Per Abrahamsen <abraham(a)dina.kvl.dk&gt; writes: Note that that is not a good test. The X11 specification also includes an underline so you cannot see the difference (unless your xterms can show color f course). The way to reproduce is (with XEmacs 21.0) xemacs -vanilla & M-x customize RET M-x customize-face RET custom-group-tag-face RET Change the X specs to not have underline and set. -> This change is made in the X frame M-x gnuserv-start RET In a 'non-color' xterm gnuclient -nw -> The customize buffer has underline Group tags C-x 5 b RET 'creates new tty frame' C-x b *Customize Group: Emacs* RET -> The group tags are NOW not underlined! It seems as thought custom stuff to make the faces for the new tty frame are not called. However under XEmacs 20.4 this does indeed work!