From: John Stone (johns_at_ks.uiuc.edu)
Date: Thu Apr 21 2005 - 17:37:39 CDT

Try running xterm with the same options the VMD startup script uses:
  xterm -geometry 80x11-0-0 -sb -sl 1000 -e /bin/csh

Does that work for you?

  John Stone
  vmd_at_ks.uiuc.edu

On Thu, Apr 21, 2005 at 05:32:55PM -0500, Sabuj Pattanayek wrote:
> Yes that is correct. I can open an xterm and see the text. I am using
> this version of xterm:
>
> [ebuild R ] x11-terms/xterm-200-r1
>
>
> John Stone wrote:
> > Hi,
> > Is it possible you've got .xdefaults files with odd color
> > settings for 'xterm' on your account? I assume that running
> > 'xterm' by hand yields a usable terminal?
> >
> > John Stone
> > vmd_at_ks.uiuc.edu
> >
> > On Thu, Apr 21, 2005 at 05:19:57PM -0500, Sabuj Pattanayek wrote:
> >
> >>Hi,
> >>
> >>When I start the amd64 version of vmd-1.8.3 the console is blank, like
> >>an xterm with white text on white background. Trying to highlight
> >>anything in the vmd console does not make it "appear". How do I make
> >>this return to the default coloring scheme so I can see the text (black
> >>on white)?
> >>
> >>Thanks,
> >>Sabuj Pattanayek
> >
> >

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