diff --git a/user_config/usr/share/newton/key-bindings.json b/user_config/usr/share/newton/key-bindings.json
index 3b8c44b..15ad83a 100644
--- a/user_config/usr/share/newton/key-bindings.json
+++ b/user_config/usr/share/newton/key-bindings.json
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
     "keybindings": {
         "help"                     : "F1",
         "tggl_top_main_menubar"    : "<Control>0",
+        "keyboard_focus_1st_pane"  : "<Control>8",
+        "keyboard_focus_2nd_pane"  : "<Control>9",
         "open_terminal"            : "F4",
         "tear_down"                : "<Control>q"
     }
diff --git a/user_config/usr/share/newton/stylesheet.css b/user_config/usr/share/newton/stylesheet.css
index ee7c629..b63bcfc 100644
--- a/user_config/usr/share/newton/stylesheet.css
+++ b/user_config/usr/share/newton/stylesheet.css
@@ -52,6 +52,28 @@ tab > box > button:hover {
     background: rgba(256, 0, 0, 0.64);
 }
 
+notebook > header > tabs > tab:checked {
+    /* Neon Blue 00e8ff */
+    /* background-color: rgba(0, 232, 255, 0.2); */
+
+    background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.46);
+
+    /* Dark Bergundy */
+    /* background-color: rgba(116, 0, 0, 0.25); */
+
+    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
+}
+
+.notebook-selected-focus {
+    /* Neon Blue 00e8ff border */
+    /* border: 2px solid rgba(0, 232, 255, 0.34); */
+
+    border: 2px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.46);
+
+    /* Dark Bergundy */
+    /* border: 2px solid rgba(116, 0, 0, 0.64); */
+}
+
 
 /* ----  source code notebooks  ---- */
 notebook > stack > scrolledwindow > textview {
@@ -99,7 +121,8 @@ popover {
 
 /* other properties */
 .buffer_changed {
-    color: rgba(0, 232, 255, 0.64);
+    color: rgba(255, 168, 0, 1.0);
+    /* color: rgba(0, 232, 255, 0.64); */
 }
 
 
@@ -345,4 +368,4 @@ popover {
 .mw_transparency_96 { background: rgba(39, 43, 52, 0.96);  }
 .mw_transparency_97 { background: rgba(39, 43, 52, 0.97);  }
 .mw_transparency_98 { background: rgba(39, 43, 52, 0.98);  }
-.mw_transparency_99 { background: rgba(39, 43, 52, 0.99);  }
+.mw_transparency_99 { background: rgba(39, 43, 52, 0.99);  }
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