diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/dialogue.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/dialogue.cpp
index 5a5da8ea1..4931c6787 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/dialogue.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/dialogue.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,16 @@
 
 #include "journalbooks.hpp" // to_utf8_span
 
+namespace
+{
+
+    MyGUI::Colour getTextColour (const std::string& type)
+    {
+        return MyGUI::Colour::parse(MyGUI::LanguageManager::getInstance().replaceTags("#{fontcolour=" + type + "}"));
+    }
+
+}
+
 namespace MWGui
 {
 
@@ -102,7 +112,7 @@ namespace MWGui
 
     void Response::write(BookTypesetter::Ptr typesetter, KeywordSearchT* keywordSearch, std::map<std::string, Link*>& topicLinks) const
     {
-        BookTypesetter::Style* title = typesetter->createStyle("", MyGUI::Colour(223/255.f, 201/255.f, 159/255.f));
+        BookTypesetter::Style* title = typesetter->createStyle("", getTextColour("header"));
         typesetter->sectionBreak(9);
         if (mTitle != "")
             typesetter->write(title, to_utf8_span(mTitle.c_str()));
@@ -146,14 +156,14 @@ namespace MWGui
 
         if (hyperLinks.size() && MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->getTranslationDataStorage().hasTranslation())
         {
-            BookTypesetter::Style* style = typesetter->createStyle("", MyGUI::Colour(202/255.f, 165/255.f, 96/255.f));
+            BookTypesetter::Style* style = typesetter->createStyle("", getTextColour("normal"));
             size_t formatted = 0; // points to the first character that is not laid out yet
             for (std::map<Range, intptr_t>::iterator it = hyperLinks.begin(); it != hyperLinks.end(); ++it)
             {
                 intptr_t topicId = it->second;
-                const MyGUI::Colour linkHot    (143/255.f, 155/255.f, 218/255.f);
-                const MyGUI::Colour linkNormal (112/255.f, 126/255.f, 207/255.f);
-                const MyGUI::Colour linkActive (175/255.f, 184/255.f, 228/255.f);
+                const MyGUI::Colour linkHot    (getTextColour("link_over"));
+                const MyGUI::Colour linkNormal (getTextColour("link"));
+                const MyGUI::Colour linkActive (getTextColour("link_pressed"));
                 BookTypesetter::Style* hotStyle = typesetter->createHotStyle (style, linkNormal, linkHot, linkActive, topicId);
                 if (formatted < it->first.first)
                     typesetter->write(style, formatted, it->first.first);
@@ -185,11 +195,11 @@ namespace MWGui
 
     void Response::addTopicLink(BookTypesetter::Ptr typesetter, intptr_t topicId, size_t begin, size_t end) const
     {
-        BookTypesetter::Style* style = typesetter->createStyle("", MyGUI::Colour(202/255.f, 165/255.f, 96/255.f));
+        BookTypesetter::Style* style = typesetter->createStyle("", getTextColour("normal"));
 
-        const MyGUI::Colour linkHot    (143/255.f, 155/255.f, 218/255.f);
-        const MyGUI::Colour linkNormal (112/255.f, 126/255.f, 207/255.f);
-        const MyGUI::Colour linkActive (175/255.f, 184/255.f, 228/255.f);
+        const MyGUI::Colour linkHot    (getTextColour("link_over"));
+        const MyGUI::Colour linkNormal (getTextColour("link"));
+        const MyGUI::Colour linkActive (getTextColour("link_pressed"));
 
         if (topicId)
             style = typesetter->createHotStyle (style, linkNormal, linkHot, linkActive, topicId);
@@ -203,7 +213,7 @@ namespace MWGui
 
     void Message::write(BookTypesetter::Ptr typesetter, KeywordSearchT* keywordSearch, std::map<std::string, Link*>& topicLinks) const
     {
-        BookTypesetter::Style* title = typesetter->createStyle("", MyGUI::Colour(223/255.f, 201/255.f, 159/255.f));
+        BookTypesetter::Style* title = typesetter->createStyle("", getTextColour("notify"));
         typesetter->sectionBreak(9);
         typesetter->write(title, to_utf8_span(mText.c_str()));
     }
@@ -506,9 +516,9 @@ namespace MWGui
 
         typesetter->sectionBreak(9);
         // choices
-        const MyGUI::Colour linkHot    (223/255.f, 201/255.f, 159/255.f);
-        const MyGUI::Colour linkNormal (150/255.f, 50/255.f, 30/255.f);
-        const MyGUI::Colour linkActive (243/255.f, 237/255.f, 221/255.f);
+        const MyGUI::Colour linkHot    (getTextColour("answer_over"));
+        const MyGUI::Colour linkNormal (getTextColour("answer"));
+        const MyGUI::Colour linkActive (getTextColour("answer_pressed"));
         for (std::vector<std::pair<std::string, int> >::iterator it = mChoices.begin(); it != mChoices.end(); ++it)
         {
             Choice* link = new Choice(it->second);
@@ -621,8 +631,7 @@ namespace MWGui
             dispositionVisible = true;
             mDispositionBar->setProgressRange(100);
             mDispositionBar->setProgressPosition(MWBase::Environment::get().getMechanicsManager()->getDerivedDisposition(mPtr));
-            mDispositionText->eraseText(0, mDispositionText->getTextLength());
-            mDispositionText->addText("#B29154"+boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(MWBase::Environment::get().getMechanicsManager()->getDerivedDisposition(mPtr))+std::string("/100")+"#B29154");
+            mDispositionText->setCaption(boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(MWBase::Environment::get().getMechanicsManager()->getDerivedDisposition(mPtr))+std::string("/100"));
         }
 
         bool dispositionWasVisible = mDispositionBar->getVisible();
@@ -666,8 +675,7 @@ namespace MWGui
                     + MWBase::Environment::get().getDialogueManager()->getTemporaryDispositionChange()));
             mDispositionBar->setProgressRange(100);
             mDispositionBar->setProgressPosition(disp);
-            mDispositionText->eraseText(0, mDispositionText->getTextLength());
-            mDispositionText->addText("#B29154"+boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(disp)+std::string("/100")+"#B29154");
+            mDispositionText->setCaption(boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(disp)+std::string("/100"));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalbooks.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalbooks.cpp
index 7ffe9e6a4..34a852562 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalbooks.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalbooks.cpp
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 #include "journalbooks.hpp"
 
+#include <MyGUI_LanguageManager.h>
+
 namespace
 {
-    const MyGUI::Colour linkHot    (0.40f, 0.40f, 0.80f);
-    const MyGUI::Colour linkNormal (0.20f, 0.20f, 0.60f);
-    const MyGUI::Colour linkActive (0.50f, 0.50f, 1.00f);
+    MyGUI::Colour getTextColour (const std::string& type)
+    {
+        return MyGUI::Colour::parse(MyGUI::LanguageManager::getInstance().replaceTags("#{fontcolour=" + type + "}"));
+    }
 
     struct AddContent
     {
@@ -28,6 +31,10 @@ namespace
         {
             MWGui::BookTypesetter::Style* style = mBodyStyle;
 
+            static const MyGUI::Colour linkHot    (getTextColour("journal_link_over"));
+            static const MyGUI::Colour linkNormal (getTextColour("journal_link"));
+            static const MyGUI::Colour linkActive (getTextColour("journal_link_pressed"));
+
             if (topicId)
                 style = mTypesetter->createHotStyle (mBodyStyle, linkNormal, linkHot, linkActive, topicId);
 
