diff --git a/doc/fixes36.3 b/doc/fixes36.3
index 58e792bad..f51350117 100644
--- a/doc/fixes36.3
+++ b/doc/fixes36.3
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-$NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.6 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.106 $ $NHDT-Date: 1567273590 2019/08/31 17:46:30 $
+$NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.6 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.108 $ $NHDT-Date: 1567418344 2019/09/02 09:59:04 $
 
 This fixes36.3 file is here to capture information about updates in the 3.6.x
 lineage following the release of 3.6.2 in May 2019. Please note, however,
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ have 'O' update persistent inventory window if 'implicit_uncursed',
 'O's "set <option> to what?" could be used to force a buffer overflow
 'O's response to bad 'statuslines' value said "must be 2 and 3" (at one point
 	it was "must be between 2 and 3", change it to "must be 2 or 3")
+when spellcasting monster aimed at wrong spot due to not being able to see
+	invisible hero, feedback could be erroneous if hero could see self
+	[messages used 'if (Invisible)' test where 'if (Invis)' was meant]
 
 
 Fixes to Post-3.6.2 Problems that Were Exposed Via git Repository
@@ -219,6 +222,8 @@ curses: disable the attempt to support Ctrl+Left_click as an alternate way
 	to generate Right_click for systems with one-button mouse or trackpad;
 	the mouse data passed to nethack didn't match the curses (ncurses on
 	OSX 10.11) documentation and things didn't work as intended
+curses: menu coloring required that both 'menucolors' and 'guicolor' be On;
+	for menus, override guicolor with more-specific menucolors
 curses+'perm_invent': entries were wrapping without any control; usually not
 	noticeable because next entry overwrote, but visible for final entry
 	when whole inventory fit within the available height; looked ok with
@@ -232,8 +237,6 @@ curses+'perm_invent': don't highlight inventory letters since nothing is
 curses+'perm_invent': could crash during restore if game was saved while
 	hero was swallowed (invalid u.ustuck pointer; suppressing attempts to
 	update persistent inventory window during restore hides the problem)
-curses+'perm_invent': menu coloring required that both 'menucolors' and
-	'guicolor' be On; override guicolor with more-specific menucolors
 curses+'popup_dialog': show the text cursor at the end of prompts for single
 	character input
 curses+DUMPLOG: pass along old messages from save file and quest message
diff --git a/include/wincurs.h b/include/wincurs.h
index 127cd0faf..8ae45e10e 100644
--- a/include/wincurs.h
+++ b/include/wincurs.h
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ extern boolean curses_map_borders(int *sx, int *sy, int *ex, int *ey,
 extern int curses_read_char(void);
 extern void curses_toggle_color_attr(WINDOW *win, int color, int attr,
                                      int onoff);
+extern void curses_menu_color_attr(WINDOW *, int, int, int);
 extern void curses_bail(const char *mesg);
 extern winid curses_get_wid(int type);
 extern char *curses_copy_of(const char *s);
diff --git a/src/mcastu.c b/src/mcastu.c
index 5766f061c..ab1039ea2 100644
--- a/src/mcastu.c
+++ b/src/mcastu.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* NetHack 3.6	mcastu.c	$NHDT-Date: 1436753517 2015/07/13 02:11:57 $  $NHDT-Branch: master $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.44 $ */
+/* NetHack 3.6	mcastu.c	$NHDT-Date: 1567418129 2019/09/02 09:55:29 $  $NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.6 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.55 $ */
 /* Copyright (c) Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam, 1985. */
 /*-Copyright (c) Robert Patrick Rankin, 2011. */
 /* NetHack may be freely redistributed.  See license for details. */
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ boolean foundyou;
               canspotmon(mtmp) ? Monnam(mtmp) : "Something",
               is_undirected_spell(mattk->adtyp, spellnum)
                   ? ""
-                  : (Invisible && !perceives(mtmp->data)
+                  : (Invis && !perceives(mtmp->data)
                      && (mtmp->mux != u.ux || mtmp->muy != u.uy))
                         ? " at a spot near you"
                         : (Displaced
@@ -406,15 +406,15 @@ int spellnum;
         int count;
 
         count = nasty(mtmp); /* summon something nasty */
-        if (mtmp->iswiz)
+        if (mtmp->iswiz) {
             verbalize("Destroy the thief, my pet%s!", plur(count));
-        else {
-            const char *mappear =
-                (count == 1) ? "A monster appears" : "Monsters appear";
+        } else {
+            const char *mappear = (count == 1) ? "A monster appears"
+                                               : "Monsters appear";
 
