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From: swick@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ralph R. Swick)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Color of Text in xmh
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Date: 2 May 88 18:31:33 GMT
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> *Text*Background: Blue
> *Text*Foreground: White
> *Background: DarkSlateGray
> *Foreground: Green


>     Why is the text in the inbox in black?  How do you control
> the color of text in text widgets.

There are two bugs in the AsciiText widget that make these specifications
fail to act as desired.  I could tell you the exact specifications that
will work today, but they will cease working when the bugs are fixed.
If you use '*foreground' and specify resources for the parent of Text
you'll be safe.