diff --git a/libsrc/visualization/mvdraw.cpp b/libsrc/visualization/mvdraw.cpp
index 65b89b05..dd0ef5e7 100644
--- a/libsrc/visualization/mvdraw.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/visualization/mvdraw.cpp
@@ -494,8 +494,6 @@ namespace netgen
   void VisualScene :: CreateTexture (int ncols, int linear, double alpha, int typ)
   {
     if (linear) ncols = 32;
-    else   ncols = 8;
-
 
     if (ntexcols != ncols) 
       {
@@ -576,7 +574,7 @@ namespace netgen
   {
     if (!vispar.drawcolorbar) return;
 
-    CreateTexture (8, linear, 1, GL_DECAL);
+    CreateTexture (GetVSSolution().numtexturecols, linear, 1, GL_DECAL);
 
     if (logscale && maxval <= 0) maxval = 1;
     if (logscale && minval <= 0) minval = 1e-4 * maxval;
diff --git a/libsrc/visualization/vssolution.cpp b/libsrc/visualization/vssolution.cpp
index 0af2f5ad..4ff8a97f 100644
--- a/libsrc/visualization/vssolution.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/visualization/vssolution.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ namespace netgen
     clipplane_isolinelist = 0;
     surface_vector_list = 0;
     isosurface_list = 0;
+    numtexturecols = 8;
 
     fieldlineslist = 0;
     pointcurvelist = 0;
@@ -387,7 +388,7 @@ namespace netgen
 
     BuildScene();
 
-    CreateTexture (numtexturecols, lineartexture, 0.5, GL_MODULATE);
+    CreateTexture (GetVSSolution().numtexturecols, lineartexture, 0.5, GL_MODULATE);
 
     glClearColor(backcolor, backcolor, backcolor, 1);
     // glClearColor(backcolor, backcolor, backcolor, 0);
diff --git a/ng/ngvisual.tcl b/ng/ngvisual.tcl
index f2dcc498..99441f57 100644
--- a/ng/ngvisual.tcl
+++ b/ng/ngvisual.tcl
@@ -1282,6 +1282,13 @@ proc visual_dialog { } {
             -validatecommand "Ng_Vis_Set parameters; redraw;my_validatespinbox %W %P 10" \
             -command "Ng_Vis_Set parameters; redraw;" \
             -invalidcommand "my_invalidspinbox %W;Ng_Vis_Set parameters; redraw" -from -1e10 -to 1e10 -increment 0.001
+
+
+        ttk::label $w.as.lncols -text "N Colors"
+	ttk::spinbox $w.as.snumcols -textvariable visoptions.numtexturecols -width 5 -validate focus \
+            -command "Ng_Vis_Set parameters; redraw;" \
+            -from 2 -to 31 -increment 1
+
             
         #tixControl $w.as.minval -label "Min-value: " -integer false \
 	    -variable visoptions.mminval \
@@ -1301,7 +1308,7 @@ proc visual_dialog { } {
 	#    }	
 
 	pack $w.as -fill x -pady 5 -ipady 3
-	grid $w.as.autoscale $w.as.lmin $w.as.smin $w.as.lmax $w.as.smax -sticky nw -padx 4
+	grid $w.as.autoscale $w.as.lmin $w.as.smin $w.as.lmax $w.as.smax $w.as.lncols $w.as.snumcols -sticky nw -padx 4
         grid columnconfigure $w.as 0 -pad 20
         grid columnconfigure $w.as 2 -pad 20
         grid anchor $w.as center 
@@ -1592,11 +1599,6 @@ proc visual_dialog { } {
 	ttk::checkbutton $w.fcb.cb.lineartexture -text "Use Linear Texture" \
 	    -variable visoptions.lineartexture \
 	    -command { Ng_Vis_Set parameters; redraw }
-	
-	scale $w.numcols -orient horizontal -length 100 -from 0 -to 50 \
-	    -resolution 1   \
-	    -variable  visoptions.numtexturecols \
-	    -command { popupcheckredraw visual_dialog_pop1 }
 
 	ttk::checkbutton $w.fcb.cb.showclipsolution -text "Draw Clipping Plane Solution" \
 	    -variable visoptions.showclipsolution \
diff --git a/ng/onetcl.cpp b/ng/onetcl.cpp
index c104b543..eb19c92e 100644
--- a/ng/onetcl.cpp
+++ b/ng/onetcl.cpp
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ DLL_HEADER const char * ngscript[] = {""
 ,"set visoptions.invcolor 0\n"
 ,"set visoptions.imaginary 0\n"
 ,"set visoptions.lineartexture 0\n"
-,"set visoptions.numtexturecols 16\n"
+,"set visoptions.numtexturecols 8\n"
 ,"set visoptions.showclipsolution 1\n"
 ,"set visoptions.showsurfacesolution 0\n"
 ,"set visoptions.drawfieldlines 0\n"
@@ -5218,8 +5218,12 @@ DLL_HEADER const char * ngscript[] = {""
 ,"-validatecommand \"Ng_Vis_Set parameters; redraw;my_validatespinbox %W %P 10\" \\\n"
 ,"-command \"Ng_Vis_Set parameters; redraw;\" \\\n"
 ,"-invalidcommand \"my_invalidspinbox %W;Ng_Vis_Set parameters; redraw\" -from -1e10 -to 1e10 -increment 0.001\n"
+,"ttk::label $w.as.lncols -text \"N Colors\"\n"
+,"ttk::spinbox $w.as.snumcols -textvariable visoptions.numtexturecols -width 5 -validate focus \\\n"
+,"-command \"Ng_Vis_Set parameters; redraw;\" \\\n"
+,"-from 2 -to 31 -increment 1\n"
 ,"pack $w.as -fill x -pady 5 -ipady 3\n"
-,"grid $w.as.autoscale $w.as.lmin $w.as.smin $w.as.lmax $w.as.smax -sticky nw -padx 4\n"
+,"grid $w.as.autoscale $w.as.lmin $w.as.smin $w.as.lmax $w.as.smax $w.as.lncols $w.as.snumcols -sticky nw -padx 4\n"
 ,"grid columnconfigure $w.as 0 -pad 20\n"
 ,"grid columnconfigure $w.as 2 -pad 20\n"
 ,"grid anchor $w.as center\n"
@@ -5410,10 +5414,6 @@ DLL_HEADER const char * ngscript[] = {""
 ,"ttk::checkbutton $w.fcb.cb.lineartexture -text \"Use Linear Texture\" \\\n"
 ,"-variable visoptions.lineartexture \\\n"
 ,"-command { Ng_Vis_Set parameters; redraw }\n"
-,"scale $w.numcols -orient horizontal -length 100 -from 0 -to 50 \\\n"
-,"-resolution 1   \\\n"
-,"-variable  visoptions.numtexturecols \\\n"
-,"-command { popupcheckredraw visual_dialog_pop1 }\n"
 ,"ttk::checkbutton $w.fcb.cb.showclipsolution -text \"Draw Clipping Plane Solution\" \\\n"
 ,"-variable visoptions.showclipsolution \\\n"
 ,"-command { Ng_Vis_Set parameters; redraw }\n"
diff --git a/ng/variables.tcl b/ng/variables.tcl
index cdc95856..cc7042fc 100644
--- a/ng/variables.tcl
+++ b/ng/variables.tcl
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ set visoptions.usetexture 1
 set visoptions.invcolor 0
 set visoptions.imaginary 0
 set visoptions.lineartexture 0
-set visoptions.numtexturecols 16
+set visoptions.numtexturecols 8
 set visoptions.showclipsolution 1
 set visoptions.showsurfacesolution 0
 set visoptions.drawfieldlines 0