Debian Bug report logs - #239510 > xterm: Reverse video specification broken In linux.debian.maint.x John Goerzen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Package: xterm > Version: 4.3.0-7 > Severity: normal
> Hello, > xterm, on startup, always displays black text on a white background. > That is, the following three commands do the exact same thing: > xterm > xterm -rv > xterm +rv Perhaps there is a more-specific resource setting that is overriding the command-line. I seem to recall another report to this effect. The -rv, +rv options use the pattern "*reverseVideo", which could be overridden by an .Xdefaults setting, e.g., XTerm.VT100.reverseVideo "appres XTerm" might show the conflicting resource. > Also, specifying XTerm*reverseVideo: true does not alter the startup > colors. > However, selecting reverse video from the middle-mouse-button menu will > toggle the colors. That bypasses the resource-settings.
