Nedit - White on Black AND syntax that doesnt dissappear?

[Nat Hunter]

OK, got the "default open" white-on-black by making a .Xdefaults file 
with the colors in it. Now with the white-on-black as default, when i 
open a .py file or such, the syntax highlighting takes normal text and 
still makes it black (thus making it entirely unreadable as the black 
text on black BG just disappears).

Is there an area i should overwrite the python syntax highlighting so it 
goes white, light grey etc? Or is there a setting that allows the syntax 
highligting to "smartly" not blank out text?

Help? How are others dealing with this?

Nathaniel Hunter
Lucasfilm Animation
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