diff --git a/Common.h b/Common.h
index 587d637c..08bd1d17 100644
--- a/Common.h
+++ b/Common.h
@@ -134,6 +134,21 @@ typedef enum PlatypusOutputType {
     @"Droplet", \
 ]
 
+#define IsTextStyledOutputType(X) ( X == PLATYPUS_OUTPUT_PROGRESSBAR || \
+                                    X == PLATYPUS_OUTPUT_TEXTWINDOW || \
+                                    X == PLATYPUS_OUTPUT_STATUSMENU  )
+
+#define IsTextStyledOutputTypeString(X)  (  [X isEqualToString:@"Progress Bar"] || \
+                                            [X isEqualToString:@"Text Window"] || \
+                                            [X isEqualToString:@"Status Menu"]  )
+
+#define IsTextSizableOutputType(X) (X == PLATYPUS_OUTPUT_PROGRESSBAR || \
+                                    X == PLATYPUS_OUTPUT_TEXTWINDOW || \
+                                    X == PLATYPUS_OUTPUT_WEBVIEW  )
+
+#define IsTextViewScrollableOutputType(X) ( X == PLATYPUS_OUTPUT_PROGRESSBAR || \
+                                            X == PLATYPUS_OUTPUT_TEXTWINDOW )
+
 #pragma mark -
 
 // abbreviations, Obj-C is sometimes tediously verbose
diff --git a/ScriptExec/ScriptExecController.m b/ScriptExec/ScriptExecController.m
index 8bd6f9e0..d9efbe63 100644
--- a/ScriptExec/ScriptExecController.m
+++ b/ScriptExec/ScriptExecController.m
@@ -596,6 +596,8 @@ - (void)initialiseInterface {
             
             // style the text field
             outputTextView = progressBarTextView;
+            [outputTextView setBackgroundColor:textBackgroundColor];
+            [outputTextView setTextColor:textForegroundColor];
             
             // add drag instructions message if droplet
             NSString *progBarMsg = isDroppable ? @"Drag files to process" : @"Running...";
@@ -621,6 +623,8 @@ - (void)initialiseInterface {
             }
             
             [textOutputProgressIndicator setUsesThreadedAnimation:YES];
+            [outputTextView setBackgroundColor:textBackgroundColor];
+            [outputTextView setTextColor:textForegroundColor];
             
             // prepare window
             [textOutputWindow setTitle:appName];
@@ -1188,7 +1192,7 @@ - (void)appendOutput:(NSData *)data {
         }
     }
     
-    if (outputType == PLATYPUS_OUTPUT_TEXTWINDOW || outputType == PLATYPUS_OUTPUT_PROGRESSBAR) {
+    if (IsTextViewScrollableOutputType(outputType)) {
         [outputTextView scrollRangeToVisible:NSMakeRange([[outputTextView textStorage] length], 0)];
     }
 }
@@ -1284,9 +1288,7 @@ - (IBAction)hideDetails {
 
 // save output in text field to file when Save to File menu item is invoked
 - (IBAction)saveToFile:(id)sender {
-    if (outputType != PLATYPUS_OUTPUT_TEXTWINDOW &&
-        outputType != PLATYPUS_OUTPUT_WEBVIEW &&
-        outputType != PLATYPUS_OUTPUT_PROGRESSBAR) {
+    if (!IsTextStyledOutputType(outputType)) {
         return;
     }
     NSString *outSuffix = (outputType == PLATYPUS_OUTPUT_WEBVIEW) ? @"html" : @"txt";
@@ -1308,25 +1310,22 @@ - (IBAction)saveToFile:(id)sender {
 // save only works for text window, web view output types
 // and open only works for droppable apps that accept files as script args
 - (BOOL)validateMenuItem:(NSMenuItem *)anItem {
+    
+    // status item menus are always enabled
     if (outputType == PLATYPUS_OUTPUT_STATUSMENU) {
         return YES;
     }
-    
     // save to file item
-    if ([[anItem title] isEqualToString:@"Save to File…"] &&
-        (outputType != PLATYPUS_OUTPUT_TEXTWINDOW && outputType != PLATYPUS_OUTPUT_WEBVIEW  && outputType != PLATYPUS_OUTPUT_PROGRESSBAR)) {
+    if (!IsTextStyledOutputType(outputType) && [[anItem title] isEqualToString:@"Save to File…"]) {
         return NO;
     }
-    // open should only work if it's a droppable app
-    if ([[anItem title] isEqualToString:@"Open…"] && (!isDroppable || !acceptsFiles)) {
+    // open should only work if it's a droppable app that accepts files
+    if ((!isDroppable || !acceptsFiles) && [[anItem title] isEqualToString:@"Open…"]) {
         return NO;
     }
-    // Make text bigger stuff
-    if (outputType != PLATYPUS_OUTPUT_TEXTWINDOW && outputType != PLATYPUS_OUTPUT_PROGRESSBAR
-        && outputType != PLATYPUS_OUTPUT_WEBVIEW) {
-        if ([[anItem title] isEqualToString:@"Make Text Bigger"] || [[anItem title] isEqualToString:@"Make Text Smaller"]) {
-            return NO;
-        }
+    // change text size
+    if (IsTextSizableOutputType(outputType) && [[anItem title] hasPrefix:@"Make Text"]) {
+        return NO;
     }
     
     return YES;
diff --git a/Shared/PlatypusAppSpec.m b/Shared/PlatypusAppSpec.m
index 1c471653..86fde1b9 100644
--- a/Shared/PlatypusAppSpec.m
+++ b/Shared/PlatypusAppSpec.m
@@ -521,9 +521,7 @@ - (NSMutableDictionary *)appSettingsPlist {
     appSettingsPlist[@"PromptForFileOnLaunch"] = self[@"PromptForFileOnLaunch"];
     
     // we need only set text settings for the output types that use this information
-    if ([self[@"Output"] isEqualToString:@"Progress Bar"] ||
-        [self[@"Output"] isEqualToString:@"Text Window"] ||
-        [self[@"Output"] isEqualToString:@"Status Menu"]) {
+    if (IsTextStyledOutputTypeString(self[@"Output"])) {
         appSettingsPlist[@"TextFont"] = self[@"TextFont"];
         appSettingsPlist[@"TextSize"] = self[@"TextSize"];
         appSettingsPlist[@"TextForeground"] = self[@"TextForeground"];
@@ -816,10 +814,8 @@ - (NSString *)commandString:(BOOL)shortOpts {
         parametersString = [parametersString stringByAppendingString:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@ '%@' ", str, arg]];
     }
     
-    //  create args for text settings if progress bar/text window or status menu
-    if (([self[@"Output"] isEqualToString:@"Text Window"] ||
-         [self[@"Output"] isEqualToString:@"Progress Bar"] ||
-         [self[@"Output"] isEqualToString:@"Status Menu"])) {
+    //  create args for text settings
+    if (IsTextStyledOutputTypeString(self[@"Output"])) {
         
         NSString *textFgString = @"", *textBgString = @"", *textFontString = @"";
         if (![self[@"TextForeground"] isEqualToString:DEFAULT_OUTPUT_FG_COLOR]) {