diff --git a/QtPyLoT.py b/QtPyLoT.py
index 61e560f5..63ef7c8e 100755
--- a/QtPyLoT.py
+++ b/QtPyLoT.py
@@ -554,8 +554,8 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         self.pg = pg
 
         # init style
-        self.set_style('dark')
-        #self.set_style('bright')
+        #self.set_style('dark')
+        self.set_style('bright')
         #self.set_style('default')
 
         # add event combo box and ref/test buttons
@@ -3172,7 +3172,8 @@ def create_window():
     return app, app_created
 
 def main(args=None):
-    project_filename = None
+    #project_filename = None
+    args.project_filename = 'C:/Shared/AlpArray/alparray_data/project_alparray_test.plp'
     pylot_infile = None
     if args:
         if args.project_filename:
diff --git a/pylot/styles/bright.qss b/pylot/styles/bright.qss
index 96ae977a..708b9a26 100644
--- a/pylot/styles/bright.qss
+++ b/pylot/styles/bright.qss
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 QMainWindow{
-background-color: qlineargradient(spread:reflect, x1:0, y1:0, x2:0, y2:0.5, stop:0 rgba(220, 220, 220, 255), stop:1 rgba(240, 240, 240 255));
+background-color: qlineargradient(spread:reflect, x1:0, y1:0, x2:0, y2:0.5, stop:0 rgba(230, 230, 230, 255), stop:1 rgba(255, 255, 255, 255));
 color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 255);
 }
 
 QWidget{
-background-color: qlineargradient(spread:reflect, x1:0, y1:0, x2:0, y2:0.5, stop:0 rgba(220, 220, 220, 255), stop:1 rgba(240, 240, 240 255));
+background-color: qlineargradient(spread:pad, x1:0, y1:0, x2:0, y2:1, stop:0 rgba(235, 235, 235, 255), stop:1 rgba(230, 230, 230, 255));
 color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 255);
 }
 
 QWidget:checked{
 background-color: transparent;
-border-color: rgba(220, 220, 220, 255);
+border-color: rgba(230, 230, 230, 255);
 border-width: 2px;
 border-style:inset;
 }
@@ -19,100 +19,115 @@ QComboBox{
 background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 255);
 color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 255);
 min-height: 1.5em;
+
+selection-background-color: qlineargradient(spread:pad, x1:0, y1:0, x2:1, y2:0, stop:0 rgba(0, 55, 140, 150), stop:1 rgba(0, 70, 180, 150));
 }
 
 QComboBox *{
 background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 255);
 color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 255);
+
+selection-background-color: qlineargradient(spread:pad, x1:0, y1:0, x2:1, y2:0, stop:0 rgba(0, 55, 140, 150), stop:1 rgba(0, 70, 180, 150));
+selection-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 255);
 }
 
 QMenuBar{
-background-color: qlineargradient(spread:pad, x1:0, y1:0, x2:0, y2:2, stop:0 rgba(220, 220, 220, 255), stop:1 rgba(240, 240, 240 255));
+background-color: qlineargradient(spread:pad, x1:0, y1:0, x2:0, y2:2, stop:0 rgba(240, 240, 240, 255), stop:1 rgba(230, 230, 230, 255));
 padding:1px;
 }
 
 QMenuBar::item{
-background-color: qlineargradient(spread:pad, x1:0, y1:0, x2:0, y2:2, stop:0 rgba(220, 220, 220, 255), stop:1 rgba(240, 240, 240 255));
+background-color: qlineargradient(spread:pad, x1:0, y1:0, x2:0, y2:2, stop:0 rgba(240, 240, 240, 255), stop:1 rgba(230, 230, 230, 255));
 color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 255);
 padding:3px;
 }
 
 QMenu{
-background-color: qlineargradient(spread:pad, x1:0, y1:0, x2:0, y2:1, stop:0 rgba(220, 220, 220, 255), stop:1 rgba(240, 240, 240 255));
+background-color: qlineargradient(spread:reflect, x1:0, y1:0, x2:0, y2:0.5, stop:0 rgba(230, 230, 230, 255), stop:1 rgba(230, 230, 230 255));
 color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 255);
 padding:0;
 }
 
 *::item:selected{
 color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 255);
-background-color: rgba(0, 150, 190, 255);
+background-color: qlineargradient(spread:pad, x1:0, y1:0, x2:1, y2:0, stop:0 rgba(0, 55, 140, 150), stop:1 rgba(0, 70, 180, 150));
 }
 
 QToolBar{
-background-color: qlineargradient(spread:reflect, x1:0, y1:0, x2:0, y2:0.5, stop:0 rgba(220, 220, 220, 255), stop:1 rgba(240, 240, 240 255));
+background-color: qlineargradient(spread:reflect, x1:0, y1:0, x2:0, y2:0.5, stop:0 rgba(230, 230, 230, 255), stop:1 rgba(255, 255, 255, 255));
 border-style:solid;
-border-color:rgba(220, 220, 220, 255);
+border-color:rgba(200, 200, 200, 150);
 border-width:1px;
 }
 
