diff --git a/processing/build/shared/lib/pde.properties b/processing/build/shared/lib/pde.properties
index f7272ec6a..c018dcf35 100644
--- a/processing/build/shared/lib/pde.properties
+++ b/processing/build/shared/lib/pde.properties
@@ -88,10 +88,12 @@ buttons.bgcolor      = #999988
 buttons.status.font  = SansSerif,plain,10
 buttons.status.color = #333322
 
-header.bgcolor           = #333322
-header.fgcolor.primary   = #ffffff
-header.fgcolor.secondary = #ccccbb
-header.font              = SansSerif,plain,12
+# settings for the tabs at the top
+# actual tab images are stored in the lib/ folder
+header.bgcolor               = #333322
+header.text.selected.color   = #ffffff
+header.text.unselected.color = #999988
+header.text.font             = SansSerif,plain,12
 
 console                  = true
 console.color            = #1A1A00
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