--- deliantra/Deliantra-Client/DC/Item.pm	2009/01/11 23:45:52	1.14
+++ deliantra/Deliantra-Client/DC/Item.pm	2009/01/11 23:50:27	1.15
@@ -176,11 +176,13 @@
    my $face_tooltip = "<b>$desc</b>\n\n$tooltip_std";
 
    if (my $face = $self->{face_widget}) {
+      # already exists, so update if it changed
       if ($face->{bg} != $bg) {
          $face->{bg} = $bg;
          $face->update;
       }
 
+      $face->set_bg        ($bg)                if $face->{bg}        != $bg;
       $face->set_face      ($self->{face})      if $face->{face}      != $self->{face};
       $face->set_anim      ($self->{anim})      if $face->{anim}      != $self->{anim};
       $face->set_animspeed ($self->{animspeed}) if $face->{animspeed} != $self->{animspeed};
@@ -193,6 +195,7 @@
       #);
       $face->set_tooltip ($face_tooltip);
    } else {
+      # new object, create new face
       $self->{face_widget} = new DC::UI::Face 
          can_events => 1,
          can_hover  => 1,
@@ -226,10 +229,10 @@
       },
    ;
 
-   $self->{desc_widget}{bg} = $bg;
-   $self->{desc_widget}->set_text ($desc);
-
    my $long_desc = $self->{long_desc} || $desc;
+
+   $self->{desc_widget}->set_bg ($bg) if $self->{desc_widget}{bg} != $bg;
+   $self->{desc_widget}->set_text ($desc);
    $self->{desc_widget}->set_tooltip ("<b>$long_desc</b>\n\n$tooltip_std");
 
    $self->{weight_widget} ||= new DC::UI::Label