diff -r b31369df5d7d sys/src/cmd/samterm/flayer.c
--- a/sys/src/cmd/samterm/flayer.c	Sun Apr 18 16:20:04 2021 +0200
+++ b/sys/src/cmd/samterm/flayer.c	Sun Apr 18 15:24:19 2021 -0700
@@ -29,18 +29,22 @@
 	lDrect = r;
 
 	/* Main text is yellowish */
-	maincols[BACK] = allocimagemix(display, DPaleyellow, DWhite);
-	maincols[HIGH] = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), screen->chan, 1, DDarkyellow);
-	maincols[BORD] = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,2,2), screen->chan, 1, DYellowgreen);
-	maincols[TEXT] = display->black;
-	maincols[HTEXT] = display->black;
+	maincols[BACK] = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), screen->chan, 1, 0xE8E7E6FF);
+	maincols[HIGH] = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), screen->chan, 1, 0xCD664DFF);
+ 	maincols[BORD] = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,2,2), CMAP8, 1, 0xA79375FF);
+ 	draw(maincols[BORD], Rect(1,1,2,2), allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), screen->chan, 1, 0xE8E7E6FF), nil, ZP);
+ 	draw(maincols[BORD], Rect(0,0,1,1), allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), screen->chan, 1, 0xE8E7E6FF), nil, ZP);
+	maincols[TEXT] = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), screen->chan, 1, 0x54524BFF);
+	maincols[HTEXT] = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), screen->chan, 1, 0xE8E7E6FF);
 
 	/* Command text is blueish */
-	cmdcols[BACK] = allocimagemix(display, DPalebluegreen, DWhite);
-	cmdcols[HIGH] = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), screen->chan, 1, DPalegreygreen);
-	cmdcols[BORD] = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,2,2), screen->chan, 1, DPurpleblue);
-	cmdcols[TEXT] = display->black;
-	cmdcols[HTEXT] = display->black;
+	cmdcols[BACK] = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), screen->chan, 1, 0x54524BFF);
+	cmdcols[HIGH] = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), screen->chan, 1, 0xE8E7E6FF);
+	cmdcols[BORD] = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,2,2), CMAP8, 1, 0xA79375FF);
+ 	draw(cmdcols[BORD], Rect(1,1,2,2), allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), screen->chan, 1, 0xE8E7E6FF), nil, ZP);
+ 	draw(cmdcols[BORD], Rect(0,0,1,1), allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), screen->chan, 1, 0xE8E7E6FF), nil, ZP);
+	cmdcols[TEXT] = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), screen->chan, 1, 0xE8E7E6FF);
+	cmdcols[HTEXT] = allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), screen->chan, 1, 0xCD664DFF);
 }
 
 void
diff -r b31369df5d7d sys/src/cmd/samterm/menu.c
--- a/sys/src/cmd/samterm/menu.c	Sun Apr 18 16:20:04 2021 +0200
+++ b/sys/src/cmd/samterm/menu.c	Sun Apr 18 15:24:19 2021 -0700
@@ -45,21 +45,21 @@
 };
 
 char	*menu2str[] = {
-	"cut",
-	"paste",
-	"snarf",
-	"plumb",
-	"look",
+	"Cut",
+	"Paste",
+	"Snarf",
+	"Plumb",
+	"Look",
 	"<rio>",
 	0,		/* storage for last pattern */
 };
 
 char	*menu3str[] = {
-	"new",
-	"zerox",
-	"resize",
-	"close",
-	"write",
+	"New",
+	"Zerox",
+	"Resize",
+	"Close",
+	"Write",
 };
 
 Menu	menu2 =	{0, genmenu2};
diff -r b31369df5d7d sys/src/cmd/samterm/scroll.c
--- a/sys/src/cmd/samterm/scroll.c	Sun Apr 18 16:20:04 2021 +0200
+++ b/sys/src/cmd/samterm/scroll.c	Sun Apr 18 15:24:19 2021 -0700
@@ -93,8 +93,9 @@
 	if(!eqrect(r2, l->lastsr)){
 		l->lastsr = r2;
 		draw(b, r1, l->f.cols[BORD], nil, ZP);
-		draw(b, r2, l->f.cols[BACK], nil, r2.min);
+		draw(b, r2, allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,2,2), screen->chan, 1, 0xA79375FF), nil, r2.min);
 		r2 = r1;
+		r2.max.x = r2.max.x+1;
 		r2.min.x = r2.max.x-1;
 		draw(b, r2, l->f.cols[BORD], nil, ZP);
 		if(b!=l->f.b)