@@ -132,22 +139,6 @@ namespace
             mTypesetter->sectionBreak (10);
         }
     };
-
-    struct AddTopicLink : AddContent
-    {
-        AddTopicLink (MWGui::BookTypesetter::Ptr typesetter, MWGui::BookTypesetter::Style* style) :
-            AddContent (typesetter, style)
-        {
-        }
-
-        void operator () (MWGui::JournalViewModel::TopicId topicId, MWGui::JournalViewModel::Utf8Span name)
-        {
-            MWGui::BookTypesetter::Style* link = mTypesetter->createHotStyle (mBodyStyle, MyGUI::Colour::Black, linkHot, linkActive, topicId);
-
-            mTypesetter->write (link, name);
-            mTypesetter->lineBreak ();
-        }
-    };
 }
 
 namespace MWGui
@@ -242,7 +233,11 @@ book JournalBooks::createTopicIndexBook ()
 
         sprintf (buffer, "( %c )", ch);
 
-        BookTypesetter::Style* style = typesetter->createHotStyle (body, MyGUI::Colour::Black, linkHot, linkActive, ch);
+        MyGUI::Colour linkHot (getTextColour("journal_topic_over"));
+        MyGUI::Colour linkActive (getTextColour("journal_topic_pressed"));
+        MyGUI::Colour linkNormal (getTextColour("journal_topic"));
+
+        BookTypesetter::Style* style = typesetter->createHotStyle (body, linkNormal, linkHot, linkActive, ch);
 
         if (i == 13)
             typesetter->sectionBreak ();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/quickkeysmenu.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/quickkeysmenu.cpp
index 1ff94616c..440165e74 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/quickkeysmenu.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/quickkeysmenu.cpp
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         for (std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator it = powers.begin(); it != powers.end(); ++it)
         {
             const ESM::Spell* spell = esmStore.get<ESM::Spell>().find(*it);
-            MyGUI::Button* t = mMagicList->createWidget<MyGUI::Button>("SpellText",
+            MyGUI::Button* t = mMagicList->createWidget<MyGUI::Button>("SandTextButton",
                 MyGUI::IntCoord(4, mHeight, mWidth-8, spellHeight), MyGUI::Align::Left | MyGUI::Align::Top);
             t->setCaption(spell->mName);
             t->setTextAlign(MyGUI::Align::Left);
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         for (std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator it = spellList.begin(); it != spellList.end(); ++it)
         {
             const ESM::Spell* spell = esmStore.get<ESM::Spell>().find(*it);
-            MyGUI::Button* t = mMagicList->createWidget<MyGUI::Button>("SpellText",
+            MyGUI::Button* t = mMagicList->createWidget<MyGUI::Button>("SandTextButton",
                 MyGUI::IntCoord(4, mHeight, mWidth-8, spellHeight), MyGUI::Align::Left | MyGUI::Align::Top);
             t->setCaption(spell->mName);
             t->setTextAlign(MyGUI::Align::Left);
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ namespace MWGui
                 }
             }
 
-            MyGUI::Button* t = mMagicList->createWidget<MyGUI::Button>(equipped ? "SpellText" : "SpellTextUnequipped",
+            MyGUI::Button* t = mMagicList->createWidget<MyGUI::Button>(equipped ? "SandTextButton" : "SpellTextUnequipped",
                 MyGUI::IntCoord(4, mHeight, mWidth-8, spellHeight), MyGUI::Align::Left | MyGUI::Align::Top);
             t->setCaption(item.getClass().getName(item));
             t->setTextAlign(MyGUI::Align::Left);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/spellwindow.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/spellwindow.cpp
index bca24a3b6..97ebbcde2 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/spellwindow.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/spellwindow.cpp
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         for (std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator it = powers.begin(); it != powers.end(); ++it)
         {
             const ESM::Spell* spell = esmStore.get<ESM::Spell>().find(*it);
-            MyGUI::Button* t = mSpellView->createWidget<MyGUI::Button>("SpellText",
+            MyGUI::Button* t = mSpellView->createWidget<MyGUI::Button>("SandTextButton",
                 MyGUI::IntCoord(4, mHeight, mWidth-8, spellHeight), MyGUI::Align::Left | MyGUI::Align::Top);
             t->setCaption(spell->mName);
             t->setTextAlign(MyGUI::Align::Left);
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         for (std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator it = spellList.begin(); it != spellList.end(); ++it)
         {
             const ESM::Spell* spell = esmStore.get<ESM::Spell>().find(*it);
-            MyGUI::Button* t = mSpellView->createWidget<MyGUI::Button>("SpellText",
+            MyGUI::Button* t = mSpellView->createWidget<MyGUI::Button>("SandTextButton",
                 MyGUI::IntCoord(4, mHeight, mWidth-8, spellHeight), MyGUI::Align::Left | MyGUI::Align::Top);
             t->setCaption(spell->mName);
             t->setTextAlign(MyGUI::Align::Left);
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ namespace MWGui
             t->setStateSelected(*it == MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->getSelectedSpell());
 
             // cost / success chance
-            MyGUI::Button* costChance = mSpellView->createWidget<MyGUI::Button>("SpellText",
+            MyGUI::Button* costChance = mSpellView->createWidget<MyGUI::Button>("SandTextButton",
                 MyGUI::IntCoord(4, mHeight, mWidth-8, spellHeight), MyGUI::Align::Left | MyGUI::Align::Top);
             std::string cost = boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(spell->mData.mCost);
             std::string chance = boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(int(MWMechanics::getSpellSuccessChance(*it, player)));
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ namespace MWGui
                 }
             }
 
-            MyGUI::Button* t = mSpellView->createWidget<MyGUI::Button>(equipped ? "SpellText" : "SpellTextUnequipped",
+            MyGUI::Button* t = mSpellView->createWidget<MyGUI::Button>(equipped ? "SandTextButton" : "SpellTextUnequipped",
                 MyGUI::IntCoord(4, mHeight, mWidth-8, spellHeight), MyGUI::Align::Left | MyGUI::Align::Top);
             t->setCaption(item.getClass().getName(item));
             t->setTextAlign(MyGUI::Align::Left);
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ namespace MWGui
 
 
             // cost / charge
-            MyGUI::Button* costCharge = mSpellView->createWidget<MyGUI::Button>(equipped ? "SpellText" : "SpellTextUnequipped",
+            MyGUI::Button* costCharge = mSpellView->createWidget<MyGUI::Button>(equipped ? "SandTextButton" : "SpellTextUnequipped",
                 MyGUI::IntCoord(4, mHeight, mWidth-8, spellHeight), MyGUI::Align::Left | MyGUI::Align::Top);
 
             float enchantCost = enchant->mData.mCost;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/statswindow.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/statswindow.cpp
index f55c96705..baa779c1c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/statswindow.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/statswindow.cpp
@@ -505,30 +505,30 @@ namespace MWGui
 
                 std::string text;
 
-                text += std::string("#DDC79E") + faction->mName;
+                text += std::string("#{fontcolourhtml=header}") + faction->mName;
 
                 if (expelled.find(it->first) != expelled.end())
-                    text += "\n#BF9959#{sExpelled}";
+                    text += "\n#{fontcolourhtml=normal}#{sExpelled}";
                 else
                 {
                     int rank = it->second;
                     rank = std::max(0, std::min(9, rank));
-                    text += std::string("\n#BF9959") + faction->mRanks[rank];
+                    text += std::string("\n#{fontcolourhtml=normal}") + faction->mRanks[rank];
 
                     if (rank < 9)
                     {
                         // player doesn't have max rank yet
-                        text += std::string("\n\n#DDC79E#{sNextRank} ") + faction->mRanks[rank+1];
+                        text += std::string("\n\n#{fontcolourhtml=header}#{sNextRank} ") + faction->mRanks[rank+1];
 
