diff --git a/nw/assets/themes/gui/default_dark/theme.conf b/nw/assets/themes/gui/default_dark/theme.conf
index 9d41dbcf..14d0ad51 100644
--- a/nw/assets/themes/gui/default_dark/theme.conf
+++ b/nw/assets/themes/gui/default_dark/theme.conf
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ link            =  44, 152, 247
 linkvisited     =  44, 152, 247
 
 [GUI]
-treewordcount   = 197, 200, 198
 statusnone      = 150, 152, 150
 statussaved     =  39, 135,  78
 statusunsaved   = 138,  32,  32
diff --git a/nw/gui/theme.py b/nw/gui/theme.py
index 61e2fca7..2b0f4608 100644
--- a/nw/gui/theme.py
+++ b/nw/gui/theme.py
@@ -76,11 +76,10 @@ class GuiTheme:
         self.themeLicenseUrl  = ""
 
         ## GUI
-        self.treeWCount  = [0,   0,   0]
         self.statNone    = [120, 120, 120]
-        self.statUnsaved = [120, 120, 40]
-        self.statSaved   = [40,  120, 0]
-        self.helpText    = [0,   0,   0]
+        self.statUnsaved = [200, 15, 39]
+        self.statSaved   = [2, 133, 37]
+        self.helpText    = [0, 0, 0]
 
         # Loaded Syntax Settings
 
@@ -309,7 +308,6 @@ class GuiTheme:
         ## GUI
         cnfSec = "GUI"
         if confParser.has_section(cnfSec):
-            self.treeWCount  = self._loadColour(confParser, cnfSec, "treewordcount")
             self.statNone    = self._loadColour(confParser, cnfSec, "statusnone")
             self.statUnsaved = self._loadColour(confParser, cnfSec, "statusunsaved")
             self.statSaved   = self._loadColour(confParser, cnfSec, "statussaved")
diff --git a/nw/guimain.py b/nw/guimain.py
index f8e9b9b2..8f209717 100644
--- a/nw/guimain.py
+++ b/nw/guimain.py
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ class GuiMain(QMainWindow):
 
         # Work Area
         self.docEditor.clearEditor()
+        self.docEditor.setDictionaries()
         self.closeDocViewer()
         self.projMeta.clearDetails()
 
@@ -312,8 +313,12 @@ class GuiMain(QMainWindow):
             self.rebuildTree()
             self.saveProject()
             self.hasProject = True
-            self.statusBar.setRefTime(self.theProject.projOpened)
+            self.docEditor.setDictionaries()
             self.rebuildIndex(beQuiet=True)
+            self.statusBar.setRefTime(self.theProject.projOpened)
+            self.statusBar.setProjectStatus(True)
+            self.statusBar.setDocumentStatus(None)
+            self.statusBar.setStatus("New project created ...")
             self._updateWindowTitle(self.theProject.projName)
         else:
             self.theProject.clearProject()
diff --git a/tests/test_gui_theme.py b/tests/test_gui_theme.py
index 4214af59..b774f2b9 100644
--- a/tests/test_gui_theme.py
+++ b/tests/test_gui_theme.py
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ def testGuiTheme_Main(qtbot, monkeypatch, nwMinimal, tmpDir):
     assert thePalette.link().color()            == QColor(44, 152, 247)
     assert thePalette.linkVisited().color()     == QColor(44, 152, 247)
 
-    assert nwGUI.theTheme.treeWCount  == [197, 200, 198]
     assert nwGUI.theTheme.statNone    == [150, 152, 150]
     assert nwGUI.theTheme.statSaved   == [39, 135, 78]
     assert nwGUI.theTheme.statUnsaved == [138, 32, 32]