IconView select_path "inactive" selection

["Jonas H." <jonas lophus org>]

Servus,

using IconView select_path(...), how can I make it look like it was 
selected by clicking on it, i.e. not in that "inactive" grey color? [1]

Here's some Python code that demonstrates the issue: 
http://paste.pocoo.org/show/475188/

Thanks
Jonas

[1] bad:  http://tinyurl.com/6gnodts
    good: http://tinyurl.com/6zz6fqz