Add color btns to the preferences, so they are configurable here too

5 files changed, 222 insertions, 99 deletions

diff --git a/doc/Changelog b/doc/Changelog
index 5c7f8a7..448c8ee 100644
--- a/doc/Changelog
+++ b/doc/Changelog
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ next:
 - check prerequisites before starting
 - reorganize preferences
 - change from libglade to GtkBuilder
+- add color buttns to the preferences, so the colors can be changed
 - bugs fixed: #44, #41, #15, #47
 
 0.11.1:
diff --git a/etc/portato.cfg b/etc/portato.cfg
index 5533064..950d78d 100644
--- a/etc/portato.cfg
+++ b/etc/portato.cfg
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ scrollbacklines = 1000
 
 #
 # Color section
-# Values in this section are normally not editable through the GUI.
 #
 [COLORS]
 
diff --git a/portato/gui/templates/PreferenceWindow.ui b/portato/gui/templates/PreferenceWindow.ui
index e5618fd..3b0edb8 100644
--- a/portato/gui/templates/PreferenceWindow.ui
+++ b/portato/gui/templates/PreferenceWindow.ui
@@ -57,6 +57,20 @@
                               </packing>
                             </child>
                             <child>
+                              <object class="GtkCheckButton" id="searchOnTypeCheck">
+                                <property name="label" translatable="yes">Search while typing</property>
+                                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                                <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                                <property name="receives_default">False</property>
+                                <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
+                                <property name="yalign">0.47999998927116394</property>
+                                <property name="draw_indicator">True</property>
+                              </object>
+                              <packing>
+                                <property name="position">1</property>
+                              </packing>
+                            </child>
+                            <child>
                               <object class="GtkHBox" id="hbox3">
                                 <property name="visible">True</property>
                                 <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
@@ -81,7 +95,7 @@
                                 </child>
                               </object>
                               <packing>
-                                <property name="position">1</property>
+                                <property name="position">2</property>
                               </packing>
                             </child>
                           </object>
@@ -657,23 +671,6 @@
                                     <property name="position">3</property>
                                   </packing>
                                 </child>
-                                <child>
-                                  <object class="GtkCheckButton" id="searchOnTypeCheck">
-                                    <property name="label" translatable="yes">Search while typing</property>
-                                    <property name="visible">True</property>
-                                    <property name="can_focus">True</property>
-                                    <property name="receives_default">False</property>
-                                    <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
-                                    <property name="has_tooltip">True</property>
-                                    <property name="tooltip_markup">Update the package list with the current search results while you are typing.
-&lt;b&gt;Note&lt;/b&gt;: Will slow down the typing process.</property>
-                                    <property name="yalign">0.47999998927116394</property>
-                                    <property name="draw_indicator">True</property>
-                                  </object>
-                                  <packing>
-                                    <property name="position">4</property>
-                                  </packing>
-                                </child>
                               </object>
                             </child>
                           </object>
@@ -693,12 +690,12 @@
                       </packing>
                     </child>
                     <child>
-                      <object class="GtkFrame" id="consoleFrame">
+                      <object class="GtkFrame" id="tabFrame">
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
                         <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
                         <property name="label_xalign">0</property>
                         <child>
-                          <object class="GtkAlignment" id="alignment9">
+                          <object class="GtkAlignment" id="alignment10">
                             <property name="visible">True</property>
                             <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
                             <property name="top_padding">5</property>
@@ -706,35 +703,30 @@
                             <property name="left_padding">12</property>
                             <property name="right_padding">5</property>
                             <child>
-                              <object class="GtkVBox" id="vbox1">
+                              <object class="GtkVBox" id="vbox7">
                                 <property name="visible">True</property>
+                                <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
+                                <property name="spacing">5</property>
                                 <child>
-                                  <object class="GtkHBox" id="hbox1">
+                                  <object class="GtkHBox" id="hbox2">
                                     <property name="visible">True</property>
                                     <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
-                                    <property name="spacing">5</property>
+                                    <property name="homogeneous">True</property>
                                     <child>
-                                      <object class="GtkLabel" id="label11">
+                                      <object class="GtkLabel" id="label15">
                                         <property name="visible">True</property>
                                         <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
                                         <property name="xalign">0</property>
-                                        <property name="label" translatable="yes">Console Font</property>
-                                        <property name="single_line_mode">True</property>
+                                        <property name="label" translatable="yes">Package Tabs</property>
                                       </object>
                                       <packing>
                                         <property name="position">0</property>
                                       </packing>
                                     </child>
                                     <child>
-                                      <object class="GtkFontButton" id="consoleFontBtn">
+                                      <object class="GtkComboBox" id="packageTabCombo">
                                         <property name="visible">True</property>
-                                        <property name="can_focus">True</property>
-                                        <property name="receives_default">True</property>
                                         <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
-                                        <property name="title" translatable="yes">Chose a console font</property>
-                                        <property name="use_font">True</property>
-                                        <property name="use_size">True</property>
-                                        <property name="show_style">False</property>
                                       </object>
                                       <packing>
