Some time ago I posted a query about a problem I have been having with agenda: that when I save pdf files using the amazing new facility to just save using (C-u) C-x C-w  and naming the file *.pdf .  Noone else seemed to have the exact same problem, so I trashed almost all of the color and face customizations in my .emacs etc.<br>

<br>The basic problem was that the main text was not visible either in the display or when printed.  When I removed all of the painstaking customizations of color, and don&#39;t use color-theme-select, I can get a printable pdf.  The tags and todos faces seem ok, and print in colors that work.  But as soon as I try to mess around with colors again, these pdfs are unworkable again.<br>

<br>My work style involves the use of several emacs frames, often with various projects open in different frames, or for some complicated projects, various parts open in different frames.  I was able to get a kludge working almost perfectly, some years ago, to use a different background color of each newly opened frame.  That&#39;s now out the window, so I&#39;d like to explore the reasons I cannot seem to just get a black on white text, for example for the text parts of todos (except TODO keywords and tags.)  <br>

<br>I don&#39;t expect much, and I&#39;ll keep experimenting.   But perhaps I can ask once again whether anyone has any insight into why this ought to be the case.  It seems persistent.  I have had to get very basic with any colors.  Not that I really need to use a gaudy color scheme, but easy differentiation of frames is crucial.  <br>

<br>Thank you for any ideas.  <br><br clear="all">Alan<br><br>