                         ESM::RankData rankData = faction->mData.mRankData[rank+1];
                         const ESM::Attribute* attr1 = store.get<ESM::Attribute>().find(faction->mData.mAttribute[0]);
                         const ESM::Attribute* attr2 = store.get<ESM::Attribute>().find(faction->mData.mAttribute[1]);
 
-                        text += "\n#BF9959#{" + attr1->mName + "}: " + boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(rankData.mAttribute1)
+                        text += "\n#{fontcolourhtml=normal}#{" + attr1->mName + "}: " + boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(rankData.mAttribute1)
                                 + ", #{" + attr2->mName + "}: " + boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(rankData.mAttribute2);
 
-                        text += "\n\n#DDC79E#{sFavoriteSkills}";
-                        text += "\n#BF9959";
+                        text += "\n\n#{fontcolourhtml=header}#{sFavoriteSkills}";
+                        text += "\n#{fontcolourhtml=normal}";
                         bool firstSkill = true;
                         for (int i=0; i<7; ++i)
                         {
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.cpp
index 49953b8c6..4608010ac 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.cpp
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         std::string text;
 
         text += sign->mName;
-        text += "\n#BF9959" + sign->mDescription;
+        text += "\n#{fontcolourhtml=normal}" + sign->mDescription;
 
         std::vector<std::string> abilities, powers, spells;
 
@@ -694,13 +694,13 @@ namespace MWGui
             {
                 if (it == categories[category].spells.begin())
                 {
-                    text += std::string("\n#DDC79E") + std::string("#{") + categories[category].label + "}";
+                    text += std::string("\n#{fontcolourhtml=header}") + std::string("#{") + categories[category].label + "}";
                 }
 
                 const std::string &spellId = *it;
 
                 const ESM::Spell *spell = store.get<ESM::Spell>().find(spellId);
-                text += "\n#BF9959" + spell->mName;
+                text += "\n#{fontcolourhtml=normal}" + spell->mName;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
index 083939c8e..3bf4e588a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -994,11 +994,14 @@ namespace MWGui
         std::string fontcolour = "fontcolour=";
         size_t fontcolourLength = fontcolour.length();
 
-        if (tag.substr(0, tokenLength) == tokenToFind)
+        std::string fontcolourhtml = "fontcolourhtml=";
+        size_t fontcolourhtmlLength = fontcolourhtml.length();
+
+        if (tag.compare(0, tokenLength, tokenToFind) == 0)
         {
             _result = mTranslationDataStorage.translateCellName(tag.substr(tokenLength));
         }
-        else if (tag.substr(0, fontcolourLength) == fontcolour)
+        else if (tag.compare(0, fontcolourLength, fontcolour) == 0)
         {
             std::string fallbackName = "FontColor_color_" + tag.substr(fontcolourLength);
             std::map<std::string, std::string>::const_iterator it = mFallbackMap.find(fallbackName);
@@ -1015,6 +1018,24 @@ namespace MWGui
             MyGUI::Colour col (MyGUI::utility::parseInt(ret[0])/255.f,MyGUI::utility::parseInt(ret[1])/255.f,MyGUI::utility::parseInt(ret[2])/255.f);
             _result = col.print();
         }
+        else if (tag.compare(0, fontcolourhtmlLength, fontcolourhtml) == 0)
+        {
+            std::string fallbackName = "FontColor_color_" + tag.substr(fontcolourhtmlLength);
+            std::map<std::string, std::string>::const_iterator it = mFallbackMap.find(fallbackName);
+            if (it == mFallbackMap.end())
+                throw std::runtime_error("Unknown fallback name: " + fallbackName);
+            std::string str = it->second;
+
+            std::string ret[3];
+            unsigned int j=0;
+            for(unsigned int i=0;i<str.length();++i){
+                if(str[i]==',') j++;
+                else if (str[i] != ' ') ret[j]+=str[i];
+            }
+            std::stringstream html;
+            html << "#" << std::hex << MyGUI::utility::parseInt(ret[0]) << MyGUI::utility::parseInt(ret[1]) << MyGUI::utility::parseInt(ret[2]);
+            _result = html.str();
+        }
         else
         {
             const ESM::GameSetting *setting =
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
index 986f18419..21a2cc45b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
@@ -446,7 +446,9 @@ namespace MWGui
      * #{GMSTName}: retrieves String value of the GMST called GMSTName
      * #{sCell=CellID}: retrieves translated name of the given CellID (used only by some Morrowind localisations, in others cell ID is == cell name)
      * #{fontcolour=FontColourName}: retrieves the value of the fallback setting "FontColor_color_<FontColourName>" from openmw.cfg,
-     *                              in the format "r g b a", float values in range 0-1.
+     *                              in the format "r g b a", float values in range 0-1. Useful for "Colour" and "TextColour" properties in skins.
+     * #{fontcolourhtml=FontColourName}: retrieves the value of the fallback setting "FontColor_color_<FontColourName>" from openmw.cfg,
+     *                              in the format "#xxxxxx" where x are hexadecimal numbers. Useful in an EditBox's caption to change the color of following text.
      */
     void onRetrieveTag(const MyGUI::UString& _tag, MyGUI::UString& _result);
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
index 15bac7454..abbc2b879 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
@@ -870,10 +870,9 @@ void RenderingManager::processChangedSettings(const Settings::CategorySettingVec
 
 void RenderingManager::setMenuTransparency(float val)
 {
-    Ogre::TexturePtr tex = Ogre::TextureManager::getSingleton().getByName("transparent.png");
-    std::vector<Ogre::uint32> buffer;
+    Ogre::TexturePtr tex = Ogre::TextureManager::getSingleton().getByName("transparent.png"); std::vector<Ogre::uint32> buffer;
     buffer.resize(1);
-    buffer[0] = (int(255*val) << 24);
+    buffer[0] = (int(255*val) << 24) | (255 << 16) | (255 << 8) | 255;
     memcpy(tex->getBuffer()->lock(Ogre::HardwareBuffer::HBL_DISCARD), &buffer[0], 1*4);
     tex->getBuffer()->unlock();
 }
diff --git a/files/mygui/CMakeLists.txt b/files/mygui/CMakeLists.txt
index a59535090..bfd622bd3 100644
--- a/files/mygui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/files/mygui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ set(DDIR ${OpenMW_BINARY_DIR}/resources/mygui)
 
 set(MYGUI_FILES
     black.png
+    white.png
     core.skin
     core.xml
     openmw_alchemy_window.layout
diff --git a/files/mygui/core.skin b/files/mygui/core.skin
index ea3e2debc..fbcc73d8a 100644
--- a/files/mygui/core.skin
+++ b/files/mygui/core.skin
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
-<MyGUI type="Skin">
+<MyGUI type="Skin" version="3.2.1">
     <Skin name = "TextBox" size = "16 16">
         <Property key="FontHeight" value = "16" />
         <Property key="TextAlign" value = "ALIGN_DEFAULT" />
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_box.skin.xml b/files/mygui/openmw_box.skin.xml
index af3a05d31..e1d0e5dec 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_box.skin.xml
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_box.skin.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <!-- This file defines the box you see around many GUI elements, such
 as around the sections of the stats window, or around popup info windows -->
 