                                         <property name="position">1</property>
@@ -746,26 +738,25 @@
                                   </packing>
                                 </child>
                                 <child>
-                                  <object class="GtkHBox" id="hbox">
+                                  <object class="GtkHBox" id="hbox4">
                                     <property name="visible">True</property>
+                                    <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
+                                    <property name="homogeneous">True</property>
                                     <child>
-                                      <object class="GtkLabel" id="label2">
+                                      <object class="GtkLabel" id="label21">
                                         <property name="visible">True</property>
+                                        <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
                                         <property name="xalign">0</property>
-                                        <property name="label" translatable="yes">Maximum length of the console title</property>
-                                        <property name="single_line_mode">True</property>
+                                        <property name="label" translatable="yes">System Tabs</property>
                                       </object>
                                       <packing>
                                         <property name="position">0</property>
                                       </packing>
                                     </child>
                                     <child>
-                                      <object class="GtkSpinButton" id="titleLengthSpinBtn">
+                                      <object class="GtkComboBox" id="systemTabCombo">
                                         <property name="visible">True</property>
-                                        <property name="can_focus">True</property>
-                                        <property name="adjustment">adjustment1</property>
-                                        <property name="snap_to_ticks">True</property>
-                                        <property name="numeric">True</property>
+                                        <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
                                       </object>
                                       <packing>
                                         <property name="position">1</property>
@@ -773,7 +764,6 @@
                                     </child>
                                   </object>
                                   <packing>
-                                    <property name="padding">4</property>
                                     <property name="position">1</property>
                                   </packing>
                                 </child>
@@ -782,10 +772,10 @@
                           </object>
                         </child>
                         <child type="label">
-                          <object class="GtkLabel" id="label8">
+                          <object class="GtkLabel" id="label9">
                             <property name="visible">True</property>
                             <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
-                            <property name="label" translatable="yes">&lt;b&gt;Console Options&lt;/b&gt;</property>
+                            <property name="label" translatable="yes">&lt;b&gt;Tab Options&lt;/b&gt;</property>
                             <property name="use_markup">True</property>
                           </object>
                         </child>
@@ -796,12 +786,12 @@
                       </packing>
                     </child>
                     <child>
-                      <object class="GtkFrame" id="tabFrame">
+                      <object class="GtkFrame" id="packageFrame">
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
                         <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
                         <property name="label_xalign">0</property>
                         <child>
-                          <object class="GtkAlignment" id="alignment10">
+                          <object class="GtkAlignment" id="alignment7">
                             <property name="visible">True</property>
                             <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
                             <property name="top_padding">5</property>
@@ -809,30 +799,97 @@
                             <property name="left_padding">12</property>
                             <property name="right_padding">5</property>
                             <child>
-                              <object class="GtkVBox" id="vbox7">
+                              <object class="GtkVBox" id="vbox3">
                                 <property name="visible">True</property>
-                                <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
-                                <property name="spacing">5</property>
                                 <child>
-                                  <object class="GtkHBox" id="hbox2">
+                                  <object class="GtkCheckButton" id="showSlotsCheck">
+                                    <property name="label" translatable="yes">Show slots in the version list</property>
                                     <property name="visible">True</property>
+                                    <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                                    <property name="receives_default">False</property>
                                     <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
-                                    <property name="homogeneous">True</property>
+                                    <property name="draw_indicator">True</property>
+                                  </object>
+                                  <packing>
+                                    <property name="position">0</property>
+                                  </packing>
+                                </child>
+                                <child>
+                                  <object class="GtkCheckButton" id="collapseCatCheck">
+                                    <property name="label" translatable="yes">Collapse categories with same prefix</property>
+                                    <property name="visible">True</property>
+                                    <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                                    <property name="receives_default">False</property>
+                                    <property name="has_tooltip">True</property>
+                                    <property name="tooltip_markup">Organize the categories in a tree. Thereby collapse categories with the same prefix:
+As an example: &lt;i&gt;app-admin&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;app-emacs&lt;/i&gt;, and &lt;i&gt;app-vim&lt;/i&gt; would be collapsed into &lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;app&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt; as root and &lt;i&gt;admin&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;emacs&lt;/i&gt;, and &lt;i&gt;vim&lt;/i&gt; as children.</property>
+                                    <property name="draw_indicator">True</property>
+                                  </object>
+                                  <packing>
+                                    <property name="position">1</property>
+                                  </packing>
+                                </child>
+                              </object>
+                            </child>
+                          </object>
+                        </child>
+                        <child type="label">
+                          <object class="GtkLabel" id="label14">
+                            <property name="visible">True</property>
+                            <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
+                            <property name="label" translatable="yes">&lt;b&gt;Package Options&lt;/b&gt;</property>
+                            <property name="use_markup">True</property>
