diff -r 5533075b5f08 -r 82b4715202d1 client/js/podium.js
--- a/client/js/podium.js	Wed Feb 15 12:34:36 2012 +0100
+++ b/client/js/podium.js	Wed Feb 15 18:52:07 2012 +0100
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     this.options = opts || {};
     this.options.container = this.options.container || 'podium';
     this.options.spacing = this.options.spacing || 20;
-    this.options.background = '#ffffff';
+    this.options.barBgd = this.options.barBgd || '#ffffff';
     this.options.transitionDuration = this.options.transitionDuration || 200;
     this.$ = this.options.jquery || jQuery;
     this._$ = this.$('#' + this.options.container);
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
         var _newCol = document.createElement("div");
         this.$(_newCol).css({
             "float": "left",
-            "background": this.options.background,
+            "background": this.options.barBgd,
             "margin-top": this.options.height,
             "width": 0,
             "height": 0,