diff --git a/displayword.lua b/displayword.lua
index ceeb62f..a610e34 100644
--- a/displayword.lua
+++ b/displayword.lua
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ function drawLEDs(data, numberNewChars, inverseRow)
 end
 
 -- Module displaying of the words
-function generateLEDs(words, colorFg, colorMin1, colorMin2, colorMin3, colorMin4, characters)
+function generateLEDs(words, colorForground, colorMin1, colorMin2, colorMin3, colorMin4, characters)
  -- Set the local variables needed for the colored progress bar
  data={}
  
@@ -85,145 +85,145 @@ function generateLEDs(words, colorFg, colorMin1, colorMin2, colorMin3, colorMin4
  data.drawnCharacters=0
  data.drawnWords=0
  data.amountWords=display_countwords_de(words)
+ local charsPerLine=11
+ -- Space / background has no color by default
  local space=string.char(0,0,0)
- -- update the background color, if set
- if (colorBg ~= nil) then
-   space = colorBg
- end
+ -- set FG to fix value:
+ colorFg = string.char(255,255,255)
 
  -- Set the foreground color as the default color
  local buf=colorFg
 
  -- line 1----------------------------------------------
  if (words.it==1) then
-    buf=drawLEDs(data,2) -- ES
+    buf=colorFg:rep(2) -- ES
   else
     buf=space:rep(2)
  end
 -- K fill character
 buf=buf .. space:rep(1)
  if (words.is == 1) then
-    buf=buf .. drawLEDs(data,3) -- IST
+    buf=buf .. colorFg:rep(3) -- IST
  else
     buf=buf .. space:rep(3)
  end
  -- L fill character
 buf=buf .. space:rep(1)
 if (words.fiveMin== 1) then
-    buf= buf .. drawLEDs(data,4) -- FUENF
+    buf= buf .. colorFg:rep(4) -- FUENF
   else
     buf= buf .. space:rep(4)
  end
  -- line 2-- even row (so inverted) --------------------
  if (words.twenty == 1) then
-    buf= buf .. drawLEDs(data,7,true) -- ZWANZIG
+    buf= buf .. colorFg:rep(7,true) -- ZWANZIG
   else
     buf= buf .. space:rep(7)
  end
  if (words.tenMin == 1) then
-    buf= buf .. drawLEDs(data,4,true) -- ZEHN
+    buf= buf .. colorFg:rep(4,true) -- ZEHN
   else
     buf= buf .. space:rep(4)
  end
  -- line3----------------------------------------------
  if (words.threequater == 1) then
-    buf= buf .. drawLEDs(data,11) -- Dreiviertel
+    buf= buf .. colorFg:rep(11) -- Dreiviertel
   elseif (words.quater == 1) then
     buf= buf .. space:rep(4)
-    buf= buf .. drawLEDs(data,7) -- VIERTEL
+    buf= buf .. colorFg:rep(7) -- VIERTEL
  else
     buf= buf .. space:rep(11)
  end
  --line 4-------- even row (so inverted) -------------
  if (words.before == 1) then
     buf=buf .. space:rep(2) 
-    buf= buf .. drawLEDs(data,3,true) -- VOR
+    buf= buf .. colorFg:rep(3,true) -- VOR
   else
     buf= buf .. space:rep(5)
  end
  if (words.after == 1) then
-    buf= buf .. drawLEDs(data,4,true) -- NACH
+    buf= buf .. colorFg:rep(4,true) -- NACH
     buf= buf .. space:rep(2) -- TG
   else
     buf= buf .. space:rep(6)
  end
  ------------------------------------------------
  if (words.half == 1) then
-    buf= buf .. drawLEDs(data,4) -- HALB
+    buf= buf .. colorFg:rep(4) -- HALB
     buf= buf .. space:rep(1) -- X
   else
     buf= buf .. space:rep(5)
  end
  if (words.twelve == 1) then
-    buf= buf .. drawLEDs(data,5) -- ZWOELF
+    buf= buf .. colorFg:rep(5) -- ZWOELF
     buf= buf .. space:rep(1) -- P
   else
     buf= buf .. space:rep(6)
  end
  ------------even row (so inverted) ---------------------
  if (words.seven == 1) then
-    buf= buf .. drawLEDs(data,6,true) -- SIEBEN
+    buf= buf .. colorFg:rep(6,true) -- SIEBEN
     buf= buf .. space:rep(5)
  elseif (words.oneLong == 1) then
     buf= buf .. space:rep(5)
-    buf= buf .. drawLEDs(data,4,true) -- EINS
+    buf= buf .. colorFg:rep(4,true) -- EINS
     buf= buf .. space:rep(2)
  elseif (words.one == 1) then
     buf= buf .. space:rep(6)
-    buf= buf .. drawLEDs(data,3,true) -- EIN
+    buf= buf .. colorFg:rep(3,true) -- EIN
     buf= buf .. space:rep(2)
  elseif (words.two == 1) then
     buf= buf .. space:rep(7)
