Index: javax/swing/plaf/basic/BasicTextUI.java
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RCS file: /cvsroot/classpath/classpath/javax/swing/plaf/basic/BasicTextUI.java,v
retrieving revision 1.51
diff -u -r1.51 BasicTextUI.java
--- javax/swing/plaf/basic/BasicTextUI.java	4 Nov 2005 11:32:05 -0000	1.51
+++ javax/swing/plaf/basic/BasicTextUI.java	8 Nov 2005 15:02:01 -0000
@@ -552,6 +552,7 @@
     caret.setBlinkRate(UIManager.getInt(prefix + ".caretBlinkRate"));
 
     // Fetch the colors for enabled/disabled text components.
+    background = UIManager.getColor(prefix + ".background");
     inactiveBackground = UIManager.getColor(prefix + ".inactiveBackground");
     textComponent.setDisabledTextColor
                          (UIManager.getColor(prefix + ".inactiveForeground"));