[cpscdave]

We run a unix network at school, on which I'm using the fvm95 shell, I know there are slicker ones availble but its what I'm used to.
Anyways 2 things that would be nice to be able to do but I've never learned how to cause they arent neccessary is
How can I set up my xterms to launch bash right away?
And
How to change my background from a solid white mass?

[codejockey]

You can control the characteristics of your xterm when you invoke it. For example, you can use the -bg option to change the background color and the -e option (must be last) to specify the command to be run in the xterm. So, to run bash on a magenta background, you would invoke xterm as: xterm -bg magenta -e bash

Check the properties of whatever icon/launcher you are using to start xterm and modify the xterm command line to include the options you want. Alternatively, you can enter the xterm command with your desired options in a command window.

Hope this helps.