Xresources/xterm no longer being read?

[xucaen@yahoo.com]

Hi all, very weird that this happens. /etc/X11/Xresources/xterm used to
give me a black background instead of the default white background, but
now with woody it is as though it isn't being read. 
I'm attaching it just incase the syntax has changed.

thanks!

xucaen


! /etc/X11/Xresources/xterm

! Uncomment the following lines to make xterm appear much like a virtual
! console, so that ANSI colors will make more sense.
XTerm*background: black
XTerm*foreground: gray90

! DEC VT series terminal emulators (like xterm) must generate VT220-compliant
! sequences for the backspace and delete keys per the Debian Policy Manual;
! this provides compatibility with the Linux console.  Also, work around an
! apparent bug in the default translations for the home and end keys in
! xterm.  Note that this resource specification affects all programs with a
! "vt100" widget in their resource class hierarchy, and that these
! translation overrides do not apply if one of the listed modifier keys is
! pressed (e.g., what shift-backspace does depends on the program in question).
*VT100.Translations: #override ~Shift ~Ctrl ~Meta <Key>BackSpace: string("\177")\n\
                               ~Shift ~Ctrl ~Meta <Key>Delete: string("\033[3~")\n\
                               ~Shift ~Ctrl ~Meta <Key>Home: string("\033[1~")\n\
                               ~Shift ~Ctrl ~Meta <Key>End: string("\033[4~")