--- CrGC.c.org	2006-01-10 13:09:06.000000000 +0000
+++ CrGC.c	2006-01-10 15:45:18.000000000 +0000
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
 	if (!(valuemask & GCForeground))
 		XSetForeground(dpy, gc, 0L);	/* black*/
 	if (!(valuemask & GCBackground))
-		XSetBackground(dpy, gc, ~0L);	/* white*/
+		XSetBackground(dpy, gc, 0xFFFF0000);	/* white*/
 
 	setupGC(dpy, gc, valuemask, values);
 	return gc;