These colours are probably aesthetically unpleasing, and yet easier on the eye. There must be a colour scheme which is simple, "soft" on the eye, and visually pleasing and coherent. I have no design skill.

Comments/suggestions?

No, I'm not using this as a distraction. Just like I was tidying solely because it needed doing.

Lots of implementation details running through my head. So far, I've managed to avoid running with any of my ideas and spending too much time on it. These involve things like clean (robust) design, XML, and extra features.