andreas@planix.com said:
> Reverse video is very very dim. It looks like regular intensity
> characters are displayed at such low levels that they are invisible. 

Might it be possible that the X server also messes up the
colormap?
Up to now I was of the (perhaps optimistic) assumption that
an X server is supposed to restore everything to its previous
values. I'll try to get a statement from an Xfree86 person.

best regards
Matthias