Index: trunk/src_plugins/hid_lesstif/main.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src_plugins/hid_lesstif/main.c	(revision 1464)
+++ trunk/src_plugins/hid_lesstif/main.c	(revision 1465)
@@ -310,7 +310,8 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void do_color(char *value, char *which)
+#warning rename this: prefix!
+void do_color(char *value, char *which)
 {
 	XColor color;
 	if (XParseColor(display, colormap, value, &color))
Index: trunk/src_plugins/hid_lesstif/menu.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src_plugins/hid_lesstif/menu.c	(revision 1464)
+++ trunk/src_plugins/hid_lesstif/menu.c	(revision 1465)
@@ -843,14 +843,16 @@
 	lht_node_t *act;
 
 	n = 0;
+	v = hid_cfg_menu_field_str(node, MF_FOREGROUND);
+	if (v != NULL)
+		do_color(v, XmNforeground);
+
+	v = hid_cfg_menu_field_str(node, MF_BACKGROUND);
+	if (v != NULL)
+		do_color(v, XmNbackground);
+
 #warning TODO: check if we should reenable this
 #if 0
-			if ((v = resource_value(node->v[i].subres, "fg"))) {
-				do_color(v, XmNforeground);
-			}
-			if ((v = resource_value(node->v[i].subres, "bg"))) {
-				do_color(v, XmNbackground);
-			}
 			if ((v = resource_value(node->v[i].subres, "font"))) {
 				XFontStruct *fs = XLoadQueryFont(display, v);
 				if (fs) {