diff --git a/src/ui/designer/QGCRadioChannelDisplay.cpp b/src/ui/designer/QGCRadioChannelDisplay.cpp
index 148965eb61934ac64f34424fae464e04ba103574..12620cb610d4c600d13e1f7f10608c7095c83d40 100644
--- a/src/ui/designer/QGCRadioChannelDisplay.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/designer/QGCRadioChannelDisplay.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "QGCRadioChannelDisplay.h"
 #include <QPainter>
 QGCRadioChannelDisplay::QGCRadioChannelDisplay(QWidget *parent) : QWidget(parent)
+
 {
     m_showMinMax = false;
     m_min = 0;
@@ -8,6 +9,10 @@ QGCRadioChannelDisplay::QGCRadioChannelDisplay(QWidget *parent) : QWidget(parent
     m_value = 1500;
     m_orientation = Qt::Vertical;
     m_name = "Yaw";
+
+    m_fillBrush = QBrush(Qt::green, Qt::SolidPattern);
+
+
 }
 void QGCRadioChannelDisplay::setName(QString name)
 {
@@ -26,81 +31,99 @@ void QGCRadioChannelDisplay::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event)
     //1500 is the middle, static servo value.
     QPainter painter(this);
 
-    int currval = m_value;
-    if (currval > m_max)
-    {
-        currval = m_max;
+    int fontHeight = painter.fontMetrics().height();
+    int twiceFontHeight = fontHeight * 2;
+
+    painter.setBrush(Qt::Dense4Pattern);
+    painter.setPen(QColor::fromRgb(128,128,64));
+
+    int curVal = m_value;
+    if (curVal > m_max)  {
+        curVal = m_max;
     }
-    if (currval < m_min)
-    {
-        currval = m_min;
+    if (curVal < m_min) {
+        curVal = m_min;
     }
 
     if (m_orientation == Qt::Vertical)
     {
-        painter.drawRect(0,0,width()-1,(height()-1) - (painter.fontMetrics().height() * 2));
-        painter.setBrush(Qt::SolidPattern);
+        //draw border
+        painter.drawRect(0,0,width()-1,(height()-1) - twiceFontHeight);
         painter.setPen(QColor::fromRgb(50,255,50));
-        //m_value - m_min / m_max - m_min
+        painter.setBrush(Qt::SolidPattern);
 
-        if (!m_showMinMax)
-        {
-            int newval = (height()-2-(painter.fontMetrics().height() * 2)) * ((float)(currval - m_min) / ((m_max-m_min)+1));
-            int newvaly = (height()-2-(painter.fontMetrics().height() * 2)) - newval;
-            painter.drawRect(1,newvaly,width()-3,((height()-2) - newvaly - (painter.fontMetrics().height() * 2)));
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            int newval = (height()-2-(painter.fontMetrics().height() * 2)) * ((float)(currval / 3001.0));
-            int newvaly = (height()-2-(painter.fontMetrics().height() * 2)) - newval;
-            painter.drawRect(1,newvaly,width()-3,((height()-2) - newvaly - (painter.fontMetrics().height() * 2)));
+        //draw the text value of the widget, and its label
+        QString valStr = QString::number(m_value);
+        painter.setPen(QColor::fromRgb(255,255,255));
+        painter.drawText((width()/2.0) - (painter.fontMetrics().width(m_name)/2.0),((height()-3) - (fontHeight*1)),m_name);
+        painter.drawText((width()/2.0) - (painter.fontMetrics().width(valStr)/2.0),((height()-3) - (fontHeight * 0)),valStr);
+
+
+        painter.setPen(QColor::fromRgb(128,128,64));
+        painter.setBrush(m_fillBrush);
+
+        if (!m_showMinMax) {
+            //draw just the value
+            int newval = (height()-2-twiceFontHeight) * ((float)(curVal - m_min) / ((m_max-m_min)+1));
+            int yVal = (height()-2-twiceFontHeight) - newval;
+            painter.drawRect(1,yVal,width()-3,((height()-2) - yVal - twiceFontHeight));
         }
+        else {
+            //draw the value
+            int newval = (height()-2-twiceFontHeight) * ((float)(curVal / 3001.0));
+            int yVal = (height()-2-twiceFontHeight) - newval;
+            painter.drawRect(1,yVal,width()-3,((height()-2) - yVal - twiceFontHeight));
 
-        QString valstr = QString::number(m_value);
-        painter.setPen(QColor::fromRgb(255,255,255));
-        painter.drawText((width()/2.0) - (painter.fontMetrics().width(m_name)/2.0),((height()-3) - (painter.fontMetrics().height()*1)),m_name);
-        painter.drawText((width()/2.0) - (painter.fontMetrics().width(valstr)/2.0),((height()-3) - (painter.fontMetrics().height() * 0)),valstr);
-        if (m_showMinMax)
-        {
-            painter.setBrush(Qt::NoBrush);
+            //draw min max indicator bars
             painter.setPen(QColor::fromRgb(255,0,0));
-            int maxyval = (height()-3 - (painter.fontMetrics().height() * 2)) - (((height()-3-(painter.fontMetrics().height() * 2)) * ((float)m_max / 3000.0)));
-            int minyval = (height()-3 - (painter.fontMetrics().height() * 2)) - (((height()-3-(painter.fontMetrics().height() * 2)) * ((float)m_min / 3000.0)));
-            painter.drawRect(2,maxyval,width()-3,minyval - maxyval);
+            painter.setBrush(Qt::NoBrush);
+
+            int yMax = (height()-3 - twiceFontHeight) - (((height()-3-twiceFontHeight) * ((float)m_max / 3000.0)));
+            int yMin = (height()-3 - twiceFontHeight) - (((height()-3-twiceFontHeight) * ((float)m_min / 3000.0)));
+            painter.drawRect(2,yMax,width()-3,yMin - yMax);
+
+            //draw min and max labels
             QString minstr = QString::number(m_min);
-            painter.drawText((width() / 2.0) - (painter.fontMetrics().width("min")/2.0),minyval,"min");
-            painter.drawText((width() / 2.0) - (painter.fontMetrics().width(minstr)/2.0),minyval + painter.fontMetrics().height(),minstr);
+            painter.drawText((width() / 2.0) - (painter.fontMetrics().width("min")/2.0),yMin,"min");
+            painter.drawText((width() / 2.0) - (painter.fontMetrics().width(minstr)/2.0),yMin + fontHeight,minstr);
 
