Index: applications/editors/josm/plugins/smed/plugs/oseam/src/oseam/panels/PanelSectors.java
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--- applications/editors/josm/plugins/smed/plugs/oseam/src/oseam/panels/PanelSectors.java	(revision 27214)
+++ applications/editors/josm/plugins/smed/plugs/oseam/src/oseam/panels/PanelSectors.java	(revision 27216)
@@ -153,5 +153,13 @@
 					return row;
 			case 1:
-				return dlg.panelMain.mark.getLightAtt(Att.COL, row);
+				if (((String)dlg.panelMain.mark.getLightAtt(Att.CHR, row)).contains("Al")) {
+					if (dlg.panelMain.mark.getLightAtt(Att.COL, row) == Col.UNKNOWN) {
+						return Col.UNKNOWN;
+					} else {
+						return dlg.panelMain.mark.getLightAtt(Att.ALT, row);
+					}
+				} else {
+					return dlg.panelMain.mark.getLightAtt(Att.COL, row);
+				}
 			case 6:
 				return (dlg.panelMain.mark.getLightAtt(Att.LIT, row) == Lit.DIR);
@@ -177,5 +185,4 @@
 					ImageIcon img = colours.get(colour);
 					if (img == value)
-//						dlg.panelMain.mark.setLightAtt(Att.COL, row, colour);
 						if (((String)dlg.panelMain.mark.getLightAtt(Att.CHR, row)).contains("Al")) {
 							if (((colour == Col.UNKNOWN) && (dlg.panelMain.mark.getLightAtt(Att.ALT, row) == Col.UNKNOWN))