diff --git a/commands/choose b/commands/choose
index ce7ddf8d6..32137711c 100755
--- a/commands/choose
+++ b/commands/choose
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ function choose_() (
 		color_disable_invert \
 		color_foreground_black \
 		color_foreground_green \
+		color_foreground_intense_white \
 		color_foreground_intense_green \
 		color_foreground_intense_magenta \
 		color_foreground_intense_yellow \
@@ -324,13 +325,22 @@ function choose_() (
 		icon_active \
 		icon_default \
 		icon_standard \
+		style_count_more_begin \
+		style_count_more_end \
+		style_count_default_begin \
+		style_count_default_end \
+		style_count_selected_begin \
+		style_count_selected_end \
 		style_help_begin \
 		style_help_end \
 		style_key_begin \
 		style_key_begin \
 		style_key_end \
 		style_key_end \
-		style_key_indent='  '
+		style_key_indent='  ' \
+		style_active_line \
+		style_selected_line \
+		style_default_line
 	if test "$use_colors" = 'no'; then
 		color_reset=''
 		color_bold=''
@@ -345,6 +355,7 @@ function choose_() (
 		color_disable_invert=''
 		color_foreground_black=''
 		color_foreground_green=''
+		color_foreground_intense_white=''
 		color_foreground_intense_black=''
 		color_foreground_intense_green=''
 		color_foreground_intense_magenta=''
@@ -355,6 +366,9 @@ function choose_() (
 		style_help_end=''
 		style_key_begin='['
 		style_key_end=']'
+		style_active_line=''
+		style_selected_line=''
+		style_default_line=''
 	else
 		color_reset=$'\e[0m'
 		color_bold=$'\e[1m'
@@ -369,6 +383,7 @@ function choose_() (
 		color_disable_invert=$'\e[27m'
 		color_foreground_black=$'\e[30m'
 		color_foreground_green=$'\e[32m'
+		color_foreground_intense_white=$'\e[97m'
 		color_foreground_intense_black=$'\e[90m'
 		color_foreground_intense_green=$'\e[92m'
 		color_foreground_intense_magenta=$'\e[95m'
@@ -377,13 +392,32 @@ function choose_() (
 		color_foreground_yellow=$'\e[33m'
 		color_background_white=$'\e[47m'
 		color_background_intense_white=$'\e[107m'
-		style_help_begin="$color_dim"
-		style_help_end="$color_reset"
+		style_active_line="$color_invert"
+		style_count_default_begin="$color_foreground_yellow"
+		style_count_selected_begin="$color_foreground_green"
 		if test "$(get-terminal-theme || :)" = 'dark'; then
+			style_count_more_begin="$color_foreground_white"
+			style_count_more_end="$color_disable_foreground"
+			style_help_begin="$color_dim" # dim is better than white, nice separation
 			style_key_begin="${color_foreground_black}${color_background_white} "
+			style_default_line="$color_foreground_intense_yellow"
+			style_selected_line="$color_foreground_intense_green"
 		else
+			# style_count_more_begin="$color_foreground_black" # same as the items, too confusing
+			# style_count_more_end="$color_disable_foreground"
+			style_count_more_begin="$color_foreground_intense_black" # not enough distinction from the items, however, dim is too dim
+			style_count_more_end="$color_disable_foreground"
+			# style_count_more_begin="$color_dim" # not readable enough
+			# style_count_more_end="$color_disable_intensity"
+			style_help_begin="$color_foreground_intense_black"
 			style_key_begin="${color_background_intense_white} " # foreground default black, background intense white
+			# for count and selected, intense is too bright, dim is too light
+			style_default_line="$color_foreground_yellow"
+			style_selected_line="$color_foreground_green"
 		fi
+		style_count_default_end="$color_disable_foreground"
+		style_count_selected_end="$color_disable_foreground"
+		style_help_end="$color_reset"
 		style_key_end=" $color_reset"
 	fi
 	if test "$option_multi" = 'yes'; then
@@ -1163,17 +1197,17 @@ function choose_() (
 			line_prefix=''
 			line_style=''
 			if test "$menu_index" -eq "$menu_cursor"; then
-				line_style+="$color_invert"
+				line_style+="$style_active_line"
 				line_prefix+='⏵  '
 			else
 				line_prefix+='   '
 			fi
 			if test "${selected[item_index]-}" = 'yes' -a "$menu_mode" != 'cancel'; then
-				line_style+="$color_foreground_intense_green"
+				line_style+="$style_selected_line"
 				line_prefix+="$icon_selected "
 				page_visible_selected_count="$((page_visible_selected_count + 1))"
 			elif test "${defaults[item_index]-}" = 'yes'; then
-				line_style+="$color_foreground_intense_yellow"
+				line_style+="$style_default_line"
 				line_prefix+="$icon_default "