-<MyGUI type="Skin">
+<MyGUI type="Skin" version="3.2.1">
     <!-- Box borders -->
     <Skin name="IB_T" size="512 2" texture="textures\menu_thin_border_top.dds">
         <BasisSkin type="TileRect" offset="0 0 512 2" align="HStretch">
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_chargen_create_class.layout b/files/mygui/openmw_chargen_create_class.layout
index 890e2aac1..dee2f4fcf 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_chargen_create_class.layout
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_chargen_create_class.layout
@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@
     <Widget type="Window" skin="MW_Dialog" layer="Windows" position="0 0 498 198" name="_Main">
 
         <!-- Class name -->
-        <Widget type="TextBox" skin="ProgressText" position="8 8 48 23" name="LabelT" align="Left Top">
+        <Widget type="TextBox" skin="NormalText" position="8 8 48 23" name="LabelT" align="Left Top">
             <Property key="Caption" value="#{sName}:"/>
             <Property key="TextAlign" value="Left VCenter"/>
-            <Property key="TextColour" value="0.82 0.74 0.58"/>
         </Widget>
         <Widget type="EditBox" skin="MW_TextEdit" position="72 8 410 23" name="EditName" align="HStretch Top">
             <Property key="Caption" value="#{sCustomClassName}"/>
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_confirmation_dialog.layout b/files/mygui/openmw_confirmation_dialog.layout
index edeed539c..1bedc8372 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_confirmation_dialog.layout
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_confirmation_dialog.layout
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
         <Widget type="EditBox" skin="MW_TextEditClient" position="16 8 268 130" name="Message" align="Center Top">
             <Property key="FontName" value="Default"/>
             <Property key="TextAlign" value="Top HCenter"/>
-            <Property key="TextColour" value="0.75 0.6 0.35"/>
             <Property key="Static" value="true"/>
             <Property key="WordWrap" value="true"/>
             <Property key="MultiLine" value="true"/>
@@ -28,4 +27,4 @@
             <Widget type="Widget"/>
         </Widget>
     </Widget>
-</MyGUI>
\ No newline at end of file
+</MyGUI>
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_console.skin.xml b/files/mygui/openmw_console.skin.xml
index c6d60231a..f36d9af46 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_console.skin.xml
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_console.skin.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
-<MyGUI type="Skin">
+<MyGUI type="Skin" version="3.2.1">
 
 
     <!-- Console Input -->
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_dialogue_window_skin.xml b/files/mygui/openmw_dialogue_window_skin.xml
index 057fd14a5..5d8c98dad 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_dialogue_window_skin.xml
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_dialogue_window_skin.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
-<MyGUI type="Skin">
-
-    <Skin name="MW_DispEdit" size="10 10">
-        <BasisSkin type="EditText" offset="0 0 10 10" align="Stretch"/>
-    </Skin>
+<MyGUI type="Skin" version="3.2.1">
 
     <Skin name="MW_DispositionEdit" size="0 0 50 50">
         <Property key="FontName" value="Default"/>
@@ -12,7 +8,7 @@
         <Property key="Static" value="1"/>
         <Property key="WordWrap" value="true"/>
         <Property key="TextShadow" value="true"/>
-        <Child type="TextBox" skin="MW_DispEdit" offset="0 0 0 -4" align="Stretch" name="Client"/>
+        <Child type="TextBox" skin="SandText" offset="0 0 0 -4" align="Stretch" name="Client"/>
     </Skin>
 
 </MyGUI>
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_edit.skin.xml b/files/mygui/openmw_edit.skin.xml
index 9a872c576..31ba579bb 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_edit.skin.xml
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_edit.skin.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
-<MyGUI type="Skin">
+<MyGUI type="Skin" version="3.2.1">
 
     <!-- Text edit widget -->
 
     <Skin name="MW_TextEditClient" size="10 10">
+        <Property key="TextColour" value="#{fontcolour=normal}"/>
 
         <BasisSkin type="EditText" offset="0 0 10 10" align="Stretch"/>
 
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@
 
         <Property key="FontName" value="Default"/>
         <Property key="TextAlign" value="Left VCenter"/>
-        <Property key="TextColour" value="0.75 0.6 0.35"/>
+        <Property key="TextColour" value="#{fontcolour=normal}"/>
 
         <Child type="TextBox" skin="MW_TextEditClient" offset="4 1 502 18" align="Stretch" name="Client"/>
 
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@
 
         <Property key="TextAlign" value="Left Top"/>
 
-        <Property key="TextColour" value="0.75 0.6 0.35"/>
+        <Property key="TextColour" value="#{fontcolour=normal}"/>
 
         <Child type="TextBox" skin="MW_TextEditClient" offset="2 2 490 18" align="Stretch" name="Client"/>
 
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@
 
         <Property key="TextAlign" value="Left Top"/>
 
-        <Property key="TextColour" value="0.75 0.6 0.35"/>
+        <Property key="TextColour" value="#{fontcolour=normal}"/>
 
         <Child type="TextBox" skin="MW_TextEditClient" offset="2 2 490 18" align="Stretch" name="Client"/>
 
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_hud.layout b/files/mygui/openmw_hud.layout
index be3d17506..640e5867f 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_hud.layout
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_hud.layout
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
                     <Property key="NeedMouse" value="false"/>
                 </Widget>
             </Widget>
-            <Widget type="ProgressBar" skin="MW_EnergyBar_Red" position="0 36 36 6" align="Left Bottom" name="WeapStatus">
+            <Widget type="ProgressBar" skin="MW_EnergyBar_Weapon" position="0 36 36 6" align="Left Bottom" name="WeapStatus">
                 <Property key="NeedMouse" value="false"/>
             </Widget>
         </Widget>
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
                 <Widget type="ItemWidget" skin="MW_ItemIcon" position="-3 -3 42 42" align="Left Top" name="SpellImage"/>
                 <Property key="NeedMouse" value="false"/>
             </Widget>
-            <Widget type="ProgressBar" skin="MW_EnergyBar_Red" position="0 36 36 6" align="Left Bottom" name="SpellStatus">
+            <Widget type="ProgressBar" skin="MW_EnergyBar_Magic" position="0 36 36 6" align="Left Bottom" name="SpellStatus">
                 <Property key="NeedMouse" value="false"/>
             </Widget>
         </Widget>
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_hud_box.skin.xml b/files/mygui/openmw_hud_box.skin.xml
index dd8172661..770d28425 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_hud_box.skin.xml
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_hud_box.skin.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
-<MyGUI type="Skin">
+<MyGUI type="Skin" version="3.2.1">
 
     <!-- The 'box' frame that surrounds various HUD items and other elements -->
 
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_hud_energybar.skin.xml b/files/mygui/openmw_hud_energybar.skin.xml
index d5078e994..c6f4c763c 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_hud_energybar.skin.xml
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_hud_energybar.skin.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
-<MyGUI type="Skin">
+<MyGUI type="Skin" version="3.2.1">
     <!-- Energy bar frame graphics -->
     <Skin name="HUD_Bar_Top" size="64 2" texture="textures\menu_small_energy_bar_top.dds">
         <BasisSkin type="MainSkin" offset="0 0 64 2">
@@ -20,19 +20,19 @@
 
