xterm -title "test" doesnt work in Ubuntu 8.04

Question

i am trying to set a title ("test") on the window I am opening with xterm (xterm -title "test"). It isn't working. How can I fix this?

Answer 1

You might check that the title isn't being overwritten by something in your .bash or .profile - there exists an escape sequence to set window title which might be embedded in your prompt or something else that is displayed.