diff --git a/beamercolorthemeut.sty b/beamercolorthemeut.sty
index 2f50701..8c15425 100644
--- a/beamercolorthemeut.sty
+++ b/beamercolorthemeut.sty
@@ -32,102 +32,105 @@
 % inner colors:
 
 \setbeamercolor{normal text}{fg=utblack, bg=}
-%\setbeamercolor{math text}{parent={normal text}}  % this kills coloring of \url{}
 
 \setbeamercolor{structure}{fg=utblue}
 \setbeamercolor{alerted text}{fg=utred}
 
-\setbeamercolor{item projected}{fg=white, bg=utblack!60}
-\setbeamercolor{subitem projected}{fg=white, bg=utblack!60}
+%\setbeamercolor{math text}{parent={normal text}}  % this kills coloring of \url{}
 
-\setbeamercolor{itemize item}{parent={normal text}, fg=utblack!60}
-\setbeamercolor{itemize item check}{parent={normal text}, fg=utgreen}
-\setbeamercolor{itemize item uncheck}{parent={normal text}, fg=utred}
-\setbeamercolor{itemize subitem}{parent={normal text}, fg=utblack!60}
+\setbeamercolor{titlelike}{use=normal text, fg=normal text.fg}
 
-\setbeamercolor{enumerate item}{parent={normal text}, fg=utblack!80}
-\setbeamercolor{enumerate subitem}{parent={normal text}, fg=utblack!80}
+\setbeamercolor{frametitle line}{fg=utgold}
+\setbeamercolor{framesubtitle}{parent=titlelike}
+\setbeamercolor{frametitle line}{parent=titlelike}
 
-\setbeamercolor{titlelike}{parent={normal text}, fg=utblack}
+\setbeamercolor{item projected}{fg=white, bg=utblack!60}
+\setbeamercolor{subitem projected}{fg=white, bg=utblack!60}
 
-\setbeamercolor{frametitle}{parent={titlelike}}
-\setbeamercolor{framesubtitle}{parent={titlelike}}
-\setbeamercolor{frametitle line}{fg=utgold}
+\setbeamercolor{itemize item}{use=normal text, fg=normal text.fg!60}
+\setbeamercolor{itemize item check}{parent=normal text, fg=utgreen}
+\setbeamercolor{itemize item uncheck}{parent=normal text, fg=utred}
+\setbeamercolor{itemize subitem}{use=normal text, fg=normal text.fg!60}
+
+\setbeamercolor{enumerate item}{use=normal text, fg=normal text.fg!80}
+\setbeamercolor{enumerate subitem}{use=normal text, fg=normal text.fg!80}
 
 \setbeamercolor{block title}{fg=white, bg=utblue}
-\setbeamercolor{block body}{fg=normal text.fg, bg=utblack!10}
+\setbeamercolor{block body}{use=normal text, fg=normal text.fg, bg=normal text.fg!10}
 \setbeamercolor{block line top}{fg=}
-\setbeamercolor{block line middle}{fg=utblue}
-\setbeamercolor{block line bottom}{fg=utblue}
+\setbeamercolor{block line middle}{use=block title, fg=block title.bg}
+\setbeamercolor{block line bottom}{use=block title, fg=block title.bg}
 
-\setbeamercolor{block title alerted}{parent={block title}, bg=utred}
+\setbeamercolor{block title alerted}{parent=block title, bg=utred}
 \setbeamercolor{block body alerted}{fg=normal text.fg, bg=utgreen!20}
 \setbeamercolor{block line alerted top}{fg=}
-\setbeamercolor{block line alerted middle}{fg=utred}
-\setbeamercolor{block line alerted bottom}{fg=utred}
+\setbeamercolor{block line alerted middle}{use=block title alerted, fg=block title alerted.bg}
+\setbeamercolor{block line alerted bottom}{use=block title alerted, fg=block title alerted.bg}
 
 \setbeamercolor{block title example}{parent={block title}, bg=utgreen}
 \setbeamercolor{block body example}{fg=normal text.fg, bg=utgreen!20}
 \setbeamercolor{block line example top}{fg=}
-\setbeamercolor{block line example middle}{fg=utgreen}
-\setbeamercolor{block line example bottom}{fg=utgreen}
+\setbeamercolor{block line example middle}{use=block title example, fg=block title example.bg}
+\setbeamercolor{block line example bottom}{use=block title example, fg=block title example.bg}
 
 \setbeamercolor{theorem title}{parent={block title}, bg=utorange}
 \setbeamercolor{theorem body}{fg=normal text.fg, bg=utorange!25}
 \setbeamercolor{theorem line top}{fg=}
-\setbeamercolor{theorem line middle}{fg=utorange}
-\setbeamercolor{theorem line bottom}{fg=utorange}
+\setbeamercolor{theorem line middle}{use=theorem title, fg=theorem title.bg}
+\setbeamercolor{theorem line bottom}{use=theorem title, fg=theorem title.bg}
 
 \setbeamercolor{message}{fg=utred, bg=white}
-\setbeamercolor{message symbol}{fg=utgold}
 \setbeamercolor{message line top}{fg=}
 \setbeamercolor{message line bottom}{fg=}
+\setbeamercolor{message symbol}{fg=utgold}
 \setbeamercolor{message item}{fg=utred}
 \setbeamercolor{message item symbol}{fg=utgold}
 
-\setbeamercolor{verse}{fg=, bg=utgreen!20}
+\setbeamercolor{quote environments}{fg=utblack, bg=utgreen!20}
+
+\setbeamercolor{verse}{parent=quote environments}
 \setbeamercolor{verse line top}{fg=}
 \setbeamercolor{verse line bottom}{fg=}
 