             /* messages not quite right if plural monsters created but
                only a single monster is seen */
-            if (Invisible && !perceives(mtmp->data)
+            if (Invis && !perceives(mtmp->data)
                 && (mtmp->mux != u.ux || mtmp->muy != u.uy))
                 pline("%s around a spot near you!", mappear);
             else if (Displaced && (mtmp->mux != u.ux || mtmp->muy != u.uy))
@@ -631,16 +631,16 @@ int spellnum;
                     pline("%s %s.", upstart(arg), vtense(arg, "appear"));
             }
 
-            /* seen caster, possibly producing unseen--or just one--critters;
-               hero is told what the caster is doing and doesn't necessarily
-               observe complete accuracy of that caster's results (in other
-               words, no need to fuss with visibility or singularization;
-               player is told what's happening even if hero is unconscious) */
+        /* seen caster, possibly producing unseen--or just one--critters;
+           hero is told what the caster is doing and doesn't necessarily
+           observe complete accuracy of that caster's results (in other
+           words, no need to fuss with visibility or singularization;
+           player is told what's happening even if hero is unconscious) */
         } else if (!success)
             fmt = "%s casts at a clump of sticks, but nothing happens.";
         else if (let == S_SNAKE)
             fmt = "%s transforms a clump of sticks into snakes!";
-        else if (Invisible && !perceives(mtmp->data)
+        else if (Invis && !perceives(mtmp->data)
                  && (mtmp->mux != u.ux || mtmp->muy != u.uy))
             fmt = "%s summons insects around a spot near you!";
         else if (Displaced && (mtmp->mux != u.ux || mtmp->muy != u.uy))
diff --git a/win/curses/cursdial.c b/win/curses/cursdial.c
index 38d19e67d..30ac3cfec 100644
--- a/win/curses/cursdial.c
+++ b/win/curses/cursdial.c
@@ -1185,21 +1185,20 @@ menu_display_page(nhmenu *menu, WINDOW * win, int page_num, char *selectors)
             start_col += 2;
         }
 #endif
-        if (iflags.use_menu_color
-            && (menu_color = get_menu_coloring(menu_item_ptr->str,
-                                               &color, &attr)) != 0) {
-            if (color != NO_COLOR) {
-                curses_toggle_color_attr(win, color, NONE, ON);
-            }
+        color = NO_COLOR;
+        menu_color = iflags.use_menu_color
+                     && get_menu_coloring(menu_item_ptr->str, &color, &attr);
+        if (menu_color) {
             attr = curses_convert_attr(attr);
-            if (attr != A_NORMAL) {
-                menu_item_ptr->attr = menu_item_ptr->attr | attr;
-            }
+            if (color != NO_COLOR || attr != A_NORMAL)
+                curses_menu_color_attr(win, color, attr, ON);
+        } else {
+            attr = menu_item_ptr->attr;
+            if (color != NO_COLOR || attr != A_NORMAL)
+                curses_toggle_color_attr(win, color, attr, ON);
         }
-        curses_toggle_color_attr(win, NONE, menu_item_ptr->attr, ON);
 
