Try to exit all graphic intensive programs like, Netscape and also
all KDE programs - everything that uses a lot of colors and the restart
Lyx. Sounds like you are running X in 8bit mode.
Also try using a newer version - 0,12 is pretty outdated by now.
Roland
On Fri, 15 Jan 1999, Dominic Barraclough wrote:
> I finally able to install lyx v 0.12.0.beta last night after some
> fighting with the xforms. However, when I tried to use lyx I found that
> if I place the mouse cursor over the lyx window my text area would go
> black and I could no longer see any text. By contrast if the cursor is
> over the back ground every thing seems to be fine and I can read the
> tutorial and the like. Incidentally, I receive the message
> "failed to share colors. Using private colormap" whenever I start lyx.
>
> Advice to a linux/lyx novice please-
>
> Dominic
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