diff --git a/nw/gui/doceditor.py b/nw/gui/doceditor.py
index 79d84c1d..762e5aba 100644
--- a/nw/gui/doceditor.py
+++ b/nw/gui/doceditor.py
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ class GuiDocEditor(QTextEdit):
         theFont.setPointSize(self.mainConf.textSize)
         self.setFont(theFont)
 
+        # Set the widget colours to match syntax theme
         mainPalette = self.palette()
         mainPalette.setColor(QPalette.Window, QColor(*self.theTheme.colBack))
         mainPalette.setColor(QPalette.Base, QColor(*self.theTheme.colBack))
@@ -217,6 +218,9 @@ class GuiDocEditor(QTextEdit):
         docPalette.setColor(QPalette.Text, QColor(*self.theTheme.colText))
         self.viewport().setPalette(docPalette)
 
+        self.docHeader.matchColours()
+        self.docFooter.matchColours()
+
         # Set default text margins
         cM = self.mainConf.getTextMargin()
         self.qDocument.setDocumentMargin(0)
@@ -2058,18 +2062,12 @@ class GuiDocEditHeader(QWidget):
         self.theTheme   = docEditor.theTheme
         self.theHandle  = None
 
-        # Make a QPalette that matches the Syntax Theme
-        self.thePalette = QPalette()
-        self.thePalette.setColor(QPalette.Window, QColor(*self.theTheme.colBack))
-        self.thePalette.setColor(QPalette.Text, QColor(*self.theTheme.colText))
-
         fPx = int(0.9*self.theTheme.fontPixelSize)
         hSp = self.mainConf.pxInt(6)
         self.buttonSize = fPx + hSp
 
         # Main Widget Settings
         self.setAutoFillBackground(True)
-        self.setPalette(self.thePalette)
 
         # Title Label
         self.theTitle = QLabel()
@@ -2080,7 +2078,6 @@ class GuiDocEditHeader(QWidget):
         self.theTitle.setAutoFillBackground(True)
         self.theTitle.setAlignment(Qt.AlignHCenter | Qt.AlignTop)
         self.theTitle.setFixedHeight(fPx)
-        self.theTitle.setPalette(self.thePalette)
 
         lblFont = self.theTitle.font()
         lblFont.setPointSizeF(0.9*self.theTheme.fontPointSize)
@@ -2146,14 +2143,31 @@ class GuiDocEditHeader(QWidget):
         self.outerBox.addWidget(self.closeButton, 0)
         self.setLayout(self.outerBox)
 
+        # Fix the Colours
+        self.matchColours()
+
         logger.debug("GuiDocEditHeader initialisation complete")
 
         return
 
     ##
-    #  Setters
+    #  Methods
     ##
 
+    def matchColours(self):
+        """Update the colours of the widget to match those of the syntax
+        theme rather than the main GUI.
+        """
+        self.thePalette = QPalette()
+        self.thePalette.setColor(QPalette.Window, QColor(*self.theTheme.colBack))
+        self.thePalette.setColor(QPalette.WindowText, QColor(*self.theTheme.colText))
+        self.thePalette.setColor(QPalette.Text, QColor(*self.theTheme.colText))
+
+        self.setPalette(self.thePalette)
+        self.theTitle.setPalette(self.thePalette)
+
+        return
+
     def setTitleFromHandle(self, tHandle):
         """Sets the document title from the handle, or alternatively,
         set the whole document path.
@@ -2267,11 +2281,6 @@ class GuiDocEditFooter(QWidget):
         self.theHandle  = None
         self.theItem    = None
 
-        # Make a QPalette that matches the Syntax Theme
-        self.thePalette = QPalette()
-        self.thePalette.setColor(QPalette.Window, QColor(*self.theTheme.colBack))
-        self.thePalette.setColor(QPalette.Text, QColor(*self.theTheme.colText))
-
         self.sPx = int(round(0.9*self.theTheme.baseIconSize))
         fPx = int(0.9*self.theTheme.fontPixelSize)
         bSp = self.mainConf.pxInt(4)
@@ -2283,7 +2292,6 @@ class GuiDocEditFooter(QWidget):
         # Main Widget Settings
         self.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
         self.setAutoFillBackground(True)
-        self.setPalette(self.thePalette)
 
         # Status
         self.statusIcon = QLabel("")
@@ -2298,7 +2306,6 @@ class GuiDocEditFooter(QWidget):
         self.statusText.setAutoFillBackground(True)
         self.statusText.setFixedHeight(fPx)
         self.statusText.setAlignment(Qt.AlignLeft | Qt.AlignTop)
-        self.statusText.setPalette(self.thePalette)
         self.statusText.setFont(lblFont)
 
         # Lines
@@ -2315,7 +2322,6 @@ class GuiDocEditFooter(QWidget):
         self.linesText.setAutoFillBackground(True)
         self.linesText.setFixedHeight(fPx)
         self.linesText.setAlignment(Qt.AlignLeft | Qt.AlignTop)
-        self.linesText.setPalette(self.thePalette)
         self.linesText.setFont(lblFont)
 
