diff -ur kdelibs-3.93.0/kdeui/colors/kcolorscheme.cpp kdelibs-3.93.0-colorscheme-hack/kdeui/colors/kcolorscheme.cpp
--- kdelibs-3.93.0/kdeui/colors/kcolorscheme.cpp	2007-08-29 23:53:42.000000000 +0200
+++ kdelibs-3.93.0-colorscheme-hack/kdeui/colors/kcolorscheme.cpp	2007-09-12 10:22:34.000000000 +0200
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@
     _colors.deco[1] = cfg.readEntry( "DecorationFocus", QColor(239,132,65) );
 
     // apply state adjustments
-    if (state != QPalette::Active) {
-        // TODO - now tweak all the colors based on the state!
+    if (state == QPalette::Disabled) {
+        _colors.fg[0] = _colors.fg[1];
     }
 
     // calculated backgrounds
@@ -238,11 +238,7 @@
             d = new KColorSchemePrivate(config, state, "Colors:Button", defaultButtonColors);
             break;
         case Selection:
-            // inactiver/disabled uses Window colors instead, ala gtk
-            if (state == QPalette::Active)
-                d = new KColorSchemePrivate(config, state, "Colors:Selection", defaultSelectionColors);
-            else
-                d = new KColorSchemePrivate(config, state, "Colors:Window", defaultSelectionColors);
+            d = new KColorSchemePrivate(config, QPalette::Active, "Colors:Selection", defaultSelectionColors);
             break;
         case Tooltip:
             d = new KColorSchemePrivate(config, state, "Colors:Tooltip", defaultTooltipColors);