Menu background gray. Sprite background priority set. Hid the return for menu text in white on white background.

cardsprites.c65

@@ -820,9 +820,7 @@ FUNC card_display_init
   sprite_color2 = color_black
 
   // Initially hide all card display sprites (1-5)
-  temp = sprite_enable
-  temp = temp & %11000001  // Keep sprite 0 (pointer), clear 1-5
-  sprite_enable = temp
+  sprite_enable = sprite_enable & %11000001  // Keep sprite 0 (pointer), clear 1-5
 FEND
 
 
@@ -917,12 +915,8 @@ FEND
 // Hide all card display sprites (when no card selected)
 // ============================================================================
 FUNC card_display_hide
-  BYTE temp
-
   // Disable sprites 1-5, keep sprite 0 (pointer) and sprite 6 (menu hint)
-  temp = sprite_enable
-  temp = temp & %11000001
-  sprite_enable = temp
+  sprite_enable = sprite_enable & %11000001
 FEND
 
 
@@ -958,8 +952,11 @@ FUNC menu_hint_show
     sprite_x_msb = sprite_x_msb | %01000000
   ENDIF
 
-  // Set color to blue (6)
-  sprite_color6 = color_light_grey
+  // Set color to black for contrast against white background
+  //sprite_color6 = color_black
+  //sprite_color6 = color_grey
+  //sprite_color6 = color_light_grey
+  sprite_color6 = color_white // White is invisible on white background.
 
   // Enable sprite 6
   sprite_enable = sprite_enable | %01000000

gamemenu.c65

@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ FUNC menu_render
   menu_print_string(23*40+$0400+1, @str_license)
 
   // Set border color to menu color (purple)
-  POKE $d020 , 4
+  POKE $d020 , color_grey
 FEND
 
 

pointer.c65

@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ FUNC pointer_init({BYTE x_pos} {BYTE y_pos} {BYTE color} {BYTE sprite_data})
   // Set sprite data pointer
   sprite_pointer0 = sprite_data
 
+  POKE $D01B , 0
+
   // Enable sprite 0
   sprite_enable = 1
 FEND