diff --git a/convo.py b/convo.py
index 777f6a6..80d4907 100644
--- a/convo.py
+++ b/convo.py
@@ -531,7 +531,14 @@ class PesterInput(QtWidgets.QLineEdit):
         super(PesterInput, self).__init__(parent)
         self.changeTheme(theme)
     def changeTheme(self, theme):
-        self.setStyleSheet(theme[self.stylesheet_path])
+        # Explicitly set color if not already set.
+        # (Some platforms seem to default to white instead of black.)
+        
+        StyleSheet = theme[self.stylesheet_path]        
+        if "color:" not in theme[self.stylesheet_path].replace(' ', ''):
+            StyleSheet = "color: black; " + StyleSheet
+        self.setStyleSheet(StyleSheet)
+        
     def focusInEvent(self, event):
         self.parent().clearNewMessage()
         self.parent().textArea.textCursor().clearSelection()
diff --git a/memos.py b/memos.py
index 6f81e97..a197075 100644
--- a/memos.py
+++ b/memos.py
@@ -386,6 +386,7 @@ class PesterMemo(PesterConvo):
 
         self.textArea = MemoText(self.mainwindow.theme, self)
         self.textInput = MemoInput(self.mainwindow.theme, self)
+        print(self.textInput)
         self.textInput.setFocus()
 
         self.miniUserlist = QtWidgets.QPushButton(">\n>", self)
diff --git a/themes/pesterchum/style.js b/themes/pesterchum/style.js
index 6938cf6..4ab5fbf 100755
--- a/themes/pesterchum/style.js
+++ b/themes/pesterchum/style.js
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@
       "style": "background: white;  font-size: 14px;font:bold; border:2px solid #c48a00;text-align:center; margin-right:10px; margin-left:10px;font-family: 'Courier'"
   },
   "input": {
-      "style": "background: white; border:2px solid #c48a00;margin-top:5px; margin-right:10px; margin-left:10px; font-size: 12px;font-family: 'Courier'"
+      "style": "color: black; background: white; border:2px solid #c48a00;margin-top:5px; margin-right:10px; margin-left:10px; font-size: 12px;font-family: 'Courier'"
   },
   "tabwindow" : {
           "style": "background-color:#fdb302;border:0px"
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@
              "minheight": 47,
              "maxheight": 47
            },
-  "input": { "style": "background: white; border:2px solid #c48a00;margin-top:5px; margin-right:10px; margin-left:10px; font-size: 12px;" },
+  "input": { "style": "color: black; background: white; border:2px solid #c48a00;margin-top:5px; margin-right:10px; margin-left:10px; font-size: 12px;" },
   "textarea": { "style": "background: white;  font-size: 14px;font:bold; border:2px solid #c48a00;text-align:center; margin-right:10px; margin-left:10px;" },
   "margins": {"top": 0, "bottom": 6, "left": 0, "right": 0 },
   "userlist": { "width": 150,