-    buf= buf .. drawLEDs(data,4,true) -- ZWEI
+    buf= buf .. colorFg:rep(4,true) -- ZWEI
  else
     buf= buf .. space:rep(11)
  end
  ------------------------------------------------
  if (words.three == 1) then
     buf= buf .. space:rep(1)
-    buf= buf .. drawLEDs(data,4) -- DREI
+    buf= buf .. colorFg:rep(4) -- DREI
     buf= buf .. space:rep(6)
   elseif (words.five == 1) then
     buf= buf .. space:rep(7)
-    buf= buf .. drawLEDs(data,4) -- FUENF
+    buf= buf .. colorFg:rep(4) -- FUENF
  else
     buf= buf .. space:rep(11)
  end
  ------------even row (so inverted) ---------------------
  if (words.four == 1) then
-    buf= buf .. drawLEDs(data,4,true) -- VIER
+    buf= buf .. colorFg:rep(4,true) -- VIER
     buf= buf .. space:rep(7)
   elseif (words.nine == 1) then
     buf= buf .. space:rep(4)
-    buf= buf .. drawLEDs(data,4,true) -- NEUN
+    buf= buf .. colorFg:rep(4,true) -- NEUN
     buf= buf .. space:rep(3)
  elseif (words.eleven == 1) then
     buf= buf .. space:rep(8)
-    buf= buf .. drawLEDs(data,3,true) -- ELEVEN
+    buf= buf .. colorFg:rep(3,true) -- ELEVEN
  else
     buf= buf .. space:rep(11)
  end
  ------------------------------------------------
  if (words.eight == 1) then
     buf= buf .. space:rep(1)
-    buf= buf .. drawLEDs(data,4) -- ACHT
+    buf= buf .. colorFg:rep(4) -- ACHT
     buf= buf .. space:rep(6)
   elseif (words.ten == 1) then
     buf= buf .. space:rep(5)
-    buf= buf .. drawLEDs(data,4) -- ZEHN
+    buf= buf .. colorFg:rep(4) -- ZEHN
     buf= buf .. space:rep(2)
  else
     buf= buf .. space:rep(11)
  end
  ------------even row (so inverted) ---------------------
  if (words.clock == 1) then
-    buf= buf .. drawLEDs(data,3,true) -- UHR
+    buf= buf .. colorFg:rep(3,true) -- UHR
   else
     buf= buf .. space:rep(3)
  end
  if (words.six == 1) then
     buf= buf .. space:rep(2)
-    buf= buf .. drawLEDs(data,5,true) -- SECHS
+    buf= buf .. colorFg:rep(5,true) -- SECHS
     buf= buf .. space:rep(1)
   else
     buf= buf .. space:rep(8)
@@ -250,5 +250,57 @@ if (words.fiveMin== 1) then
     buf= buf .. space:rep(1)
   end
   collectgarbage()
-  return buf
+
+  local bufColored = string.char()
+  --function to set some color to the LEDs
+  local word=0
+  local firstCharAfterSpace=true
+  for x=0,9 do
+	for y=0, (charsPerLine-1) do
+		local start = ((x * charsPerLine) + y)*3 + 1
+		item=string.byte(buf, start)
+		-- Color the visible words
+		if (item > 0) then
+			if (firstCharAfterSpace == true) then
+				word = word + 1
+			end
+			firstCharAfterSpace=false
+			if (characters == 4) then -- we have a word for each minute to color differently
+				if (words.min4 == 1 and word == 4) then
+					bufColored = bufColored .. colorMin4
+				elseif (words.min3 == 1 and word == 3) then
+                                        bufColored = bufColored .. colorMin3
+        			elseif (words.min2 == 1 and word == 2) then
+                                        bufColored = bufColored .. colorMin2
+				elseif (words.min1 == 1 and word == 1) then
+                                        bufColored = bufColored .. colorMin1
+				else
+					bufColored = bufColored .. colorForground
+				end
+			else -- FIXME some more magic should be added here
+				if (words.min4 == 1) then
+					bufColored = bufColored .. colorMin4
+				elseif (words.min3 == 1) then
+					bufColored = bufColored .. colorMin3
+				elseif (words.min2 == 1) then
+					bufColored = bufColored .. colorMin2
+				elseif (words.min1 == 1) then
+					bufColored = bufColored .. colorMin1
+				else
+					bufColored = bufColored .. colorForground
+				end
+			end
+		else
+			firstCharAfterSpace=true
+			-- update the background color, if set
+			if (colorBg ~= nil) then
+				bufColored = bufColored .. colorBg
+			end
+		end	
+		print (x .. "x" .. y .. " : " .. start .. " color " .. tostring(item) .. " len " .. string.len(buf) .. " word " .. tostring(word))
+	end
+  end
+  collectgarbage()
+
+  return bufColored
 end