-\setbeamercolor{quote}{fg=, bg=utgreen!20}
+\setbeamercolor{quotation}{parent=quote environments}
+\setbeamercolor{quotation symbol}{fg=utred}
+\setbeamercolor{quotation source}{}
+\setbeamercolor{quotation line top}{fg=}
+\setbeamercolor{quotation line bottom}{fg=}
+
+\setbeamercolor{quote}{parent=quote environments}
 \setbeamercolor{quote symbol}{fg=utred}
-\setbeamercolor{quote source}{parent=quote}
+\setbeamercolor{quote source}{}
 \setbeamercolor{quote line top}{fg=}
 \setbeamercolor{quote line bottom}{fg=}
 
-\setbeamercolor{quotation}{fg=, bg=utgreen!20}
-\setbeamercolor{quotation symbol}{fg=utblue}
-\setbeamercolor{quotation source}{parent=quote}
-\setbeamercolor{quotation line top}{fg=}
-\setbeamercolor{quotation line bottom}{fg=}
-
-\setbeamercolor{section in toc}{parent={normal text}}
-\setbeamercolor{subsection in toc}{parent={normal text}}
+\setbeamercolor{section in toc}{parent=normal text}
+\setbeamercolor{subsection in toc}{parent=normal text}
 
-\setbeamercolor{title}{parent={titlelike}, fg=utred}
-\setbeamercolor{subtitle}{parent={title}}
-\setbeamercolor{author}{parent={normal text}}
-\setbeamercolor{institute}{parent={normal text}}
+\setbeamercolor{title}{parent=titlelike, fg=utred}
+\setbeamercolor{subtitle}{parent=title}
+\setbeamercolor{author}{parent=normal text}
+\setbeamercolor{institute}{parent=normal text}
 
-\setbeamercolor{title page}{parent={normal text}}
+\setbeamercolor{title page}{parent=normal text}
 \setbeamercolor{title page graphic line}{fg=utred}
 \setbeamercolor{title page title line}{fg=}
 
-\setbeamercolor{section name}{parent={titlelike}}
+\setbeamercolor{section name}{parent=titlelike}
 \setbeamercolor{section name separator}{fg=utgold}
-\setbeamercolor{section title}{parent={titlelike}}
+\setbeamercolor{section title}{parent=titlelike}
 
-\setbeamercolor{subsection name}{parent={titlelike}}
+\setbeamercolor{subsection name}{parent=titlelike}
 \setbeamercolor{subsection name separator}{fg=utgold}
-\setbeamercolor{subsection title}{parent={titlelike}}
+\setbeamercolor{subsection title}{parent=titlelike}
 
 % outer colors:
 
 \setbeamercolor{background}{bg=}
 
 \setbeamercolor{footline}{fg=utgray, bg=}
-\setbeamercolor{footline line}{parent={footline}}
-\setbeamercolor{footline separator}{parent={footline}}
+\setbeamercolor{footline line}{parent=footline}
+\setbeamercolor{footline separator}{parent=footline}
 
 % hyper ref colors:
 
diff --git a/lines-example.tex b/lines-example.tex
index 0e52fef..b3111c7 100644
--- a/lines-example.tex
+++ b/lines-example.tex
@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@
       \verb!\documentclass[aspectratio=169,t]{beamer}!\\
       \verb!\usetheme[author,date,title,page,hidelogo]{lines}!
   \end{block}
-  Options select content of footline (defaults to \verb![author,page]!):
+  Options select content of footline (defaults to \texttt{[author,page,logo]}):
   \begin{itemize}
-  \item \verb!author! / \verb!hideauthor!
-  \item \verb!institute! / \verb!hideinstitute!
-  \item \verb!date! / \verb!hidedate!
-  \item \verb!title! / \verb!hidetitle!
-  \item \verb!page! / \verb!hidepage!
-  \item \verb!logo! / \verb!hidelogo!
+  \item \texttt{author} / \texttt{hideauthor}
+  \item \texttt{institute} / \texttt{hideinstitute}
+  \item \texttt{date} / \texttt{hidedate}
+  \item \texttt{title} / \texttt{hidetitle}
+  \item \texttt{page} / \texttt{hidepage}
+  \item \texttt{logo} / \texttt{hidelogo}
   \end{itemize}
 \end{frame}
 
diff --git a/ut-example.tex b/ut-example.tex
index c9073b8..6bf123f 100644
--- a/ut-example.tex
+++ b/ut-example.tex
@@ -25,14 +25,14 @@
       \verb!\usetheme[author,date,title,page]{ut}!
   \end{block}
   \vspace{2ex}
-  Options select content of footline (defaults to \verb![author,page,logo]!):
+  Options select content of footline (defaults to \texttt{[author,page,logo]}):
   \begin{itemize}
-  \item \verb!author! / \verb!hideauthor!
-  \item \verb!institute! / \verb!hideinstitute!
-  \item \verb!date! / \verb!hidedate!
-  \item \verb!title! / \verb!hidetitle!
-  \item \verb!page! / \verb!hidepage!
-  \item \verb!logo! / \verb!hidelogo!
+  \item \texttt{author} / \texttt{hideauthor}
+  \item \texttt{institute} / \texttt{hideinstitute}
+  \item \texttt{date} / \texttt{hidedate}
+  \item \texttt{title} / \texttt{hidetitle}
+  \item \texttt{page} / \texttt{hidepage}
+  \item \texttt{logo} / \texttt{hidelogo}
   \end{itemize}
 \end{frame}