 QToolBar *{
-background-color: qlineargradient(spread:reflect, x1:0, y1:0, x2:0, y2:0.5, stop:0 rgba(220, 220, 220, 255), stop:1 rgba(240, 240, 240 255));
+background-color: qlineargradient(spread:reflect, x1:0, y1:0, x2:0, y2:0.5, stop:0 rgba(230, 230, 230, 255), stop:1 rgba(255, 255, 255, 255));
 }
 
 QMessageBox{
-background-color: rgba(240, 240, 240 255);
+background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 255);
 color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 255);
 }
 
 QTableWidget{
-background-color: rgba(240, 240, 240 255);
+background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 255);
 color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 255);
 border-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 255);
 selection-background-color: rgba(200, 210, 230, 255);
 }
 
+QTableCornerButton::section{
+border: none;
+background-color: qlineargradient(spread:pad, x1:0, y1:0, x2:1, y2:0, stop:0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 255), stop:1 rgba(230, 230, 230, 255));
+}
+
 QHeaderView::section{
-background-color:qlineargradient(spread:pad, x1:0, y1:0, x2:1, y2:0, stop:0 rgba(240, 240, 240 255), stop:1 rgba(220, 220, 220, 255));
+background-color:qlineargradient(spread:pad, x1:0, y1:0, x2:1, y2:0, stop:0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 255), stop:1 rgba(230, 230, 230, 255));
 border:none;
 border-top-style:solid;
 border-width:1px;
-border-top-color:qlineargradient(spread:pad, x1:0, y1:0, x2:1, y2:0, stop:0 rgba(240, 240, 240 255), stop:1 rgba(220, 220, 220, 255));
+border-top-color:qlineargradient(spread:pad, x1:0, y1:0, x2:1, y2:0, stop:0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 255), stop:1 rgba(230, 230, 230, 255));
 color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 255);
 padding:5px;
 }
 
+QHeaderView::section:checked{
+background-color:qlineargradient(spread:pad, x1:0, y1:0, x2:1, y2:0, stop:0 rgba(0, 55, 140, 150), stop:1 rgba(0, 70, 180, 150));
+border-top-color:qlineargradient(spread:pad, x1:0, y1:0, x2:1, y2:0, stop:0 rgba(0, 55, 140, 150), stop:1 rgba(0, 70, 180, 150));
+}
+
 QHeaderView{
-background-color:qlineargradient(spread:pad, x1:0, y1:0, x2:1, y2:0, stop:0 rgba(240, 240, 240 255), stop:1 rgba(220, 220, 220, 255));
+background-color:qlineargradient(spread:pad, x1:0, y1:0, x2:1, y2:0, stop:0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 255), stop:1 rgba(230, 230, 230, 255));
 
 border:none;
 border-top-style:solid;
 border-width:1px;
-border-top-color:rgba(220, 220, 220, 255);
+border-top-color:rgba(230, 230, 230, 255);
 color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 255);
 }
 
 QListWidget{
-background-color:rgba(200, 200, 200, 255);
+background-color:rgba(230, 230, 230, 255);
 color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 255);
 }
 
 QStatusBar{
-background-color:rgba(240, 240, 240 255);
+background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 255);
 color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 255);
 }
 
 QPushButton{
-background-color:qlineargradient(spread:reflect, x1:0, y1:0, x2:0, y2:0.5, stop:0 rgba(220, 220, 220, 255), stop:1 rgba(240, 240, 240 255));
+background-color:qlineargradient(spread:reflect, x1:0, y1:0, x2:0, y2:0.5, stop:0 rgba(230, 230, 230, 255), stop:1 rgba(255, 255, 255, 255));
 color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 255);
 border-style: outset;
 border-width: 2px;
-border-color: rgba(220, 220, 220, 255);
+border-color: rgba(230, 230, 230, 255);
 min-width: 6em;
 padding: 5px;
 }
 
 QPushButton:pressed{
-background-color: rgba(220, 220, 220, 255);
+background-color: rgba(230, 230, 230, 255);
 }
 
 *:disabled{
@@ -124,10 +139,10 @@ background-color:transparent;
 }
 
 QTabBar::tab{
-background-color:qlineargradient(spread:pad, x1:0, y1:0, x2:0, y2:1, stop:0 rgba(220, 220, 220, 255), stop:1 rgba(240, 240, 240 255));
+background-color:qlineargradient(spread:pad, x1:0, y1:0, x2:0, y2:1, stop:0 rgba(230, 230, 230, 255), stop:1 rgba(255, 255, 255, 255));
 color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 255);
 border-style:solid;
-border-color:rgba(220, 220, 220 255);
+border-color:rgba(230, 230, 230 255);
 border-bottom-color: transparent;
 border-width:1px;
 padding:5px;
@@ -137,7 +152,7 @@ QTabBar::tab:selected{
 background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 255);
 color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 255);
 border-style:solid;
-border-color:rgba(220, 220, 220, 255);
+border-color:rgba(200, 200, 200, 255);
 border-bottom-color: transparent;
 border-width:1px;
 padding:5px;
@@ -150,16 +165,16 @@ background-color:transparent;
 QTabWidget::pane{
 background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 255);
 border-style:solid;
-border-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 255);
+border-color:rgba(200, 200, 200, 255);
 border-width:1px;
 }
 
