diff --git a/app/PlaYUVerSubWindowHandle.cpp b/app/PlaYUVerSubWindowHandle.cpp
index 904dd2d..d37ff26 100644
--- a/app/PlaYUVerSubWindowHandle.cpp
+++ b/app/PlaYUVerSubWindowHandle.cpp
@@ -113,15 +113,18 @@ Void PlaYUVerSubWindowHandle::setWindowMode( Int iWindowMode )
       m_apcSubWindowList.at( i )->sizeHint();
       m_apcSubWindowList.at( i )->show();
     }
-
+    setVisible( false );
+    parentWidget()->update();
+    parentWidget()->showNormal();
+    qApp->processEvents();
     QSize screenSize = QApplication::desktop()->availableGeometry().size();
     parentWidget()->move( 0, 0 );
     parentWidget()->resize( screenSize.width(), 5 );
-    setVisible( false );
   }
 
   if( iWindowMode == MdiWSubWindows )
   {
+    setVisible( true );
     m_pcMdiArea = new PlaYUVerMdiArea( this );
     m_pcMdiArea->setActivationOrder( QMdiArea::ActivationHistoryOrder );
     connect( m_pcMdiArea, SIGNAL( subWindowActivated(QMdiSubWindow*) ), this, SLOT( updateActiveSubWindow() ) );
@@ -134,7 +137,6 @@ Void PlaYUVerSubWindowHandle::setWindowMode( Int iWindowMode )
     }
     parentWidget()->move( m_cMdiModeWindowPosition );
     parentWidget()->resize( m_cMdiModeWindowSize );
-    setVisible( true );
   }
   m_iWindowMode = iWindowMode;
   tileSubWindows();
diff --git a/app/PlotSubWindow.cpp b/app/PlotSubWindow.cpp
index a3c7b2a..ba0bc4d 100644
--- a/app/PlotSubWindow.cpp
+++ b/app/PlotSubWindow.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ Void PlotSubWindow::definePlotColors()
   m_arrayColorList.append( Qt::yellow );
   m_arrayColorList.append( Qt::gray );
   m_arrayColorList.append( Qt::darkRed );
+  m_arrayColorList.append( Qt::darkGreen );
+  m_arrayColorList.append( Qt::darkRed );
+  m_arrayColorList.append( Qt::darkBlue );
+  m_arrayColorList.append( Qt::darkMagenta );
+  m_arrayColorList.append( Qt::darkCyan );
+  m_arrayColorList.append( Qt::darkYellow );
 }
 
 PlotSubWindow::PlotSubWindow( const QString& windowTitle, QWidget * parent ) :