diff --git a/git-gui.sh b/git-gui.sh
index 31a36cb..f789e91 100755
--- a/git-gui.sh
+++ b/git-gui.sh
@@ -481,6 +481,16 @@
 	return $m
 }
 
+proc rmsel_tag {text} {
+	$text tag conf sel \
+		-background [$text cget -background] \
+		-foreground [$text cget -foreground] \
+		-borderwidth 0
+	$text tag conf in_sel -background lightgray
+	bind $text <Motion> break
+	return $text
+}
+
 ######################################################################
 ##
 ## find git
@@ -2151,8 +2161,8 @@
 .vpane.files add .vpane.files.workdir -sticky nsew
 
 foreach i [list $ui_index $ui_workdir] {
-	$i tag conf in_diff -background lightgray
-	$i tag conf in_sel  -background lightgray
+	rmsel_tag $i
+	$i tag conf in_diff -background [$i tag cget in_sel -background]
 }
 unset i
 
diff --git a/lib/browser.tcl b/lib/browser.tcl
index 888db3c..3134900 100644
--- a/lib/browser.tcl
+++ b/lib/browser.tcl
@@ -47,9 +47,7 @@
 		-width 70 \
 		-xscrollcommand [list $w.list.sbx set] \
 		-yscrollcommand [list $w.list.sby set]
-	$w_list tag conf in_sel \
-		-background [$w_list cget -foreground] \
-		-foreground [$w_list cget -background]
+	rmsel_tag $w_list
 	scrollbar $w.list.sbx -orient h -command [list $w_list xview]
 	scrollbar $w.list.sby -orient v -command [list $w_list yview]
 	pack $w.list.sbx -side bottom -fill x
diff --git a/lib/choose_font.tcl b/lib/choose_font.tcl
index b69215c..0c4051b 100644
--- a/lib/choose_font.tcl
+++ b/lib/choose_font.tcl
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 		-width 30 \
 		-height 10 \
 		-yscrollcommand [list $w.inner.family.sby set]
+	rmsel_tag $w_family
 	scrollbar $w.inner.family.sby -command [list $w_family yview]
 	pack $w.inner.family.l -side top -fill x
 	pack $w.inner.family.sby -side right -fill y
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@
 		-relief sunken \
 		-height 3 \
 		-width 40
+	rmsel_tag $w_example
 	$w_example tag conf example -justify center
 	$w_example insert end [mc "This is example text.\nIf you like this text, it can be your font."] example
 	$w_example conf -state disabled
@@ -108,11 +110,10 @@
 
 	$w_family tag conf pick
 	$w_family tag bind pick <Button-1> [cb _pick_family %x %y]\;break
-	$w_family tag conf cpck -background lightgray
 	foreach f $all_families {
 		set sel [list pick]
 		if {$f eq $f_family} {
-			lappend sel cpck
+			lappend sel in_sel
 		}
 		$w_family insert end "$f\n" $sel
 	}
@@ -145,8 +146,8 @@
 	set i [lindex [split [$w_family index @$x,$y] .] 0]
 	set n [lindex $all_families [expr {$i - 1}]]
 	if {$n ne {}} {
-		$w_family tag remove cpck 0.0 end
-		$w_family tag add cpck $i.0 [expr {$i + 1}].0
+		$w_family tag remove in_sel 0.0 end
+		$w_family tag add in_sel $i.0 [expr {$i + 1}].0
 		set f_family $n
 		_update $this
 	}