3 files changed, 12 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/dw/layout.cc b/dw/layout.cc
index b30831c7..aa9f05ed 100644
--- a/dw/layout.cc
+++ b/dw/layout.cc
@@ -246,7 +246,6 @@ void Layout::addWidget (Widget *widget)
 
    canvasHeightGreater = false;
    setSizeHints ();
-   updateBgColor ();
    queueResize ();
 }
 
@@ -609,17 +608,11 @@ void Layout::updateCursor ()
       setCursor (style::CURSOR_DEFAULT);
 }
 
-void Layout::updateBgColor ()
+void Layout::setBgColor (style::Color *color)
 {
-   /* The toplevel widget should always have a defined background color,
-    * except at the beginning. Searching a defined background is not
-    * necessary. */
-   if (topLevel && topLevel->getStyle() &&
-       topLevel->getStyle()->backgroundColor)
-      bgColor = topLevel->getStyle()->backgroundColor;
-   else
-      bgColor = NULL;
-   view->setBgColor (bgColor);
+   bgColor = color;
+   if (view)
+      view->setBgColor (bgColor);
 }
 
 void Layout::resizeIdle ()
diff --git a/dw/layout.hh b/dw/layout.hh
index 304cf166..dc9bf227 100644
--- a/dw/layout.hh
+++ b/dw/layout.hh
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@ private:
    void removeAnchor (Widget *widget, char* name);
    void setCursor (style::Cursor cursor);
    void updateCursor ();
-   void updateBgColor ();
    void queueDraw (int x, int y, int width, int height);
    void queueDrawExcept (int x, int y, int width, int height,
       int ex, int ey, int ewidth, int eheight);
@@ -362,6 +361,10 @@ public:
 
    /** \brief See dw::core::FindtextState::resetSearch. */
    inline void resetSearch () { findtextState.resetSearch (); }
+
+   void setBgColor (style::Color *color);
+
+   inline style::Color* getBgColor () { return bgColor; }
 };
 
 } // namespace dw
diff --git a/dw/widget.cc b/dw/widget.cc
index fb0d29e0..ee8cb17c 100644
--- a/dw/widget.cc
+++ b/dw/widget.cc
@@ -302,8 +302,6 @@ void Widget::setStyle (style::Style *style)
    this->style = style;
 
    if (layout != NULL) {
-      if (parent == NULL)
-         layout->updateBgColor ();
       layout->updateCursor ();
    }
 
@@ -339,9 +337,7 @@ style::Color *Widget::getBgColor ()
       widget = widget->parent;
    }
 
-   MSG_WARN("No background color found!\n");
-   return NULL;
-
+   return layout->getBgColor ();
 }
 
 
@@ -399,7 +395,9 @@ void Widget::drawWidgetBox (View *view, Rectangle *area, bool inverse)
     *   widget->style->background_color is NULL (shining through).
     */
    /** \todo Background images? */
-   if (parent && style->backgroundColor)
+
+   if (style->backgroundColor &&
+       (parent || layout->getBgColor () != style->backgroundColor))
       style::drawBackground (view, &viewArea, allocation.x, allocation.y,
                              allocation.width, getHeight (), style, inverse);
 }