diff --git a/code/commands.go b/code/commands.go
index b1860508..f8fde9d1 100644
--- a/code/commands.go
+++ b/code/commands.go
@@ -818,17 +818,14 @@ func CommandMenu(fn *filetree.Node) func(mm *core.Scene) {
 				continue
 			}
 			cmdCat := cc[0]
-			ic := icons.Icon(strings.ToLower(cmdCat))
-			if !ic.IsValid() {
-				fmt.Println("icon not found", cmdCat)
-			}
-			cb := core.NewButton(mm).SetText(cmdCat).SetType(core.ButtonMenu).SetIcon(ic)
+			icon := CommandIcons[cmdCat]
+			cb := core.NewButton(mm).SetText(cmdCat).SetType(core.ButtonMenu).SetIcon(icon)
 			cb.SetMenu(func(m *core.Scene) {
 				for ii := 1; ii < n; ii++ {
 					ii := ii
 					it := cc[ii]
 					cmdNm := CommandName(cmdCat, it)
-					bt := core.NewButton(m).SetText(it).SetIcon(ic)
+					bt := core.NewButton(m).SetText(it).SetIcon(icon)
 					bt.OnClick(func(e events.Event) {
 						// e.SetHandled() // note: this allows menu to stay open :)
 						cmd := CmdName(cmdNm)
@@ -845,3 +842,5 @@ func CommandMenu(fn *filetree.Node) func(mm *core.Scene) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+var CommandIcons = map[string]icons.Icon{"File": icons.File, "Git": icons.Git, "Build": icons.Build, "Core": icons.CogentCore, "Go": icons.Go}
diff --git a/code/console.go b/code/console.go
index 2e483263..e99e8f2d 100644
--- a/code/console.go
+++ b/code/console.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	"cogentcore.org/core/base/errors"
+	"cogentcore.org/core/colors"
 	"cogentcore.org/core/core"
 	"cogentcore.org/core/texteditor"
 )
@@ -107,7 +108,8 @@ func MarkupStdout(out []byte) []byte {
 }
 
 func MarkupStderr(out []byte) []byte {
-	sst := []byte(`<span style="color:red">`)
+	ec := colors.AsHex(colors.ToUniform(colors.Scheme.Error.Base))
+	sst := []byte(`<span style="color:` + ec + `">`)
 	est := []byte(`</span>`)
 	esz := len(sst) + len(est)