Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/tagging/TagCellRenderer.java
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--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/tagging/TagCellRenderer.java	(revision 3021)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/tagging/TagCellRenderer.java	(revision 3022)
@@ -75,14 +75,4 @@
 
     /**
-     * renders the background color.
-     * 
-     * @param tagModel the tag model
-     * @param model the tag editor model
-     */
-    protected void renderBackgroundColor(TagModel tagModel, TagEditorModel model) {
-        setBackground(UIManager.getColor("Table.background")); // standard color
-    }
-
-    /**
      * replies the cell renderer component for a specific cell
      *
@@ -106,5 +96,6 @@
             setForeground(UIManager.getColor("Table.selectionForeground"));
         } else {
-            renderBackgroundColor(getModel(table).get(rowIndex), getModel(table));
+            setBackground(UIManager.getColor("Table.background")); // standard color
+            setForeground(UIManager.getColor("Table.foreground"));
         }