diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ForumsDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ForumsDialog.cpp
index c8d77b20c..b5d38129f 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ForumsDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ForumsDialog.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@
 /* Images for TreeWidget */
 #define IMAGE_FOLDER         ":/images/folder16.png"
 #define IMAGE_FORUM          ":/images/konversation16.png"
+#define IMAGE_SUBSCRIBE      ":/images/accepted16.png"
+#define IMAGE_UNSUBSCRIBE    ":/images/cancel.png"
+#define IMAGE_INFO           ":/images/info16.png"
+#define IMAGE_NEWFORUM       ":/images/new_forum16.png"
+
+
+
 
 /** Constructor */
 ForumsDialog::ForumsDialog(QWidget *parent)
@@ -163,21 +170,22 @@ void ForumsDialog::forumListCustomPopupMenu( QPoint point )
       QMenu contextMnu( this );
       QMouseEvent *mevent = new QMouseEvent( QEvent::MouseButtonPress, point, Qt::RightButton, Qt::RightButton, Qt::NoModifier );
 
-      QAction *subForumAct = new QAction(QIcon(IMAGE_MESSAGE), tr( "Subscribe to Forum" ), this );
+      QAction *subForumAct = new QAction(QIcon(IMAGE_SUBSCRIBE), tr( "Subscribe to Forum" ), this );
       connect( subForumAct , SIGNAL( triggered() ), this, SLOT( subscribeToForum() ) );
       
-      QAction *unsubForumAct = new QAction(QIcon(IMAGE_MESSAGEREPLY), tr( "Unsubscribe to Forum" ), this );
+      QAction *unsubForumAct = new QAction(QIcon(IMAGE_UNSUBSCRIBE), tr( "Unsubscribe to Forum" ), this );
       connect( unsubForumAct , SIGNAL( triggered() ), this, SLOT( unsubscribeToForum() ) );
       
-      QAction *newForumAct = new QAction(QIcon(IMAGE_MESSAGEREMOVE), tr( "New Forum" ), this );
+      QAction *newForumAct = new QAction(QIcon(IMAGE_NEWFORUM), tr( "New Forum" ), this );
       connect( newForumAct , SIGNAL( triggered() ), this, SLOT( newforum() ) );
 
-      QAction *detailsForumAct = new QAction(QIcon(IMAGE_MESSAGEREMOVE), tr( "Show Forum Details" ), this );
+      QAction *detailsForumAct = new QAction(QIcon(IMAGE_INFO), tr( "Show Forum Details" ), this );
       connect( detailsForumAct , SIGNAL( triggered() ), this, SLOT( showForumDetails() ) );
 
       contextMnu.clear();
       contextMnu.addAction( subForumAct );
       contextMnu.addAction( unsubForumAct );
+      contextMnu.addSeparator();
       contextMnu.addAction( newForumAct );
       contextMnu.addAction( detailsForumAct );
       contextMnu.exec( mevent->globalPos() );
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/SharedFilesDialog.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/SharedFilesDialog.ui
index 2c47f659e..adf23714d 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/SharedFilesDialog.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/SharedFilesDialog.ui
@@ -565,6 +565,9 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
    </item>
    <item row="1" column="0" >
     <layout class="QGridLayout" name="_2" >
+     <property name="spacing" >
+      <number>0</number>
+     </property>
      <item row="0" column="0" >
       <widget class="QPushButton" name="frameButton" >
        <property name="minimumSize" >
@@ -582,15 +585,22 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
        <property name="text" >
         <string/>
        </property>
+       <property name="icon" >
+        <iconset resource="images.qrc" >
+         <normaloff>:/images/hide_toolbox_frame.png</normaloff>:/images/hide_toolbox_frame.png</iconset>
+       </property>
        <property name="iconSize" >
         <size>
-         <width>16</width>
+         <width>14</width>
          <height>31</height>
         </size>
        </property>
        <property name="checkable" >
         <bool>true</bool>
        </property>
+       <property name="checked" >
+        <bool>true</bool>
+       </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item row="1" column="0" >
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/forums/CreateForumMsg.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/forums/CreateForumMsg.cpp
index 07854b40d..ff0ecab27 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/forums/CreateForumMsg.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/forums/CreateForumMsg.cpp
@@ -22,18 +22,23 @@
 
