diff --git a/shell/view/BuddyMenu.py b/shell/view/BuddyMenu.py
index ad0c4c6d..7c20f72d 100644
--- a/shell/view/BuddyMenu.py
+++ b/shell/view/BuddyMenu.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 from sugar.canvas.Menu import Menu
-from sugar.canvas.Menu import MenuColorScheme
 from sugar.canvas.IconItem import IconItem
 from sugar.presence import PresenceService
 
@@ -9,15 +8,7 @@ class BuddyMenu(Menu):
 	ACTION_REMOVE_FRIEND = 2
 
 	def __init__(self, shell, buddy):
-		color = buddy.get_color()
-
-		color_scheme = MenuColorScheme()
-		color_scheme.text = 'black'
-		color_scheme.border = color.get_stroke_color()
-		color_scheme.background = color.get_fill_color()
-		color_scheme.separator = 'black'
-
-		Menu.__init__(self, shell.get_grid(), buddy.get_name(), color_scheme)
+		Menu.__init__(self, shell.get_grid(), buddy.get_name())
 
 		self._buddy = buddy
 		self._shell = shell
diff --git a/sugar/canvas/Makefile.am b/sugar/canvas/Makefile.am
index 99019eda..fbd241e7 100644
--- a/sugar/canvas/Makefile.am
+++ b/sugar/canvas/Makefile.am
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ sugar_PYTHON =			\
 	IconColor.py		\
 	Menu.py			\
 	MenuIcon.py		\
-	MenuShell.py
+	MenuShell.py		\
+	Timeline.py
diff --git a/sugar/canvas/Menu.py b/sugar/canvas/Menu.py
index 7344ff46..4b53b553 100644
--- a/sugar/canvas/Menu.py
+++ b/sugar/canvas/Menu.py
@@ -6,26 +6,18 @@ from sugar.canvas.CanvasView import CanvasView
 from sugar.canvas.CanvasBox import CanvasBox
 from sugar.canvas.IconItem import IconItem
 
-class MenuColorScheme:
-	def __init__(self):
-		self.text = 'white'
-		self.background = 'black'
-		self.border = 'black'
-		self.separator = '#a1a1a1'
-
 class Menu(gtk.Window):
 	__gsignals__ = {
 		'action': (gobject.SIGNAL_RUN_FIRST,
 				   gobject.TYPE_NONE, ([int])),
 	}
 
-	def __init__(self, grid, title, color_scheme=MenuColorScheme()):
+	def __init__(self, grid, title):
 		gtk.Window.__init__(self, gtk.WINDOW_POPUP)
 
 		self._width = 15
 		self._grid = grid
 		self._action_box = None
-		self._color_scheme = color_scheme
 
 		self._canvas = CanvasView()
 		self.add(self._canvas)
@@ -34,14 +26,11 @@ class Menu(gtk.Window):
 		model = goocanvas.CanvasModelSimple()
 		self._root = model.get_root_item()
 
-		self._rect = goocanvas.Rect(fill_color=color_scheme.background,
-									stroke_color=color_scheme.border,
-							  		line_width=3)
+		self._rect = goocanvas.Rect(fill_color='black', line_width=0)
 		self._root.add_child(self._rect)
 
 		text = goocanvas.Text(text=title, font="Sans bold 18",
-							  fill_color=color_scheme.text,
-							  anchor=gtk.ANCHOR_SW)
+							  fill_color='white', anchor=gtk.ANCHOR_SW)
 		self._grid.set_constraints(text, 1, 3, self._width, 2)
 		self._root.add_child(text)
 
@@ -52,7 +41,7 @@ class Menu(gtk.Window):
 
 	def _create_action_box(self):
 		separator = goocanvas.Path(data='M 15 0 L 215 0', line_width=3,
-								   stroke_color=self._color_scheme.separator)
+								   stroke_color='#a1a1a1')
 		self._grid.set_constraints(separator, 0, 4)
 		self._root.add_child(separator)