Folder Design Change Problem

I have used Lotus Notes ever since ccMail, & have just upgraded to Lotus Notes 8.5, & I also have Domino Designer 8.5.

In previous versions of Notes, I have been able to successfully make changes to the design of folders or views by editing the folders & column properties in Designer, to change colour of unread mail, font for column headings & column heading names, width etc.

However, this time around in 8.5, whilst I appear to make all the same type of changes when using designer (they show up correctly in the review panes), when I save the changes & go back to Notes, only column heading names, width actually change, while in particular, the colour of unread mail & font for column headings DO NOT actually change. Very frustrating.

Maybe someone might be able to help explain why this isn’t happening as I would expect.

Thanks & best regards

Tom