--- src/libxosd/xosd.c.orig	2006-06-22 23:42:29.000000000 +0200
+++ src/libxosd/xosd.c	2006-06-22 23:44:56.000000000 +0200
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 
 const char *osd_default_font =
   "-misc-fixed-medium-r-semicondensed--*-*-*-*-c-*-*-*";
-static const char *osd_default_colour = "green";
+const char *osd_default_colour = "green";
 
 // const char* osd_default_font="adobe-helvetica-bold-r-*-*-10-*";
 // const char* osd_default_font="-adobe-helvetica-bold-r-*-*-10-*";