diff --git a/examples/pywmgeneric.py b/examples/pywmgeneric.py
index c78f8d5..c610607 100644
--- a/examples/pywmgeneric.py
+++ b/examples/pywmgeneric.py
@@ -159,8 +159,9 @@ def addString(s, x, y):
 
 def clearLine(y):
     """Clear a line of text at position y."""
-    wmdocklib.copyXPMArea(72, yOffset, width - 2 * xOffset, char_height,
-                            xOffset, y + yOffset)
+    wmdocklib.copyXPMArea(72, yOffset,
+                          width - 2 * xOffset, char_height,
+                          xOffset, y + yOffset)
 
 def getXY(line):
     """Return the x and y positions to be used at line line."""
@@ -525,7 +526,7 @@ def parseCommandLine(argv):
             sys.stdout.write(usage)
             sys.exit(0)
         if o in ('-t', '--text'):
-            d['textcolor'] = a
+            d['text'] = a
         if o in ('-b', '--background'):
             d['background'] = a
         if o in ('-F', '--font'):
@@ -567,14 +568,14 @@ background = \
  ' .///..___..ooo..___..___.......................................................................',
  ' .///..___..ooo..___..___.......................................................................',
  ' .///..___..ooo..___..___.......................................................................',
- ' .///.._________________________________________________________................................',
- ' .///.._________________________________________________________................................',
- ' .///.._________________________________________________________................................',
- ' .///.._________________________________________________________................................',
- ' .///.._________________________________________________________................................',
- ' .///.._________________________________________________________................................',
- ' .///.._________________________________________________________................................',
- ' .///.._________________________________________________________................................',
+ ' .///.._________________________________________________________________________________________',
+ ' .///.._________________________________________________________________________________________',
+ ' .///.._________________________________________________________________________________________',
+ ' .///.._________________________________________________________________________________________',
+ ' .///.._________________________________________________________________________________________',
+ ' .///.._________________________________________________________________________________________',
+ ' .///.._________________________________________________________________________________________',
+ ' .///.._________________________________________________________________________________________',
  ' .///..___..___..___..___.......................................................................',
  ' .///..___..___..___..ooo.......................................................................',
  ' .///..___..___..___..ooo.......................................................................',
@@ -664,7 +665,7 @@ def main():
     global char_width, char_height
     char_width, char_height = wmdocklib.initPixmap(background,
                                                    font_name=font,
-                                                   bg='f', fg='9',
+                                                   bg='_', fg='%',
                                                    palette=palette)
 
     wmdocklib.openXwindow(sys.argv, width, height)