diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Cli/Printers/AbstractPrinter.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Cli/Printers/AbstractPrinter.php
index 9fb07f995..dacd3c415 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Cli/Printers/AbstractPrinter.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Cli/Printers/AbstractPrinter.php
@@ -123,9 +123,12 @@ abstract class AbstractPrinter
      */
     public function getStyle($name)
     {
-        $name = strtoupper($name);
-        
-        return isset($this->_styles[$name]) ? $this->_styles[$name] : null;
+        if (is_string($name)) {
+            $name = strtoupper($name);
+            return isset($this->_styles[$name]) ? $this->_styles[$name] : null;
+        } else {
+            return $name;
+        }
     }
     
     /**
@@ -146,8 +149,6 @@ abstract class AbstractPrinter
      */
     public function write($message, $style = 'NONE')
     {
-        $style = is_string($style) ? $this->getStyle($style) : $style;
-    
         fwrite($this->_stream, $this->format($message, $style));
         
         return $this;
@@ -171,5 +172,5 @@ abstract class AbstractPrinter
      * @param mixed $style Style to be applied in message
      * @return string Formatted message
      */
-    abstract public function format($message, Style $style);
+    abstract public function format($message, $style);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Cli/Printers/AnsiColorPrinter.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Cli/Printers/AnsiColorPrinter.php
index 77df0046b..bfe6f800e 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Cli/Printers/AnsiColorPrinter.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Cli/Printers/AnsiColorPrinter.php
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ class AnsiColorPrinter extends AbstractPrinter
     /**
      * @inheritdoc
      */
-    public function format($message, Style $style)
+    public function format($message, $style)
     {
         if ( ! $this->_supportsColor()) {
             return $message;
         }
-        
+        $style = $this->getStyle($style);
         $str = $this->_getForegroundString($style->getForeground()) 
              . $this->_getBackgroundString($style->getBackground()) 
              . $this->_getOptionsString($style->getOptions());
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Cli/Printers/NormalPrinter.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Cli/Printers/NormalPrinter.php
index d447413f5..229e3f865 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Cli/Printers/NormalPrinter.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Cli/Printers/NormalPrinter.php
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class NormalPrinter extends AbstractPrinter
     /**
      * @inheritdoc
      */
-    public function format($message, Style $style)
+    public function format($message, $style)
     {
         return $message;
     }
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Cli/Tasks/ConvertMappingTask.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Cli/Tasks/ConvertMappingTask.php
index 55111b850..48273e5af 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Cli/Tasks/ConvertMappingTask.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Cli/Tasks/ConvertMappingTask.php
@@ -139,7 +139,13 @@ class ConvertMappingTask extends AbstractTask
                 $type = $this->_determineSourceType($sourceArg);
                 $source = $this->_getSourceByType($type, $sourceArg);
 
-                $printer->writeln(sprintf('Adding "%s" mapping source', $sourceArg), 'INFO');
+                $printer->writeln(
+                    sprintf(
+                        'Adding "%s" mapping source', 
+                        $printer->format($sourceArg, 'KEYWORD')
+                    ),
+                    'INFO'
+                );
 
                 $cme->addMappingSource($source, $type);
             }
@@ -147,11 +153,22 @@ class ConvertMappingTask extends AbstractTask
         }
 
         foreach ($metadatas as $metadata) {
-            $printer->write('Processing entity "')
-                    ->write($metadata->name, 'KEYWORD')->writeln('"');
+            $printer->writeln(
+                sprintf(
+                    'Processing entity "%s"',
+                    $printer->format($metadata->name, 'KEYWORD')
+                )
+            );
         }
 
-        $printer->writeln(sprintf('Exporting %s mapping information to directory "%s"', $args['to'], $args['dest']), 'INFO');
+        $printer->writeln(
+            sprintf(
+                'Exporting %s mapping information to directory "%s"',
+                $printer->format($args['to'], 'KEYWORD'),
+                $printer->format($args['dest'], 'KEYWORD')
+            ),
+            'INFO'
+        );
 
         $exporter->setMetadatas($metadatas);
         $exporter->export();
@@ -179,7 +196,9 @@ class ConvertMappingTask extends AbstractTask
             // Find the files in the directory
             $files = glob($source . '/*.*');
             if ( ! $files) {
-                throw new \InvalidArgumentException(sprintf('No mapping files found in "%s"', $source));
+                throw new \InvalidArgumentException(
+                    sprintf('No mapping files found in "%s"', $source)
+                );
             }
 
             // Get the contents of the first file
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/SchemaTool.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/SchemaTool.php
index 5c101b3df..69bb8de75 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/SchemaTool.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/SchemaTool.php
@@ -435,7 +435,8 @@ class SchemaTool
         for ($i = count($commitOrder) - 1; $i >= 0; --$i) {
             $class = $commitOrder[$i];
             
-            if ($class->isInheritanceTypeSingleTable() && $class->name != $class->rootEntityName) {
+            if (($class->isInheritanceTypeSingleTable() && $class->name != $class->rootEntityName)
+                || $class->isMappedSuperclass) {
                 continue;
             }
             
@@ -628,6 +629,7 @@ class SchemaTool
                     }
                     
                     foreach ($newJoinColumns as $name => $joinColumn) {
+                        $joinColumn['type'] = Type::getType($joinColumn['type']);
                         $changes['add'][$name] = $joinColumn;
                     }
                     $sql[] = $this->_platform->getAlterTableSql($tableName, $changes);