diff --git a/Spatial_searching/demo/Spatial_searching/makefile b/Spatial_searching/demo/Spatial_searching/makefile
index 2f93574a1c3..415c5275af6 100644
--- a/Spatial_searching/demo/Spatial_searching/makefile
+++ b/Spatial_searching/demo/Spatial_searching/makefile
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ LDFLAGS = \
 #                    target entries
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------#
 
-all: spatial_searching
+all: spatial_searching$(EXE_EXT)
 
 spatial_searching_toolbar$(OBJ_EXT): spatial_searching_toolbar.cpp spatial_searching_toolbar.moc
 	$(CGAL_CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(OBJ_OPT) spatial_searching_toolbar.cpp
diff --git a/Spatial_searching/demo/Spatial_searching/spatial_searching.cpp b/Spatial_searching/demo/Spatial_searching/spatial_searching.cpp
index 119bc1ea549..3fc2ed2ebc9 100644
--- a/Spatial_searching/demo/Spatial_searching/spatial_searching.cpp
+++ b/Spatial_searching/demo/Spatial_searching/spatial_searching.cpp
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ int main(int, char*){
 int current_state;
 std::vector<Point_2>                      vector_of_points;
 
-const QString my_title_string("Spatial Searching Demo with"
-			      " CGAL Qt_widget");
+const QString my_title_string("Spatial searching");
 
 
 class Qt_layer_show_ch : public CGAL::Qt_widget_layer
@@ -132,7 +131,7 @@ public:
     //the new tools toolbar
     newtoolbar = new Tools_toolbar(widget, this, &vector_of_points);
 
-    *widget << CGAL::LineWidth(2) << CGAL::BackgroundColor (CGAL::BLACK);
+    *widget << CGAL::LineWidth(2) << CGAL::BackgroundColor (CGAL::WHITE);
 
     resize(w,h);
     widget->set_window(-1, 1, -1, 1);
diff --git a/Spatial_searching/demo/Spatial_searching/spatial_searching_toolbar.cpp b/Spatial_searching/demo/Spatial_searching/spatial_searching_toolbar.cpp
index 96c6d5881a0..17d5a33212c 100644
--- a/Spatial_searching/demo/Spatial_searching/spatial_searching_toolbar.cpp
+++ b/Spatial_searching/demo/Spatial_searching/spatial_searching_toolbar.cpp
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ Tools_toolbar::Tools_toolbar(CGAL::Qt_widget *w,
         &circle_layer, SLOT(stateChanged(int)));
   connect(but[4], SIGNAL(stateChanged(int)),
         &edit_layer, SLOT(stateChanged(int)));
+  but[1]->toggle();
 };
 
 #include "spatial_searching_toolbar.moc"