-<tr>
- <td><%= link_to message_summary.sender.display_name , :controller => 'user', :action => message_summary.sender.display_name %></td>
- <td><%= "<b>" if not message_summary.message_read? %>
- <%= link_to message_summary.title , :controller => 'message', :action => 'read', :message_id => message_summary.id %>
- <%= "</b>" if not message_summary.message_read? %></td>
- <td><%= message_summary.sent_on %></td>
+<% this_colour = cycle('lightgrey', 'white') # can only call once for some dumb reason %>
+
+<tr class="inbox-row<%= "-unread" if not message_summary.message_read? %>">
+ <td class="inbox-sender" bgcolor='<%= this_colour %>'><%= link_to h(message_summary.sender.display_name), :controller => 'user', :action => message_summary.sender.display_name %></td>
+ <td class="inbox-subject" bgcolor='<%= this_colour %>'><%= link_to h(message_summary.title), :controller => 'message', :action => 'read', :message_id => message_summary.id %></td>
+ <td class="inbox-sent" bgcolor='<%= this_colour %>'><%= message_summary.sent_on %></td>