+                          </object>
+                        </child>
+                      </object>
+                      <packing>
+                        <property name="expand">False</property>
+                        <property name="position">2</property>
+                      </packing>
+                    </child>
+                    <child>
+                      <object class="GtkFrame" id="consoleFrame">
+                        <property name="visible">True</property>
+                        <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
+                        <property name="label_xalign">0</property>
+                        <child>
+                          <object class="GtkAlignment" id="alignment9">
+                            <property name="visible">True</property>
+                            <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
+                            <property name="top_padding">5</property>
+                            <property name="bottom_padding">5</property>
+                            <property name="left_padding">12</property>
+                            <property name="right_padding">5</property>
+                            <child>
+                              <object class="GtkVBox" id="vbox1">
+                                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                                <child>
+                                  <object class="GtkHBox" id="hbox1">
+                                    <property name="visible">True</property>
+                                    <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
+                                    <property name="spacing">5</property>
                                     <child>
-                                      <object class="GtkLabel" id="label15">
+                                      <object class="GtkLabel" id="label11">
                                         <property name="visible">True</property>
                                         <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
                                         <property name="xalign">0</property>
-                                        <property name="label" translatable="yes">Package Tabs</property>
+                                        <property name="label" translatable="yes">Console Font</property>
+                                        <property name="single_line_mode">True</property>
                                       </object>
                                       <packing>
                                         <property name="position">0</property>
                                       </packing>
                                     </child>
                                     <child>
-                                      <object class="GtkComboBox" id="packageTabCombo">
+                                      <object class="GtkFontButton" id="consoleFontBtn">
                                         <property name="visible">True</property>
+                                        <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                                        <property name="receives_default">True</property>
                                         <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
+                                        <property name="title" translatable="yes">Chose a console font</property>
+                                        <property name="use_font">True</property>
+                                        <property name="use_size">True</property>
+                                        <property name="show_style">False</property>
                                       </object>
                                       <packing>
                                         <property name="position">1</property>
@@ -844,25 +901,26 @@
                                   </packing>
                                 </child>
                                 <child>
-                                  <object class="GtkHBox" id="hbox4">
+                                  <object class="GtkHBox" id="hbox">
                                     <property name="visible">True</property>
-                                    <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
-                                    <property name="homogeneous">True</property>
                                     <child>
-                                      <object class="GtkLabel" id="label21">
+                                      <object class="GtkLabel" id="label2">
                                         <property name="visible">True</property>
-                                        <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
                                         <property name="xalign">0</property>
-                                        <property name="label" translatable="yes">System Tabs</property>
+                                        <property name="label" translatable="yes">Maximum length of the console title</property>
+                                        <property name="single_line_mode">True</property>
                                       </object>
                                       <packing>
                                         <property name="position">0</property>
                                       </packing>
                                     </child>
                                     <child>
-                                      <object class="GtkComboBox" id="systemTabCombo">
+                                      <object class="GtkSpinButton" id="titleLengthSpinBtn">
                                         <property name="visible">True</property>
-                                        <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
+                                        <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                                        <property name="adjustment">adjustment1</property>
+                                        <property name="snap_to_ticks">True</property>
+                                        <property name="numeric">True</property>
                                       </object>
                                       <packing>
                                         <property name="position">1</property>
@@ -870,6 +928,7 @@
                                     </child>
                                   </object>
                                   <packing>
+                                    <property name="padding">4</property>
                                     <property name="position">1</property>
                                   </packing>
                                 </child>
@@ -878,26 +937,26 @@
                           </object>
                         </child>
                         <child type="label">
-                          <object class="GtkLabel" id="label9">
+                          <object class="GtkLabel" id="label8">
                             <property name="visible">True</property>
                             <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
-                            <property name="label" translatable="yes">&lt;b&gt;Tab Options&lt;/b&gt;</property>
+                            <property name="label" translatable="yes">&lt;b&gt;Console Options&lt;/b&gt;</property>
                             <property name="use_markup">True</property>
                           </object>
                         </child>
                       </object>
                       <packing>
                         <property name="expand">False</property>
-                        <property name="position">2</property>
+                        <property name="position">3</property>
                       </packing>
                     </child>
                     <child>
-                      <object class="GtkFrame" id="packageFrame">
+                      <object class="GtkFrame" id="colorFrame">
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
                         <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
                         <property name="label_xalign">0</property>
                         <child>
-                          <object class="GtkAlignment" id="alignment7">
