diff -r 1bdf0f1b16c0 -r d9acb7f2a3d1 mcabber/src/screen.c
--- a/mcabber/src/screen.c	Wed Sep 27 22:57:23 2006 +0200
+++ b/mcabber/src/screen.c	Thu Sep 28 21:36:58 2006 +0200
@@ -305,7 +305,6 @@
   intrflush(stdscr, FALSE);
   start_color();
   use_default_colors();
-  Curses = TRUE;
 
   ParseColors();
 
@@ -317,6 +316,7 @@
   inputLine[0] = 0;
   ptr_inputline = inputLine;
 
+  Curses = TRUE;
   return;
 }