UB> - that xemacs seems not to read my .Xdefault file and hence does UB> not use my favorite font nor background color. So you are saying that I should add the following XEmacs.foreground: black XEmacs.background: grey95 XEmacs.font: -*-courier-bold-r-*-*-18-180-*-*-*-*-*-* XEmacs.geometry: 85x33+20+5 Well ok I did that and it worked. Still I can't write email with Xemacs21.5.28 using message and gnus. See my other message Uwe _______________________________________________ XEmacs-Beta mailing list XEmacs-Beta(a)xemacs.org http://calypso.tux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xemacs-beta