     <!-- Progress bar track, various colors -->
     <Skin name="MW_BarTrack_Red" size="4 8" texture="textures\menu_bar_gray.dds" >
-        <Property key="Colour" value="0.8274 0.2431 0.129"/>
+        <Property key="Colour" value="#{fontcolour=health}"/>
         <BasisSkin type="MainSkin" offset="0 0 16 8" align="Stretch">
             <State name="normal" offset="0 0 16 8"/>
         </BasisSkin>
     </Skin>
     <Skin name="MW_BarTrack_Green" size="4 8" texture="textures\menu_bar_gray.dds" >
-        <Property key="Colour" value="0 0.6823 0.2745"/>
+        <Property key="Colour" value="#{fontcolour=fatigue}"/>
         <BasisSkin type="MainSkin" offset="0 0 16 8" align="Stretch">
             <State name="normal" offset="0 0 16 8"/>
         </BasisSkin>
     </Skin>
     <Skin name="MW_BarTrack_Blue" size="4 8" texture="textures\menu_bar_gray.dds" >
-        <Property key="Colour" value="0.2470 0.3176 0.7411"/>
+        <Property key="Colour" value="#{fontcolour=magic}"/>
         <BasisSkin type="MainSkin" offset="0 0 16 8" align="Stretch">
             <State name="normal" offset="0 0 16 8"/>
         </BasisSkin>
@@ -44,7 +44,35 @@
         </BasisSkin>
     </Skin>
 
-    <!-- Main energy bar widget definitions. There's one for each color.-->
+
+    <Skin name="MW_BarTrack_Magic" size="4 8" texture="textures\menu_bar_gray.dds" >
+        <Property key="Colour" value="#{fontcolour=magic_fill}"/>
+        <BasisSkin type="MainSkin" offset="0 0 16 8" align="Stretch">
+            <State name="normal" offset="0 0 16 8"/>
+        </BasisSkin>
+    </Skin>
+
+    <Skin name="MW_BarTrack_Weapon" size="4 8" texture="textures\menu_bar_gray.dds" >
+        <Property key="Colour" value="#{fontcolour=weapon_fill}"/>
+        <BasisSkin type="MainSkin" offset="0 0 16 8" align="Stretch">
+            <State name="normal" offset="0 0 16 8"/>
+        </BasisSkin>
+    </Skin>
+
+    <Skin name="MW_EnergyBar_Magic" size="64 12">
+        <Property key="TrackSkin" value="MW_BarTrack_Magic"/>
+        <Property key="TrackWidth" value="1"/>
+
+        <Child type="Widget" skin="MW_Box" offset="0 0 64 12" align="Stretch"/>
+        <Child type="Widget" skin="BlackBG" offset="2 2 60 8" align="Stretch" name="Client"/>
+    </Skin>
+    <Skin name="MW_EnergyBar_Weapon" size="64 12">
+        <Property key="TrackSkin" value="MW_BarTrack_Weapon"/>
+        <Property key="TrackWidth" value="1"/>
+
+        <Child type="Widget" skin="MW_Box" offset="0 0 64 12" align="Stretch"/>
+        <Child type="Widget" skin="BlackBG" offset="2 2 60 8" align="Stretch" name="Client"/>
+    </Skin>
 
     <Skin name="MW_EnergyBar_Red" size="64 12">
         <Property key="TrackSkin" value="MW_BarTrack_Red"/>
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_interactive_messagebox.layout b/files/mygui/openmw_interactive_messagebox.layout
index d3ac1f8b5..a1dbc5aa8 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_interactive_messagebox.layout
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_interactive_messagebox.layout
@@ -5,14 +5,12 @@
         <Widget type="EditBox" skin="MW_TextEditClient" position="10 10 490 20" align="Left Top Stretch" name="message">
             <Property key="FontName" value="Default"/>
             <Property key="TextAlign" value="Center"/>
-            <Property key="TextColour" value="0.75 0.6 0.35"/>
             <Property key="Static" value="true"/>
             <Property key="WordWrap" value="true"/>
             <Property key="MultiLine" value="1"/>
             <Property key="VisibleVScroll" value="1"/>
         </Widget>
         <Widget type="Widget" skin="" position="0 0 500 400" align="Stretch" name="buttons">
-            <!-- Widget type="Button" skin="MW_Button" position="0 0 30 18" name="somefunnybutton" / -->
         </Widget>
     </Widget>
 </MyGUI>
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_journal_skin.xml b/files/mygui/openmw_journal_skin.xml
index 29829059c..d35ce68cf 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_journal_skin.xml
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_journal_skin.xml
@@ -1,38 +1,36 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
-<MyGUI type="Skin">
-        <Skin name="MW_BookClient" size="10 10">
-                <Property key="FontName" value="Default"/>
-                <Property key="TextAlign" value="Left Top"/>
-                <Property key="TextColour" value="0 0 0"/>
-                <BasisSkin type="EditText" offset="0 0 10 10" align="Stretch"/>
-        </Skin>
+<MyGUI type="Skin" version="3.2.1">
+    <Skin name="MW_BookClient" size="10 10">
+            <Property key="FontName" value="Default"/>
+            <Property key="TextAlign" value="Left Top"/>
+            <Property key="TextColour" value="0 0 0"/>
+            <BasisSkin type="EditText" offset="0 0 10 10" align="Stretch"/>
+    </Skin>
 
-        <Skin name="MW_BookPage" size="0 0 50 50">
-                <BasisSkin type="PageDisplay"/>
-        </Skin>
+    <Skin name="MW_BookPage" size="0 0 50 50">
+            <BasisSkin type="PageDisplay"/>
+    </Skin>
 
-        <Skin name="MW_QuestList" size="516 516" align="Left Top">
+    <Skin name="MW_QuestList" size="516 516" align="Left Top">
 
-            <Property key="ListItemSkin" value="MW_QuestLink"/>
+        <Property key="ListItemSkin" value="MW_QuestLink"/>
 
-            <Child type="Widget" skin="" offset="3 3 510 510" align="Top Left Stretch" name="Client"/>
+        <Child type="Widget" skin="" offset="3 3 510 510" align="Top Left Stretch" name="Client"/>
 
-        </Skin>
+    </Skin>
 
     <Skin name="MW_QuestLink" size="5 5">
         <Property key="FontName" value="Default"/>
         <Property key="TextAlign" value="Left VCenter"/>
 
         <BasisSkin type="SimpleText" offset="2 0 1 5" align="Stretch">
-            <State name="disabled" colour="0 0 0" shift="0"/>
-            <State name="normal" colour="0 0 0" shift="0"/>
-            <State name="highlighted" colour="0.4 0.4 0.8" shift="0"/>
-            <State name="pushed" colour="0.5 0.5 1" shift="0"/>
-            <State name="disabled_checked" colour="0 0 0" shift="0"/>
-            <State name="normal_checked" colour="0 0 0" shift="0"/>
-            <State name="highlighted_checked" colour="0.4 0.4 0.8" shift="0"/>
-            <State name="pushed_checked" colour="0.5 0.5 1" shift="0"/>
+            <State name="normal" colour="#{fontcolour=journal_topic}" shift="0"/>
+            <State name="highlighted" colour="#{fontcolour=journal_topic_over}" shift="0"/>
+            <State name="pushed" colour="#{fontcolour=journal_topic_pressed}" shift="0"/>
+            <State name="normal_checked" colour="#{fontcolour=journal_topic_pressed}" shift="0"/>
+            <State name="highlighted_checked" colour="#{fontcolour=journal_topic_pressed}" shift="0"/>
+            <State name="pushed_checked" colour="#{fontcolour=journal_topic_pressed}" shift="0"/>
         </BasisSkin>
     </Skin>
 </MyGUI>
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_list.skin.xml b/files/mygui/openmw_list.skin.xml
index 160930d71..01270ef23 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_list.skin.xml
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_list.skin.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
-<MyGUI type="Skin">
+<MyGUI type="Skin" version="3.2.1">
 
