Index: gnome-terminal-2.7.3/src/terminal-widget-vte.c
===================================================================
--- gnome-terminal-2.7.3.orig/src/terminal-widget-vte.c	2004-06-28 17:24:59.000000000 +1000
+++ gnome-terminal-2.7.3/src/terminal-widget-vte.c	2004-07-02 15:07:22.000000000 +1000
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <vte/vte.h>
 
+static const GdkColor red = {0, 0xeeee, 0, 0};
+  
+
 #define UNIMPLEMENTED /* g_warning (G_STRLOC": unimplemented") */
 
 typedef struct
@@ -402,6 +405,9 @@
   vte_terminal_set_colors(VTE_TERMINAL(widget), foreground, background,
 			  palette_entries, TERMINAL_PALETTE_SIZE);
   vte_terminal_set_background_tint_color(VTE_TERMINAL(widget), background);
+
+  // HACK: Set cursor color to see if it works
+  vte_terminal_set_color_cursor(VTE_TERMINAL(widget), &red);
 }
 
 void
