diff --git a/demo/viewer/layerlistmodel.cpp b/demo/viewer/layerlistmodel.cpp
index 55af8e76e..ec0eaac26 100644
--- a/demo/viewer/layerlistmodel.cpp
+++ b/demo/viewer/layerlistmodel.cpp
@@ -21,13 +21,12 @@
 
 #include "layerlistmodel.hpp"
 #include <QIcon>
-
-#include <iostream>
+#include <QBrush>
 #include <mapnik/layer.hpp>
 
 using mapnik::Map;
 
-LayerListModel::LayerListModel(std::shared_ptr<Map> map,QObject *parent)
+LayerListModel::LayerListModel(std::shared_ptr<Map> map, QObject *parent)
     : QAbstractListModel(parent),
       map_(map) {}
 
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ int LayerListModel::rowCount(QModelIndex const&) const
    return 0;
 }
 
-QVariant LayerListModel::data(QModelIndex const& index,int role) const
+QVariant LayerListModel::data(QModelIndex const& index, int role) const
 {
     if (!index.isValid() || !map_)
         return QVariant();
@@ -64,6 +63,13 @@ QVariant LayerListModel::data(QModelIndex const& index,int role) const
         else
            return QVariant(Qt::Unchecked);
     }
+    else if (role == Qt::ForegroundRole)
+    {
+        if (map_->layers().at(index.row()).active())
+            return QBrush(QColor("black"));
+        else
+            return QBrush(QColor("lightgrey"));
+    }
     else
     {
         return QVariant();
@@ -101,7 +107,6 @@ bool LayerListModel::setData(const QModelIndex &index,
 Qt::ItemFlags LayerListModel::flags(QModelIndex const& index) const
 {
     Qt::ItemFlags flags = QAbstractItemModel::flags(index);
-
     if (index.isValid())
        flags |= Qt::ItemIsUserCheckable;
     return flags;
diff --git a/demo/viewer/layerwidget.cpp b/demo/viewer/layerwidget.cpp
index a6ab6b8f4..5733f1e63 100644
--- a/demo/viewer/layerwidget.cpp
+++ b/demo/viewer/layerwidget.cpp
@@ -29,12 +29,9 @@
 #include <qscrollbar.h>
 #include <qrubberband.h>
 #include <qdebug.h>
-#include <iostream>
 #include "layerlistmodel.hpp"
 #include "layer_info_dialog.hpp"
 
-using namespace std;
-
 LayerTab::LayerTab(QWidget* parent)
     : QListView(parent) {}
 
@@ -45,11 +42,11 @@ void LayerTab::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *e)
 }
 
 void LayerTab::dataChanged(const QModelIndex &topLeft,
-                           const QModelIndex &bottomRight)
+                           const QModelIndex &bottomRight,
+                           const QVector<int> &roles)
 {
-   QListView::dataChanged(topLeft, bottomRight);
-   qDebug("FIXME : update map view!");
-   emit update_mapwidget();
+    emit update_mapwidget();
+    QListView::dataChanged(topLeft, bottomRight, roles);
 }
 
 void LayerTab::selectionChanged(const QItemSelection & selected, const QItemSelection &)
@@ -57,7 +54,7 @@ void LayerTab::selectionChanged(const QItemSelection & selected, const QItemSele
    QModelIndexList list = selected.indexes();
    if (list.size() != 0)
    {
-      std::cout << "SELECTED LAYER ->" << list[0].row() << "\n";
+      qDebug("SELECTED LAYER -> %d",list[0].row());
       emit layerSelected(list[0].row());
    }
 }
diff --git a/demo/viewer/layerwidget.hpp b/demo/viewer/layerwidget.hpp
index f59196de7..6761d79a4 100644
--- a/demo/viewer/layerwidget.hpp
+++ b/demo/viewer/layerwidget.hpp
@@ -27,19 +27,19 @@
 
 class LayerTab : public QListView
 {
-   Q_OBJECT
-   public:
-      LayerTab(QWidget* parent=0);
-      void paintEvent(QPaintEvent *e);
-   signals:
-      void update_mapwidget();
-      void layerSelected(int) const;
-   public slots:
-      void layerInfo();
-      void layerInfo2(QModelIndex const&);
-   protected slots:
-      void dataChanged(const QModelIndex &topLeft, const QModelIndex &bottomRight);
-      void selectionChanged(const QItemSelection & selected, const QItemSelection &);
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    LayerTab(QWidget* parent=0);
+    void paintEvent(QPaintEvent *e);
+signals:
+    void update_mapwidget();
+    void layerSelected(int) const;
+public slots:
+    void layerInfo();
+    void layerInfo2(QModelIndex const&);
+protected slots:
+    void dataChanged(const QModelIndex &topLeft, const QModelIndex &bottomRight, const QVector<int> &roles);
+    void selectionChanged(const QItemSelection & selected, const QItemSelection &);
 };
 
 class StyleTab : public QTreeView
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class StyleTab : public QTreeView
 public:
     StyleTab(QWidget* parent=0);
 protected:
-      void contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent * event );
+    void contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent * event );
 };
 
 #endif