 #include "CreateForumMsg.h"
 
+#include <config/rsharesettings.h>
+
 #include "rsiface/rsforums.h"
 
 /** Constructor */
 CreateForumMsg::CreateForumMsg(std::string fId, std::string pId)
-: QWidget(NULL), mForumId(fId), mParentId(pId)
+: QMainWindow(NULL), mForumId(fId), mParentId(pId)
 {
   /* Invoke the Qt Designer generated object setup routine */
   ui.setupUi(this);
   
+  RshareSettings config;
+  config.loadWidgetInformation(this);
+  
   // connect up the buttons.
-  connect( ui.cancelButton, SIGNAL( clicked ( bool ) ), this, SLOT( cancelMsg( ) ) );
-  connect( ui.postButton, SIGNAL( clicked ( bool ) ), this, SLOT( createMsg( ) ) );
+  connect( ui.postmessage_action, SIGNAL( triggered (bool) ), this, SLOT( cancelMsg( ) ) );
+  connect( ui.close_action, SIGNAL( triggered (bool) ), this, SLOT( createMsg( ) ) );
 
   newMsg();
 
@@ -72,5 +77,8 @@ void  CreateForumMsg::cancelMsg()
 {
 	close();
 	return;
+	        
+	RshareSettings config;
+	config.saveWidgetInformation(this);
 }
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/forums/CreateForumMsg.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/forums/CreateForumMsg.h
index 877b1e9fd..9cf377725 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/forums/CreateForumMsg.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/forums/CreateForumMsg.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 #include "ui_CreateForumMsg.h"
 
-class CreateForumMsg : public QWidget
+class CreateForumMsg : public QMainWindow
 {
   Q_OBJECT
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/forums/CreateForumMsg.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/forums/CreateForumMsg.ui
index 368a55921..c4c61b524 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/forums/CreateForumMsg.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/forums/CreateForumMsg.ui
@@ -1,641 +1,142 @@
 <ui version="4.0" >
  <class>CreateForumMsg</class>
- <widget class="QWidget" name="CreateForumMsg" >
+ <widget class="QMainWindow" name="CreateForumMsg" >
   <property name="geometry" >
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>358</width>
-    <height>435</height>
+    <width>441</width>
+    <height>353</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
-  <property name="sizePolicy" >
-   <sizepolicy vsizetype="Expanding" hsizetype="Expanding" >
-    <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-    <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-   </sizepolicy>
-  </property>
-  <property name="palette" >
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+   <string>Post Forum Message</string>
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-          </size>
-         </property>
-        </spacer>
-       </item>
-       <item>
-        <widget class="QPushButton" name="cancelButton" >
-         <property name="text" >
-          <string>Cancel Msg</string>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-       <item>
-        <spacer>
-         <property name="orientation" >
-          <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-         </property>
-         <property name="sizeHint" >
-          <size>
-           <width>40</width>
-           <height>20</height>
-          </size>
-         </property>
-        </spacer>
-       </item>
-       <item>
-        <widget class="QPushButton" name="postButton" >
-         <property name="text" >
-          <string>Post Forum Msg</string>
-         </property>
-         <property name="default" >
-          <bool>true</bool>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-       <item>
-        <spacer>
-         <property name="orientation" >
-          <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-         </property>
-         <property name="sizeHint" >
-          <size>
-           <width>40</width>
-           <height>20</height>
-          </size>
-         </property>
-        </spacer>
-       </item>
-      </layout>
-     </item>
-    </layout>
-   </item>
-  </layout>
+  <property name="toolButtonStyle" >
+   <enum>Qt::ToolButtonTextUnderIcon</enum>
+  </property>
+  <widget class="QWidget" name="centralwidget" >
+   <property name="geometry" >
+    <rect>
+     <x>0</x>
+     <y>52</y>
+     <width>441</width>
+     <height>301</height>
+    </rect>
+   </property>
+   <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout" >
+    <item row="0" column="0" >
+     <layout class="QVBoxLayout" >
+      <item>
+       <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="_2" >
+        <item>
+         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2" >
+          <property name="text" >
+           <string>Forum</string>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item>
+         <widget class="QLineEdit" name="forumName" />
+        </item>
+       </layout>
+      </item>
+      <item>
+       <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="_3" >
+        <item>
+         <widget class="QLabel" name="label" >
+          <property name="text" >
+           <string>Forum Post Subject</string>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item>
+         <widget class="QLineEdit" name="forumSubject" />
+        </item>
+       </layout>
+      </item>
+      <item>
+       <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="_4" >
+        <item>
+         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_5" >
+          <property name="text" >
+           <string>Forum Post</string>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item>
+         <spacer>
+          <property name="orientation" >
+           <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+          </property>
+          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0" >
+           <size>
+            <width>40</width>
+            <height>20</height>
+           </size>
+          </property>
+         </spacer>
+        </item>
+        <item>
+         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="signBox" >
+          <property name="text" >
+           <string>Sign Message</string>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+       </layout>
+      </item>
+      <item>
+       <widget class="QTextEdit" name="forumMessage" />
+      </item>
+     </layout>
+    </item>
+   </layout>
+  </widget>
+  <widget class="QToolBar" name="toolBar" >
+   <property name="geometry" >
+    <rect>
+     <x>0</x>
+     <y>0</y>
+     <width>441</width>
+     <height>52</height>
+    </rect>
+   </property>
+   <property name="windowTitle" >
+    <string>toolBar</string>
+   </property>
+   <attribute name="toolBarArea" >
+    <enum>TopToolBarArea</enum>
+   </attribute>
+   <attribute name="toolBarBreak" >
+    <bool>false</bool>
+   </attribute>
+   <addaction name="postmessage_action" />
+   <addaction name="close_action" />
+  </widget>
+  <action name="postmessage_action" >
+   <property name="icon" >
+    <iconset resource="../images.qrc" >
+     <normaloff>:/images/mail_send24.png</normaloff>:/images/mail_send24.png</iconset>
+   </property>
+   <property name="text" >
+    <string>Post Forum Msg</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
+  <action name="close_action" >
+   <property name="icon" >
+    <iconset resource="../images.qrc" >
+     <normaloff>:/images/button_cancel.png</normaloff>:/images/button_cancel.png</iconset>
+   </property>
+   <property name="text" >
+    <string>Close</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
  </widget>
- <tabstops>
-  <tabstop>postButton</tabstop>
- </tabstops>
  <resources>
   <include location="../images.qrc" />
  </resources>
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/images.qrc b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/images.qrc
index 441fee619..5b4843fbf 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/images.qrc
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/images.qrc
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@
         <file>images/mail_reply.png</file>
         <file>images/mail_send.png</file>
         <file>images/mail_new.png</file>
+        <file>images/mail_send24.png</file>
         <file>images/message-mail.png</file>
         <file>images/message-mail-read.png</file>m
         <file>images/message-news.png</file>
@@ -191,6 +192,7 @@
         <file>images/new-account.png</file>
         <file>images/new-contact.png</file>
         <file>images/new-mail-alert.png</file>
+        <file>images/new_forum16.png</file>
         <file>images/nopic.png</file>
         <file>images/package_games1.png</file>
         <file>images/peerdetails_16x16.png</file>
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/images/mail_send24.png b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/images/mail_send24.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..be6d64f00
Binary files /dev/null and b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/images/mail_send24.png differ