diff --git a/osdmanager.c b/osdmanager.c
index ab7eaad..9347f8c 100644
--- a/osdmanager.c
+++ b/osdmanager.c
@@ -38,13 +38,15 @@ bool cOsdManager::setOsd() {
 }
 
 void cOsdManager::setBackground() {
+esyslog("tvguide: %d %d", Width(), Height());
+        
     if (tvguideConfig.displayStatusHeader && tvguideConfig.scaleVideo) {
         int widthStatus = cOsd::OsdWidth() - tvguideConfig.statusHeaderHeight * 16 / 9;
         osd->DrawRectangle(0, 0, widthStatus, tvguideConfig.statusHeaderHeight, theme.Color(clrBackgroundOSD));
-        osd->DrawRectangle(0, tvguideConfig.statusHeaderHeight, cOsd::OsdWidth(), cOsd::OsdHeight() - tvguideConfig.statusHeaderHeight, theme.Color(clrBackgroundOSD));    
+        osd->DrawRectangle(0, tvguideConfig.statusHeaderHeight, Width(), Height(), theme.Color(clrBackgroundOSD));    
     }
     else
-        osd->DrawRectangle(0, 0, cOsd::OsdWidth(), cOsd::OsdHeight(), theme.Color(clrBackgroundOSD));
+        osd->DrawRectangle(0, 0, Width(), Height(), theme.Color(clrBackgroundOSD));
 }
 
 cPixmap *cOsdManager::requestPixmap(int Layer, const cRect &ViewPort, const cRect &DrawPort) {
diff --git a/themes/tvguide-nOpacitydarkred.theme b/themes/tvguide-nOpacitydarkred.theme
index 63d9214..0b6cb85 100644
--- a/themes/tvguide-nOpacitydarkred.theme
+++ b/themes/tvguide-nOpacitydarkred.theme
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ clrFontHeader = FFFFFFFF
 clrFontButtons = FFFFFFFF
 clrHeader = EE888888
 clrHeaderBlending = 90000000
-clrBorder = AABB0000 
+clrBorder = AABB0000
+clrStatusHeader = 00000000
+clrStatusHeaderBlending = 00000000
 clrTimeline1 = BBFFFFFF
 clrTimeline1Blending = 90828282
 clrTimeline2 = BB000000
diff --git a/timeline.c b/timeline.c
index b4baa9e..ce79dd1 100644
--- a/timeline.c
+++ b/timeline.c
@@ -48,25 +48,26 @@ void cTimeLine::drawDateViewer() {
     dateViewer->setColor(theme.Color(clrHeader), theme.Color(clrHeaderBlending));
     dateViewer->drawBackground();
     dateViewer->drawBorder();
+    tColor colorFontBack = (tvguideConfig.useBlending==0)?theme.Color(clrHeader):clrTransparent;
 
     if (tvguideConfig.displayMode == eVertical) {
         int textHeight = tvguideConfig.FontTimeLineWeekday->Height();
         int weekdayWidth = tvguideConfig.FontTimeLineWeekday->Width(*weekDay);
         int dateWidth = tvguideConfig.FontTimeLineDate->Width(*date);
-        dateViewer->DrawText(cPoint((tvguideConfig.timeLineWidth-weekdayWidth)/2, (tvguideConfig.channelHeaderHeight-2*textHeight)/2), *weekDay, theme.Color(clrFontHeader), clrTransparent, tvguideConfig.FontTimeLineWeekday);
-        dateViewer->DrawText(cPoint((tvguideConfig.timeLineWidth-dateWidth)/2, (tvguideConfig.channelHeaderHeight-2*textHeight)/2 + textHeight + 5), *date, theme.Color(clrFontHeader), clrTransparent, tvguideConfig.FontTimeLineDate);
+        dateViewer->DrawText(cPoint((tvguideConfig.timeLineWidth-weekdayWidth)/2, (tvguideConfig.channelHeaderHeight-2*textHeight)/2), *weekDay, theme.Color(clrFontHeader), colorFontBack, tvguideConfig.FontTimeLineWeekday);
+        dateViewer->DrawText(cPoint((tvguideConfig.timeLineWidth-dateWidth)/2, (tvguideConfig.channelHeaderHeight-2*textHeight)/2 + textHeight + 5), *date, theme.Color(clrFontHeader), colorFontBack, tvguideConfig.FontTimeLineDate);
     } else if (tvguideConfig.displayMode == eHorizontal) {
         cString strDate = cString::sprintf("%s %s", *weekDay, *date);
         int x = (dateViewer->Width() - tvguideConfig.FontTimeLineDateHorizontal->Width(*strDate))/2;
         int y = (dateViewer->Height() - tvguideConfig.FontTimeLineDateHorizontal->Height())/2;
-        dateViewer->DrawText(cPoint(x, y), *strDate, theme.Color(clrFontHeader), clrTransparent, tvguideConfig.FontTimeLineDateHorizontal);
+        dateViewer->DrawText(cPoint(x, y), *strDate, theme.Color(clrFontHeader), colorFontBack, tvguideConfig.FontTimeLineDateHorizontal);
     }
 }
 
