diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostsWidgetWithModel.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostsWidgetWithModel.cpp
index 5d7aa8762..c663c3125 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostsWidgetWithModel.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostsWidgetWithModel.cpp
@@ -121,9 +121,9 @@ void ChannelPostDelegate::paint(QPainter * painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem &
 
     RsGxsChannelPost post = index.data(Qt::UserRole).value<RsGxsChannelPost>() ;
 
-    if(index.row() & 0x01)
-        painter->fillRect( option.rect, option.palette.alternateBase().color());
-    else
+    // if(index.row() & 0x01)
+    //     painter->fillRect( option.rect, option.palette.alternateBase().color());
+    // else
         painter->fillRect( option.rect, option.palette.base().color());
 
     painter->restore();
@@ -147,9 +147,9 @@ void ChannelPostDelegate::paint(QPainter * painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem &
         {
                 // we need to do the alternate color manually
 
-            if(index.row() & 0x01)
-                pixmap.fill(option.palette.alternateBase().color());
-            else
+            //if(index.row() & 0x01)
+            //    pixmap.fill(option.palette.alternateBase().color());
+            //else
                 pixmap.fill(option.palette.base().color());
         }
 
@@ -302,9 +302,9 @@ void ChannelPostFilesDelegate::paint(QPainter * painter, const QStyleOptionViewI
 		QPixmap pixmap(w.size());
 
                 // apparently we need to do the alternate colors manually
-        if(index.row() & 0x01)
-            pixmap.fill(option.palette.alternateBase().color());
-        else
+        //if(index.row() & 0x01)
+        //    pixmap.fill(option.palette.alternateBase().color());
+        //else
             pixmap.fill(option.palette.base().color());
 
         w.render(&pixmap,QPoint(),QRegion(),QWidget::DrawChildren );// draw the widgets, not the background
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ GxsChannelPostsWidgetWithModel::GxsChannelPostsWidgetWithModel(const RsGxsGroupI
     ui->showUnread_TB->setToolTip(tr("Show unread posts only"));
     connect(ui->showUnread_TB,SIGNAL(toggled(bool)),this,SLOT(switchOnlyUnread(bool)));
 
-    ui->postsTree->setAlternatingRowColors(true);
+    ui->postsTree->setAlternatingRowColors(false);
     ui->postsTree->setModel(mChannelPostsModel = new RsGxsChannelPostsModel());
     ui->postsTree->setItemDelegate(mChannelPostsDelegate = new ChannelPostDelegate());
     ui->postsTree->setHorizontalScrollBarPolicy(Qt::ScrollBarAlwaysOff);	// prevents bug on w10, since row size depends on widget width
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ GxsChannelPostsWidgetWithModel::GxsChannelPostsWidgetWithModel(const RsGxsGroupI
     ui->channelPostFiles_TV->setPlaceholderText(tr("No files in this post, or no post selected"));
     ui->channelPostFiles_TV->setSortingEnabled(true);
     ui->channelPostFiles_TV->sortByColumn(0, Qt::AscendingOrder);
-    ui->channelPostFiles_TV->setAlternatingRowColors(true);
+    ui->channelPostFiles_TV->setAlternatingRowColors(false);
 
     ui->channelFiles_TV->setModel(mChannelFilesModel = new RsGxsChannelPostFilesModel());
     ui->channelFiles_TV->setItemDelegate(mFilesDelegate = new ChannelPostFilesDelegate());
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostsWidgetWithModel.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostsWidgetWithModel.ui
index 38b7c4902..46683b31c 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostsWidgetWithModel.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostsWidgetWithModel.ui
@@ -393,6 +393,9 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
           <property name="contextMenuPolicy">
            <enum>Qt::CustomContextMenu</enum>
           </property>
+          <property name="toolTip">
+           <string>&lt;html&gt;&lt;head/&gt;&lt;body&gt;&lt;p&gt;Click to view post. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Use Ctrl+mouse wheel &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;to zoom/unzoom.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</string>
+          </property>
           <property name="sizeAdjustPolicy">
            <enum>QAbstractScrollArea::AdjustToContents</enum>
           </property>
@@ -428,7 +431,7 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
            </font>
           </property>
           <property name="currentIndex">
-           <number>0</number>
+           <number>1</number>
           </property>
           <widget class="QWidget" name="tab">
            <attribute name="title">
@@ -593,16 +596,16 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
    <extends>QToolButton</extends>
    <header>gui/common/SubscribeToolButton.h</header>
   </customwidget>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>StyledElidedLabel</class>
-   <extends>QLabel</extends>
-   <header>gui/common/StyledElidedLabel.h</header>
-  </customwidget>
   <customwidget>
    <class>RSTreeView</class>
    <extends>QTreeView</extends>
    <header>gui/common/RSTreeView.h</header>
   </customwidget>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>LineEditClear</class>
+   <extends>QLineEdit</extends>
+   <header>gui/common/LineEditClear.h</header>
+  </customwidget>
   <customwidget>
    <class>GxsCommentDialog</class>
    <extends>QWidget</extends>
@@ -610,9 +613,9 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
    <container>1</container>
   </customwidget>
   <customwidget>
-   <class>LineEditClear</class>
-   <extends>QLineEdit</extends>
-   <header>gui/common/LineEditClear.h</header>
+   <class>StyledElidedLabel</class>
+   <extends>QLabel</extends>
+   <header>gui/common/StyledElidedLabel.h</header>
   </customwidget>
  </customwidgets>
  <resources>