diff --git a/ankiqt/ui/addcards.py b/ankiqt/ui/addcards.py
index 694fca1ce..61ec85c93 100644
--- a/ankiqt/ui/addcards.py
+++ b/ankiqt/ui/addcards.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class AddCards(QDialog):
             p = self.dialog.status.palette()
             c = unicode(p.color(QPalette.Window).name())
             self.dialog.status.setStyleSheet(
-                "* { background: %s; color: #000000; }" % c)
+                "* { background: %s; }" % c)
         self.connect(self.dialog.status, SIGNAL("anchorClicked(QUrl)"),
                      self.onLink)
 
diff --git a/designer/main.ui b/designer/main.ui
index 9a12b5b29..4a52aa53b 100644
--- a/designer/main.ui
+++ b/designer/main.ui
@@ -23,14 +23,6 @@
     <normaloff>:/icons/anki.png</normaloff>:/icons/anki.png</iconset>
   </property>
   <widget class="QWidget" name="centralwidget" >
-   <property name="geometry" >
-    <rect>
-     <x>0</x>
-     <y>63</y>
-     <width>707</width>
-     <height>562</height>
-    </rect>
-   </property>
    <property name="sizePolicy" >
     <sizepolicy vsizetype="Expanding" hsizetype="Expanding" >
      <horstretch>1</horstretch>
@@ -171,14 +163,6 @@
           <number>3</number>
          </property>
          <widget class="QWidget" name="page1" >
-          <property name="geometry" >
-           <rect>
-            <x>0</x>
-            <y>0</y>
-            <width>100</width>
-            <height>30</height>
-           </rect>
-          </property>
           <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout" >
            <property name="spacing" >
             <number>0</number>
@@ -250,14 +234,6 @@
           </layout>
          </widget>
          <widget class="QWidget" name="page2" >
-          <property name="geometry" >
-           <rect>
-            <x>0</x>
-            <y>0</y>
-            <width>100</width>
-            <height>30</height>
-           </rect>
-          </property>
           <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_3" >
            <property name="leftMargin" >
             <number>0</number>
@@ -396,26 +372,8 @@
            </item>
           </layout>
          </widget>
-         <widget class="QWidget" name="typeAnswerPage" >
-          <property name="geometry" >
-           <rect>
-            <x>0</x>
-            <y>0</y>
-            <width>100</width>
-            <height>30</height>
-           </rect>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-         <widget class="QWidget" name="blankButtonPage" >
-          <property name="geometry" >
-           <rect>
-            <x>0</x>
-            <y>0</y>
-            <width>436</width>
-            <height>60</height>
-           </rect>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
+         <widget class="QWidget" name="typeAnswerPage" />
+         <widget class="QWidget" name="blankButtonPage" />
         </widget>
        </item>
        <item row="0" column="0" >
@@ -429,25 +387,8 @@
          <property name="currentIndex" >
           <number>0</number>
          </property>
-         <widget class="QWidget" name="blankPage" >
-          <property name="geometry" >
-           <rect>
-            <x>0</x>
-            <y>0</y>
-            <width>436</width>
-            <height>502</height>
-           </rect>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
+         <widget class="QWidget" name="blankPage" />
          <widget class="QWidget" name="welcomePage" >
-          <property name="geometry" >
-           <rect>
-            <x>0</x>
-            <y>0</y>
-            <width>436</width>
-            <height>502</height>
-           </rect>
-          </property>
           <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_5" >
            <property name="margin" >
             <number>0</number>
@@ -457,6 +398,24 @@
              <property name="palette" >
               <palette>
                <active>
+                <colorrole role="WindowText" >
+                 <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern" >
+                  <color alpha="255" >
+                   <red>0</red>
+                   <green>0</green>
+                   <blue>0</blue>
+                  </color>
+                 </brush>
+                </colorrole>
+                <colorrole role="Text" >
+                 <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern" >
+                  <color alpha="255" >
+                   <red>0</red>
+                   <green>0</green>
+                   <blue>0</blue>
+                  </color>
+                 </brush>
+                </colorrole>
                 <colorrole role="Base" >
                  <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern" >
