diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 242a1ea2..3fbd6ed5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,8 +34,13 @@ if(BIICODE)
     # we'll use the default config file so we can iliminate the following macro definitions
     if(MSVC)
         # More MSVC specific compilation flags
-		add_definitions(-D_SCL_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS)
-		add_definitions(-D_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE)
+	add_definitions(-D_SCL_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS)
+	add_definitions(-D_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE)
+	if(MSVC14)
+		add_definitions(-DSTD_CODECVT_NOT_SUPPORTED)
+	else()
+		add_definitions(-DNOT_IMPLEMENTED_KEYWORD_noexcept)
+	endif()
     endif()
     
     add_biicode_targets()
diff --git a/include/nana/detail/linux_X11/platform_spec.hpp b/include/nana/detail/linux_X11/platform_spec.hpp
index ae4a1830..461517f9 100644
--- a/include/nana/detail/linux_X11/platform_spec.hpp
+++ b/include/nana/detail/linux_X11/platform_spec.hpp
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ namespace detail
 		~drawable_impl_type();
 
 		void fgcolor(const ::nana::color&); //deprecated
+		unsigned get_color() const;
+		unsigned get_text_color() const;
 		void set_color(const ::nana::color&);
 		void set_text_color(const ::nana::color&);
 
diff --git a/include/nana/detail/win32/platform_spec.hpp b/include/nana/detail/win32/platform_spec.hpp
index e8db5fff..3afea077 100644
--- a/include/nana/detail/win32/platform_spec.hpp
+++ b/include/nana/detail/win32/platform_spec.hpp
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ namespace detail
 
 		void fgcolor(const ::nana::color&);	//deprecated
 		unsigned get_color() const;
+		unsigned get_text_color() const;
 		void set_color(const ::nana::color&);
 		void set_text_color(const ::nana::color&);
 
diff --git a/include/nana/paint/graphics.hpp b/include/nana/paint/graphics.hpp
index ad2c8a6c..a194aa7e 100644
--- a/include/nana/paint/graphics.hpp
+++ b/include/nana/paint/graphics.hpp
@@ -136,8 +136,11 @@ namespace nana
 			/// @param file_utf8 A UTF-8 string to a filename
 			void save_as_file(const char* file_utf8) const throw();
 
-			void set_color(const ::nana::color&);
-			void set_text_color(const ::nana::color&);
+			void set_color(const ::nana::color&);		//deprecated, graphics::palette() instead
+			void set_text_color(const ::nana::color&);	//deprecated, graphics::palette() instead
+
+			::nana::color	palette(bool for_text) const;
+			graphics&		palette(bool for_text, const ::nana::color&);
 
 			unsigned bidi_string(const nana::point&, const char_t *, std::size_t len);
 			unsigned bidi_string(const point& pos, const char*, std::size_t len);
diff --git a/source/detail/linux_X11/platform_spec.cpp b/source/detail/linux_X11/platform_spec.cpp
index 0765b46c..8d4ff735 100644
--- a/source/detail/linux_X11/platform_spec.cpp
+++ b/source/detail/linux_X11/platform_spec.cpp
@@ -302,6 +302,16 @@ namespace detail
 #endif
 	}
 
+	unsigned drawable_impl_type::get_color() const
+	{
+		return color_;
+	}
+
+	unsigned drawable_impl_type::get_text_color() const
+	{
+		return text_color_;
+	}
+
 	void drawable_impl_type::set_color(const ::nana::color& clr)
 	{
 		color_ = (clr.px_color().value & 0xFFFFFF);
diff --git a/source/detail/win32/platform_spec.cpp b/source/detail/win32/platform_spec.cpp
index dcc22037..767b843f 100644
--- a/source/detail/win32/platform_spec.cpp
+++ b/source/detail/win32/platform_spec.cpp
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ namespace detail
 		return color_;
 	}
 
+	unsigned drawable_impl_type::get_text_color() const
+	{
+		return text_color_;
+	}
+
 	void drawable_impl_type::set_color(const ::nana::color& clr)
 	{
 		color_ = (clr.px_color().value & 0xFFFFFF);
diff --git a/source/paint/graphics.cpp b/source/paint/graphics.cpp
index 562d6fac..c6b71f21 100644
--- a/source/paint/graphics.cpp
+++ b/source/paint/graphics.cpp
@@ -874,6 +874,27 @@ namespace paint
 				handle_->set_text_color(col);
 		}
 
+		::nana::color graphics::palette(bool for_text) const
+		{
+			if (handle_)
+				return static_cast<color_rgb>(for_text ? handle_->get_text_color() : handle_->get_color());
+
+			return{};
+		}
+
+		graphics& graphics::palette(bool for_text, const ::nana::color& clr)
+		{
+			if (handle_)
+			{
+				if (for_text)
+					handle_->set_text_color(clr);
+				else
+					handle_->set_color(clr);
+			}
+
+			return *this;
+		}
+
 		unsigned graphics::bidi_string(const nana::point& pos, const char_t * str, std::size_t len)
 		{
 			auto moved_pos = pos;
diff --git a/source/paint/text_renderer.cpp b/source/paint/text_renderer.cpp
index 9fbcf8f6..eaa87349 100644
--- a/source/paint/text_renderer.cpp
+++ b/source/paint/text_renderer.cpp
@@ -118,11 +118,12 @@ namespace nana
 			{
 				graphics & graph;
 				int x, endpos;
-				::nana::color fgcolor;
+				//::nana::color fgcolor;	//deprecated
 				unsigned omitted_pixels;
 				nana::unicode_bidi bidi;
 				std::vector<nana::unicode_bidi::entity> reordered;
 
+				/*	//deprecated
 				draw_string_omitted(graphics& graph, int x, int endpos, const ::nana::color& fgcolor, bool omitted)
 					: graph(graph), x(x), endpos(endpos), fgcolor(fgcolor)
 				{
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@ namespace nana
 					else
 						this->endpos = x;
 				}
+				*/
 
 				draw_string_omitted(graphics& graph, int x, int endpos, bool omitted)
 					: graph(graph), x(x), endpos(endpos)
@@ -169,7 +171,8 @@ namespace nana
 							nana::paint::graphics dum_graph({ r.width, r.height });
 
 							dum_graph.bitblt(r, graph, pos);
-							dum_graph.set_text_color(fgcolor);
+							//dum_graph.set_text_color(fgcolor);	//deprecated
+							dum_graph.set_text_color(graph.palette(true));
 							dum_graph.string({}, i.begin, len);
 
 							r.x = pos.x;