--- a/XftFontDescription.st	Fri Nov 13 21:02:00 2015 +0100
+++ b/XftFontDescription.st	Fri Nov 13 21:04:14 2015 +0100
@@ -647,17 +647,16 @@
         drawY := drawPnt y ceiling.
     ].
 
-    fg  :=  aGC paint.
-    fgPixel := fg colorId.
-    "/ fgPixel notNil ifTrue:[
-        fgR := fg scaledRed.
-        fgG := fg scaledGreen.
-        fgB := fg scaledBlue.
-        fgA := (fg alpha * 65535) rounded.
-    "/].
+    fg  := aGC paint.
+    fgR := fg scaledRed.
+    fgG := fg scaledGreen.
+    fgB := fg scaledBlue.
+    fgA := fg scaledAlpha.
+
     fgR isNil ifTrue:[
         "/ when drawing into a pixmap...
-        fg colorId == 0 ifTrue:[
+        fgPixel := fg colorId.
+        fgPixel == 0 ifTrue:[
             fgR := fgG := fgB := 0.
         ] ifFalse:[
             fgR := fgG := fgB := 16rFFFF.
@@ -665,15 +664,12 @@
     ].
 
     opaque ifTrue:[
-        bg  := aGC backgroundPaint.
+        bg := aGC backgroundPaint.
         bg isColor ifTrue:[
-            bgPixel := bg colorId.
-            "/bgPixel notNil ifTrue:[
-                bgR := bg scaledRed.
-                bgG := bg scaledGreen.
-                bgB := bg scaledBlue.
-                bgA := (bg alpha * 65535) rounded.
-            "/].
+            bgR := bg scaledRed.
+            bgG := bg scaledGreen.
+            bgB := bg scaledBlue.
+            bgA := bg scaledAlpha.
         ] ifFalse:[
             "images are not yet implemented"
             "/ #todo: fill background rectangle
@@ -681,7 +677,8 @@
         ].
         bgR isNil ifTrue:[
             "/ when drawing into a pixmap...
-            bg colorId == 0 ifTrue:[
+            bgPixel := bg colorId.
+            bgPixel == 0 ifTrue:[
                 bgR := bgG := bgB := 0.
             ] ifFalse:[
                 bgR := bgG := bgB := 16rFFFF.
@@ -749,12 +746,11 @@
         if (bgPixel != nil) {
             color.pixel = (unsigned long)__intVal(bgPixel);
         }
-        // else {
-            color.color.red = __intVal(bgR);
-            color.color.green = __intVal(bgG);
-            color.color.blue = __intVal(bgB);
-            color.color.alpha = __intVal(bgA);
-        // }
+        color.color.red = __intVal(bgR);
+        color.color.green = __intVal(bgG);
+        color.color.blue = __intVal(bgB);
+        color.color.alpha = __intVal(bgA);
+
         switch (__bytesPerCharacter) {
         case 1:
             XftTextExtents8(DISPLAY(displayId), __xftFont, (FcChar8*)string, len, &extents);
@@ -771,12 +767,11 @@
     if (fgPixel != nil) {
         color.pixel = (unsigned long)__intVal(fgPixel);
     }
-    // else {
-        color.color.red = __intVal(fgR);
-        color.color.green = __intVal(fgG);
-        color.color.blue = __intVal(fgB);
-        color.color.alpha = __intVal(fgA);
-    // }
+    color.color.red = __intVal(fgR);
+    color.color.green = __intVal(fgG);
+    color.color.blue = __intVal(fgB);
+    color.color.alpha = __intVal(fgA);
+
     switch (__bytesPerCharacter) {
     case 1:
         XftDrawString8(__sharedDrawId, &color,__xftFont,