2.8.1 panel menu selection whites out

[Randy Bush]

>> in the panel, i have a custom menu.  if i pull it down and put the
>> cursor over an item, the text for its name, but not its icon, whites
>> out and i can not see it.
> in fact, it's all pulldowns.
> and popup windows, e.g. psi cert confirms etc, are almost solid black.

ok.  the problem with pulldowns remains.

popup windows etc now have proper colors.  all i did was

   xrdb -m .Xresources

i am not sure why it was not in effect from the startx.

randy