Alexander> I did this inside a running XEmacs. Not sure if it Alexander> will work when put in the ~/.emacs file. It doesn't. The proper code (for ~/.emacs) is: ;; Two following lines to fix bug with faces getting reset on new frame (setq frame-background-mode 'dark) (add-hook 'after-init-hook (function (lambda () (setq default-custom-frame-properties '(type x class color background dark))))) Thanks, -- Alexander Burchell Wilshire Associates aburchel(a)wilshire.com (310) 899-2303