diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 438719482f..ecaf4dcbe9 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ David  21 Apr 2006
         uc_graphics.C
         upper_case.C
 
+
 Charlie 27 April 2006
     - Mac: updated XCode project for upper_case, fixed 
         jconfig.h to be cross-platform.  upper_case now 
@@ -59,3 +60,11 @@ Charlie 27 April 2006
     mac_build/
         UpperCase.xcodeproj/
             project.pbxproj
+
+David  29 Apr 2006
+	- use project preferences (<color_scheme>) for graphics color
+	- remove -exit, -signal options from upper_case
+
+	uppercase/
+        uc_graphics.C
+		upper_case.C
diff --git a/uppercase/uc_graphics.C b/uppercase/uc_graphics.C
index d1095535ac..80e75967dc 100644
--- a/uppercase/uc_graphics.C
+++ b/uppercase/uc_graphics.C
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
 
+#include "parse.h"
 #include "gutil.h"
 #include "boinc_gl.h"
 #include "graphics_api.h"
@@ -38,6 +39,27 @@ APP_INIT_DATA uc_aid;
 bool mouse_down = false;
 int mouse_x, mouse_y;
 double pitch_angle, roll_angle, viewpoint_distance=10;
+float color[4] = {.7, .2, .5, 1};
+
+static void parse_project_prefs(char* buf) {
+    char cs[256];
+    COLOR c;
+    double hue;
+    if (parse_str(buf, "<color_scheme>", cs, 256)) {
+        if (!strcmp(cs, "Tahiti Sunset")) {
+            hue = .9;
+        } else if (!strcmp(cs, "Desert Sands")) {
+            hue = .1;
+        } else {
+            hue = .5;
+        }
+        HLStoRGB(hue, .5, .5, c);
+        color[0] = c.r;
+        color[1] = c.g;
+        color[2] = c.b;
+        color[3] = 1;
+    }
+}
 
 // set up lighting model
 //
@@ -55,6 +77,7 @@ void app_graphics_init() {
     int viewport[4];
 
     boinc_get_init_data(uc_aid);
+    parse_project_prefs(uc_aid.project_preferences);
     glClearColor(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
     txf_load_fonts(".");
     boinc_resolve_filename("logo.jpg", path, sizeof(path));
@@ -113,9 +136,9 @@ void set_viewpoint(double dist) {
     glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
     glLoadIdentity();
     gluLookAt(
-        x, y, z,  // eye position
-        0,-.8,0,      // where we're looking
-        0.0, 1.0, 0.      // up is in positive Y direction
+        x, y, z,        // eye position
+        0,-.8,0,        // where we're looking
+        0.0, 1.0, 0.    // up is in positive Y direction
     );
     glRotated(pitch_angle, 1., 0., 0);
     glRotated(roll_angle, 0., 1., 0);
@@ -128,7 +151,7 @@ static void app_init_camera(double dist) {
         45.0,       // field of view in degree
         1.0,        // aspect ratio
         1.0,        // Z near clip
-        1000.0     // Z far
+        1000.0      // Z far
     );
     set_viewpoint(dist);
 }
@@ -144,7 +167,6 @@ void app_graphics_render(int xs, int ys, double time_of_day) {
     app_init_camera(viewpoint_distance);
 
     scale_screen(width, height);
-    GLfloat color[4] = {.7, .2, .5, 1};
     mode_shaded(color);
     draw_3d_stuff();
 
diff --git a/uppercase/upper_case.C b/uppercase/upper_case.C
index 6ee0283d4c..49b9429251 100755
--- a/uppercase/upper_case.C
+++ b/uppercase/upper_case.C
@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@
 // read "in", convert to UC, write to "out"
 // command line options:
 // -run_slow: sleep 1 second after each character, useful for debugging
-// -cpu_time N: use about N CPU seconds
-// -signal:   raise SIGHUP signal (for testing signal handler)
-// -exit:     exit with status -10 (for testing exit handler)
+// -cpu_time N: use about N CPU seconds after copying files
 //
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
@@ -159,17 +157,6 @@ void worker() {
             boinc_sleep(1.);
         }
 
-#ifdef HAVE_SIGNAL_H
-        if (raise_signal) {
-            raise(SIGHUP);
-        }
-#endif
-        if (random_exit) {
-            if (drand() < 0.05) {
-                exit(-10);
-            }
-        }
-
         int flag = boinc_time_to_checkpoint();
         if (flag) {
             retval = do_checkpoint(out, nchars);
@@ -196,10 +183,6 @@ void worker() {
             use_some_cpu();
         }
     }
-
-    if (random_exit) exit(-10);
-    fprintf(stderr, "APP: upper_case ending, wrote %d chars\n", nchars);
-
     boinc_finish(0);
 }
 
@@ -213,27 +196,18 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         BOINC_DIAG_TRACETOSTDERR
     );
 
-    // NOTE: if you change output here, remember to change the output that
-    // test_uc.py pattern-matches against.
-
     for (i=0; i<argc; i++) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "APP: upper_case: argv[%d] is %s\n", i, argv[i]);
         if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-run_slow")) run_slow = true;
         if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-cpu_time")) {
             cpu_time = atof(argv[++i]);
         }
-        if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-signal")) raise_signal = true;
-        if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-exit")) random_exit = true;
     }
 
-    fprintf(stderr, "APP: upper_case: starting, argc %d\n", argc);
-
 #ifdef BOINC_APP_GRAPHICS
 #if defined(_WIN32) || defined(__APPLE__)
     retval = boinc_init_graphics(worker);
 #else
     setbuf(stderr, 0);
-    fprintf(stderr, "About to call graphics init\n");
     retval = boinc_init_graphics_lib(worker, argv[0]);
 #endif
     if (retval) exit(retval);