diff --git a/examples/basic/colorpicker.c b/examples/basic/colorpicker.c
index dbce7fe..d02e357 100644
--- a/examples/basic/colorpicker.c
+++ b/examples/basic/colorpicker.c
@@ -35,12 +35,14 @@ int main() {
 
 	window = MwVaCreateWidget(MwWindowClass, "main", NULL, MwDEFAULT,
 				  MwDEFAULT, 640, 480, MwNtitle, "color picker", NULL);
-	MwSetText(window, MwNbackground, MwGetInteger(window, MwNdarkTheme) ? MwDefaultBackground : MwDefaultDarkBackground);
+	MwSetText(window, MwNbackground, MwGetInteger(window, MwNdarkTheme) ? MwDefaultDarkBackground : MwDefaultBackground);
+	MwSetText(window, MwNforeground, MwGetInteger(window, MwNdarkTheme) ? MwDefaultDarkForeground : MwDefaultForeground);
 
 	button = MwVaCreateWidget(MwButtonClass, "button", window, 160, 180, 320, 120,
 				  MwNtext, "change window background",
 				  NULL);
-	MwSetText(button, MwNbackground, MwGetInteger(window, MwNdarkTheme) ? MwDefaultBackground : MwDefaultDarkBackground);
+	MwSetText(button, MwNbackground, MwGetInteger(window, MwNdarkTheme) ? MwDefaultDarkBackground : MwDefaultBackground);
+	MwSetText(button, MwNforeground, MwGetInteger(window, MwNdarkTheme) ? MwDefaultDarkForeground : MwDefaultForeground);
 
 	MwAddUserHandler(button, MwNactivateHandler, file_picker, NULL);
 
diff --git a/examples/basic/filechooser.c b/examples/basic/filechooser.c
index 6a86f98..6ad5636 100644
--- a/examples/basic/filechooser.c
+++ b/examples/basic/filechooser.c
@@ -64,13 +64,11 @@ int main() {
 	MwLibraryInit();
 
 	window = MwVaCreateWidget(MwWindowClass, "main", NULL, MwDEFAULT,
-				  MwDEFAULT, 640, 480, MwNtitle, "color picker", NULL);
-	MwSetText(window, MwNbackground, MwGetInteger(window, MwNdarkTheme) ? MwDefaultBackground : MwDefaultDarkBackground);
+				  MwDEFAULT, 640, 480, MwNtitle, "file chooser", NULL);
 
 	button = MwVaCreateWidget(MwButtonClass, "button", window, 160, 180, 320, 120,
 				  MwNtext, "select file",
 				  NULL);
-	MwSetText(button, MwNbackground, MwGetInteger(window, MwNdarkTheme) ? MwDefaultBackground : MwDefaultDarkBackground);
 
 	MwAddUserHandler(button, MwNactivateHandler, file_picker, NULL);