Maybe it relates to the difference between initial-frame-alist and default-frame-alist? (http://www.gnu.org/s/emacs/manual/html_node/elisp/Initial-Parameters.html) Cheers. Fil On 26 March 2011 05:43, Bogolisk wrote: > Tim X nospam.dev.null> writes: > > > > What version of Emacs? This is important as there have been a few > > changes in mode-line faces since emacs 21. > > 23.2 > > > > > How are you customizing the face i.e. in your .emacs or by using > > customize? > > Yes, customize-face > > > > > If you run M-x list-faces-display and click on the sample text for the > > mode-line face, what does it show? If you click on the face name and > > customize it, does that help? > > describe-face in the original frame show the customized colour. But > describe- > face in any new frame show mode-line's :foreground as #101010. > > > > > What environment are you running udner i.e. X, xterm, console, windows, > > gnome+X. sled 10 or 11, I don't remember because I'm at home right now. > > > > -- Filippo A. Salustri, Ph.D., P.Eng. Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Ryerson University 350 Victoria St, Toronto, ON M5B 2K3, Canada Tel: 416/979-5000 ext 7749 Fax: 416/979-5265 Email: salustri@ryerson.ca http://deseng.ryerson.ca/~fil/