Giacomo Boffi writes: Since the background of default is not the default, it would be helpful if you would tell us what it is, also if any other faces have specific backgrounds set in resources or by customize or by init.el. _______________________________________________ XEmacs-Beta mailing list XEmacs-Beta(a)xemacs.org http://calypso.tux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xemacs-beta

Stephen J. Turnbull writes: (custom-set-faces '(default ((t (:background-pixmap "/home/boffi/.icons/squared.xpm"))) t) ...) about xresources % xrdb -q | grep -i xemacs | grep -i font XEmacs*xftFont: Corbel:size=11 XEmacs.bold-italic.attributeFont: Consolas:size=11:style=Bold Italic XEmacs.bold.attributeFont: Consolas:size=11:style=Bold XEmacs.default.attributeFont Consolas:size=11 XEmacs.italic.attributeFont: Consolas:size=11:style=Italic XEmacs.menubar.font: Corbel:size=11 XEmacs.modeline.attributeFont: Corbel:size=11 % about custom.el (note that i don't touch modeline's faces: i modified custom.el after i experienced the problem) (custom-set-faces '(default ((t (:background-pixmap "/home/boffi/.icons/squared.xpm"))) t) '(border-glyph ((t (:foreground "blanchedalmond" :background "deepskyblue"))) t) '(dired-face-boring ((((class color)) (:foreground "gray35")))) '(dired-face-directory ((t (:foreground "goldenrod4" :bold t)))) '(dired-face-executable ((((class color)) (:foreground "forestgreen" :bold t)))) '(dired-face-flagged ((((class color)) (:foreground "red2" :background "azure2")))) '(dired-face-marked ((((class color)) (:background "azure2")))) '(dired-face-permissions ((t (:background "SkyBlue2")))) '(dired-face-socket ((((class color)) (:foreground "magenta4" :background "plum" :bold t)))) '(dired-face-symlink ((((class color)) (:foreground "cyan4" :background "azure2" :bold t)))) '(display-time- ((t (:foreground "red"))) t) '(font-latex-title-1-face ((((class color) (background light)) (:foreground "blue4" :size "18pt" :family "comic sans ms" :bold nil)))) '(font-latex-title-2-face ((((class color) (background light)) (:foreground "blue4" :size "15pt" :family "comic sans ms" :bold nil)))) '(font-latex-title-3-face ((((class color) (background light)) (:foreground "blue4" :size "13pt" :family "comic sans ms" :bold nil)))) '(font-latex-title-4-face ((((class color) (background light)) (:foreground "blue4" :size "12pt" :family "comic sans ms" :bold nil)))) '(gnus-emphasis-underline ((t (:italic t)))) '(gnus-signature-face ((((type x)) (:foreground "purple" :italic t)) (t (:foreground "red"))) t) '(gnus-summary-selected-face ((t (:background "lemonchiffon1" :bold t))) t) '(gui-button-face ((((type tty)) (:foreground "white" :background "blue")) (t (:foreground "black" :background "white"))) t) '(highlight ((t (:foreground "red2" :background "yellow"))) t) '(holiday-face ((t (:foreground "dark orange"))) t) '(italic ((t (:italic t))) t) '(makefile-space-face ((((class color)) (:background "lightyellow2")))) '(message-header-newsgroups ((((type tty)) (:foreground "blue" :italic t)) (((class color) (background dark)) (:foreground "yellow" :bold t :italic t)) (((class color) (background light)) (:foreground "blue4" :bold t :italic t)) (t (:bold t :italic t)))) '(message-highlighted-header-contents ((t (:foreground "maroon" :bold t)))) ;'(modeline ((nil (:foreground "black"))) t) ;'(modeline-buffer-id ((t (:foreground "black" :bold t))) t) ;'(modeline-mousable ((t (:foreground "blue"))) t) ;'(modeline-mousable-minor-mode ((t (:foreground "black"))) t) '(paren-match ((t (:background "LightSkyBlue1"))) t) '(xrdb-option-name-face ((t (:foreground "cyan4"))) t) '(xrdb-option-value-face ((t (:foreground "tan4"))) t) '(zmacs-region ((t (:background "firebrick1"))) t)) however, vin_shelton> This bug showed up after Didier made his face inheritance vin_shelton> changes last spring. See vin_shelton> http://calypso.tux.org/pipermail/xemacs-beta/2008-March/013876.html vin_shelton> and environs. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _______________________________________________ XEmacs-Beta mailing list XEmacs-Beta(a)xemacs.org http://calypso.tux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xemacs-beta

Stephen J. Turnbull writes: i'm at home, no X, so all i can do is % grep -i xemacs .Xdefaults | grep -i background XEmacs*Background: OtherColor(4) XEmacs.default.attributeBackground: Color(2) XEmacs.buffers-tab*attributeBackground: Color(2) XEmacs.modeline*attributeBackground: OtherColor(4) XEmacs*XlwScrollBar.Background: Color(2) XEmacs*XlwScrollBar.backgroundPixmap: /home/boffi/.icons/squared.xpm % honest, i cannot remember the reason of the last line OtherColor(4) expands to a dark, saturated color, eg Maroon4, Color(2) to a light, almost unsaturated color, eg honeydew2 squared.xpm is generated by .xsession, almost pure Color(2) the background of modeline-mousable is squared.xpm, that is the background of the default font -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _______________________________________________ XEmacs-Beta mailing list XEmacs-Beta(a)xemacs.org http://calypso.tux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xemacs-beta

Didier Verna writes: i'll try what you suggest asap, but i don't know when i'll be back in the office -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _______________________________________________ XEmacs-Beta mailing list XEmacs-Beta(a)xemacs.org http://calypso.tux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xemacs-beta