diff --git a/engines/mads/font.cpp b/engines/mads/font.cpp
index e3497b3b148..e511bd83719 100644
--- a/engines/mads/font.cpp
+++ b/engines/mads/font.cpp
@@ -118,15 +118,15 @@ void Font::setColors(uint8 v1, uint8 v2, uint8 v3, uint8 v4) {
 	_fontColors[2] = v3;
 }
 
-void Font::setColorMode(int mode) {
+void Font::setColorMode(SelectionMode mode) {
 	switch (mode) {
-	case 0:
+	case SELMODE_UNSELECTED:
 		setColors(0xFF, 4, 4, 0);
 		break;
-	case 1:
+	case SELMODE_HIGHLIGHTED:
 		setColors(0xFF, 5, 5, 0);
 		break;
-	case 2:
+	case SELMODE_SELECTED:
 		setColors(0xFF, 6, 6, 0);
 		break;
 	default:
diff --git a/engines/mads/font.h b/engines/mads/font.h
index 5079f1261fb..1511b60a825 100644
--- a/engines/mads/font.h
+++ b/engines/mads/font.h
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ namespace MADS {
 #define FONT_TELE "*FONTTELE.FF"	// Not in Phantom
 #define FONT_PHAN "*FONTPHAN.FF"	// Phantom only
 
+enum SelectionMode { 
+	SELMODE_UNSELECTED = 0, SELMODE_HIGHLIGHTED = 1, SELMODE_SELECTED = 2 
+};
+
 class MADSEngine;
 
 class Font {
@@ -77,7 +81,7 @@ public:
 	virtual ~Font();
 
 	void setColors(uint8 v1, uint8 v2, uint8 v3, uint8 v4);
-	void setColorMode(int mode);
+	void setColorMode(SelectionMode mode);
 
 	int maxWidth() const { return _maxWidth; }
 	int getWidth(const Common::String &msg, int spaceWidth = -1);
diff --git a/engines/mads/screen.cpp b/engines/mads/screen.cpp
index ba6875205f2..a2cc75f381f 100644
--- a/engines/mads/screen.cpp
+++ b/engines/mads/screen.cpp
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ void ScreenObjects::elementHighlighted() {
 				if (currentPos.x > bounds.left)
 					newIndex = idx;
 			} else {
-				if (currentPos.x > bounds.right)
+				if (currentPos.x < bounds.right)
 					newIndex = idx;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/engines/mads/user_interface.cpp b/engines/mads/user_interface.cpp
index 67fb50e4acb..b45ff146335 100644
--- a/engines/mads/user_interface.cpp
+++ b/engines/mads/user_interface.cpp
@@ -331,10 +331,10 @@ void UserInterface::writeVocab(ScrCategory category, int id) {
 	case CAT_ACTION:
 		font = _vm->_font->getFont(FONT_INTERFACE);
 		vocabId = scene._verbList[id]._id;
-		if (_highlightedActionIndex) {
-			_vm->_font->setColorMode(1);
+		if (id == _highlightedActionIndex) {
+			_vm->_font->setColorMode(SELMODE_HIGHLIGHTED);
 		} else {
-			_vm->_font->setColorMode(id == _selectedActionIndex ? 2 : 0);
+			_vm->_font->setColorMode(id == _selectedActionIndex ? SELMODE_SELECTED : SELMODE_UNSELECTED);
 		}
 		vocabStr = scene.getVocab(vocabId);
 		vocabStr.setChar(toupper(vocabStr[0]), 0);
@@ -344,10 +344,10 @@ void UserInterface::writeVocab(ScrCategory category, int id) {
 	case CAT_INV_LIST:
 		font = _vm->_font->getFont(FONT_INTERFACE);
 		vocabId = _vm->_game->_objects.getItem(id)._descId;
-		if (_v1C == id) {
-			_vm->_font->setColorMode(1);
+		if (id == _v1C) {
+			_vm->_font->setColorMode(SELMODE_HIGHLIGHTED);
 		} else {
-			_vm->_font->setColorMode(id == _selectedInvIndex ? 2 : 0);
+			_vm->_font->setColorMode(id == _selectedInvIndex ? SELMODE_SELECTED : SELMODE_UNSELECTED);
 			vocabStr = scene.getVocab(vocabId);
 			vocabStr.setChar(toupper(vocabStr[0]), 0);
 			font->writeString(this, vocabStr, Common::Point(bounds.left, bounds.top));
@@ -378,16 +378,17 @@ void UserInterface::writeVocab(ScrCategory category, int id) {
 			break;
 		}
 
-		font->setColorMode((id == 4) || (_scrollerY == 3) ? 1 : 0);
+		font->setColorMode((id == 4) || (_scrollerY == 3) ? SELMODE_HIGHLIGHTED : SELMODE_UNSELECTED);
 		font->writeString(this, vocabStr, Common::Point(bounds.left, bounds.top));
 		break;
 	default:
+		// Item specific verbs
 		font = _vm->_font->getFont(FONT_INTERFACE);
 		vocabId = _vm->_game->_objects.getItem(_selectedInvIndex)._vocabList[id]._vocabId;
-		if (_v1E == id) {
-			_vm->_font->setColorMode(1);
+		if (id == _v1E) {
+			_vm->_font->setColorMode(SELMODE_HIGHLIGHTED);
 		} else {
-			_vm->_font->setColorMode(id == _selectedInvIndex ? 2 : 0);
+			_vm->_font->setColorMode(id == _selectedInvIndex ? SELMODE_SELECTED : SELMODE_UNSELECTED);
 			vocabStr = scene.getVocab(vocabId);
 			vocabStr.setChar(toupper(vocabStr[0]), 0);
 			font->writeString(this, vocabStr, Common::Point(bounds.left, bounds.top));