diff --git a/themes/base.theme.bash b/themes/base.theme.bash
index 58efe11d..53091217 100644
--- a/themes/base.theme.bash
+++ b/themes/base.theme.bash
@@ -109,6 +109,20 @@ function hg_prompt_vars {
     SCM_CHANGE=$(hg summary 2> /dev/null | grep parent | awk '{print $2}')
 }
 
+function hg_prompt_info() {
+    if [[ -n $(hg status 2> /dev/null) ]]; then
+        state=${HG_THEME_PROMPT_DIRTY:-$SCM_THEME_PROMPT_DIRTY}
+    else
+        state=${HG_THEME_PROMPT_CLEAN:-$SCM_THEME_PROMPT_CLEAN}
+    fi
+    prefix=${HG_THEME_PROMPT_PREFIX:-$SCM_THEME_PROMPT_PREFIX}
+    suffix=${HG_THEME_PROMPT_SUFFIX:-$SCM_THEME_PROMPT_SUFFIX}
+    branch=$(hg summary 2> /dev/null | grep branch | awk '{print $2}')
+    changeset=$(hg summary 2> /dev/null | grep parent | awk '{print $2}')
+
+    echo -e "$prefix$branch:${changeset#*:}$state$suffix"
+}
+
 function rvm_version_prompt {
   if which rvm &> /dev/null; then
     rvm=$(rvm tools identifier) || return
diff --git a/themes/colors.theme.bash b/themes/colors.theme.bash
index ff8776d2..6e15f343 100644
--- a/themes/colors.theme.bash
+++ b/themes/colors.theme.bash
@@ -1,44 +1,44 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-black="\[\e[0;30m\]"
-red="\[\e[0;31m\]"
-green="\[\e[0;32m\]"
-yellow="\[\e[0;33m\]"
-blue="\[\e[0;34m\]"
-purple="\[\e[0;35m\]"
-cyan="\[\e[0;36m\]"
-white="\[\e[1;37m\]"
-orange="\[\e[33;40m\]"
+black='\[\e[0;30m\]'
+red='\[\e[0;31m\]'
+green='\[\e[0;32m\]'
+yellow='\[\e[0;33m\]'
+blue='\[\e[0;34m\]'
+purple='\[\e[0;35m\]'
+cyan='\[\e[0;36m\]'
+white='\[\e[1;37m\]'
+orange='\[\e[33;40m\]'
 
-bold_black="\[\e[1;30m\]"
-bold_red="\[\e[1;31m\]"
-bold_green="\[\e[1;32m\]"
-bold_yellow="\[\e[1;33m\]"
-bold_blue="\[\e[1;34m\]"
-bold_purple="\[\e[1;35m\]"
-bold_cyan="\[\e[1;36m\]"
-bold_white="\[\e[1;37m\]"
-bold_orange="\[\e[1;33;40m\]"
+bold_black='\[\e[1;30m\]'
+bold_red='\[\e[1;31m\]'
+bold_green='\[\e[1;32m\]'
+bold_yellow='\[\e[1;33m\]'
+bold_blue='\[\e[1;34m\]'
+bold_purple='\[\e[1;35m\]'
+bold_cyan='\[\e[1;36m\]'
+bold_white='\[\e[1;37m\]'
+bold_orange='\[\e[1;33;40m\]'
 
-underline_black="\[\e[4;30m\]"
-underline_red="\[\e[4;31m\]"
-underline_green="\[\e[4;32m\]"
-underline_yellow="\[\e[4;33m\]"
-underline_blue="\[\e[4;34m\]"
-underline_purple="\[\e[4;35m\]"
-underline_cyan="\[\e[4;36m\]"
-underline_white="\[\e[4;37m\]"
-underline_orange="\[\e[4;33;40m\]"
+underline_black='\[\e[4;30m\]'
+underline_red='\[\e[4;31m\]'
+underline_green='\[\e[4;32m\]'
+underline_yellow='\[\e[4;33m\]'
+underline_blue='\[\e[4;34m\]'
+underline_purple='\[\e[4;35m\]'
+underline_cyan='\[\e[4;36m\]'
+underline_white='\[\e[4;37m\]'
+underline_orange='\[\e[4;33;40m\]'
 
-background_black="\[\e[40m\]"
-background_red="\[\e[41m\]"
-background_green="\[\e[42m\]"
-background_yellow="\[\e[43m\]"
-background_blue="\[\e[44m\]"
-background_purple="\[\e[45m\]"
-background_cyan="\[\e[46m\]"
-background_white="\[\e[47m\]"
+background_black='\[\e[40m\]'
+background_red='\[\e[41m\]'
+background_green='\[\e[42m\]'
+background_yellow='\[\e[43m\]'
+background_blue='\[\e[44m\]'
+background_purple='\[\e[45m\]'
+background_cyan='\[\e[46m\]'
+background_white='\[\e[47m\]'
 
 
-normal="\[\e[00m\]"
-reset_color="\[\e[39m\]"
+normal='\[\e[00m\]'
+reset_color='\[\e[39m\]'
diff --git a/themes/modern/modern.theme.bash b/themes/modern/modern.theme.bash
index 32c7cabb..fff80350 100644
--- a/themes/modern/modern.theme.bash
+++ b/themes/modern/modern.theme.bash
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ prompt() {
 		# Yes, the indenting on these is weird, but it has to be like
 		# this otherwise it won't display properly.
 
-    PS1="${TITLEBAR}${bold_red}┌─${reset_color}$(modern_scm_prompt)[${cyan}\W${normal}][$(battery_charge)]$(is_vim_shell)
+		PS1="${bold_red}┌─${reset_color}$(scm_prompt)[${cyan}\W${normal}]$(is_vim_shell)
 ${bold_red}└─▪${normal} "
 	else
 		PS1="${TITLEBAR}┌─$(modern_scm_prompt)[${cyan}\W${normal}][$(battery_charge)]$(is_vim_shell)
diff --git a/themes/simple/simple.theme.bash b/themes/simple/simple.theme.bash
index 2dcd7e7c..5bc4d626 100644
--- a/themes/simple/simple.theme.bash
+++ b/themes/simple/simple.theme.bash
@@ -11,11 +11,8 @@ case $TERM in
 	TITLEBAR=""
 	;;
 esac
-PROMPT="${TITLEBAR}${orange}${reset_color}${green}\w${bold_blue}\[\$(scm_prompt_info)\]${reset_color} "
+PROMPT="${TITLEBAR}${bold_green}\w${reset_color}${bold_blue}\$(scm_prompt_info)${reset_color} "
 
-
-# scm themeing
-SCM_THEME_PROMPT_DIRTY=" ✗"
-SCM_THEME_PROMPT_CLEAN=" ✓"
+# scm theming
 SCM_THEME_PROMPT_PREFIX="("
 SCM_THEME_PROMPT_SUFFIX=")"