--- a/SimpleView.st	Sun Feb 12 13:00:20 2017 +0100
+++ b/SimpleView.st	Sun Feb 12 13:00:47 2017 +0100
@@ -2257,27 +2257,28 @@
     shadowColor := aColorOrImage
 !
 
-viewBackground:something
+viewBackground:aColorOrFormOrViewBackground
     "set the viewBackground to something, a color, image or form.
-     If its a color and we run on a color display, also set shadow and light
+     If it's a color and we run on a color display, also set shadow and light
      colors - this means, that a red view will get light-red and dark-red
      edges."
 
     |avgColor|
 
     "/ debug check only:
-    self assert:(something notNil) message:'invalid viewBackground argument'.
-
-    something isColor ifTrue:[
+    self assert:(aColorOrFormOrViewBackground notNil) message:'invalid viewBackground argument'.
+
+    aColorOrFormOrViewBackground isColor ifTrue:[
         (device notNil and:[device hasGrayscales]) ifTrue:[
-            avgColor := something averageColorIn:(0@0 corner:7@7).
+            avgColor := aColorOrFormOrViewBackground averageColorIn:(0@0 corner:7@7).
             shadowColor := avgColor darkened "on:device".
             lightColor := avgColor lightened "on:device".
         ]
     ].
-    super viewBackground:something
-
-    "Modified: 4.7.1997 / 20:09:22 / cg"
+    super viewBackground:aColorOrFormOrViewBackground
+
+    "Modified: / 04-07-1997 / 20:09:22 / cg"
+    "Modified (format): / 12-02-2017 / 12:56:53 / cg"
 !
 
 viewBackground:something if:condition