--- a/ImageEditView.st	Wed Nov 24 11:14:28 2010 +0100
+++ b/ImageEditView.st	Wed Nov 24 11:16:40 2010 +0100
@@ -1871,13 +1871,21 @@
 !
 
 makeSlightlyBrighter
-    ^ self makeNewColorMapByMapping:[:clr | clr blendWith:Color lightGrey].
+    ^ self makeNewColorMapByMapping:[:clr | 
+                                        clr brightness > Color lightGrey brightness
+                                            ifTrue:[ clr blendWith:Color white ] 
+                                            ifFalse:[ clr blendWith:Color lightGrey ]
+                                    ].
 
     "Created: / 24-11-2010 / 11:08:18 / cg"
 !
 
 makeSlightlyDarker
-    ^ self makeNewColorMapByMapping:[:clr | clr blendWith:Color darkGrey].
+    ^ self makeNewColorMapByMapping:[:clr | 
+                                        clr brightness < Color darkGrey brightness
+                                            ifTrue:[ clr blendWith:Color black ] 
+                                            ifFalse:[ clr blendWith:Color darkGrey ]
+                                    ].
 
     "Created: / 24-11-2010 / 11:08:08 / cg"
 !
@@ -2651,11 +2659,11 @@
 !ImageEditView class methodsFor:'documentation'!
 
 version
-    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libwidg2/ImageEditView.st,v 1.242 2010-11-24 10:14:28 cg Exp $'
+    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libwidg2/ImageEditView.st,v 1.243 2010-11-24 10:16:40 cg Exp $'
 !
 
 version_CVS
-    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libwidg2/ImageEditView.st,v 1.242 2010-11-24 10:14:28 cg Exp $'
+    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libwidg2/ImageEditView.st,v 1.243 2010-11-24 10:16:40 cg Exp $'
 ! !
 
 ImageEditView initialize!