diff --git a/twitterwidgets.py b/twitterwidgets.py
index 28dd689..8e6bd11 100644
--- a/twitterwidgets.py
+++ b/twitterwidgets.py
@@ -274,28 +274,47 @@ class TweetBox(gtk.HBox):
 
         ## Build the header
         self.user_button = gtk.Button()
+        user_button_eb = gtk.EventBox()
+        user_button_eb.add(self.user_button)
+
         self.time_label = gtk.Label()
+        time_label_eb = gtk.EventBox()
+        time_label_eb.add(self.time_label)
+
         self.app_button = gtk.Button()
+        app_button_eb = gtk.EventBox()
+        app_button_eb.add(self.app_button)
+
         via_label = gtk.Label(' via ')
+        via_label_eb = gtk.EventBox()
+        via_label_eb.add(via_label)
+        
         self.header = gtk.Button()
         label_box = gtk.HBox()
-        label_box.pack_start(self.user_button, expand=False)
-        label_box.pack_start(self.time_label, expand=False)
-        label_box.pack_start(via_label, expand=False)
-        label_box.pack_start(self.app_button, expand=False)
+        label_box.pack_start(user_button_eb, expand=False)
+        label_box.pack_start(time_label_eb, expand=False)
+        label_box.pack_start(via_label_eb, expand=False)
+        label_box.pack_start(app_button_eb, expand=False)
         text_box.pack_start(label_box)
 
         # Set the header's properties
-        label_box.modify_text(gtk.STATE_NORMAL,gtk.gdk.color_parse("#ffffff"))
-        label_box.modify_bg(gtk.STATE_NORMAL,gtk.gdk.color_parse("#8888ff"))
         self.user_button.set_relief(gtk.RELIEF_NONE)
         self.user_button.set_alignment(0.0, 0.0)
+        user_button_eb.modify_text(gtk.STATE_NORMAL,gtk.gdk.color_parse("#ffffff"))
+        user_button_eb.modify_bg(gtk.STATE_NORMAL,gtk.gdk.color_parse("#8888ff"))
 
         self.time_label.set_alignment(0.0, 0.5)
+        time_label_eb.modify_text(gtk.STATE_NORMAL,gtk.gdk.color_parse("#ffffff"))
+        time_label_eb.modify_bg(gtk.STATE_NORMAL,gtk.gdk.color_parse("#8888ff"))
+
         via_label.set_alignment(0.0, 0.5)
+        via_label_eb.modify_text(gtk.STATE_NORMAL,gtk.gdk.color_parse("#ffffff"))
+        via_label_eb.modify_bg(gtk.STATE_NORMAL,gtk.gdk.color_parse("#8888ff"))
 
         self.app_button.set_relief(gtk.RELIEF_NONE)
         self.app_button.set_alignment(0.0, 0.0)
+        app_button_eb.modify_text(gtk.STATE_NORMAL,gtk.gdk.color_parse("#ffffff"))
+        app_button_eb.modify_bg(gtk.STATE_NORMAL,gtk.gdk.color_parse("#8888ff"))
 
         # Handle the header buttons being clicked
         if self.is_user:
@@ -472,8 +491,9 @@ class TweetBox(gtk.HBox):
 
     def on_app_button_clicked(self, widget):
         self.set_read()
-        if self.app_url:
-            webbrowser.open(self.app_url)
+        print 'debug: on_app_button_clicked(): ' + self.app_url
+        # if self.app_url:
+        #     webbrowser.open(self.app_url)
 
 
     def on_mouse_clicked(self, widget, event):