         num_lines = curses_num_lines(menu_item_ptr->str, entry_cols);
-
         for (count = 0; count < num_lines; count++) {
             if (menu_item_ptr->str && *menu_item_ptr->str) {
                 tmpstr = curses_break_str(menu_item_ptr->str,
@@ -1209,10 +1208,13 @@ menu_display_page(nhmenu *menu, WINDOW * win, int page_num, char *selectors)
                 free(tmpstr);
             }
         }
-        if (menu_color && (color != NO_COLOR)) {
-            curses_toggle_color_attr(win, color, NONE, OFF);
+        if (color != NO_COLOR || attr != A_NORMAL) {
+            if (menu_color)
+                curses_menu_color_attr(win, color, attr, OFF);
+            else
+                curses_toggle_color_attr(win, color, attr, OFF);
         }
-        curses_toggle_color_attr(win, NONE, menu_item_ptr->attr, OFF);
+
         menu_item_ptr = menu_item_ptr->next_item;
     }
 
diff --git a/win/curses/cursinvt.c b/win/curses/cursinvt.c
index 59b473fcb..c31effe48 100644
--- a/win/curses/cursinvt.c
+++ b/win/curses/cursinvt.c
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ curses_add_inv(int y,
                CHAR_P accelerator, attr_t attr, const char *str)
 {
     WINDOW *win = curses_get_nhwin(INV_WIN);
-    boolean save_guicolor;
     int color = NO_COLOR;
     int x = 0, width, height, available_width, stroffset = 0,
         border = curses_window_has_border(INV_WIN) ? 1 : 0;
@@ -142,16 +141,8 @@ curses_add_inv(int y,
     }
     if (color == NO_COLOR)
         color = NONE;
-    /* curses_toggle_color_attr() uses 'guicolor' to decide whether to
-       honor specified color, but persistent inventory window has its own
-       more-specific control, 'menucolors', so override with that here */
-    save_guicolor = iflags.wc2_guicolor;
-    iflags.wc2_guicolor = iflags.use_menu_color;
-    curses_toggle_color_attr(win, color, attr, ON);
-    /* wattron(win, attr); */
+    curses_menu_color_attr(win, color, attr, ON);
     wprintw(win, "%.*s", available_width, str + stroffset);
-    /* wattroff(win, attr); */
-    curses_toggle_color_attr(win, color, attr, OFF);
-    iflags.wc2_guicolor = save_guicolor;
+    curses_menu_color_attr(win, color, attr, OFF);
     wclrtoeol(win);
 }
diff --git a/win/curses/cursmisc.c b/win/curses/cursmisc.c
index 62d0f24cb..daf6b11e4 100644
--- a/win/curses/cursmisc.c
+++ b/win/curses/cursmisc.c
@@ -163,6 +163,22 @@ curses_toggle_color_attr(WINDOW *win, int color, int attr, int onoff)
 #endif /* TEXTCOLOR */
 }
 
+/* call curses_toggle_color_attr() with 'menucolors' instead of 'guicolor'
+   as the control flag */
+
+void
+curses_menu_color_attr(WINDOW *win, int color, int attr, int onoff)
+{
+    boolean save_guicolor = iflags.wc2_guicolor;
+
+    /* curses_toggle_color_attr() uses 'guicolor' to decide whether to
+       honor specified color, but menu windows have their own
+       more-specific control, 'menucolors', so override with that here */
+    iflags.wc2_guicolor = iflags.use_menu_color;
+    curses_toggle_color_attr(win, color, attr, onoff);
+    iflags.wc2_guicolor = save_guicolor;
+}
+
 
 /* clean up and quit - taken from tty port */
 
diff --git a/win/curses/cursmisc.h b/win/curses/cursmisc.h
index 0c871e35f..d76346184 100644
--- a/win/curses/cursmisc.h
+++ b/win/curses/cursmisc.h
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
 /* Global declarations */
 
 int curses_read_char(void);
-void curses_toggle_color_attr(WINDOW * win, int color, int attr, int onoff);
+void curses_toggle_color_attr(WINDOW *win, int color, int attr, int onoff);
+void curses_menu_color_attr(WINDOW *win, int color, int attr, int onoff);
 void curses_bail(const char *mesg);
 winid curses_get_wid(int type);
 char *curses_copy_of(const char *s);