I did forget to mention that if I run xrdb --query
I do see the emacs and rxvt stuff , and if I exit emacs and rxvt and start them up again, things are fine. I can't think of anything else, though. rdc -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert D. Crawford [EMAIL PROTECTED] What I tell you three times is true. -- Lewis Carroll -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]