diff -rauN asmem-1.9.orig_/alphabet.xpm asmem-1.9_korseby/alphabet.xpm
--- asmem-1.9.orig_/alphabet.xpm	1999-03-07 00:46:50.000000000 +0100
+++ asmem-1.9_korseby/alphabet.xpm	2004-09-11 15:54:20.000000000 +0200
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 /* width height num_colors chars_per_pixel */
 "    72    9        4            1",
 /* colors */
-". c #303030",
-"# c #20b2ae",
-"a c #202020",
-"c c #107d79",
+". c #2E3346",
+"# c #8492B5",
+"a c #8392B4",
+"c c #394466",
 /* pixels */
 "........................................................................",
 ".c##c..aac.c##c.c##c.caac.c##c.c##c.c##c.c##c.c##c..aa..#....a..........",
diff -rauN asmem-1.9.orig_/asmem.c asmem-1.9_korseby/asmem.c
--- asmem-1.9.orig_/asmem.c	2001-10-21 21:53:23.000000000 +0200
+++ asmem-1.9_korseby/asmem.c	2004-09-11 15:55:07.000000000 +0200
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@
 	pushed_in = 1;
 	safecopy(display_name, "", 50);
 	safecopy(mainGeometry, "", 50);
-	safecopy(state.bgcolor, "#303030", 50);
-	safecopy(state.fgcolor, "#20b2aa", 50);
-	safecopy(state.memory_color, "#4141d7", 50);
-	safecopy(state.buffer_color, "#aa80aa", 50);
-	safecopy(state.cache_color, "#bebebe", 50);
-	safecopy(state.swap_color, "#ffa649", 50);
+	safecopy(state.bgcolor, "#2e334e", 50);
+	safecopy(state.fgcolor, "#8492b5", 50);
+	safecopy(state.memory_color, "#8492b5", 50);
+	safecopy(state.buffer_color, "#50586b", 50);
+	safecopy(state.cache_color, "#657087", 50);
+	safecopy(state.swap_color, "#8492b5", 50);
 }
 
 /* print the usage for the tool */
diff -rauN asmem-1.9.orig_/asmem_x.c asmem-1.9_korseby/asmem_x.c
--- asmem-1.9.orig_/asmem_x.c	1999-12-16 23:39:05.000000000 +0100
+++ asmem-1.9_korseby/asmem_x.c	2004-09-11 16:06:26.000000000 +0200
@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@
 #include <X11/Xlib.h>
 #include <X11/xpm.h>
 #include <X11/Xatom.h>
+#include <X11/extensions/shape.h>
 
 #include "x_color.h"
 #include "read_mem.h"
 #include "background.xpm"
+#include "background.xbm"
 #include "alphabet.xpm"
 #include "state.h"
 
@@ -477,6 +479,7 @@
 	int result;
 	int x_negative = 0;
 	int y_negative = 0;
+	Pixmap pixmask;
 
 	mainDisplay = XOpenDisplay(display_name);
 	if ( ! mainDisplay ) {
@@ -498,23 +501,23 @@
 	if (pushed_in) {
 		sprintf(bgpixmap_color[0],
 			". c %s",
-			DarkenCharColor(state.bgcolor, 1.6, mainDisplay, Root));
+			DarkenCharColor(state.bgcolor, 0.6, mainDisplay, Root));
 		sprintf(bgpixmap_color[1],
 			"c c %s",
 			state.bgcolor);
 		sprintf(bgpixmap_color[2],
 			"q c %s",
-			LightenCharColor(state.bgcolor, 2.8, mainDisplay, Root));
+			LightenCharColor(state.bgcolor, 1.8, mainDisplay, Root));
 	} else {
 		sprintf(bgpixmap_color[2],
 			"q c %s",
-			DarkenCharColor(state.bgcolor, 1.2, mainDisplay, Root));
+			DarkenCharColor(state.bgcolor, 0.2, mainDisplay, Root));
 		sprintf(bgpixmap_color[1],
 			"c c %s",
 			state.bgcolor);
 		sprintf(bgpixmap_color[0],
 			". c %s",
-			LightenCharColor(state.bgcolor, 2.5, mainDisplay, Root));
+			LightenCharColor(state.bgcolor, 1.5, mainDisplay, Root));
 	}
 	for (tmp = 0; tmp < 4; ++tmp)
 		background[tmp+1] = bgpixmap_color[tmp];
@@ -666,6 +669,18 @@
                 iconWindow,             /* window */
                 backgroundXpm.pixmap    /* background_pixmap */
                 );
+
+	pixmask = XCreateBitmapFromData(
+			mainDisplay,
+			Root,
+			background_bits,
+			SizeHints.width,
+			SizeHints.height
+			);
+
+	XShapeCombineMask(mainDisplay, mainWindow, ShapeBounding, 0, 0, pixmask, ShapeSet);
+	XShapeCombineMask(mainDisplay, iconWindow, ShapeBounding, 0, 0, pixmask, ShapeSet);
+
                 
         status = XStringListToTextProperty(&app_name, 1, &title);
         XSetWMName(mainDisplay, mainWindow, &title);
diff -rauN asmem-1.9.orig_/background.xbm asmem-1.9_korseby/background.xbm
--- asmem-1.9.orig_/background.xbm	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ asmem-1.9_korseby/background.xbm	2004-09-09 23:22:34.000000000 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/* Erzeugt mit Gimp */
+#define background_width 54
+#define background_height 54
+static unsigned char background_bits[] = {
+   0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+   0xff, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+   0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x3f, 0xff,
+   0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+   0x3f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+   0xff, 0xff, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xff,
+   0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x3f,
+   0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+   0xff, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+   0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x3f, 0xff,
+   0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+   0x3f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+   0xff, 0xff, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xff,
+   0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x3f,
+   0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+   0xff, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+   0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x3f, 0xff,
+   0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+   0x3f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+   0xff, 0xff, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xff,
+   0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x3f,
+   0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+   0xff, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+   0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x3f, 0xff,
+   0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+   0x3f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+   0xff, 0xff, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xff,
+   0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x3f,
+   0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+   0xff, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+   0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x3f, 0xff,
+   0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x3f };
diff -rauN asmem-1.9.orig_/background.xpm asmem-1.9_korseby/background.xpm
--- asmem-1.9.orig_/background.xpm	1999-03-07 01:20:39.000000000 +0100
+++ asmem-1.9_korseby/background.xpm	2002-02-24 14:24:05.000000000 +0100
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 /* width height num_colors chars_per_pixel */
 "    54    54       4            1",
 /* colors */
-". c #202020",
-"c c #303030",
-"q c #888c88",
-"# c #20b2ae",
+". c #212533",
+"c c #2E3346",
+"q c #4C5263",
+"# c #8492B5",
 /* pixels */
 ".....................................................q",
 ".ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccq",