diff --git a/copyparty/web/browser.css b/copyparty/web/browser.css
index 90cb9be8..407967b9 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/browser.css
+++ b/copyparty/web/browser.css
@@ -1555,11 +1555,13 @@ html {
 #treepar {
 	z-index: 1;
 	position: fixed;
+	background: #fff;
 	background: var(--tree-bg);
 	left: -.96em;
 	width: calc(.3em + var(--nav-sz) - var(--sbw));
 	border-bottom: 1px solid var(--bg-u5);
 	overflow: hidden;
+	border-right: .5em solid #999\9;
 }
 #treepar.off {
 	display: none;
@@ -1995,6 +1997,7 @@ html.y #doc .line-highlight {
 }
 #seldoc.sel {
 	color: var(--fg2-max);
+	background: #f0f;
 	background: var(--g-sel-b1);
 }
 #pvol,
@@ -2014,6 +2017,7 @@ a.btn,
 	user-select: none;
 }
 #hkhelp {
+	background: #fff;
 	background: var(--bg);
 }
 #hkhelp table {
diff --git a/copyparty/web/md.js b/copyparty/web/md.js
index d6064c9e..66be69bb 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/md.js
+++ b/copyparty/web/md.js
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ function convert_markdown(md_text, dest_dom) {
     catch (ex) {
         if (IE) {
             dest_dom.innerHTML = 'IE cannot into markdown ;_;';
-            return;
+            return false;
         }
 
         if (ext)
@@ -344,6 +344,8 @@ function convert_markdown(md_text, dest_dom) {
             }
             catch (ex) { }
         }, 1);
+    
+    return true;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/copyparty/web/md2.js b/copyparty/web/md2.js
index bb93247f..45403f99 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/md2.js
+++ b/copyparty/web/md2.js
@@ -1051,7 +1051,9 @@ ebi('help').onclick = function (e) {
     var dom = ebi('helpbox');
     var dtxt = dom.getElementsByTagName('textarea');
     if (dtxt.length > 0) {
-        convert_markdown(dtxt[0].value, dom);
+        var txt = dtxt[0].value;
+        if (!convert_markdown(txt, dom))
+            dom.innerText = txt.split('## markdown')[0];
         dom.innerHTML = '<a href="#" id="helpclose">close</a>' + dom.innerHTML;
     }