                   <color alpha="255" >
@@ -477,6 +436,24 @@
                 </colorrole>
                </active>
                <inactive>
+                <colorrole role="WindowText" >
+                 <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern" >
+                  <color alpha="255" >
+                   <red>0</red>
+                   <green>0</green>
+                   <blue>0</blue>
+                  </color>
+                 </brush>
+                </colorrole>
+                <colorrole role="Text" >
+                 <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern" >
+                  <color alpha="255" >
+                   <red>0</red>
+                   <green>0</green>
+                   <blue>0</blue>
+                  </color>
+                 </brush>
+                </colorrole>
                 <colorrole role="Base" >
                  <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern" >
                   <color alpha="255" >
@@ -497,6 +474,24 @@
                 </colorrole>
                </inactive>
                <disabled>
+                <colorrole role="WindowText" >
+                 <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern" >
+                  <color alpha="255" >
+                   <red>128</red>
+                   <green>128</green>
+                   <blue>128</blue>
+                  </color>
+                 </brush>
+                </colorrole>
+                <colorrole role="Text" >
+                 <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern" >
+                  <color alpha="255" >
+                   <red>128</red>
+                   <green>128</green>
+                   <blue>128</blue>
+                  </color>
+                 </brush>
+                </colorrole>
                 <colorrole role="Base" >
                  <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern" >
                   <color alpha="255" >
@@ -544,14 +539,6 @@
           </layout>
          </widget>
          <widget class="QWidget" name="editPage" >
-          <property name="geometry" >
-           <rect>
-            <x>0</x>
-            <y>0</y>
-            <width>436</width>
-            <height>502</height>
-           </rect>
-          </property>
           <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2" >
            <property name="spacing" >
             <number>0</number>
@@ -582,14 +569,6 @@
           </layout>
          </widget>
          <widget class="QWidget" name="optionsPage" >
-          <property name="geometry" >
-           <rect>
-            <x>0</x>
-            <y>0</y>
-            <width>436</width>
-            <height>502</height>
-           </rect>
-          </property>
           <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_4" >
            <item>
             <spacer name="verticalSpacer_2" >
@@ -950,14 +929,6 @@
           </layout>
          </widget>
          <widget class="QWidget" name="congratsPage" >
-          <property name="geometry" >
-           <rect>
-            <x>0</x>
-            <y>0</y>
-            <width>436</width>
-            <height>502</height>
-           </rect>
-          </property>
           <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_8" >
            <item>
             <spacer name="verticalSpacer_3" >
@@ -1105,14 +1076,6 @@
           </layout>
          </widget>
          <widget class="QWidget" name="page" >
-          <property name="geometry" >
-           <rect>
-            <x>0</x>
-            <y>0</y>
-            <width>436</width>
-            <height>502</height>
-           </rect>
-          </property>
           <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_15" >
            <item>
             <spacer name="verticalSpacer_7" >
@@ -1489,7 +1452,7 @@
      <x>0</x>
      <y>0</y>
      <width>707</width>
-     <height>21</height>
+     <height>22</height>
     </rect>
    </property>
    <widget class="QMenu" name="menuHelp" >
@@ -1640,14 +1603,6 @@
    <addaction name="menuHelp" />
   </widget>
   <widget class="QStatusBar" name="statusbar" >
-   <property name="geometry" >
-    <rect>
-     <x>0</x>
-     <y>625</y>
-     <width>707</width>
-     <height>21</height>
-    </rect>
-   </property>
    <property name="sizeGripEnabled" >
     <bool>true</bool>
    </property>
@@ -1656,14 +1611,6 @@
    <property name="enabled" >
     <bool>true</bool>
    </property>
-   <property name="geometry" >
-    <rect>
-     <x>0</x>
-     <y>21</y>
-     <width>707</width>
-     <height>42</height>
-    </rect>
-   </property>
    <property name="orientation" >
     <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
    </property>