diff --git a/src/barwin.c b/src/barwin.c
index b888ee4..95bb605 100644
--- a/src/barwin.c
+++ b/src/barwin.c
@@ -48,8 +48,10 @@ barwin_create(Window parent,
               int y,
               uint w,
               uint h,
-              uint color,
-              Bool entermask)
+              uint bg,
+              char *fg,
+              Bool entermask,
+              Bool stipple)
 {
      XSetWindowAttributes at;
      BarWindow *bw;
@@ -74,8 +76,8 @@ barwin_create(Window parent,
      bw->dr = XCreatePixmap(dpy, parent, w, h, DefaultDepth(dpy, SCREEN));
 
      /* His border */
-     CWIN(bw->border.left, bw->win, 0, 0, SHADH, h, 0, CWBackPixel, color_enlight(color), &at);
-     CWIN(bw->border.top, bw->win, 0, 0, w, SHADH, 0, CWBackPixel, color_enlight(color), &at);
+     CWIN(bw->border.left, bw->win, 0, 0, SHADH, h, 0, CWBackPixel, color_enlight(bg), &at);
+     CWIN(bw->border.top, bw->win, 0, 0, w, SHADH, 0, CWBackPixel, color_enlight(bg), &at);
      CWIN(bw->border.bottom, bw->win, 0, h - SHADH, w, SHADH, 0, CWBackPixel, SHADC, &at);
      CWIN(bw->border.right, bw->win, w - SHADH, 0, SHADH, h, 0, CWBackPixel, SHADC, &at);
 
@@ -84,13 +86,32 @@ barwin_create(Window parent,
      bw->geo.y = y;
      bw->geo.width = w;
      bw->geo.height = h;
-     bw->color = color;
-     bw->border.light = color_enlight(color);
+     bw->bg = bg;
+     bw->fg = fg;
+     bw->border.light = color_enlight(bg);
      bw->border.dark = SHADC;
+     bw->stipple = stipple;
 
      return bw;
 }
 
+/** Draw text in a Barwindow
+*/
+void
+barwin_draw_text(BarWindow *bw, int x, int y, char *text)
+{
+     /* Background color of the text if there is stipple */
+     if(bw->stipple)
+          draw_rectangle(bw->dr, x - 4, 0, textw(text) + 8, bw->geo.height, bw->bg);
+
+     /* Draw text */
+     draw_text(bw->dr, x, y, bw->fg, 0, text);
+
+     barwin_refresh(bw);
+
+     return;
+}
+
 /** Delete a BarWindow
  * \param bw BarWindow pointer
 */
@@ -232,7 +253,13 @@ barwin_refresh_color(BarWindow *bw)
 {
      CHECK(bw);
 
-     draw_rectangle(bw->dr, 0, 0, bw->geo.width, bw->geo.height, bw->color);
+     draw_rectangle(bw->dr, 0, 0, bw->geo.width, bw->geo.height, bw->bg);
+
+     if(bw->stipple)
+     {
+          XSetForeground(dpy, gc_stipple, getcolor(bw->fg));
+          XFillRectangle(dpy, bw->dr, gc_stipple, 3, 2, bw->geo.width - 6, bw->geo.height - 4);
+     }
 
      XSetWindowBackground(dpy, bw->border.left, bw->border.light);
      XSetWindowBackground(dpy, bw->border.top, bw->border.light);
diff --git a/src/frame.c b/src/frame.c
index c389ee9..277d836 100644
--- a/src/frame.c
+++ b/src/frame.c
@@ -70,7 +70,12 @@ frame_create(Client *c)
 
      /* Create titlebar window */
      if(TBARH)
-          c->titlebar = barwin_create(c->frame, 0, 0, c->frame_geo.width, TBARH + BORDH, c->colors.frame, True);
+          c->titlebar = barwin_create(c->frame, 0, 0,
+                                      c->frame_geo.width,
+                                      TBARH + BORDH,
+                                      c->colors.frame,
+                                      c->colors.fg,
+                                      True, True);
 
      at.event_mask &= ~(EnterWindowMask | LeaveWindowMask); /* <- Delete useless mask */
 
@@ -164,8 +169,11 @@ frame_update(Client *c)
 
      if(TBARH)
      {
-          c->titlebar->color = c->colors.frame;
+          c->titlebar->bg = c->colors.frame;
+          c->titlebar->fg = c->colors.fg;
+
           barwin_refresh_color(c->titlebar);
+          barwin_refresh(c->titlebar);
      }
 