             QString maxstr = QString::number(m_max);
-            painter.drawText((width() / 2.0) - (painter.fontMetrics().width("max")/2.0),maxyval,"max");
-            painter.drawText((width() / 2.0) - (painter.fontMetrics().width(maxstr)/2.0),maxyval + painter.fontMetrics().height(),maxstr);
+            painter.drawText((width() / 2.0) - (painter.fontMetrics().width("max")/2.0),yMax,"max");
+            painter.drawText((width() / 2.0) - (painter.fontMetrics().width(maxstr)/2.0),yMax + fontHeight,maxstr);
 
-            //painter.drawRect(width() * ,2,((width()-1) * ((float)m_max / 3000.0)) - (width() * ((float)m_min / 3000.0)),(height()-5) - (painter.fontMetrics().height() * 2));
         }
     }
-    else
+    else //horizontal orientation
     {
-        painter.drawRect(0,0,width()-1,(height()-1) - (painter.fontMetrics().height() * 2));
-        painter.setBrush(Qt::SolidPattern);
+        //draw the value
+        painter.drawRect(0,0,width()-1,(height()-1) - twiceFontHeight);
         painter.setPen(QColor::fromRgb(50,255,50));
-        if (!m_showMinMax)
-        {
-            painter.drawRect(1,1,(width()-3) * ((float)(currval-m_min) / (m_max-m_min)),(height()-3) - (painter.fontMetrics().height() * 2));
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            painter.drawRect(1,1,(width()-3) * ((float)currval / 3000.0),(height()-3) - (painter.fontMetrics().height() * 2));
-        }
+        painter.setBrush(m_fillBrush);
+
+        //draw the value string
         painter.setPen(QColor::fromRgb(255,255,255));
         QString valstr = QString::number(m_value);
-        painter.drawText((width()/2.0) - (painter.fontMetrics().width(m_name)/2.0),((height()-3) - (painter.fontMetrics().height()*1)),m_name);
-        painter.drawText((width()/2.0) - (painter.fontMetrics().width(valstr)/2.0),((height()-3) - (painter.fontMetrics().height() * 0)),valstr);
-        if (m_showMinMax)
-        {
+        painter.drawText((width()/2.0) - (painter.fontMetrics().width(m_name)/2.0),((height()-3) - (fontHeight*1)),m_name);
+        painter.drawText((width()/2.0) - (painter.fontMetrics().width(valstr)/2.0),((height()-3) - (fontHeight * 0)),valstr);
+
+
+        painter.setPen(QColor::fromRgb(0,128,0));
+        painter.setBrush(m_fillBrush);
+
+        if (!m_showMinMax) {
+            //draw just the value
+            painter.drawRect(1,1,(width()-3) * ((float)(curVal-m_min) / (m_max-m_min)),(height()-3) - twiceFontHeight);
+        }
+        else {
+            //draw the value
+            painter.drawRect(1,1,(width()-3) * ((float)curVal / 3000.0),(height()-3) - twiceFontHeight);
+
+             //draw the min and max bars
             painter.setBrush(Qt::NoBrush);
             painter.setPen(QColor::fromRgb(255,0,0));
-            painter.drawRect(width() * ((float)m_min / 3000.0),2,((width()-1) * ((float)m_max / 3000.0)) - (width() * ((float)m_min / 3000.0)),(height()-5) - (painter.fontMetrics().height() * 2));
+            painter.drawRect(width() * ((float)m_min / 3000.0),2,((width()-1) * ((float)m_max / 3000.0)) - (width() * ((float)m_min / 3000.0)),(height()-5) - twiceFontHeight);
 
+            //draw the min and max strings
             QString minstr = QString::number(m_min);
             painter.drawText((width() * ((float)m_min / 3000.0)) - (painter.fontMetrics().width("min")/2.0),((height()-3) - (painter.fontMetrics().height()*1)),"min");
             painter.drawText((width() * ((float)m_min / 3000.0)) - (painter.fontMetrics().width(minstr)/2.0),((height()-3) - (painter.fontMetrics().height() * 0)),minstr);
diff --git a/src/ui/designer/QGCRadioChannelDisplay.h b/src/ui/designer/QGCRadioChannelDisplay.h
index be8958a23a8bd9e63e718ebaa3ef356f4a8b6e4f..93abcff7a2b2c482852e6da82285327072e91190 100644
--- a/src/ui/designer/QGCRadioChannelDisplay.h
+++ b/src/ui/designer/QGCRadioChannelDisplay.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ private:
     int m_max;
     bool m_showMinMax;
     QString m_name;
+    QBrush m_fillBrush;
+
 signals:
     
 public slots: