diff --git a/colors.go b/colors.go
index a8cdc8d..9af1bc8 100644
--- a/colors.go
+++ b/colors.go
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 package main
 
+import (
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+)
+
 const (
 	SimpleColor  int = iota
 	EightBitColor
@@ -29,27 +34,44 @@ var colors = map[int]map[string]string{
 		"Input": "\033[30;107m", // black on bright white
 	},
 	EightBitColor: map[string]string{
-		"Header": "\033[48;5;254m\033[38;5;21\033[1m",
-		"Message": "\033[48;5;35m\033[38;5;231m",
-		"MessageErr": "\033[48;5;124m\033[38;5;231m",
-		"Lane": "\033[48;5;63m\033[38;5;235m",
-		"Input": "\033[48;5;231m\033[38;5;235",
+		"Header": "\033[38;5;24m\033[48;5;230m\033[1m",
+		"Message": "\033[38;5;253m\033[48;5;24m",
+		"MessageErr": "\033[38;5;253m\033[48;5;124m",
+		"Lane": "\033[38;5;234m\033[48;5;109m",
+		"LaneSelected": "\033[38;5;234m\033[48;5;214m",
+		"Input": "\033[38;5;234m\033[48;5;230m",
 	},
 	TrueColor: map[string]string{
-		"Header": "",
-		"Message": "",
-		"MessageErr": "",
-		"Lane": "",
-		"Input": "",
+		"Header": "\033[38;2;14;152;160m\033[48;2;253;244;220m",
+		"Message": "\033[38;2;220;220;220m\033[48;2;14;152;160m",
+		"MessageErr": "\033[38;2;220;220;220m\033[48;2;169;3;3m",
+		"Lane": "\033[38;2;25;25;25m\033[48;2;133;170;156m",
+		"LaneSelected": "\033[38;2;25;25;25m\033[48;2;255;184;16m",
+		"Input": "\033[38;2;25;25;25m\033[48;2;253;244;220m",
 	},
 }
 
-func (s *Styles) Init(mode int) {
-	if mode == TrueColor || mode == EightBitColor {
-		s.Mode = mode
-	} else {
+func (s *Styles) SetColorMode(kind int) {
+	switch kind {
+	case SimpleColor, EightBitColor, TrueColor:
+		s.Mode = kind
+	default:
+		ct := os.Getenv("COLORTERM")
+		ct = strings.ToLower(ct)
+		if ct == "truecolor" || ct == "24bit" {
+			s.Mode = TrueColor
+			break
+		}
+		if strings.Contains(os.Getenv("TERM"), "256") {
+			s.Mode = EightBitColor
+			break
+		}
 		s.Mode = SimpleColor
 	}
+}
+
+func (s *Styles) Init(kind int) {
+	s.SetColorMode(kind)
 	s.Header       = colors[s.Mode]["Header"]
 	s.Message      = colors[s.Mode]["Message"]
 	s.MessageErr   = colors[s.Mode]["MessageErr"]
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 895b413..e4d5f17 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -207,10 +207,25 @@ func DefaultBoard(cols, rows int) Board {
 
 }
 
+func SetColorFromFlag(f string) int {
+	f = strings.ToUpper(f)
+	switch f {
+	case "8":
+		return SimpleColor
+	case "256":
+		return EightBitColor
+	case "TRUE":
+		return TrueColor
+	default:
+		return -1
+	}
+}
+
 func main() {
+	colors := flag.String("color", "", "Color mode: 8, 256, or TRUE" )
 	flag.Parse()
 	args := flag.Args()
-	style.Init(SimpleColor)
+	style.Init(SetColorFromFlag(*colors))
 	cols, rows := termios.GetWindowSize()
 	if len(args) > 0 {
 		LoadFile(args[0], cols, rows)
diff --git a/story.go b/story.go
index 546e58c..990476b 100644
--- a/story.go
+++ b/story.go
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ func (s *Story) View(b *Board) {
 			s.AddComment(b)
 		case 't':
 			s.AddTask(b)
+		case 'd':
+			s.Update([]string{"description"}, b)
 		case 'T':
 			s.Update([]string{"title"}, b)
 		case 'u':