1 files changed, 14 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/prompt-box.vala b/src/prompt-box.vala
index ffce61c..e1dc629 100644
--- a/src/prompt-box.vala
+++ b/src/prompt-box.vala
@@ -555,6 +555,7 @@ public class PromptBox : FadableBox
     public void add_message (string text, bool is_error)
     {
         var label = new FadingLabel (text);
+        label.set_line_wrap (true);
 
         var style_ctx = label.get_style_context();
 
@@ -572,10 +573,21 @@ public class PromptBox : FadableBox
         }
 
         Gdk.RGBA color = { 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f };
-        if (is_error)
-            color.parse ("#df382c");
+        if (is_error) {
+            color.parse ("#820900");
+
+            /*
+             * Overriding the background color will look ugly, but at least
+             * always make the text readable, which is probably important for
+             * error messages.
+             * We probably want to find a better way of handling this.
+             */
+            Gdk.RGBA bg_color = { 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f };
+            label.override_background_color (Gtk.StateFlags.NORMAL, bg_color);
+        }
         label.override_color (Gtk.StateFlags.NORMAL, color);
 
+
         label.xalign = 0.0f;
         label.set_data<bool> ("prompt-box-is-error", is_error);