 QTabWidget::tab{
-background-color:rgba(240, 240, 240 255);
+background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 255);
 }
 
 QTabWidget > QWidget{
-background-color: rgba(240, 240, 240 255);
+background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 255);
 color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 255);
 }
 
@@ -197,20 +212,20 @@ border-radius:0;
 }
 
 QListWidget{
-background-color:rgba(240, 240, 240 255)
+background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 255)
 }
 
 QProgressBar{
 border-radius:0;
 text-align:center;
 color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 255);
-background-color:rgba(60,60,80,255);
+background-color:qlineargradient(spread:pad, x1:0, y1:0, x2:1, y2:0, stop:0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 255), stop:1 rgba(230, 230, 230, 255));
 border: 2px solid;
-border-color:rgba(0, 150, 190, 255);
+border-color:rgba(0, 55, 140, 150);
 border-radius:5px;
 }
 
 QProgressBar::chunk{
-background-color:rgba(0, 150, 190, 255);
+background-color:rgba(60, 60, 70, 150);
 width:10px;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/pylot/styles/dark.qss b/pylot/styles/dark.qss
index 91bfff15..f4a8e447 100644
--- a/pylot/styles/dark.qss
+++ b/pylot/styles/dark.qss
@@ -18,12 +18,17 @@ border-style:inset;
 QComboBox{
 background-color: rgba(80, 80, 90, 255);
 color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 255);
-min-height: 1.5em;
+min-height: 1.8em;
+
+selection-background-color: qlineargradient(spread:pad, x1:0, y1:0, x2:1, y2:0, stop:0 rgba(0, 144, 180, 255), stop:1 rgba(0, 150, 190, 255));
 }
 
 QComboBox *{
 background-color: rgba(80, 80, 90, 255);
 color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 255);
+
+selection-background-color: qlineargradient(spread:pad, x1:0, y1:0, x2:1, y2:0, stop:0 rgba(0, 144, 180, 255), stop:1 rgba(0, 150, 190, 255));
+selection-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 255);
 }
 
 QMenuBar{
@@ -45,7 +50,7 @@ padding:0;
 
 *::item:selected{
 color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 255);
-background-color: rgba(0, 150, 190, 255);
+background-color: qlineargradient(spread:pad, x1:0, y1:0, x2:1, y2:0, stop:0 rgba(0, 144, 180, 255), stop:1 rgba(0, 150, 190, 255));
 }
 
 QToolBar{
@@ -71,6 +76,11 @@ border-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 255);
 selection-background-color: rgba(200, 210, 230, 255);
 }
 
+QTableCornerButton::section{
+border: none;
+background-color: qlineargradient(spread:pad, x1:0, y1:0, x2:1, y2:0, stop:0 rgba(60, 60, 70, 255), stop:1 rgba(70, 70, 80, 255));
+}
+
 QHeaderView::section{
 background-color:qlineargradient(spread:pad, x1:0, y1:0, x2:1, y2:0, stop:0 rgba(60, 60, 70, 255), stop:1 rgba(70, 70, 80, 255));
 border:none;
@@ -81,6 +91,11 @@ color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 255);
 padding:5px;
 }
 
+QHeaderView::section:checked{
+background-color:qlineargradient(spread:pad, x1:0, y1:0, x2:1, y2:0, stop:0 rgba(0, 120, 150, 255), stop:1 rgba(0, 150, 190, 255));
+border-top-color:qlineargradient(spread:pad, x1:0, y1:0, x2:1, y2:0, stop:0 rgba(0, 120, 150, 255), stop:1 rgba(0, 150, 190, 255));
+}
+
 QHeaderView{
 background-color:qlineargradient(spread:pad, x1:0, y1:0, x2:1, y2:0, stop:0 rgba(60, 60, 70, 255), stop:1 rgba(70, 70, 80, 255));
 
@@ -104,7 +119,6 @@ color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 255);
 QPushButton{
 background-color:qlineargradient(spread:reflect, x1:0, y1:0, x2:0, y2:0.5, stop:0 rgba(70, 70, 80, 255), stop:1 rgba(60, 60, 70, 255));
 color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 255);
-border-color: (60, 60, 70, 255);
 border-style: outset;
 border-width: 2px;
 border-color: rgba(50, 50, 60, 255);
@@ -214,4 +228,4 @@ border-radius:5px;
 QProgressBar::chunk{
 background-color:rgba(0, 150, 190, 255);
 width:10px;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}