         # Words
@@ -2332,7 +2338,6 @@ class GuiDocEditFooter(QWidget):
         self.wordsText.setAutoFillBackground(True)
         self.wordsText.setFixedHeight(fPx)
         self.wordsText.setAlignment(Qt.AlignLeft | Qt.AlignTop)
-        self.wordsText.setPalette(self.thePalette)
         self.wordsText.setFont(lblFont)
 
         # Assemble Layout
@@ -2348,6 +2353,9 @@ class GuiDocEditFooter(QWidget):
         self.outerBox.addWidget(self.wordsText)
         self.setLayout(self.outerBox)
 
+        # Fix the Colours
+        self.matchColours()
+
         logger.debug("GuiDocEditFooter initialisation complete")
 
         return
@@ -2356,6 +2364,22 @@ class GuiDocEditFooter(QWidget):
     #  Methods
     ##
 
+    def matchColours(self):
+        """Update the colours of the widget to match those of the syntax
+        theme rather than the main GUI.
+        """
+        self.thePalette = QPalette()
+        self.thePalette.setColor(QPalette.Window, QColor(*self.theTheme.colBack))
+        self.thePalette.setColor(QPalette.WindowText, QColor(*self.theTheme.colText))
+        self.thePalette.setColor(QPalette.Text, QColor(*self.theTheme.colText))
+
+        self.setPalette(self.thePalette)
+        self.statusText.setPalette(self.thePalette)
+        self.linesText.setPalette(self.thePalette)
+        self.wordsText.setPalette(self.thePalette)
+
+        return
+
     def setHandle(self, tHandle):
         """Set the handle that will populate the footer's data.
         """
diff --git a/nw/gui/docviewer.py b/nw/gui/docviewer.py
index 8fcea123..682fb687 100644
--- a/nw/gui/docviewer.py
+++ b/nw/gui/docviewer.py
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ class GuiDocViewer(QTextBrowser):
         self.setAutoFillBackground(True)
         self.setOpenExternalLinks(False)
         self.setFocusPolicy(Qt.StrongFocus)
-        self.initViewer()
 
         # Document Header and Footer
         self.docHeader  = GuiDocViewHeader(self)
@@ -73,11 +72,6 @@ class GuiDocViewer(QTextBrowser):
         self.docHistory = GuiDocViewHistory(self)
         self.stickyRef  = False
 
-        theOpt = QTextOption()
-        if self.mainConf.doJustify:
-            theOpt.setAlignment(Qt.AlignJustify)
-        self.qDocument.setDefaultTextOption(theOpt)
-
         # Signals
         self.anchorClicked.connect(self._linkClicked)
 
@@ -85,6 +79,8 @@ class GuiDocViewer(QTextBrowser):
         self.setContextMenuPolicy(Qt.CustomContextMenu)
         self.customContextMenuRequested.connect(self._openContextMenu)
 
+        self.initViewer()
+
         logger.debug("GuiDocViewer initialisation complete")
 
         return
@@ -112,6 +108,7 @@ class GuiDocViewer(QTextBrowser):
         theFont.setPointSize(self.mainConf.textSize)
         self.setFont(theFont)
 
+        # Set the widget colours to match syntax theme
         mainPalette = self.palette()
         mainPalette.setColor(QPalette.Window, QColor(*self.theTheme.colBack))
         mainPalette.setColor(QPalette.Base, QColor(*self.theTheme.colBack))
@@ -123,6 +120,10 @@ class GuiDocViewer(QTextBrowser):
         docPalette.setColor(QPalette.Text, QColor(*self.theTheme.colText))
         self.viewport().setPalette(docPalette)
 
+        self.docHeader.matchColours()
+        self.docFooter.matchColours()
+
+        # Set default text margins
         self.qDocument.setDocumentMargin(0)
         theOpt = QTextOption()
         if self.mainConf.doJustify:
@@ -705,17 +706,11 @@ class GuiDocViewHeader(QWidget):
         self.theTheme   = docViewer.theTheme
         self.theHandle  = None
 
-        # Make a QPalette that matches the Syntax Theme
-        self.thePalette = QPalette()
-        self.thePalette.setColor(QPalette.Window, QColor(*self.theTheme.colBack))
-        self.thePalette.setColor(QPalette.Text, QColor(*self.theTheme.colText))
-
         fPx = int(0.9*self.theTheme.fontPixelSize)
         hSp = self.mainConf.pxInt(6)
 
         # Main Widget Settings
         self.setAutoFillBackground(True)
-        self.setPalette(self.thePalette)
 
         # Title Label
         self.theTitle = QLabel()
@@ -726,7 +721,6 @@ class GuiDocViewHeader(QWidget):
         self.theTitle.setAutoFillBackground(True)
         self.theTitle.setAlignment(Qt.AlignHCenter | Qt.AlignTop)
         self.theTitle.setFixedHeight(fPx)
-        self.theTitle.setPalette(self.thePalette)
 
         lblFont = self.theTitle.font()
         lblFont.setPointSizeF(0.9*self.theTheme.fontPointSize)
@@ -792,14 +786,31 @@ class GuiDocViewHeader(QWidget):
         self.outerBox.addWidget(self.closeButton, 0)
         self.setLayout(self.outerBox)
 
