--- nedit-5.5/util/misc.c.visfix	2004-08-10 00:20:00.000000000 +0200

+++ nedit-5.5/util/misc.c	2006-08-30 13:06:31.000000000 +0200

@@ -384,6 +384,9 @@

 	return (*visual == DefaultVisual(display, screen));

     }

+    /* Set "Default" visual to avoid crashes with the detected best ones */

+    reqID = DefaultVisual(display, screen)->visualid;

+    

     /* Read the visualID and installColormap resources for the application.

        visualID can be specified either as a number (the visual id as

        shown by xdpyinfo), as a visual class name, or as Best or Default. */