 				page_visible_unselected_defaults_count="$((page_visible_unselected_defaults_count + 1))"
 			elif test "$menu_index" -eq "$menu_cursor"; then
@@ -1323,7 +1357,7 @@ function choose_() (
 			if test "$menu_top_index" -eq 0; then
 				if test "$menu_mode" = 'choose'; then
 					# choose: fetch all below
-					page_header+="${page_hint_indent}${below_open_symbol} ${color_foreground_white}choose any $menu_total below${color_disable_foreground}"
+					page_header+="${page_hint_indent}${below_open_symbol} ${style_count_more_begin}choose any $menu_total below${style_count_more_end}"
 					page_header_selected_count="$selected_count"
 					for index in "${default_indexes[@]}"; do
 						if test "${selected[index]-}" = 'yes'; then
@@ -1332,15 +1366,15 @@ function choose_() (
 						page_header_unselected_defaults_count="$((page_header_unselected_defaults_count + 1))"
 					done
 				elif test "$menu_mode" = 'cancel'; then
-					page_header+="${page_hint_indent}${below_open_symbol} ${color_foreground_yellow}cancel to all $menu_total defaults below${color_disable_foreground}"
+					page_header+="${page_hint_indent}${below_open_symbol} ${style_count_default_begin}cancel to all $menu_total defaults below${style_count_default_end}"
 				else
-					page_header+="${page_hint_indent}${below_open_symbol} ${color_foreground_green}confirm all $menu_total selected below${color_disable_foreground}"
+					page_header+="${page_hint_indent}${below_open_symbol} ${style_count_selected_begin}confirm all $menu_total selected below${style_count_selected_end}"
 				fi
 				header_close_symbol="$below_close_symbol"
 			else
 				if test "$menu_mode" = 'choose'; then
 					# choose: fetch more above
-					page_header+="${page_hint_indent}${continue_open_symbol} ${color_foreground_white}$menu_top_index more above${color_disable_foreground}"
+					page_header+="${page_hint_indent}${continue_open_symbol} ${style_count_more_begin}$menu_top_index more above${style_count_more_end}"
 					for index in "${selected_indexes[@]}"; do
 						if test "$index" -ge "$menu_top_index"; then
 							break
@@ -1357,7 +1391,7 @@ function choose_() (
 						page_header_unselected_defaults_count="$((page_header_unselected_defaults_count + 1))"
 					done
 				elif test "$menu_mode" = 'cancel'; then
-					page_header+="${page_hint_indent}${continue_open_symbol} ${color_foreground_yellow}$menu_top_index more defaults above${color_disable_foreground}"
+					page_header+="${page_hint_indent}${continue_open_symbol} ${style_count_default_begin}$menu_top_index more defaults above${style_count_default_end}"
 				else
 					page_header+="${page_hint_indent}${continue_open_symbol} ${color_foreground_green}$menu_top_index more selected above${color_disable_foreground}"
 				fi
@@ -1368,7 +1402,7 @@ function choose_() (
 			if test "$menu_bottom_index" -eq "$menu_last_index"; then
 				if test "$menu_mode" = 'choose'; then
 					# choose: fetch all above
-					page_footer+="${page_hint_indent}${above_open_symbol} ${color_foreground_white}choose any $menu_total above${color_disable_foreground}"
+					page_footer+="${page_hint_indent}${above_open_symbol} ${style_count_more_begin}choose any $menu_total above${style_count_more_end}"
 					page_footer_selected_count="$selected_count"
 					for index in "${default_indexes[@]}"; do
 						if test "${selected[index]-}" = 'yes'; then
@@ -1377,16 +1411,16 @@ function choose_() (
 						page_footer_unselected_defaults_count="$((page_footer_unselected_defaults_count + 1))"
 					done
 				elif test "$menu_mode" = 'cancel'; then
-					page_footer+="${page_hint_indent}${above_open_symbol} ${color_foreground_yellow}cancel to all $menu_total defaults above${color_disable_foreground}"
+					page_footer+="${page_hint_indent}${above_open_symbol} ${style_count_default_begin}cancel to all $menu_total defaults above${style_count_default_end}"
 				else
-					page_footer+="${page_hint_indent}${above_open_symbol} ${color_foreground_green}confirm all $menu_total selected above${color_disable_foreground}"
+					page_footer+="${page_hint_indent}${above_open_symbol} ${style_count_selected_begin}confirm all $menu_total selected above${style_count_selected_end}"
 				fi
 				footer_close_symbol="$above_close_symbol"
 			else
 				index="$((menu_last_index - menu_bottom_index))"
 				if test "$menu_mode" = 'choose'; then
 					# choose: fetch more below
