! otherwise various applications will assume merely 8 colors
XTerm.termName: xterm-256color

! font
XTerm*faceName: -gnu-unifont-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
XTerm*faceSize: 8

! white on black
XTerm*reverseVideo: on

! blink screen instead of sound
XTerm*visualBell: on

! proper ALT as META key treatment
XTerm*eightBitInput:  false