diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 5046294249..e53fb08112 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -1867,3 +1867,14 @@ David  11 Mar 2010
 		ViewNotices.cpp
 	lib/
 		notice.cpp
+
+Charlie  12 Mar 2010
+    - MGR: Allow separate compile-time choice of rules and / or alternating gray 
+        and white background stripes in lists by defining EVENT_LOG_RULES and 
+        EVENT_LOG_STRIPES (in DlgEventLog.h) and BASEVIEW_RULES and BASEVIEW_STRIPES 
+        (in BOINCBaseView.h); set each to 1 to enable or 0 to disable; currently all 
+        are set to 1 for both stripes and rules in both types of lists.
+
+    clientgui/
+        BOINCBaseView.h
+        DlgEventLog.h
diff --git a/clientgui/BOINCBaseView.h b/clientgui/BOINCBaseView.h
index 76744f7526..f1263fea33 100644
--- a/clientgui/BOINCBaseView.h
+++ b/clientgui/BOINCBaseView.h
@@ -23,15 +23,16 @@
 #endif
 
 #define BASEVIEW_STRIPES 1
+#define BASEVIEW_RULES 1
 
 #define DEFAULT_TASK_FLAGS             wxTAB_TRAVERSAL | wxADJUST_MINSIZE | wxFULL_REPAINT_ON_RESIZE
 
-#if BASEVIEW_STRIPES
-#define DEFAULT_LIST_SINGLE_SEL_FLAGS  wxLC_REPORT | wxLC_VIRTUAL | wxLC_SINGLE_SEL
-#define DEFAULT_LIST_MULTI_SEL_FLAGS   wxLC_REPORT | wxLC_VIRTUAL
-#else
+#if BASEVIEW_RULES
 #define DEFAULT_LIST_SINGLE_SEL_FLAGS  wxLC_REPORT | wxLC_VIRTUAL | wxLC_HRULES | wxLC_SINGLE_SEL
 #define DEFAULT_LIST_MULTI_SEL_FLAGS   wxLC_REPORT | wxLC_VIRTUAL | wxLC_HRULES
+#else
+#define DEFAULT_LIST_SINGLE_SEL_FLAGS  wxLC_REPORT | wxLC_VIRTUAL | wxLC_SINGLE_SEL
+#define DEFAULT_LIST_MULTI_SEL_FLAGS   wxLC_REPORT | wxLC_VIRTUAL
 #endif
 
 
diff --git a/clientgui/DlgEventLog.h b/clientgui/DlgEventLog.h
index fe3a85fa94..e2e25d59a1 100644
--- a/clientgui/DlgEventLog.h
+++ b/clientgui/DlgEventLog.h
@@ -24,11 +24,12 @@
 #endif
 
 #define EVENT_LOG_STRIPES 1
+#define EVENT_LOG_RULES 1
 
-#if EVENT_LOG_STRIPES
-#define EVENT_LOG_DEFAULT_LIST_MULTI_SEL_FLAGS   wxLC_REPORT | wxLC_VIRTUAL
-#else
+#if EVENT_LOG_RULES
 #define EVENT_LOG_DEFAULT_LIST_MULTI_SEL_FLAGS   wxLC_REPORT | wxLC_VIRTUAL | wxLC_HRULES
+#else
+#define EVENT_LOG_DEFAULT_LIST_MULTI_SEL_FLAGS   wxLC_REPORT | wxLC_VIRTUAL
 #endif