The text for choices in a poll are always black and I can never see them unless I highlight them. Is there a way where that can be changed?

and another thing since I'm making a thread, where are all the smilies? I looked, but I can't find the little window that pops up with the list of all of them. Does that even exist on this new version? I was trying to figure out how to make the one that rolls, but I must be stupid or something. Or maybe this is like the search for pictures thing before the server switch-- if you were on the new version (blue) you couldn't search the members pics for an individual's pictures but if you used the DF original, you could..... uh yea, so can I get a lil help please?