diff -r 6fecdd5341dc -r b46624bb6994 UIPainterView.st
--- a/UIPainterView.st	Tue May 08 11:34:29 2001 +0200
+++ b/UIPainterView.st	Fri May 11 13:22:03 2001 +0200
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 UIObjectView subclass:#UIPainterView
 	instanceVariableNames:'treeView listHolder superclassName className methodName
-		categoryName handleColor handleMasterColor'
+		categoryName handleColorBlack handleColorWhite handleMasterColor'
 	classVariableNames:'HandCursor RedefineAspectMethods AspectsAsInstances'
 	poolDictionaries:''
 	category:'Interface-UIPainter'
@@ -1417,7 +1417,8 @@
     "
     super create.
 
-    handleColor       := handleColor onDevice:device.
+    handleColorBlack  := handleColorBlack onDevice:device.
+    handleColorWhite  := handleColorWhite onDevice:device.
     handleMasterColor := handleMasterColor onDevice:device.
 !
 
@@ -1430,7 +1431,8 @@
     methodName        := 'windowSpec'.
     categoryName      := 'Applications'.
     HandCursor        := Cursor leftHand.
-    handleColor       := Color black.
+    handleColorBlack  := Color black.
+    handleColorWhite  := Color white.
     handleMasterColor := Color red.
 
     self backgroundColor: self class defaultViewBackgroundColor.
@@ -1509,8 +1511,15 @@
         sel := treeView selection.
         (sel size > 1 and: 
         [(treeView model list at: sel first) contents view == aComponent])
-            ifTrue: [hColor := handleMasterColor]
-            ifFalse:[hColor := handleColor].
+        ifTrue: [
+            hColor := handleMasterColor
+        ] ifFalse:[
+            aComponent viewBackground brightness < 0.5 ifTrue:[
+                hColor := handleColorWhite
+            ] ifFalse:[
+                hColor := handleColorBlack
+            ]
+        ].
 
         self paint:hColor.