diff --git a/gui-colors.go b/gui-colors.go
index 9376d4e..0c77e01 100644
--- a/gui-colors.go
+++ b/gui-colors.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ var windowsBgGrey     = color.RGBA{100, 100, 100, 142}
 var windowsBgBlack    = color.RGBA{55, 55, 55, 255}
 
 var linuxTextBlue     = color.RGBA{0, 100, 200, 100}
-var linuxTextBlack    = color.RGBA{0, 0, 0, 0}
+var linuxTextBlack    = color.RGBA{0, 0, 0, 255}
 var linuxTextYellow   = color.RGBA{200, 200, 0, 200}
 var linuxBgMauve      = color.RGBA{72, 0, 0, 142}
 var linuxBgBlack      = color.RGBA{55, 55, 55, 255}
@@ -25,16 +25,20 @@ var linuxBgWhite      = color.RGBA{0, 0, 0, 0}
 var linuxBgYellow     = color.RGBA{255, 255, 0, 255}
 
 func setRowValues(mh *gui.TableData, row int, vm *pb.Event_VM) {
-	defaultTextColor  := linuxTextBlue
-	defaultTextYellow := linuxTextYellow
+	defaultTextColor  := linuxTextBlack
+	defaultTextYellow := linuxTextBlack
 	defaultTextBlack  := linuxTextBlack
 
 	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
 		defaultTextColor = windowsTextRed
 		defaultTextBlack = windowsTextBlack
 	}
-	// if (row % 2) == 1 {
-	if (row == 1) {
+	if (row % 2) == 1 {
+		mh.Rows[row].HumanData[0].Color = color.RGBA{200, 200, 200, 100} // odd columns are light grey
+	} else {
+		mh.Rows[row].HumanData[0].Color = color.RGBA{255, 255, 255, 255} // white
+	}
+	/*if (row == 1) {
 		mh.Rows[row].HumanData[0].Color  = color.RGBA{100, 100, 100, 142} // makes the background of each other row grey
 	} else if (row == 2) {
 		mh.Rows[row].HumanData[0].Color  = color.RGBA{0, 0, 0, 0} // makes the background of each other row grey
@@ -50,7 +54,7 @@ func setRowValues(mh *gui.TableData, row int, vm *pb.Event_VM) {
 		mh.Rows[row].HumanData[0].Color  = linuxBgMauve
 	} else {
 		mh.Rows[row].HumanData[0].Color  = color.RGBA{250, 250, 250, 250} 
-	}
+	}*/
 	mh.Rows[row].HumanData[1].Text  = vm.Name
 	mh.Rows[row].HumanData[1].Color = defaultTextColor
 	mh.Rows[row].HumanData[2].Text  = vm.Hostname