     <!-- Horizontal Scrollbar -->
 
@@ -99,26 +99,26 @@
     <Skin name="HeaderText" size="16 16">
         <Property key="FontName" value="Default"/>
         <Property key="TextAlign" value="Center"/>
-        <Property key="TextColour" value="0.82 0.74 0.58"/>
+        <Property key="TextColour" value="#{fontcolour=header}"/>
 
         <BasisSkin type="SimpleText" offset="0 0 16 16" align="Stretch"/>
     </Skin>
 
-    <!-- list and multilist skins -->
+    <!-- list skin -->
 
     <Skin name="MW_ListLine" size="5 5">
         <Property key="FontName" value="Default"/>
         <Property key="TextAlign" value="Left VCenter"/>
 
         <BasisSkin type="SimpleText" offset="2 0 1 5" align="Stretch">
-            <State name="disabled" colour="0.70 0.57 0.33" shift="0"/>
-            <State name="normal" colour="0.70 0.57 0.33" shift="0"/>
-            <State name="highlighted" colour="0.85 0.76 0.60" shift="0"/>
-            <State name="pushed" colour="1 1 1" shift="0"/>
-            <State name="disabled_checked" colour="0.33 0.38 0.67" shift="0"/>
-            <State name="normal_checked" colour="0.33 0.38 0.67" shift="0"/>
-            <State name="highlighted_checked" colour="0.33 0.38 0.67" shift="0"/>
-            <State name="pushed_checked" colour="0.33 0.38 0.67" shift="0"/>
+            <State name="disabled" colour="#{fontcolour=disabled}" shift="0"/>
+            <State name="normal" colour="#{fontcolour=normal}" shift="0"/>
+            <State name="highlighted" colour="#{fontcolour=normal_over}" shift="0"/>
+            <State name="pushed" colour="#{fontcolour=normal_pressed}" shift="0"/>
+            <State name="disabled_checked" colour="#{fontcolour=disabled}" shift="0"/>
+            <State name="normal_checked" colour="#{fontcolour=active}" shift="0"/>
+            <State name="highlighted_checked" colour="#{fontcolour=active_over}" shift="0"/>
+            <State name="pushed_checked" colour="#{fontcolour=active_pressed}" shift="0"/>
         </BasisSkin>
     </Skin>
 
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_mainmenu_skin.xml b/files/mygui/openmw_mainmenu_skin.xml
index c7f2fbce3..af41d3a1e 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_mainmenu_skin.xml
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_mainmenu_skin.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
-<MyGUI type="Skin">
+<MyGUI type="Skin" version="3.2.1">
 </MyGUI>
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_map_window_skin.xml b/files/mygui/openmw_map_window_skin.xml
index 887e33293..03578f95b 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_map_window_skin.xml
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_map_window_skin.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
-<MyGUI type="Skin">
+<MyGUI type="Skin" version="3.2.1">
     <Skin name="MW_MapView" size="516 516">
         <Child type="Widget" skin="" offset="0 0 516 516" align="Stretch" name="Client"/>
 
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_messagebox.layout b/files/mygui/openmw_messagebox.layout
index b2d29271b..8264d64b9 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_messagebox.layout
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_messagebox.layout
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
         <Widget type="AutoSizedEditBox" skin="MW_TextEditClient" position="0 0 300 0" name="message" align="Left Top">
             <Property key="FontName" value="Default"/>
             <Property key="TextAlign" value="Center"/>
-            <Property key="TextColour" value="0.75 0.6 0.35"/>
             <Property key="Static" value="true"/>
             <Property key="WordWrap" value="true"/>
             <Property key="MultiLine" value="1"/>
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_progress.skin.xml b/files/mygui/openmw_progress.skin.xml
index 5ef3d7304..7b1e413e5 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_progress.skin.xml
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_progress.skin.xml
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
-<MyGUI type="Skin">
+<MyGUI type="Skin" version="3.2.1">
     <!-- Progress bar track, various colors -->
     <Skin name="MW_Track_Red" size="16 16" texture="textures\menu_bar_gray.dds" >
-        <Property key="Colour" value="0.8274 0.2431 0.129"/>
+        <Property key="Colour" value="#{fontcolour=health}"/>
         <BasisSkin type="MainSkin" offset="0 0 16 16" align="Stretch">
             <State name="normal" offset="0 0 16 16"/>
         </BasisSkin>
     </Skin>
     <Skin name="MW_Track_Blue" size="2 14" texture="textures\menu_bar_gray.dds" >
-        <Property key="Colour" value="0.2470 0.3176 0.7411"/>
+        <Property key="Colour" value="#{fontcolour=magic}"/>
         <BasisSkin type="MainSkin" offset="0 0 16 16" align="Stretch">
             <State name="normal" offset="0 0 16 16"/>
         </BasisSkin>
     </Skin>
     <Skin name="MW_Track_Green" size="2 14" texture="textures\menu_bar_gray.dds" >
-        <Property key="Colour" value="0 0.6823 0.2745"/>
+        <Property key="Colour" value="#{fontcolour=fatigue}"/>
         <BasisSkin type="MainSkin" offset="0 0 16 16" align="Stretch">
             <State name="normal" offset="0 0 16 16"/>
         </BasisSkin>
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     <Skin name="ProgressText" size="16 16">
         <Property key="FontName" value="Default"/>
         <Property key="TextAlign" value="Top HCenter"/>
-        <Property key="TextColour" value="0.75 0.6 0.35"/>
+        <Property key="TextColour" value="#{fontcolour=normal}"/>
         <Property key="TextShadow" value="true"/>
 
         <BasisSkin type="SimpleText" offset="0 0 16 16" align="Stretch"/>
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_resources.xml b/files/mygui/openmw_resources.xml
index 1c8251a39..5e987efff 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_resources.xml
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_resources.xml
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@
     <Resource type="ResourceLayout" name="MW_ItemIcon" version="3.2.0">
         <Widget type="Widget" skin="" position="0 0 42 42" name="Root">
             <Widget type="ImageBox" skin="ImageBox" position="0 0 42 42" align="Stretch" name="Frame">
-                <Widget type="TextBox" skin="SandBrightText" position="5 19 32 18" align="Right Bottom" name="Text">
+                <Widget type="TextBox" skin="CountText" position="5 19 32 18" align="Right Bottom" name="Text">
                     <Property key="TextAlign" value="Right"/>
                     <Property key="TextShadow" value="true"/>
                 </Widget>
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@
     <Resource type="ResourceLayout" name="MW_ItemIconBox" version="3.2.0">
         <Widget type="Widget" skin="" position="0 0 50 50" name="Root">
             <Widget type="ImageBox" skin="ImageBox" position="4 4 42 42" align="Center" name="Frame">
-                <Widget type="TextBox" skin="SandBrightText" position="5 19 32 18" align="Right Bottom" name="Text">
+                <Widget type="TextBox" skin="CountText" position="5 19 32 18" align="Right Bottom" name="Text">
                     <Property key="TextAlign" value="Right"/>
                     <Property key="TextShadow" value="true"/>
                 </Widget>
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_scroll_skin.xml b/files/mygui/openmw_scroll_skin.xml
index b5dfd333d..e40b5fd52 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_scroll_skin.xml
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_scroll_skin.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
-<MyGUI type="Skin">
+<MyGUI type="Skin" version="3.2.1">
 
