Index: src/YAM_COg.c
===================================================================
--- src/YAM_COg.c	(revision 4683)
+++ src/YAM_COg.c	(working copy)
@@ -2840,6 +2840,17 @@
     SetHelp(data->GUI.CH_GLOBALMAILTHREADS, MSG_HELP_CO_CH_GLOBALMAILTHREADS);
 
     // disable all poppen objects in case the textstyles checkbox is disabled
+    if(xget(data->GUI.CH_TEXTCOLORS_READ, MUIA_Selected) == FALSE)
+      DoMethod(G->App, MUIM_MultiSet, MUIA_Disabled, TRUE, data->GUI.CA_COLSIG,
+                                                           data->GUI.CA_COLTEXT,
+                                                           data->GUI.CA_COL1QUOT,
+                                                           data->GUI.CA_COL2QUOT,
+                                                           data->GUI.CA_COL3QUOT,
+                                                           data->GUI.CA_COL4QUOT,
+                                                           data->GUI.CA_COLURL,
+                                                           NULL);
+
+    // set a notify to disable all poppen objects when the textstyles gets disabled
     DoMethod(data->GUI.CH_TEXTCOLORS_READ, MUIM_Notify, MUIA_Selected, MUIV_EveryTime,
              MUIV_Notify_Application, 11, MUIM_MultiSet, MUIA_Disabled, MUIV_NotTriggerValue, data->GUI.CA_COLSIG,
                                                                                               data->GUI.CA_COLTEXT,
@@ -2871,6 +2882,15 @@
     DoMethod(data->GUI.CH_MDN_ALLOW, MUIM_Notify, MUIA_Selected, FALSE, MUIV_Notify_Application, 3, MUIM_CallHook, &MDNRequestHook, FALSE);
 
     DoMethod(data->GUI.CH_DELAYEDSTATUS, MUIM_Notify, MUIA_Selected, MUIV_EveryTime, data->GUI.NB_DELAYEDSTATUS, 3, MUIM_Set, MUIA_Disabled, MUIV_NotTriggerValue);
+
+    // set the colors for the poppen objects with the config values
+    set(data->GUI.CA_COLSIG,   MUIA_Pendisplay_Spec, &C->ColorSignature);
+    set(data->GUI.CA_COLTEXT,  MUIA_Pendisplay_Spec, &C->ColoredText);
+    set(data->GUI.CA_COL1QUOT, MUIA_Pendisplay_Spec, &C->Color1stLevel);
+    set(data->GUI.CA_COL2QUOT, MUIA_Pendisplay_Spec, &C->Color2ndLevel);
+    set(data->GUI.CA_COL3QUOT, MUIA_Pendisplay_Spec, &C->Color3rdLevel);
+    set(data->GUI.CA_COL4QUOT, MUIA_Pendisplay_Spec, &C->Color4thLevel);
+    set(data->GUI.CA_COLURL,   MUIA_Pendisplay_Spec, &C->ColorURL);
   }
 
   RETURN(obj);