      XSetWindowBackground(dpy, c->frame, c->colors.frame);
@@ -183,14 +191,10 @@ frame_update(Client *c)
      XClearWindow(dpy, c->bottom);
 
      if(TBARH && (TBARH + BORDH + 1) > font->height)
-     {
-
-          draw_text(c->titlebar->dr,
-                    (c->frame_geo.width / 2) - (textw(c->title) / 2),
-                    (font->height - (font->descent))  + (((TBARH + BORDH) - font->height) / 2),
-                    c->colors.fg, 0, c->title);
-          barwin_refresh(c->titlebar);
-     }
+          barwin_draw_text(c->titlebar,
+                           (c->frame_geo.width / 2) - (textw(c->title) / 2),
+                           (font->height - (font->descent)) + (((TBARH + BORDH) - font->height) / 2),
+                           c->title);
 
      return;
 }
diff --git a/src/infobar.c b/src/infobar.c
index cc1557b..964c0f4 100644
--- a/src/infobar.c
+++ b/src/infobar.c
@@ -52,21 +52,26 @@ infobar_init(void)
 
           /* Create infobar barwindow */
           infobar[sc].bar = barwin_create(ROOT, sgeo[sc].x - BORDH, infobar[sc].geo.y,
-                                          sgeo[sc].width, infobar[sc].geo.height, conf.colors.bar, False);
+                                          sgeo[sc].width, infobar[sc].geo.height,
+                                          conf.colors.bar, conf.colors.text, False, False);
 
           /* Create tags window */
           for(i = 1; i < conf.ntag[sc] + 1; ++i)
           {
-               infobar[sc].tags[i] = barwin_create(infobar[sc].bar->win, j, 0, textw(tags[sc][i].name) + PAD,
-                                                infobar[sc].geo.height, conf.colors.bar, False);
+               infobar[sc].tags[i] = barwin_create(infobar[sc].bar->win, j, 0,
+                                                   textw(tags[sc][i].name) + PAD,
+                                                   infobar[sc].geo.height,
+                                                   conf.colors.bar, conf.colors.text, False, False);
                j += textw(tags[sc][i].name) + PAD;
                barwin_map_subwin(infobar[sc].tags[i]);
           }
 
           /* Create layout switch & layout type switch barwindow */
           infobar[sc].layout_button = barwin_create(infobar[sc].bar->win, j + PAD / 2, 0,
-                                         textw(tags[sc][seltag[sc]].layout.symbol) + PAD,
-                                         infobar[sc].geo.height, conf.colors.layout_bg, False);
+                                                    textw(tags[sc][seltag[sc]].layout.symbol) + PAD,
+                                                    infobar[sc].geo.height,
+                                                    conf.colors.layout_bg, conf.colors.layout_fg,
+                                                    False, False);
 
           /* Map/Refresh all */
           barwin_map(infobar[sc].bar);
@@ -91,15 +96,7 @@ infobar_draw(int sc)
      infobar_draw_taglist(sc);
      infobar_draw_layout(sc);
      barwin_refresh_color(infobar[sc].bar);
-
-     /* DRAW status text */
-     draw_text(infobar[sc].bar->dr,
-               (sgeo[sc].width - SHADH) - textw(statustext),
-               font->height,
-               conf.colors.text, 0,
-               statustext);
-
-     barwin_refresh(infobar[sc].bar);
+     barwin_draw_text(infobar[sc].bar, (sgeo[sc].width - SHADH) - textw(statustext), font->height, statustext);
 
      return;
 }
@@ -113,9 +110,7 @@ infobar_draw_layout(int sc)
      barwin_resize(infobar[sc].layout_button, textw(tags[sc][seltag[sc]].layout.symbol) + PAD, infobar[sc].geo.height);
      barwin_refresh_color(infobar[sc].layout_button);
      if(tags[sc][seltag[sc]].layout.symbol)
-     draw_text(infobar[sc].layout_button->dr, PAD / 2, font->height,
-               conf.colors.layout_fg, 0, tags[sc][seltag[sc]].layout.symbol);
-     barwin_refresh(infobar[sc].layout_button);
+          barwin_draw_text(infobar[sc].layout_button, PAD / 2, font->height, tags[sc][seltag[sc]].layout.symbol);
 
      return;
 }
@@ -131,7 +126,8 @@ infobar_draw_taglist(int sc)
 
      for(i = 1; i < conf.ntag[sc] + 1; ++i)
      {
-          infobar[sc].tags[i]->color = ((i == seltag[sc]) ? conf.colors.tagselbg : conf.colors.bar);
+          infobar[sc].tags[i]->bg = ((i == seltag[sc]) ? conf.colors.tagselbg : conf.colors.bar);
+          infobar[sc].tags[i]->fg = ((i == seltag[sc]) ? conf.colors.tagselfg : conf.colors.text);
           barwin_refresh_color(infobar[sc].tags[i]);
 
           /* Colorize a tag if there are clients in this */
@@ -139,19 +135,15 @@ infobar_draw_taglist(int sc)
           {
                if(c->screen == sc)
                {
-                   infobar[sc].tags[c->tag]->color = ((c->tag == seltag[sc])
-                                                      ? conf.colors.tagselbg
-                                                      : conf.colors.tag_occupied_bg);
-                   barwin_refresh_color(infobar[sc].tags[i]);
+                    infobar[sc].tags[c->tag]->bg = ((c->tag == seltag[sc])
+                                                    ? conf.colors.tagselbg
+                                                    : conf.colors.tag_occupied_bg);
+                    barwin_refresh_color(infobar[sc].tags[i]);
                }
           }
 
           if(tags[sc][i].name)
-               draw_text(infobar[sc].tags[i]->dr,
-                         PAD / 2, font->height,
-                         ((i == seltag[sc]) ? conf.colors.tagselfg : conf.colors.text),
-                         0, tags[sc][i].name);
-          barwin_refresh(infobar[sc].tags[i]);
+               barwin_draw_text(infobar[sc].tags[i], PAD / 2, font->height, tags[sc][i].name);
      }
 
      return;
diff --git a/src/init.c b/src/init.c
index f7b7582..14c82f2 100644
--- a/src/init.c
+++ b/src/init.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ void
 init(void)
 {
      /* First init */
-     gc = DefaultGC(dpy, SCREEN);
+     init_gc();
      init_font();
      init_cursor();
      init_key();
@@ -69,6 +69,32 @@ init_font(void)
      }
 }
 
+/** Init the graphic context
+*/
+void
+init_gc(void)
+{
+     XGCValues gcv;
+
+     /* Bits sequences */
+     const char pix_bits[] =
+          {
+               0x55, 0x55, 0xAA, 0xAA, 0x55, 0x55, 0xAA, 0xAA, 0x55, 0x55,
+               0x55, 0x55, 0xAA, 0xAA, 0x55, 0x55, 0xAA, 0xAA, 0x55, 0x55,
+               0x55, 0x55, 0xAA, 0xAA, 0x55, 0x55, 0xAA, 0xAA, 0x55, 0x55,
+               0x55, 0x55, 0xAA, 0xAA, 0x55, 0x55, 0xAA, 0xAA, 0x55, 0x55
+          };
+
+     gc = DefaultGC(dpy, SCREEN);
+
+     gcv.function   = GXcopy;
+     gcv.fill_style = FillStippled;
+     gcv.stipple    = XCreateBitmapFromData(dpy, ROOT, pix_bits, 10, 4);
+     gc_stipple     = XCreateGC(dpy, ROOT, GCFunction|GCFillStyle|GCStipple, &gcv);
+
+     return;
+}
+
 /** Init WMFS cursor
 */
 void
diff --git a/src/structs.h b/src/structs.h
index 9b82581..b822f5e 100644
--- a/src/structs.h
+++ b/src/structs.h
@@ -98,9 +98,10 @@ typedef struct
           /* Border color */
           uint dark, light;
      } border;
-     uint color;
+     uint bg;
+     char *fg;
      XRectangle geo;
-     Bool mapped;
+     Bool mapped, stipple;
 } BarWindow;
 
 /* Client Structure. */
diff --git a/src/wmfs.h b/src/wmfs.h
index cf03592..4ed01e3 100644
--- a/src/wmfs.h
+++ b/src/wmfs.h
@@ -85,7 +85,14 @@
 #define PAD          14
 
 /* barwin.c */
-BarWindow *barwin_create(Window parent, int x, int y, uint w, uint h, uint color, Bool entermask);
+BarWindow *barwin_create(Window parent,
+                         int x, int y,
+                         uint w, uint h,
+                         uint bg, char*fg,
+                         Bool entermask,
+                         Bool stipple);
+
+void barwin_draw_text(BarWindow *bw, int x, int y, char *text);
 void barwin_delete(BarWindow *bw);
 void barwin_delete_subwin(BarWindow *bw);
 void barwin_map(BarWindow *bw);
@@ -248,6 +255,7 @@ void uicb_set_nmaster(uicb_t);
 void init(void);
 void init_root(void);
 void init_font(void);
+void init_gc(void);
 void init_cursor(void);
 void init_key(void);
 void init_geometry(void);
@@ -266,7 +274,7 @@ void uicb_reload(uicb_t);
 
 /* Principal */
 Display *dpy;
-GC gc;
+GC gc, gc_stipple;
 int selscreen;
 Conf conf;
 Key *keys;
diff --git a/wmfsrc b/wmfsrc
index 6360415..cb3a375 100644
--- a/wmfsrc
+++ b/wmfsrc
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ client
         titlebar
         {
                 height     = 11
-                fg_normal  = "#D4D4D4"
-                fg_focus   = "#D4D4D4"
+                fg_normal  = "#003366"
+                fg_focus   = "#7E89A2"
 
                 mouse { button = "1" func = "client_raise" }
                 mouse { button = "1" func = "mouse_move" }