--- Seat.cpp	Fri Jan 31 22:47:58 1997
+++ /home/andy/tmp/wrk/Seat.cpp	Sat Jul  4 19:48:21 1998
@@ -151,10 +151,10 @@
 	   gcv.font = XLoadFont(_dpy, "10x20"); 
 		gcflags = GCForeground | GCBackground | GCGraphicsExposures;
 		_redgc = XCreateGC(_dpy, RootWindow(_dpy, _screen), gcflags, &gcv);
+		// allocate drawing area background color, set areas 
+		XAllocNamedColor(_dpy, cmap, "Forest Green", &color, &color);
 	 
 	}
-	// allocate drawing area background color, set areas 
-	XAllocNamedColor(_dpy, cmap, "Forest Green", &color, &color);
 	i = 0;
 	XtSetArg(args[i], XmNbackground, color.pixel);   i++;
 	XtSetArg(args[i], XmNforeground, whitepixel);   i++;