Bug#239510: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=239510
Debian Bug report logs - #239510
> xterm: Reverse video specification broken
In linux.debian.maint.x John Goerzen <jgoerzen@complete.org> 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.
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