diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/config/MessageConfig.Designer.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/config/MessageConfig.Designer.cs
index 53dabdcc3c..10ecdf181e 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/config/MessageConfig.Designer.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/config/MessageConfig.Designer.cs
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@
 			this.MovieInputColor.Name = "MovieInputColor";
 			this.MovieInputColor.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(20, 20);
 			this.MovieInputColor.TabIndex = 9;
-			this.MovieInputColor.DoubleClick += new System.EventHandler(this.MovieInputColor_DoubleClick);
+			this.MovieInputColor.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.MovieInputColor_Click);
 			// 
 			// LInputColorPanel
 			// 
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@
 			this.LInputColorPanel.Name = "LInputColorPanel";
 			this.LInputColorPanel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(20, 20);
 			this.LInputColorPanel.TabIndex = 7;
-			this.LInputColorPanel.DoubleClick += new System.EventHandler(this.LInputColorPanel_DoubleClick);
+			this.LInputColorPanel.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.LInputColorPanel_Click);
 			// 
 			// AlertColorPanel
 			// 
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@
 			this.AlertColorPanel.Name = "AlertColorPanel";
 			this.AlertColorPanel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(20, 20);
 			this.AlertColorPanel.TabIndex = 7;
-			this.AlertColorPanel.DoubleClick += new System.EventHandler(this.AlertColorPanel_DoubleClick);
+			this.AlertColorPanel.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.AlertColorPanel_Click);
 			// 
 			// ColorPanel
 			// 
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@
 			this.ColorPanel.Name = "ColorPanel";
 			this.ColorPanel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(20, 20);
 			this.ColorPanel.TabIndex = 7;
-			this.ColorPanel.DoubleClick += new System.EventHandler(this.ColorPanel_DoubleClick);
+			this.ColorPanel.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.ColorPanel_Click);
 			// 
 			// label7
 			// 
@@ -442,6 +442,10 @@
 			this.ColorText.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(59, 20);
 			this.ColorText.TabIndex = 2;
 			// 
+			// MessageColorDialog
+			// 
+			this.MessageColorDialog.FullOpen = true;
+			// 
 			// Cancel
 			// 
 			this.Cancel.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
@@ -602,6 +606,18 @@
 			this.TL.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
 			this.TL.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.TL_CheckedChanged);
 			// 
+			// AlertColorDialog
+			// 
+			this.AlertColorDialog.FullOpen = true;
+			// 
+			// LInputColorDialog
+			// 
+			this.LInputColorDialog.FullOpen = true;
+			// 
+			// MovieInputColorDialog
+			// 
+			this.MovieInputColorDialog.FullOpen = true;
+			// 
 			// MessageConfig
 			// 
 			this.AcceptButton = this.OK;
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/config/MessageConfig.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/config/MessageConfig.cs
index f879daab02..894afaf7d2 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/config/MessageConfig.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/config/MessageConfig.cs
@@ -420,12 +420,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			SetPositionInfo();
 		}
 
-		private void ColorPanel_DoubleClick(object sender, EventArgs e)
-		{
-			if (MessageColorDialog.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
-				SetColorBox();
-		}
-
 		private void TL_CheckedChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
 			if (TL.Checked)
@@ -494,6 +488,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			}
 		}
 
+		private void ColorPanel_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
+		{
+
+		}
+
 		private void XNumeric_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
 			XNumericChange();
@@ -504,22 +503,19 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			YNumericChange();
 		}
 
-		private void AlertColorPanel_DoubleClick(object sender, EventArgs e)
+		private void AlertColorPanel_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
-			if (AlertColorDialog.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
-				SetColorBox();
+
 		}
 
-		private void LInputColorPanel_DoubleClick(object sender, EventArgs e)
+		private void LInputColorPanel_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
-			if (LInputColorDialog.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
-				SetColorBox();
+
 		}
 
-		private void MovieInputColor_DoubleClick(object sender, EventArgs e)
+		private void MovieInputColor_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
-			if (MovieInputColorDialog.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
-				SetColorBox();
+
 		}
 	}
 }