diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/NetworkDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/NetworkDialog.cpp
index f76978d4d..3c5dad7b6 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/NetworkDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/NetworkDialog.cpp
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ void NetworkDialog::insertConnect()
         // Color each Background column in the Network Tab except the first one => 1-9
         for(int i=0;i<10;++i)
         {
-                self_item->setBackground(i,QBrush(QColor("#45ff45")));
+                self_item->setBackground(i,Qt::yellow) ;//QBrush(QColor("#45ff45")));
         }
         connectWidget->addTopLevelItem(self_item);
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/NetworkView.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/NetworkView.ui
index 43ca36e9b..23f7702b7 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/NetworkView.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/NetworkView.ui
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@
      <item row="0" column="0">
       <widget class="QPushButton" name="refreshButton">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Refresh</string>
+        <string>Redraw</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
-     <item row="0" column="7">
+     <item row="0" column="5">
       <spacer>
        <property name="orientation">
         <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
@@ -53,38 +53,6 @@
       </spacer>
      </item>
      <item row="0" column="2">
-      <widget class="QComboBox" name="comboBox">
-       <property name="enabled">
-        <bool>false</bool>
-       </property>
-       <item>
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Basic</string>
-        </property>
-       </item>
-       <item>
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Friends</string>
-        </property>
-       </item>
-       <item>
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Extended</string>
-        </property>
-       </item>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-     <item row="0" column="1">
-      <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
-       <property name="enabled">
-        <bool>false</bool>
-       </property>
-       <property name="text">
-        <string>Display mode:</string>
-       </property>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-     <item row="0" column="4">
       <widget class="QSpinBox" name="maxFriendLevelSB">
        <property name="minimum">
         <number>0</number>
@@ -97,14 +65,14 @@
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
-     <item row="0" column="3">
+     <item row="0" column="1">
       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Friends level:</string>
+        <string>Friendship level:</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
-     <item row="0" column="6">
+     <item row="0" column="4">
       <widget class="QSpinBox" name="edgeLengthSB">
        <property name="minimum">
         <number>10</number>
@@ -117,7 +85,7 @@
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
-     <item row="0" column="5">
+     <item row="0" column="3">
       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3">
        <property name="text">
         <string>Edge length:</string>
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/elastic/graphwidget.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/elastic/graphwidget.cpp
index 1d5c432f1..d4bfd70d5 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/elastic/graphwidget.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/elastic/graphwidget.cpp
@@ -175,8 +175,8 @@ GraphWidget::NodeId GraphWidget::addNode(const std::string& node_short_string,co
 		 qreal x1,y1,x2,y2 ;
 		 sceneRect().getCoords(&x1,&y1,&x2,&y2) ;
 
-		 float f1 = rand()/(float)RAND_MAX ;
-		 float f2 = rand()/(float)RAND_MAX ;
+		 float f1 = (type == GraphWidget::ELASTIC_NODE_TYPE_OWN)?0.5:(rand()/(float)RAND_MAX) ;
+		 float f2 = (type == GraphWidget::ELASTIC_NODE_TYPE_OWN)?0.5:(rand()/(float)RAND_MAX) ;
 
 		 node->setPos(x1+f1*(x2-x1),y1+f2*(y2-y1));
 	 }
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/elastic/node.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/elastic/node.cpp
index ca99b9ec8..c3d6b8c8d 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/elastic/node.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/elastic/node.cpp
@@ -240,27 +240,25 @@ QPainterPath Node::shape() const
 void Node::paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem *option, QWidget *)
 {
 	static QColor type_color[4] = { QColor(Qt::yellow), QColor(Qt::green), QColor(Qt::cyan), QColor(Qt::black) } ;
-	static QColor auth_color[3] = { QColor(Qt::darkYellow), QColor(Qt::darkGreen), QColor(Qt::darkBlue) } ;
+
+	QColor col0(type_color[_type]) ;
 
 	painter->setPen(Qt::NoPen);
 	painter->setBrush(Qt::darkGray);
 	painter->drawEllipse(-7, -7, 20, 20);
 
-	QColor col0(type_color[_type]) ;
-	QColor col1(auth_color[_auth]) ;
-
 	QRadialGradient gradient(-3, -3, 10);
 	if (option->state & QStyle::State_Sunken) 
 	{
 		gradient.setCenter(3, 3);
 		gradient.setFocalPoint(3, 3);
-		gradient.setColorAt(1, col0.light(120));
-		gradient.setColorAt(0, col1.light(120));
+		gradient.setColorAt(1, col0.light(120).dark(100+_auth*100));
+		gradient.setColorAt(0, col0.light(70).dark(100+_auth*100));
 	} 
 	else 
 	{
-		gradient.setColorAt(0, col0);
-		gradient.setColorAt(1, col1);
+		gradient.setColorAt(1, col0.light(50).dark(100+_auth*100));
+		gradient.setColorAt(0, col0.dark(100+_auth*100));
 	}
 	painter->setBrush(gradient);
 	painter->setPen(QPen(Qt::black, 0));
@@ -299,7 +297,7 @@ void Node::mousePressEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent *event)
 void Node::peerDetails()
 {
 	std::cerr << "Calling peer details" << std::endl;
-    ConfCertDialog::showIt(_ssl_id, ConfCertDialog::PageDetails);
+    ConfCertDialog::showIt(_gpg_id, ConfCertDialog::PageDetails);
 }
 void Node::makeFriend()
 {