+                          <object class="GtkAlignment" id="alignment12">
                             <property name="visible">True</property>
                             <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
                             <property name="top_padding">5</property>
@@ -905,31 +964,71 @@
                             <property name="left_padding">12</property>
                             <property name="right_padding">5</property>
                             <child>
-                              <object class="GtkVBox" id="vbox3">
+                              <object class="GtkVBox" id="vbox8">
                                 <property name="visible">True</property>
                                 <child>
-                                  <object class="GtkCheckButton" id="showSlotsCheck">
-                                    <property name="label" translatable="yes">Show slots in the version list</property>
+                                  <object class="GtkHBox" id="hbox7">
                                     <property name="visible">True</property>
-                                    <property name="can_focus">True</property>
-                                    <property name="receives_default">False</property>
                                     <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
-                                    <property name="draw_indicator">True</property>
+                                    <property name="spacing">5</property>
+                                    <property name="homogeneous">True</property>
+                                    <child>
+                                      <object class="GtkLabel" id="label20">
+                                        <property name="visible">True</property>
+                                        <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
+                                        <property name="xalign">0</property>
+                                        <property name="label" translatable="yes">Package Detail Background</property>
+                                        <property name="single_line_mode">True</property>
+                                      </object>
+                                      <packing>
+                                        <property name="position">0</property>
+                                      </packing>
+                                    </child>
+                                    <child>
+                                      <object class="GtkColorButton" id="pkgTableColorBtn">
+                                        <property name="visible">True</property>
+                                        <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                                        <property name="receives_default">True</property>
+                                        <property name="color">#000000000000</property>
+                                      </object>
+                                      <packing>
+                                        <property name="position">1</property>
+                                      </packing>
+                                    </child>
                                   </object>
                                   <packing>
                                     <property name="position">0</property>
                                   </packing>
                                 </child>
                                 <child>
-                                  <object class="GtkCheckButton" id="collapseCatCheck">
-                                    <property name="label" translatable="yes">Collapse categories with same prefix</property>
+                                  <object class="GtkHBox" id="hbox6">
                                     <property name="visible">True</property>
-                                    <property name="can_focus">True</property>
-                                    <property name="receives_default">False</property>
-                                    <property name="has_tooltip">True</property>
-                                    <property name="tooltip_markup">Organize the categories in a tree. Thereby collapse categories with the same prefix:
-As an example: &lt;i&gt;app-admin&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;app-emacs&lt;/i&gt;, and &lt;i&gt;app-vim&lt;/i&gt; would be collapsed into &lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;app&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt; as root and &lt;i&gt;admin&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;emacs&lt;/i&gt;, and &lt;i&gt;vim&lt;/i&gt; as children.</property>
-                                    <property name="draw_indicator">True</property>
+                                    <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
+                                    <property name="spacing">5</property>
+                                    <property name="homogeneous">True</property>
+                                    <child>
+                                      <object class="GtkLabel" id="label19">
+                                        <property name="visible">True</property>
+                                        <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
+                                        <property name="xalign">0</property>
+                                        <property name="label" translatable="yes">Flag Placeholder Description Background</property>
+                                        <property name="single_line_mode">True</property>
+                                      </object>
+                                      <packing>
+                                        <property name="position">0</property>
+                                      </packing>
+                                    </child>
+                                    <child>
+                                      <object class="GtkColorButton" id="prefColorBtn">
+                                        <property name="visible">True</property>
+                                        <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                                        <property name="receives_default">True</property>
+                                        <property name="color">#000000000000</property>
+                                      </object>
+                                      <packing>
+                                        <property name="position">1</property>
+                                      </packing>
+                                    </child>
                                   </object>
                                   <packing>
                                     <property name="position">1</property>
@@ -940,17 +1039,17 @@ As an example: &lt;i&gt;app-admin&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;app-emacs&lt;/i&gt;, and &
                           </object>
                         </child>
                         <child type="label">
-                          <object class="GtkLabel" id="label14">
+                          <object class="GtkLabel" id="label18">
                             <property name="visible">True</property>
                             <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
-                            <property name="label" translatable="yes">&lt;b&gt;Package Options&lt;/b&gt;</property>
+                            <property name="label" translatable="yes">&lt;b&gt;Color Options&lt;/b&gt;</property>
                             <property name="use_markup">True</property>
                           </object>
                         </child>
                       </object>
                       <packing>
                         <property name="expand">False</property>
-                        <property name="position">3</property>
+                        <property name="position">4</property>
                       </packing>
                     </child>
                   </object>
diff --git a/portato/gui/windows/main.py b/portato/gui/windows/main.py
index 761f6f3..ee51703 100644
--- a/portato/gui/windows/main.py
+++ b/portato/gui/windows/main.py
@@ -76,8 +76,7 @@ class PackageTable:
         self.maskedLabel = self.tree.get_widget("maskedLabel")
 
         # labels
-        generalVB = self.tree.get_widget("generalVB")
-        generalVB.modify_bg(gtk.STATE_NORMAL, get_color(self.main.cfg, "packagetable"))
+        self.main.set_color(get_color(self.main.cfg, "packagetable"))
         
         self.nameLabel = self.tree.get_widget("nameLabel")
         self.descLabel = self.tree.get_widget("descLabel")
@@ -1259,6 +1258,17 @@ class MainWindow (Window):
         self.catList.get_selection().select_path(pos)
         self.catList.scroll_to_cell(pos)
 
+    def set_color (self, color):
+        """
+        Sets the color of the general VB (i.e. the thing that displays the package details)
+
+        @param color: color to set it to
+        @type color: gtk.gdk.Color
+        """
+
+        generalVB = self.tree.get_widget("generalVB")
+        generalVB.modify_bg(gtk.STATE_NORMAL, color)
+
     def set_uri_hook (self, browser):
         """
         Sets the browser command which is called when a URL is going to be opened.
@@ -1678,7 +1688,7 @@ class MainWindow (Window):
         """
         User wants to open preferences.
         """
-        PreferenceWindow(self.window, self.cfg, self.console.set_font_from_string, self.set_uri_hook, self.set_notebook_tabpos, self.fill_cat_store)
+        PreferenceWindow(self.window, self.cfg, self.console.set_font_from_string, self.set_uri_hook, self.set_notebook_tabpos, self.fill_cat_store, self.set_color)
         return True
 
     def cb_about_clicked (self, *args):
diff --git a/portato/gui/windows/preference.py b/portato/gui/windows/preference.py
index a7661c5..4d3493f 100644
--- a/portato/gui/windows/preference.py
+++ b/portato/gui/windows/preference.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class PreferenceWindow (AbstractDialog):
             4 : gtk.POS_RIGHT
             }
 
-    def __init__ (self, parent, cfg, console_fn, linkbtn_fn, tabpos_fn, catmodel_fn):
+    def __init__ (self, parent, cfg, console_fn, linkbtn_fn, tabpos_fn, catmodel_fn, labelcolor_fn):
         """Constructor.
 
