diff --git a/Timeline/Control_Sequence.C b/Timeline/Control_Sequence.C
index 7abcb5a..8c99510 100644
--- a/Timeline/Control_Sequence.C
+++ b/Timeline/Control_Sequence.C
@@ -159,12 +159,16 @@ Control_Sequence::draw ( void )
 
     fl_clip_box( bx, by, bw, bh, X, Y, W, H );
 
+    const Fl_Color color = active_r() ? this->color() : fl_inactive( this->color() );
+    const Fl_Color selection_color = active_r() ? this->selection_color() : fl_inactive( this->selection_color() );
+
+
     if ( draw_with_gradient )
     {
-//        Fl_Color target = fl_color_average( color(), FL_WHITE, 0.50f );
+//        Fl_Color target = fl_color_average( color, FL_WHITE, 0.50f );
 
-        const Fl_Color c2 = fl_color_average( selection_color(), FL_WHITE, 0.75f );
-        const Fl_Color c1 = fl_color_average( color(), c2, 0.60f );
+        const Fl_Color c2 = fl_color_average( selection_color, FL_WHITE, 0.75f );
+        const Fl_Color c1 = fl_color_average( color, c2, 0.60f );
 
         for ( int gy = 0; gy < bh; gy++ )
         {
@@ -175,7 +179,7 @@ Control_Sequence::draw ( void )
 
     if ( draw_with_grid )
     {
-        fl_color( fl_darker( color() ) );
+        fl_color( fl_darker( color ) );
 
         const int inc = bh / 10;
         if ( inc )
@@ -191,7 +195,7 @@ Control_Sequence::draw ( void )
         draw_curve( draw_with_gradient, true );
         fl_end_complex_polygon();
 
-        fl_color( selection_color() );
+        fl_color( selection_color );
         fl_line_style( FL_SOLID, 2 );
 
         fl_begin_line();
@@ -200,8 +204,8 @@ Control_Sequence::draw ( void )
     }
     else
     {
-//        fl_color( fl_color_average( selection_color(), color(), 0.70f ) );
-        fl_color( selection_color() );
+//        fl_color( fl_color_average( selection_color, color, 0.70f ) );
+        fl_color( selection_color );
         fl_line_style( FL_SOLID, 2 );
 
         fl_begin_line();
@@ -211,7 +215,7 @@ Control_Sequence::draw ( void )
 
     fl_line_style( FL_SOLID, 0 );
 
-    timeline->draw_measure_lines( x(), y(), w(), h(), color() );
+    timeline->draw_measure_lines( x(), y(), w(), h(), color );
 
     if ( _highlighted )
         for ( list <Sequence_Widget *>::const_iterator r = _widgets.begin();  r != _widgets.end(); r++ )
diff --git a/Timeline/Loggable.C b/Timeline/Loggable.C
index 5f0e0cf..af791a1 100644
--- a/Timeline/Loggable.C
+++ b/Timeline/Loggable.C
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ Loggable::compact ( void )
 
     snapshot( _fp );
 
-    _undo_index = 0;
+    _undo_index = 1;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/Timeline/Region.C b/Timeline/Region.C
index 63fa266..823ec18 100644
--- a/Timeline/Region.C
+++ b/Timeline/Region.C
@@ -548,11 +548,22 @@ Region::draw_box( void )
 
     fl_push_clip( x(), y(), w(), h() );
 
+    int active = active_r();
+
+    Fl_Color selection_color = _selection_color;
+    Fl_Color color = _box_color;
+
+    if ( ! active_r() )
+    {
+        color = fl_inactive( color );
+        selection_color = fl_inactive( selection_color );
+    }
+
     if ( selected() )
-        fl_draw_box( fl_down( box() ), x() - 10, y(), w() + 50, h(), _selection_color );
+        fl_draw_box( fl_down( box() ), x() - 10, y(), w() + 50, h(), selection_color );
 //        fl_draw_box( fl_down( box() ), x() - 10, Y, w() + 50, H, fl_invert_color( _box_color ) );
     else
-        fl_draw_box( box(), x() - 10, y(), w() + 50, h(), _box_color );
+        fl_draw_box( box(), x() - 10, y(), w() + 50, h(), color );
 
     /* draw fades */
     draw_fade( _fade_in, Fade::In, false, x(), w() );
diff --git a/Timeline/Sequence_Widget.H b/Timeline/Sequence_Widget.H
index ffe4efd..9f7a9fa 100644
--- a/Timeline/Sequence_Widget.H
+++ b/Timeline/Sequence_Widget.H
@@ -308,6 +308,8 @@ public:
     void start ( nframes_t v ) { _r->start = v; }
     nframes_t start ( void ) const { return _r->start; }
 
+
+    int active_r ( void ) const { return _track->active_r(); }
     virtual nframes_t length ( void ) const { return _r->end - _r->start; }
 
     virtual Fl_Boxtype box ( void ) const { return FL_UP_BOX; }