diff -r 2046a1651c0b -r 5f8cdc8febbb sources/interface.cpp
--- a/sources/interface.cpp	Sun Dec 14 19:51:23 2014 +0200
+++ b/sources/interface.cpp	Sun Dec 14 20:20:43 2014 +0200
@@ -49,6 +49,40 @@
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
 static FUNCTION
+interface_color_pair (Color fg, Color bg) -> int
+{
+	return COLOR_PAIR ((int (fg) * NUM_COLORS) + int (bg));
+}
+
+// -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+FUNCTION
+Interface::initialize() -> void
+{
+	::initscr();
+	::start_color();
+	::raw();
+	::keypad (stdscr, true);
+	::noecho();
+	::refresh();
+	::timeout (0);
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < NUM_COLORS; ++i)
+	for (int j = 0; j < NUM_COLORS; ++j)
+	{
+		init_pair ((i * NUM_COLORS + j),
+			(i == DEFAULT) ? -1 : i,
+			(j == DEFAULT) ? -1 : j);
+	}
+
+	render_full();
+	refresh();
+	g_needRefresh = false;
+	print ("Interface initialized.\n");
+}
+// -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+static FUNCTION
 interface_sessions_width() -> int
 {
 	return COLS / 3;
@@ -57,13 +91,29 @@
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
 static FUNCTION
+interface_clear_titlebar() -> void
+{
+	int pair = interface_color_pair (WHITE, BLUE);
+	attron (pair);
+	mvhline (0, 0, ' ', COLS);
+	attroff (pair);
+}
+
+// -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+static FUNCTION
 interface_render_titlebar() -> void
 {
 	String versionText = format (APPNAME " %1 (%2)",
 		full_version_string(), changeset_date_string());
 
 	if (versionText.length() <= COLS)
+	{
+		int pair = interface_color_pair (WHITE, BLUE);
+		attron (pair);
 		mvprintw (0, (COLS - versionText.length()) / 2, "%s", versionText.chars());
+		attroff (pair);
+	}
 }
 
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -162,9 +212,10 @@
 
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
-static FUNCTION
-interface_render_full() -> void
+FUNCTION
+Interface::render_full() -> void
 {
+	interface_clear_titlebar();
 	interface_render_titlebar();
 	interface_render_output();
 	interface_render_statusbar();
@@ -187,24 +238,6 @@
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
 FUNCTION
-Interface::initialize() -> void
-{
-	::initscr();
-	::start_color();
-	::raw();
-	::keypad (stdscr, true);
-	::noecho();
-	::refresh();
-	::timeout (0);
-	interface_render_full();
-	refresh();
-	g_needRefresh = false;
-	print ("Interface initialized.\n");
-}
-
-// -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-//
-FUNCTION
 Interface::handle_input() -> void
 {
 	int ch = ::getch();