Index: src/YAM_COs.c
===================================================================
--- src/YAM_COs.c	(revision 4683)
+++ src/YAM_COs.c	(working copy)
@@ -2286,6 +2286,17 @@
       setcheckmark(gui->CH_WRAPHEAD, CE->WrapHeader);
       setcheckmark(gui->CH_TEXTSTYLES_READ, CE->UseTextStylesRead);
       setcheckmark(gui->CH_TEXTCOLORS_READ, CE->UseTextColorsRead);
+
+      // disable all poppen objects according to the UseTextColorsRead setting
+      DoMethod(G->App, MUIM_MultiSet, MUIA_Disabled, CE->UseTextColorsRead == FALSE, gui->CA_COLSIG,
+                                                                                     gui->CA_COLTEXT,
+                                                                                     gui->CA_COL1QUOT,
+                                                                                     gui->CA_COL2QUOT,
+                                                                                     gui->CA_COL3QUOT,
+                                                                                     gui->CA_COL4QUOT,
+                                                                                     gui->CA_COLURL,
+                                                                                     NULL);
+
       setcheckmark(gui->CH_SHOWALTPARTS, CE->DisplayAllAltPart);
 
       // set the MDN stuff according to other config