     <Skin name="MW_ScrollView" size="516 516">
         <Child type="Widget" skin="" offset="0 0 502 516" align="Stretch" name="Client"/>
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_text.skin.xml b/files/mygui/openmw_text.skin.xml
index 843a7817c..b9b30e751 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_text.skin.xml
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_text.skin.xml
@@ -2,12 +2,20 @@
 
 <MyGUI type="Skin" version="3.2.1">
 
-    <!-- HTML colour: #DDC79E -->
+<!--
+
+Unknown colors from Morrowind.ini:
+color_focus=80,80,80 # ????
+color_misc=0,205,205 # ????
+
+-->
+
     <Skin name="NormalText" size="16 16">
         <Property key="FontName" value="Default"/>
         <Property key="TextAlign" value="Left Bottom"/>
-        <Property key="TextColour" value="0.87 0.78 0.62"/>
-        <BasisSkin type="SimpleText" offset="0 0 16 16" align="Stretch"/>
+        <BasisSkin type="SimpleText" offset="0 0 16 16" align="Stretch">
+            <State name="normal" colour="#{fontcolour=header}" shift="0"/>
+        </BasisSkin>
     </Skin>
 
     <Skin name="NumFPS" size="16 16">
@@ -25,35 +33,37 @@
         </BasisSkin>
     </Skin>
 
-    <Skin name="SandTextC" size="16 16">
-        <Property key="FontName" value="Default"/>
-        <Property key="TextAlign" value="Top HCenter"/>
-        <Property key="TextColour" value="0.75 0.6 0.35"/>
-        <BasisSkin type="SimpleText" offset="0 0 16 16" align="Stretch"/>
-    </Skin>
-
     <Skin name="SandTextVCenter" size="16 16">
         <Property key="FontName" value="Default"/>
         <Property key="TextAlign" value="Left VCenter"/>
-        <Property key="TextColour" value="0.75 0.6 0.35"/>
-        <BasisSkin type="SimpleText" offset="0 0 16 16" align="Stretch"/>
+        <BasisSkin type="SimpleText" offset="0 0 16 16" align="Stretch">
+            <State name="normal" colour="#{fontcolour=normal}" shift="0"/>
+        </BasisSkin>
     </Skin>
 
     <Skin name="SandTextRight" size="16 16">
         <Property key="FontName" value="Default"/>
         <Property key="TextAlign" value="Right Bottom"/>
         <BasisSkin type="SimpleText" offset="0 0 16 16" align="Stretch">
-            <State name="normal" colour="0.75 0.6 0.35"/>
-            <State name="increased" colour="0.757 0.679 0.539"/>
-            <State name="decreased" colour="0.785 0.363 0.308"/>
+            <State name="normal" colour="#{fontcolour=normal}"/>
+            <State name="increased" colour="#{fontcolour=positive}"/>
+            <State name="decreased" colour="#{fontcolour=negative}"/>
         </BasisSkin>
     </Skin>
 
     <Skin name="SandBrightText" size="16 16">
         <Property key="FontName" value="Default"/>
         <Property key="TextAlign" value="Left Bottom"/>
-        <Property key="TextColour" value="0.85 0.76 0.60"/>
-        <BasisSkin type="SimpleText" offset="0 0 16 16" align="Stretch"/>
+        <BasisSkin type="SimpleText" offset="0 0 16 16" align="Stretch">
+            <State name="normal" colour="#{fontcolour=header}" shift="0"/>
+        </BasisSkin>
+    </Skin>
+
+    <Skin name="CountText" size="16 16">
+        <Property key="FontName" value="Default"/>
+        <BasisSkin type="SimpleText" offset="0 0 16 16" align="Stretch">
+            <State name="normal" colour="#{fontcolour=count}" shift="0"/>
+        </BasisSkin>
     </Skin>
 
     <Skin name="MW_StatNameC" size="200 18">
@@ -64,14 +74,14 @@
         <Property key="FontName" value="Default"/>
         <Property key="TextAlign" value="Top HCenter"/>
         <BasisSkin type="SimpleText" offset="0 0 16 16" align="Stretch">
-            <State name="disabled" colour="0.6 0.56 0.45" shift="0"/>
-            <State name="normal" colour="0.75 0.6 0.35" shift="0"/>
-            <State name="highlighted" colour="0.85 0.76 0.60" shift="0"/>
-            <State name="pushed" colour="1 1 1" shift="0"/>
-            <State name="disabled_checked" colour="0.33 0.38 0.67" shift="0"/>
-            <State name="normal_checked" colour="0.33 0.38 0.67" shift="0"/>
-            <State name="highlighted_checked" colour="0.33 0.38 0.67" shift="0"/>
-            <State name="pushed_checked" colour="0.33 0.38 0.67" shift="0"/>
+            <State name="disabled" colour="#{fontcolour=disabled}" shift="0"/>
+            <State name="normal" colour="#{fontcolour=normal}" shift="0"/>
+            <State name="highlighted" colour="#{fontcolour=normal_over}" shift="0"/>
+            <State name="pushed" colour="#{fontcolour=normal_pressed}" shift="0"/>
+            <State name="disabled_checked" colour="#{fontcolour=disabled}" shift="0"/>
+            <State name="normal_checked" colour="#{fontcolour=active}" shift="0"/>
+            <State name="highlighted_checked" colour="#{fontcolour=active_over}" shift="0"/>
+            <State name="pushed_checked" colour="#{fontcolour=active_pressed}" shift="0"/>
         </BasisSkin>
     </Skin>
 
@@ -79,29 +89,14 @@
         <Property key="FontName" value="Default"/>
         <Property key="TextAlign" value="Left Bottom"/>
         <BasisSkin type="SimpleText" offset="0 0 16 16" align="Stretch">
-            <State name="disabled" colour="0.6 0.56 0.45" shift="0"/>
-            <State name="normal" colour="0.75 0.6 0.35" shift="0"/>
-            <State name="highlighted" colour="0.85 0.76 0.60" shift="0"/>
-            <State name="pushed" colour="1 1 1" shift="0"/>
-            <State name="disabled_checked" colour="0.33 0.38 0.67" shift="0"/>
-            <State name="normal_checked" colour="0.33 0.38 0.67" shift="0"/>
-            <State name="highlighted_checked" colour="0.33 0.38 0.67" shift="0"/>
-            <State name="pushed_checked" colour="0.33 0.38 0.67" shift="0"/>
-        </BasisSkin>
-    </Skin>
-
-    <Skin name="SpellText" size="16 16">
-        <Property key="FontName" value="Default"/>
-        <Property key="TextAlign" value="Left Bottom"/>
-        <BasisSkin type="SimpleText" offset="0 0 16 16" align="Stretch">
-            <State name="disabled" colour="0.6 0.56 0.45" shift="0"/>
-            <State name="normal" colour="0.75 0.6 0.35" shift="0"/>
-            <State name="highlighted" colour="0.85 0.76 0.60" shift="0"/>
-            <State name="pushed" colour="1 1 1" shift="0"/>
-            <State name="disabled_checked" colour="0.33 0.38 0.67" shift="0"/>
-            <State name="normal_checked" colour="0.33 0.38 0.67" shift="0"/>
-            <State name="highlighted_checked" colour="0.33 0.38 0.67" shift="0"/>
-            <State name="pushed_checked" colour="0.33 0.38 0.67" shift="0"/>
+            <State name="disabled" colour="#{fontcolour=disabled}" shift="0"/>
+            <State name="normal" colour="#{fontcolour=normal}" shift="0"/>
+            <State name="highlighted" colour="#{fontcolour=normal_over}" shift="0"/>
+            <State name="pushed" colour="#{fontcolour=normal_pressed}" shift="0"/>
+            <State name="disabled_checked" colour="#{fontcolour=disabled}" shift="0"/>
+            <State name="normal_checked" colour="#{fontcolour=active}" shift="0"/>
+            <State name="highlighted_checked" colour="#{fontcolour=active_over}" shift="0"/>
+            <State name="pushed_checked" colour="#{fontcolour=active_pressed}" shift="0"/>
         </BasisSkin>
     </Skin>
 
@@ -109,14 +104,14 @@
         <Property key="FontName" value="Default"/>
         <Property key="TextAlign" value="Left Bottom"/>
         <BasisSkin type="SimpleText" offset="0 0 16 16" align="Stretch">
-            <State name="disabled" colour="0.6 0.56 0.45" shift="0"/>
-            <State name="normal" colour="0.6 0.56 0.45" shift="0"/>
-            <State name="highlighted" colour="0.85 0.76 0.60" shift="0"/>
-            <State name="pushed" colour="1 1 1" shift="0"/>
-            <State name="disabled_checked" colour="0.33 0.38 0.67" shift="0"/>
-            <State name="normal_checked" colour="0.33 0.38 0.67" shift="0"/>
-            <State name="highlighted_checked" colour="0.33 0.38 0.67" shift="0"/>
-            <State name="pushed_checked" colour="0.33 0.38 0.67" shift="0"/>
+            <State name="disabled" colour="#{fontcolour=disabled}" shift="0"/>
+            <State name="normal" colour="#{fontcolour=disabled}" shift="0"/>
+            <State name="highlighted" colour="#{fontcolour=disabled_over}" shift="0"/>
+            <State name="pushed" colour="#{fontcolour=disabled_pressed}" shift="0"/>
+            <State name="disabled_checked" colour="#{fontcolour=disabled}" shift="0"/>
+            <State name="normal_checked" colour="#{fontcolour=active}" shift="0"/>
+            <State name="highlighted_checked" colour="#{fontcolour=active_over}" shift="0"/>
+            <State name="pushed_checked" colour="#{fontcolour=active_pressed}" shift="0"/>
         </BasisSkin>
     </Skin>
 
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_windows.skin.xml b/files/mygui/openmw_windows.skin.xml
index 49dcb89f9..6a3b31edd 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_windows.skin.xml
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_windows.skin.xml
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
-<MyGUI type="Skin">
+<MyGUI type="Skin" version="3.2.1">
     <!-- Defines a transparent background -->
     <Skin name="BlackBG" size="8 8" texture="transparent.png">
+        <Property key="Colour" value="#{fontcolour=background}"/>
         <BasisSkin type="MainSkin" offset="0 0 8 8">
             <State name="normal" offset="0 0 8 8"/>
         </BasisSkin>
@@ -121,7 +122,8 @@
     </Skin>
 
     <!-- Defines a pure black background -->
-    <Skin name="DialogBG" size="8 8" texture="black.png">
+    <Skin name="DialogBG" size="8 8" texture="white.png">
+        <Property key="Colour" value="#{fontcolour=background}"/>
         <BasisSkin type="MainSkin" offset="0 0 8 8">
             <State name="normal" offset="0 0 8 8"/>
         </BasisSkin>
@@ -389,15 +391,13 @@
 
     <!-- The actual caption. It contains the edges of the blocks on
          its sides as well -->
-    <Skin name="MW_Caption" size="88 20" texture="black.png" >
+    <Skin name="MW_Caption" size="88 20">
         <Property key="FontName" value="Default"/>
         <Property key="TextAlign" value="Center"/>
-        <Property key="TextColour" value="0.75 0.62 0.36"/>
 
-        <BasisSkin type="SubSkin" offset="0 0 88 20" align="Stretch">
-            <State name="normal" offset="0 0 8 8"/>
-        </BasisSkin>
-        <BasisSkin type="SimpleText" offset="2 0 84 20" align="Stretch"/>
+        <Child type="Widget" skin="DialogBG" offset="0 0 88 20" align="Stretch"/>
+
+        <Child type="TextBox" skin="SandText" offset="2 0 84 20" align="Stretch" name="Client"/>
 
         <!-- Add the borders of the surrounding blocks -->
         <Child type="Widget" skin="HB_LEFT" offset="86 2 2 16" align="Top Right"/>
@@ -417,7 +417,6 @@
     <Skin name="MW_Window" size="256 256">
         <Property key="FontName" value="Default"/>
         <Property key="TextAlign" value="Center"/>
-        <Property key="TextColour" value="0.8 0.8 0.8"/>
         <Property key="Snap" value="true"/>
         <Property key="MinSize" value="64 64"/>
 
@@ -544,7 +543,7 @@
             <Property key="Scale" value="1 1 0 0"/>
         </Child>
 
-        <Child type="TextBox" skin="MW_Caption" offset="80 4 88 20" align="HCenter Top" name="Caption">
+        <Child type="EditBox" skin="MW_Caption" offset="80 4 88 20" align="HCenter Top" name="Caption">
         </Child>
 
         <!-- This invisible button makes it possible to move the
@@ -557,7 +556,6 @@
     <Skin name="MW_Window_NoCaption" size="256 256">
         <Property key="FontName" value="Default"/>
         <Property key="TextAlign" value="Center"/>
-        <Property key="TextColour" value="0.8 0.8 0.8"/>
         <Property key="Snap" value="true"/>
         <Property key="MinSize" value="64 64"/>
 
@@ -694,7 +692,6 @@
     <Skin name="MW_Window_Pinnable" size="256 256">
         <Property key="FontName" value="Default"/>
         <Property key="TextAlign" value="Center"/>
-        <Property key="TextColour" value="0.8 0.8 0.8"/>
         <Property key="Snap" value="true"/>
         <Property key="MinSize" value="64 64"/>
 
@@ -822,7 +819,7 @@
             <Property key="Scale" value="1 1 0 0"/>
         </Child>
 
-        <Child type="TextBox" skin="MW_Caption" offset="80 4 88 20" align="HCenter Top" name="Caption">
+        <Child type="EditBox" skin="MW_Caption" offset="80 4 88 20" align="HCenter Top" name="Caption">
         </Child>
 
         <!-- This invisible button makes it possible to move the
diff --git a/files/mygui/white.png b/files/mygui/white.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9bed5f523
Binary files /dev/null and b/files/mygui/white.png differ
diff --git a/plugins/mygui_resource_plugin/plugin.cpp b/plugins/mygui_resource_plugin/plugin.cpp
index 823be900b..9633bc51b 100644
--- a/plugins/mygui_resource_plugin/plugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/mygui_resource_plugin/plugin.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ namespace MyGUIPlugin
         std::vector<Ogre::uint32> buffer;
         buffer.resize(1);
         const float val = 0.7;
-        buffer[0] = (int(255*val) << 24);
+        buffer[0] = (int(255*val) << 24) | (255 << 16) | (255 << 8) | 255;
         memcpy(tex->getBuffer()->lock(Ogre::HardwareBuffer::HBL_DISCARD), &buffer[0], 1*4);
         tex->getBuffer()->unlock();
     }