diff --git a/src/dlangui/platforms/console/dconsole.d b/src/dlangui/platforms/console/dconsole.d
index 6dab4ef5..bd7dacbb 100644
--- a/src/dlangui/platforms/console/dconsole.d
+++ b/src/dlangui/platforms/console/dconsole.d
@@ -298,6 +298,26 @@ class Console {
                 }
                 //printf( "GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo failed: %lu\n", GetLastError());
             }
+            // update console modes
+            immutable DWORD ENABLE_QUICK_EDIT_MODE = 0x0040;
+            immutable DWORD ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_PROCESSING = 0x0004;
+            immutable DWORD ENABLE_LVB_GRID_WORLDWIDE = 0x0010;
+            DWORD mode = 0;
+            GetConsoleMode(_hstdin, &mode);
+            mode = mode & ~ENABLE_ECHO_INPUT;
+            mode = mode & ~ENABLE_LINE_INPUT;
+            mode = mode & ~ENABLE_QUICK_EDIT_MODE;
+            mode |= ENABLE_PROCESSED_INPUT;
+            mode |= ENABLE_MOUSE_INPUT;
+            mode |= ENABLE_WINDOW_INPUT;
+            SetConsoleMode(_hstdin, mode);
+            GetConsoleMode(_hstdout, &mode);
+            mode = mode & ~ENABLE_PROCESSED_OUTPUT;
+            mode = mode & ~ENABLE_WRAP_AT_EOL_OUTPUT;
+            mode = mode & ~ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_PROCESSING;
+            mode |= ENABLE_LVB_GRID_WORLDWIDE;
+            SetConsoleMode(_hstdout, mode);
+
             _cursorX = csbi.dwCursorPosition.X;
             _cursorY = csbi.dwCursorPosition.Y;
             _width = csbi.srWindow.Right - csbi.srWindow.Left + 1; // csbi.dwSize.X;
diff --git a/views/res/console_theme_default.xml b/views/res/console_theme_default.xml
index d320b2ab..900d5bd2 100644
--- a/views/res/console_theme_default.xml
+++ b/views/res/console_theme_default.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
         fontSize="1" 
         fontFace="Arial"
         fontFamily="SansSerif"
-        textColor="#808080"
+        textColor="#C0C0C0"
         >
     <color id="window_background" value="#000000"/>
     <color id="dialog_background" value="#EEEEEE"/>
@@ -34,13 +34,14 @@
         backgroundImageId="{' ' bc 0x808080 stretch}"
         align="Center"
         textFlags="UnderlineHotKeys"
-	textColor="#000000"
+	textColor="#FFFFFF"
         margins="0,0,1,0"
+        padding="1,0,1,0"
         >
-        <state state_pressed="true" textColor="#FFFFFF" backgroundImageId="{' ' bc 0xC0C0C0 stretch}"/>
-        <state state_enabled="true" state_focused="true" backgroundImageId="{' ' bc 0xFFFF00 stretch}"/>
-        <state state_enabled="true" state_hovered="true" textColor="#006080"/>
-        <state state_enabled="false" textColor="#80000000"/>
+        <state state_enabled="false" textColor="#C0C0C0" backgroundImageId="{' ' bc 0x808080 stretch}"/>
+        <state state_pressed="true" textColor="#000000" backgroundImageId="{' ' bc 0xC0C0C0 stretch}"/>
+        <state state_focused="true" textColor="#FFFF00" backgroundImageId="{' ' bc 0x808080 stretch}"/>
+        <state state_enabled="true" state_hovered="true" textColor="#FF0000"/>
     </style>
     <style id="BUTTON_TRANSPARENT"
         align="Center"
@@ -54,9 +55,12 @@
         layoutWidth="FILL_PARENT"
         align="Left|VCenter"
         textFlags="UnderlineHotKeys"
+	textColor="#FFFFFF"
         >
         <state state_enabled="false" textColor="#C0C0C0"/>
-        <state state_enabled="true" state_hovered="true" textColor="#006080"/>
+        <state state_pressed="true" textColor="#000000"/>
+        <state state_focused="true" textColor="#FFFF00"/>
+        <state state_enabled="true" state_hovered="true" textColor="#FF0000"/>
     </style>
     <style id="BUTTON_LABEL_LINK" parent="BUTTON_LABEL"
         textColor="#0000C0"
@@ -80,11 +84,14 @@
         align="Center"
         margins="0,0,0,0"
         />
-    <style id="CHECKBOX_LABEL" parent="BUTTON_LABEL"
+    <style id="CHECKBOX_LABEL"
         align="Left|VCenter"
         margins="1,0,0,0"
+	textColor="#C0C0C0"
         >
-        <state state_enabled="true" state_hovered="true" textColor="#006080"/>
+        <state state_enabled="false" textColor="#808080"/>
+        <state state_focused="true" textColor="#FFFF00"/>
+        <state state_enabled="true" state_hovered="true" textColor="#FF0000"/>
     </style>
     <style id="RADIOBUTTON" parent="CHECKBOX"
         margins="0,0,0,0"
@@ -97,8 +104,11 @@
     <style id="RADIOBUTTON_LABEL" parent="CHECKBOX_LABEL"
         align="Left|VCenter"
         margins="1,0,0,0"
+	textColor="#C0C0C0"
         >
-        <state state_enabled="true" state_hovered="true" textColor="#006080"/>
+        <state state_enabled="false" textColor="#808080"/>
+        <state state_focused="true" textColor="#FFFF00"/>
+        <state state_enabled="true" state_hovered="true" textColor="#FF0000"/>
     </style>
     <style id="TEXT"
         margins="0,0,1,0"