--- a/ListElements/ModelViewList/listElements.pro	Thu Sep 09 14:29:26 2010 -0700
+++ b/ListElements/ModelViewList/listElements.pro	Thu Sep 09 20:03:34 2010 -0700
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@
     zodiacdelegate.cpp \
     PLLayout.cpp
 
-
-# DEFINES = USE_DELEGATE
-
 HEADERS  += mainwindow.h \
     zodiacsign.h \
     zodiacmodel.h \

--- a/ListElements/ModelViewList/mainwindow.cpp	Thu Sep 09 14:29:26 2010 -0700
+++ b/ListElements/ModelViewList/mainwindow.cpp	Thu Sep 09 20:03:34 2010 -0700
@@ -26,10 +26,8 @@
     // define the model
     ZodiacModel *zModel = new ZodiacModel(this);
     listView->setModel(zModel);
-#ifdef USE_DELEGATE
     ZodiacDelegate *delegate = new ZodiacDelegate(this);
     listView->setItemDelegate(delegate);
-#endif
 
     // create landscape layout
     layoutLandscape = new QHBoxLayout;

--- a/ListElements/ModelViewList/zodiacdelegate.cpp	Thu Sep 09 14:29:26 2010 -0700
+++ b/ListElements/ModelViewList/zodiacdelegate.cpp	Thu Sep 09 20:03:34 2010 -0700
@@ -8,14 +8,15 @@
            const QModelIndex &index) const
 {
     painter->save();
-    painter->setPen(Qt::red);
-    painter->setBrush(Qt::yellow);
     painter->setRenderHints(QPainter::Antialiasing|QPainter::TextAntialiasing);
 
     if (option.state & QStyle::State_Selected) {
         painter->fillRect(option.rect, option.palette.highlight());
     }
 
+    // use color assocaited with Zodiac for background.
+    painter->fillRect(option.rect,index.model()->data(index,Qt::BackgroundRole).value<QBrush>());
+
     // draw the svg image.
     int xOffset = 10;
     int yOffset = 5;
@@ -26,16 +27,15 @@
     QSvgRenderer renderer(svgFile);
     renderer.render(painter,imgRect);
 
-    // write the name
+    // now we will draw the name
+    // set the pen
+    painter->setPen(index.model()->data(index,Qt::TextColorRole).value<QColor>());
+    // determine geometry
     int xOffsetText = 55;
     QRect rect(option.rect.x()+xOffsetText,option.rect.y(),option.rect.width(), option.rect.height());
+    // write the name
     painter->drawText(rect,Qt::AlignVCenter,
                        index.model()->data(index,Qt::DisplayRole).toString());
 
-    // just for debugging
-    QPoint point(option.rect.x()+xOffsetText,option.rect.y());
-    painter->drawLine(point+QPoint(-5,0),point+QPoint(5,0));
-    painter->drawLine(point+QPoint(0,-5),point+QPoint(0,5));
-
     painter->restore();
 }

--- a/ListElements/ModelViewList/zodiacmodel.cpp	Thu Sep 09 14:29:26 2010 -0700
+++ b/ListElements/ModelViewList/zodiacmodel.cpp	Thu Sep 09 20:03:34 2010 -0700
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@
         {
             // white text on a white or yellow background doesn't work. Let's change it.
             rc = QVariant(QColor("silver"));
+        } else {
+            rc = QVariant (QColor(Qt::white));
         }
         break;
     }