diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 6764459..7190f0d 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+mintmenu (5.1.6) julia; urgency=low
+
+  * Highlighted apps now appear in bold, as opposed to using the fg[gtk.SELECTED] color (to avoid white on white issues with certain themes)
+  
+ -- Clement Lefebvre <root@linuxmint.com>  Tue,  26 Oct 2010 13:57:00 +0000
+
 mintmenu (5.1.5) julia; urgency=low
 
   * Faster initialization
diff --git a/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/easybuttons.py b/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/easybuttons.py
index 5712ccc..8c7020b 100755
--- a/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/easybuttons.py
+++ b/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/easybuttons.py
@@ -490,13 +490,17 @@ class MenuApplicationLauncher( ApplicationLauncher ):
         appComment = self.appComment
         if self.highlight: 
             try:
-                color = self.labelBox.rc_get_style().fg[ gtk.STATE_SELECTED ].to_string()                
-                if len(color) > 0 and color[0] == "#":
-                    appName = "<span foreground=\"%s\"><b>%s</b></span>" % (color, appName);
-                    appComment = "<span foreground=\"%s\"><b>%s</b></span>" % (color, appComment);
-                else:
-                    appName = "<b>%s</b>" % (appName);
-                    appComment = "<b>%s</b>" % (appComment);
+                #color = self.labelBox.rc_get_style().fg[ gtk.STATE_SELECTED ].to_string()                
+                #if len(color) > 0 and color[0] == "#":
+                    #appName = "<span foreground=\"%s\"><b>%s</b></span>" % (color, appName);
+                    #appComment = "<span foreground=\"%s\"><b>%s</b></span>" % (color, appComment);
+                    #appName = "<b>%s</b>" % (appName);
+                    #appComment = "<b>%s</b>" % (appComment);
+                #else:
+                    #appName = "<b>%s</b>" % (appName);
+                    #appComment = "<b>%s</b>" % (appComment);
+                appName = "<b>%s</b>" % (appName);
+                appComment = "<b>%s</b>" % (appComment);
             except Exception, detail:
                 print detail
                 pass