If you have an older system, and experience problems, such as random crashing, installing the patches: PHSS_5907 PHSS_5908 or their newer counterpart: PHSS_6439 PHSS_6440 is strongly suggested. These fix a number of serious problems in HPs X and Motif libraries. If you still have problems, despite having installed these patches, please send mail to nedit_support@fnal.gov. If you are using HPVUE and have trouble setting colors, for example part of the menu bar stubornly remains at whatever HPVUE's default is, try setting: nedit*useColorObj: False