diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index aa1de2f..510a557 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -75,12 +75,6 @@ func main() {
 	log.Println("Sleep for 2 seconds, then try to add new tabs")
 	time.Sleep(2 * 1000 * 1000 * 1000)
 
-	log.Println("Sleep for 2 seconds, then try to add new tabs")
-	time.Sleep(2 * 1000 * 1000 * 1000)
-
-	log.Println("Sleep for 2 seconds, then try to add new tabs")
-	time.Sleep(2 * 1000 * 1000 * 1000)
-
 	for account, _ := range config.StringMap("cloud") {
 		port := config.String("cloud." + account + ".port")
 		proto := config.String("cloud." + account + ".proto")
diff --git a/table.go b/table.go
index a674567..c602883 100644
--- a/table.go
+++ b/table.go
@@ -18,11 +18,18 @@ type vmRowData struct {
 	disk		int
 }
 
+var img [2]*ui.Image
+
 type jwcTest struct {
 	part0	ui.TableColor		// row background color
 	part1	ui.TableString		// column 0 text
 	part2	ui.TableColor		// column 0 text color
 	part3	ui.TableString		// column 1 button text
+	part4	ui.TableString		// column 2 text
+	part5	ui.TableColor		// column 2 text color
+	part6	ui.TableString		// column 3 text
+	part7	ui.TableImage		// column 3 Image
+	part8	ui.TableColor		// column 3 text color
 }
 
 type modelHandler struct {
@@ -43,14 +50,46 @@ type modelHandler struct {
 }
 
 func initValues(mh *modelHandler) {
+        img[0] = ui.NewImage(16, 16)
+        img[1] = ui.NewImage(16, 16)
+
 	for i := 0; i < mh.rows; i++ {
 		log.Println("i=",i)
 		mh.vms[i].hostname = fmt.Sprintf("jcarrnew %d", i)
 
-		mh.cellValues[i].part0 = ui.TableColor{0.1, 0.5, 0.5, .3}
+		// alternate background of each row light and dark
+		if (i % 2) == 1 {
+			mh.cellValues[i].part0 = ui.TableColor{0.5, 0.5, 0.5, .7}
+		} else {
+			mh.cellValues[i].part0 = ui.TableColor{0.1, 0.1, 0.1, .1}
+		}
+
+		// text for Column 0
 		mh.cellValues[i].part1 = ui.TableString(fmt.Sprintf("fun %d", i))
-		mh.cellValues[i].part2 = ui.TableColor{0.5, 0.1, 0.1, .7}
+
+		// text color for Column 0
+		mh.cellValues[i].part2 = ui.TableColor{0.9, 0, 0, 1}
+
+		// set the button text for Column 1
 		mh.cellValues[i].part3 = ui.TableString(fmt.Sprintf("awesome %d", i))
+
+
+		// text for Column 2
+		mh.cellValues[i].part4 = ui.TableString(fmt.Sprintf("color %d", i))
+
+		// text color for Column 2
+		mh.cellValues[i].part5 = ui.TableColor{0.9, 0, 0, 1}
+
+
+		// text for Column 3
+		mh.cellValues[i].part6 = ui.TableString(fmt.Sprintf("imgcolor %d", i))
+
+		// image for Column 3
+		mh.cellValues[i].part7 = ui.TableImage{img[0]}
+
+		// text color for Column 3
+		mh.cellValues[i].part8 = ui.TableColor{0.9, 0, 0, 1}
+
 	}
 	// os.Exit(-1)
 }
@@ -88,6 +127,13 @@ func standardColumnTypes() []ui.TableValue {
 		ui.TableString(""),		// column 0 text
 		ui.TableColor{},		// column 0 text color
 		ui.TableString("test"),		// column 1 button text
+		ui.TableString(""),		// column 2 text
+		ui.TableColor{},		// column 2 text color
+/*
+		ui.TableString(""),		// column 3 text
+		ui.TableImage{},                // column 3 image
+		ui.TableColor{},		// column 3 text color
+*/
 	}
 }
 
@@ -105,6 +151,20 @@ func makeTable(name string, rows int, row1Name string) (*ui.Table, *modelHandler
 	table.AppendTextColumn(row1Name, 1, ui.TableModelColumnAlwaysEditable, nil)
 	table.AppendButtonColumn("Details", 3, ui.TableModelColumnAlwaysEditable)
 
+	// text color doesn't work like this?
+	table.AppendTextColumn("testcolor", 4, ui.TableModelColumnAlwaysEditable, 
+		&ui.TableTextColumnOptionalParams{
+			ColorModelColumn:               5,
+	});
+
+/*
+        table.AppendImageTextColumn("testimagecolor", 6, 7, ui.TableModelColumnNeverEditable, 
+		&ui.TableTextColumnOptionalParams{
+			ColorModelColumn:               8,
+	});
+*/
+
+
 	return table, mh, model
 }
 
@@ -118,6 +178,16 @@ func defaultCellValue(mh *modelHandler, row, column int) ui.TableValue {
 		return mh.cellValues[row].part2
 	case 3:
 		return mh.cellValues[row].part3
+	case 4:
+		return mh.cellValues[row].part4
+	case 5:
+		return mh.cellValues[row].part5
+	case 6:
+		return mh.cellValues[row].part6
+	case 7:
+		return ui.TableImage{img[1]}
+	case 8:
+		return mh.cellValues[row].part8
 	}
 	return ui.TableString(fmt.Sprintf("jcarrbad %d", row))
 }