 void cTimeLine::drawTimeline() {
     timeline->SetTile(true);
     timeline->Fill(theme.Color(clrBackground));
-    tColor colorFont;
+    tColor colorFont, colorBackground;
     
     int imgWidth, imgHeight;
     if (tvguideConfig.displayMode == eVertical) {
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ void cTimeLine::drawTimeline() {
         if (i%2==0) {
             img = img1;
             colorFont = theme.Color(clrTimeline2);
+            colorBackground = (tvguideConfig.useBlending==0)?theme.Color(clrTimeline1):clrTransparent;
             if (tvguideConfig.timeFormat == e12Hours) {
                 if (i == 0)
                     sprintf(timetext, "12:00 PM");
@@ -100,6 +102,7 @@ void cTimeLine::drawTimeline() {
         } else {
             img = img2;
             colorFont = theme.Color(clrTimeline1);
+            colorBackground = (tvguideConfig.useBlending==0)?theme.Color(clrTimeline2):clrTransparent;
             if (tvguideConfig.timeFormat == e12Hours) {
                 if (i == 1)
                     sprintf(timetext, "12:30 PM");
@@ -115,11 +118,11 @@ void cTimeLine::drawTimeline() {
             posY = i*tvguideConfig.minutePixel*30;
             timeline->DrawImage(cPoint(2, posY), *img);
             textWidth = tvguideConfig.FontTimeLineTime->Width(timetext);
-            timeline->DrawText(cPoint((tvguideConfig.timeLineWidth-textWidth)/2, posY + 5), timetext, colorFont, clrTransparent, tvguideConfig.FontTimeLineTime);
+            timeline->DrawText(cPoint((tvguideConfig.timeLineWidth-textWidth)/2, posY + 5), timetext, colorFont, colorBackground, tvguideConfig.FontTimeLineTime);
         } else if (tvguideConfig.displayMode == eHorizontal) {
             posX = i*tvguideConfig.minutePixel*30;
             timeline->DrawImage(cPoint(posX, 2), *img);
-            timeline->DrawText(cPoint(posX + 2, (dateViewer->Height() - tvguideConfig.FontTimeLineTimeHorizontal->Height())/2), timetext, colorFont, clrTransparent, tvguideConfig.FontTimeLineTimeHorizontal);
+            timeline->DrawText(cPoint(posX + 2, (dateViewer->Height() - tvguideConfig.FontTimeLineTimeHorizontal->Height())/2), timetext, colorFont, colorBackground, tvguideConfig.FontTimeLineTimeHorizontal);
        }
     }
     setTimeline();
@@ -173,8 +176,9 @@ void cTimeLine::drawClock() {
     cString currentTime = myTime->GetCurrentTime();
     int textHeight = tvguideConfig.FontTimeLineTime->Height();
     int clockWidth = tvguideConfig.FontTimeLineTime->Width(*currentTime);
+    tColor colorFontBack = (tvguideConfig.useBlending==0)?theme.Color(clrHeader):clrTransparent;
     clock->setColor(theme.Color(clrHeader), theme.Color(clrHeaderBlending));
     clock->drawBackground();
     clock->drawBorder();
-    clock->DrawText(cPoint((tvguideConfig.timeLineWidth-clockWidth)/2, (tvguideConfig.footerHeight-textHeight)/2), *currentTime, theme.Color(clrFontHeader), clrTransparent, tvguideConfig.FontTimeLineTime);
+    clock->DrawText(cPoint((tvguideConfig.timeLineWidth-clockWidth)/2, (tvguideConfig.footerHeight-textHeight)/2), *currentTime, theme.Color(clrFontHeader), colorFontBack, tvguideConfig.FontTimeLineTime);
 }
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