*-p-*-*-*''.

hilight.background and hilight.foreground
(Classes: Hilight.Background and Hilight.Foreground)
These resources specify the colors that are used for the background and text of selected icons. The default values render ``white'' text on ``black'' labels.

normal.background and normal.foreground
(Classes: Normal.Background and Normal.Foreground)
These resources specify the colors that are used for the background and text of unselected icons. The default values render ``black'' text on ``white'' labels.


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