diff --git a/IPython/frontend/wx/console_widget.py b/IPython/frontend/wx/console_widget.py
index 7be4d9a..6e1e1ee 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/wx/console_widget.py
+++ b/IPython/frontend/wx/console_widget.py
@@ -48,10 +48,6 @@ if sys.platform == 'darwin':
 
 _DEFAULT_STYLE = {
     #background definition
-    'stdout'      : 'fore:#0000FF',
-    'stderr'      : 'fore:#007f00',
-    'trace'       : 'fore:#FF0000',
-
     'default'     : 'size:%d' % _DEFAULT_SIZE,
     'bracegood'   : 'fore:#00AA00,back:#000000,bold',
     'bracebad'    : 'fore:#FF0000,back:#000000,bold',
@@ -267,20 +263,20 @@ class ConsoleWidget(editwindow.EditWindow):
     def configure_scintilla(self):
 
         p = self.style
-
+        
         #First we define the special background colors        
-        if '_COMPLETE_BUFFER_BG' in p:
-            _COMPLETE_BUFFER_BG = p['_COMPLETE_BUFFER_BG']
+        if 'trace' in p:
+            _COMPLETE_BUFFER_BG = p['trace']
         else:
             _COMPLETE_BUFFER_BG = '#FAFAF1' # Nice green
 
-        if '_INPUT_BUFFER_BG' in p:
-            _INPUT_BUFFER_BG = p['_INPUT_BUFFER_BG']
+        if 'stdout' in p:
+            _INPUT_BUFFER_BG = p['stdout']
         else:
             _INPUT_BUFFER_BG = '#FDFFD3' # Nice yellow
 
-        if '_ERROR_BG' in p:
-            _ERROR_BG = p['_ERROR_BG']
+        if 'stderr' in p:
+            _ERROR_BG = p['stderr']
         else:
             _ERROR_BG = '#FFF1F1' # Nice red
 
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/wx/ipythonx.py b/IPython/frontend/wx/ipythonx.py
index 4b31e5d..36f2d80 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/wx/ipythonx.py
+++ b/IPython/frontend/wx/ipythonx.py
@@ -143,16 +143,12 @@ Simple graphical frontend to IPython, using WxWidgets."""
                     '\x01\x1b[0;31m\x02Out[\x01\x1b[1;31m\x02$number\x01\x1b[0;31m\x02]: \x01\x1b[0m\x02',
 
                 #we define the background of old inputs
-                '_COMPLETE_BUFFER_BG' : '#000000', # RRGGBB: Black
+                'trace' : '#000000', # RRGGBB: Black
                 #we define the background of current input
-                '_INPUT_BUFFER_BG'    : '#444444', # RRGGBB: Light black
+                'stdout'    : '#444444', # RRGGBB: Light black
                 #we define the background when an error is reported
-                '_ERROR_BG'           : '#800000', # RRGGBB: Light Red
+                'stderr'           : '#800000', # RRGGBB: Light Red
                 
-                #'stdout'      : '',#fore:#0000FF',
-                #'stderr'      : '',#fore:#007f00',
-                #'trace'       : '',#fore:#FF0000',
-
                 #'bracegood'   : 'fore:#0000FF,back:#0000FF,bold',
                 #'bracebad'    : 'fore:#FF0000,back:#0000FF,bold',
                 'default'       : "fore:%s,bold" % ("#EEEEEE"),