         @param parent: parent window
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ class PreferenceWindow (AbstractDialog):
         @param tabpos_fn: function to call to set the tabposition of the notebooks
         @type tabpos_fn: function(gtk.ComboBox,int)
         @param catmodel_fn: function to call to set the model of the cat list (collapsed/not collapsed)
-        @type catmodel_fn: function()"""
+        @type catmodel_fn: function()
+        @param labelcolor_fn: function to call to set the color of the label
+        @type labelcolor_fn: function(gtk.gdk.Color)"""
         
         AbstractDialog.__init__(self, parent)
 
@@ -102,6 +104,7 @@ class PreferenceWindow (AbstractDialog):
         self.linkbtn_fn = linkbtn_fn
         self.tabpos_fn = tabpos_fn
         self.catmodel_fn = catmodel_fn
+        self.labelcolor_fn = labelcolor_fn
         
         # set the bg-color of the hint
         hintEB = self.tree.get_widget("hintEB")
@@ -110,20 +113,16 @@ class PreferenceWindow (AbstractDialog):
         # the checkboxes
         for box, val in self.checkboxes.iteritems():
             if isinstance(val, tuple):
-                self.tree.get_widget(box).\
-                        set_active(self.cfg.get_boolean(val[0], section = val[1]))
+                self.tree.get_widget(box).set_active(self.cfg.get_boolean(val[0], section = val[1]))
             else:
-                self.tree.get_widget(box).\
-                        set_active(self.cfg.get_boolean(val))
+                self.tree.get_widget(box).set_active(self.cfg.get_boolean(val))
 
         # the edits
         for edit, val in self.edits.iteritems():
             if isinstance(val,tuple):
-                self.tree.get_widget(edit).\
-                        set_text(self.cfg.get(val[0], section = val[1]))
+                self.tree.get_widget(edit).set_text(self.cfg.get(val[0], section = val[1]))
             else:
-                self.tree.get_widget(edit).\
-                    set_text(self.cfg.get(val))
+                self.tree.get_widget(edit).set_text(self.cfg.get(val))
 
         # the set list
         self.setList = self.tree.get_widget("setList")
@@ -139,6 +138,13 @@ class PreferenceWindow (AbstractDialog):
         self.titleLengthSpinBtn = self.tree.get_widget("titleLengthSpinBtn")
         self.titleLengthSpinBtn.set_value(int(self.cfg.get("titlelength", section = "GUI")))
 
+        # the color buttons
+        self.pkgTableColorBtn = self.tree.get_widget("pkgTableColorBtn")
+        self.pkgTableColorBtn.set_color(get_color(self.cfg, "packagetable"))
+
+        self.prefColorBtn = self.tree.get_widget("prefColorBtn")
+        self.prefColorBtn.set_color(get_color(self.cfg, "prefhint"))
+
         # the comboboxes
         self.systemTabCombo = self.tree.get_widget("systemTabCombo")
         self.pkgTabCombo = self.tree.get_widget("packageTabCombo")
@@ -209,6 +215,14 @@ class PreferenceWindow (AbstractDialog):
 
         self.catmodel_fn()
 
+        # colors
+        c = self.pkgTableColorBtn.get_color()
+        self.cfg.set("packagetable", str(c)[1:], section = "COLORS")
+        self.labelcolor_fn(c)
+
+        c = self.prefColorBtn.get_color()
+        self.cfg.set("prefhint", str(c)[1:], section = "COLORS")
+
     def fill_setlist (self):
         store = gtk.ListStore(bool, str, str, str)