-					page_footer+="${page_hint_indent}${continue_open_symbol} ${color_foreground_white}$index more below${color_disable_foreground}"
+					page_footer+="${page_hint_indent}${continue_open_symbol} ${style_count_more_begin}$index more below${style_count_more_end}"
 					for index in "${selected_indexes[@]}"; do
 						if test "$index" -le "$menu_bottom_index"; then
 							continue
@@ -1400,9 +1434,9 @@ function choose_() (
 						page_footer_unselected_defaults_count="$((page_footer_unselected_defaults_count + 1))"
 					done
 				elif test "$menu_mode" = 'cancel'; then
-					page_footer+="${page_hint_indent}${continue_open_symbol} ${color_foreground_yellow}cancel to $index more defaults below${color_disable_foreground}"
+					page_footer+="${page_hint_indent}${continue_open_symbol} ${style_count_default_begin}cancel to $index more defaults below${style_count_default_end}"
 				else
-					page_footer+="${page_hint_indent}${continue_open_symbol} ${color_foreground_green}confirm $index more selected below${color_disable_foreground}"
+					page_footer+="${page_hint_indent}${continue_open_symbol} ${style_count_selected_begin}confirm $index more selected below${style_count_selected_end}"
 				fi
 				footer_close_symbol="$continue_close_symbol"
 			fi
@@ -1410,30 +1444,30 @@ function choose_() (
 			# add selected and unslected defaults counts
 			if test "$menu_mode" = 'choose'; then
 				if test "$page_header_selected_count" -ne 0; then
-					page_header+=" ${sep_symbol} ${color_foreground_green}${page_header_selected_count} selected${color_disable_foreground}"
+					page_header+=" ${sep_symbol} ${style_count_selected_begin}${page_header_selected_count} selected${style_count_selected_end}"
 				fi
 				if test "$page_header_unselected_defaults_count" -ne 0; then
-					page_header+=" ${sep_symbol} ${color_foreground_yellow}${page_header_unselected_defaults_count} unselected defaults${color_disable_foreground}"
+					page_header+=" ${sep_symbol} ${style_count_default_begin}${page_header_unselected_defaults_count} unselected defaults${style_count_default_end}"
 				fi
-				page_visible+="${page_hint_indent}${continue_open_symbol} ${color_foreground_white}$page_count visible${color_disable_foreground}"
+				page_visible+="${page_hint_indent}${continue_open_symbol} ${style_count_more_begin}$page_count visible${style_count_more_end}"
 				if test -n "$page_visible"; then
 					if test "$page_visible_selected_count" -ne 0; then
-						page_visible+=" ${sep_symbol} ${color_foreground_green}${page_visible_selected_count} selected${color_disable_foreground}"
+						page_visible+=" ${sep_symbol} ${style_count_selected_begin}${page_visible_selected_count} selected${style_count_selected_end}"
 					fi
 					if test "$page_visible_unselected_defaults_count" -ne 0; then
-						page_visible+=" ${sep_symbol} ${color_foreground_yellow}${page_visible_unselected_defaults_count} unselected defaults${color_disable_foreground}"
+						page_visible+=" ${sep_symbol} ${style_count_default_begin}${page_visible_unselected_defaults_count} unselected defaults${style_count_default_end}"
 					fi
 				fi
 				if test "$page_footer_selected_count" -ne 0; then
-					page_footer+=" ${sep_symbol} ${color_foreground_green}${page_footer_selected_count} selected${color_disable_foreground}"
+					page_footer+=" ${sep_symbol} ${style_count_selected_begin}${page_footer_selected_count} selected${style_count_selected_end}"
 				fi
 				if test "$page_footer_unselected_defaults_count" -ne 0; then
-					page_footer+=" ${sep_symbol} ${color_foreground_yellow}${page_footer_unselected_defaults_count} unselected defaults${color_disable_foreground}"
+					page_footer+=" ${sep_symbol} ${style_count_default_begin}${page_footer_unselected_defaults_count} unselected defaults${style_count_default_end}"
 				fi
 			elif test "$menu_mode" = 'cancel'; then
-				page_visible+="${page_hint_indent}${continue_open_symbol} ${color_foreground_yellow}$page_count visible${color_disable_foreground}"
+				page_visible+="${page_hint_indent}${continue_open_symbol} ${style_count_default_begin}$page_count visible${style_count_default_end}"
 			else
-				page_visible+="${page_hint_indent}${continue_open_symbol} ${color_foreground_green}$page_count visible${color_disable_foreground}"
+				page_visible+="${page_hint_indent}${continue_open_symbol} ${style_count_selected_begin}$page_count visible${style_count_selected_end}"
 			fi
 
 			page_header+=" ${header_close_symbol}"$'\n'