+        # Fix the Colours
+        self.matchColours()
+
         logger.debug("GuiDocViewHeader initialisation complete")
 
         return
 
     ##
-    #  Setters
+    #  Methods
     ##
 
+    def matchColours(self):
+        """Update the colours of the widget to match those of the syntax
+        theme rather than the main GUI.
+        """
+        self.thePalette = QPalette()
+        self.thePalette.setColor(QPalette.Window, QColor(*self.theTheme.colBack))
+        self.thePalette.setColor(QPalette.WindowText, QColor(*self.theTheme.colText))
+        self.thePalette.setColor(QPalette.Text, QColor(*self.theTheme.colText))
+
+        self.setPalette(self.thePalette)
+        self.theTitle.setPalette(self.thePalette)
+
+        return
+
     def setTitleFromHandle(self, tHandle):
         """Sets the document title from the handle, or alternatively,
         set the whole document path.
@@ -892,11 +903,6 @@ class GuiDocViewFooter(QWidget):
         self.viewMeta  = docViewer.theParent.viewMeta
         self.theHandle = None
 
-        # Make a QPalette that matches the Syntax Theme
-        self.thePalette = QPalette()
-        self.thePalette.setColor(QPalette.Window, QColor(*self.theTheme.colBack))
-        self.thePalette.setColor(QPalette.Text, QColor(*self.theTheme.colText))
-
         fPx = int(0.9*self.theTheme.fontPixelSize)
         bSp = self.mainConf.pxInt(2)
         hSp = self.mainConf.pxInt(8)
@@ -917,7 +923,6 @@ class GuiDocViewFooter(QWidget):
         # Main Widget Settings
         self.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
         self.setAutoFillBackground(True)
-        self.setPalette(self.thePalette)
 
         buttonStyle = (
             "QToolButton {{border: none; background: transparent;}} "
@@ -980,7 +985,6 @@ class GuiDocViewFooter(QWidget):
         self.lblRefs.setAutoFillBackground(True)
         self.lblRefs.setFixedHeight(fPx)
         self.lblRefs.setAlignment(Qt.AlignLeft | Qt.AlignTop)
-        self.lblRefs.setPalette(self.thePalette)
 
         self.lblSticky = QLabel("Sticky")
         self.lblSticky.setBuddy(self.stickyRefs)
@@ -990,7 +994,6 @@ class GuiDocViewFooter(QWidget):
         self.lblSticky.setAutoFillBackground(True)
         self.lblSticky.setFixedHeight(fPx)
         self.lblSticky.setAlignment(Qt.AlignLeft | Qt.AlignTop)
-        self.lblSticky.setPalette(self.thePalette)
 
         self.lblComments = QLabel("Comments")
         self.lblComments.setBuddy(self.showComments)
@@ -1000,7 +1003,6 @@ class GuiDocViewFooter(QWidget):
         self.lblComments.setAutoFillBackground(True)
         self.lblComments.setFixedHeight(fPx)
         self.lblComments.setAlignment(Qt.AlignLeft | Qt.AlignTop)
-        self.lblComments.setPalette(self.thePalette)
 
         self.lblSynopsis = QLabel("Synopsis")
         self.lblSynopsis.setBuddy(self.showSynopsis)
@@ -1010,7 +1012,6 @@ class GuiDocViewFooter(QWidget):
         self.lblSynopsis.setAutoFillBackground(True)
         self.lblSynopsis.setFixedHeight(fPx)
         self.lblSynopsis.setAlignment(Qt.AlignLeft | Qt.AlignTop)
-        self.lblSynopsis.setPalette(self.thePalette)
 
         lblFont = self.font()
         lblFont.setPointSizeF(0.9*self.theTheme.fontPointSize)
@@ -1035,10 +1036,34 @@ class GuiDocViewFooter(QWidget):
         self.outerBox.addWidget(self.lblSynopsis, 0)
         self.setLayout(self.outerBox)
 
+        # Fix the Colours
+        self.matchColours()
+
         logger.debug("GuiDocViewFooter initialisation complete")
 
         return
 
+    ##
+    #  Methods
+    ##
+
+    def matchColours(self):
+        """Update the colours of the widget to match those of the syntax
+        theme rather than the main GUI.
+        """
+        self.thePalette = QPalette()
+        self.thePalette.setColor(QPalette.Window, QColor(*self.theTheme.colBack))
+        self.thePalette.setColor(QPalette.WindowText, QColor(*self.theTheme.colText))
+        self.thePalette.setColor(QPalette.Text, QColor(*self.theTheme.colText))
+
+        self.setPalette(self.thePalette)
+        self.lblRefs.setPalette(self.thePalette)
+        self.lblSticky.setPalette(self.thePalette)
+        self.lblComments.setPalette(self.thePalette)
+        self.lblSynopsis.setPalette(self.thePalette)
+
+        return
+
     ##
     #  Slots
     ##