diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/MsgItem.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/MsgItem.ui
index d89a2633a..b920df797 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/MsgItem.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/MsgItem.ui
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-<ui version="4.0" >
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<ui version="4.0">
  <class>MsgItem</class>
- <widget class="QWidget" name="MsgItem" >
-  <property name="geometry" >
+ <widget class="QWidget" name="MsgItem">
+  <property name="geometry">
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
@@ -9,67 +10,71 @@
     <height>238</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
-  <property name="windowTitle" >
+  <property name="windowTitle">
    <string>Form</string>
   </property>
-  <layout class="QGridLayout" >
-   <property name="topMargin" >
-    <number>0</number>
+  <layout class="QGridLayout">
+   <property name="margin">
+    <number>6</number>
    </property>
-   <property name="bottomMargin" >
-    <number>0</number>
-   </property>
-   <item row="0" column="0" >
-    <widget class="QFrame" name="frame" >
-     <property name="sizePolicy" >
-      <sizepolicy vsizetype="Preferred" hsizetype="Expanding" >
+   <item row="0" column="0">
+    <widget class="QFrame" name="frame">
+     <property name="sizePolicy">
+      <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Preferred">
        <horstretch>0</horstretch>
        <verstretch>0</verstretch>
       </sizepolicy>
      </property>
-     <property name="frameShape" >
+     <property name="styleSheet">
+      <string notr="true">QFrame#frame{border: 2px solid blue; 
+background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1,
+stop: 0 #2291E0, stop: 1 #3EB3FF);
+border-radius: 10px}</string>
+     </property>
+     <property name="frameShape">
       <enum>QFrame::StyledPanel</enum>
      </property>
-     <property name="frameShadow" >
+     <property name="frameShadow">
       <enum>QFrame::Raised</enum>
      </property>
-     <layout class="QVBoxLayout" >
-      <property name="topMargin" >
+     <layout class="QVBoxLayout">
+      <property name="topMargin">
        <number>0</number>
       </property>
-      <property name="bottomMargin" >
+      <property name="bottomMargin">
        <number>0</number>
       </property>
       <item>
-       <layout class="QHBoxLayout" >
+       <layout class="QHBoxLayout">
         <item>
-         <widget class="QPushButton" name="clearButton" >
-          <property name="sizePolicy" >
-           <sizepolicy vsizetype="Fixed" hsizetype="Minimum" >
+         <widget class="QPushButton" name="clearButton">
+          <property name="sizePolicy">
+           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Minimum" vsizetype="Fixed">
             <horstretch>0</horstretch>
             <verstretch>0</verstretch>
            </sizepolicy>
           </property>
-          <property name="toolTip" >
+          <property name="toolTip">
            <string>Remove Item</string>
           </property>
-          <property name="text" >
+          <property name="text">
            <string/>
           </property>
-          <property name="icon" >
-           <iconset resource="images.qrc" >:/images/close_normal.png</iconset>
+          <property name="icon">
+           <iconset resource="../images.qrc">
+            <normaloff>:/images/close_normal.png</normaloff>:/images/close_normal.png</iconset>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
         <item>
          <spacer>
-          <property name="orientation" >
+          <property name="orientation">
            <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
           </property>
-          <property name="sizeType" >
+          <property name="sizeType">
            <enum>QSizePolicy::Preferred</enum>
           </property>
-          <property name="sizeHint" >
+          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
            <size>
             <width>16</width>
             <height>26</height>
@@ -78,34 +83,34 @@
          </spacer>
         </item>
         <item>
-         <widget class="QLabel" name="titleLabel" >
-          <property name="sizePolicy" >
-           <sizepolicy vsizetype="Minimum" hsizetype="Minimum" >
+         <widget class="QLabel" name="titleLabel">
+          <property name="sizePolicy">
+           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Minimum" vsizetype="Minimum">
             <horstretch>0</horstretch>
             <verstretch>0</verstretch>
            </sizepolicy>
           </property>
-          <property name="font" >
+          <property name="font">
            <font>
             <weight>75</weight>
             <italic>true</italic>
             <bold>true</bold>
            </font>
           </property>
-          <property name="text" >
+          <property name="text">
            <string>Connected</string>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
         <item>
          <spacer>
-          <property name="orientation" >
+          <property name="orientation">
            <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
           </property>
-          <property name="sizeType" >
+          <property name="sizeType">
            <enum>QSizePolicy::Preferred</enum>
           </property>
-          <property name="sizeHint" >
+          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
            <size>
             <width>1000</width>
             <height>20</height>
@@ -114,50 +119,51 @@
          </spacer>
         </item>
         <item>
-         <widget class="QPushButton" name="expandButton" >
-          <property name="sizePolicy" >
-           <sizepolicy vsizetype="Fixed" hsizetype="Fixed" >
+         <widget class="QPushButton" name="expandButton">
+          <property name="sizePolicy">
+           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
             <horstretch>0</horstretch>
             <verstretch>0</verstretch>
            </sizepolicy>
           </property>
-          <property name="toolTip" >
+          <property name="toolTip">
            <string>Expand</string>
           </property>
-          <property name="text" >
+          <property name="text">
            <string/>
           </property>
-          <property name="icon" >
-           <iconset resource="images.qrc" >:/images/add_24x24.png</iconset>
+          <property name="icon">
+           <iconset resource="../images.qrc">
+            <normaloff>:/images/add_24x24.png</normaloff>:/images/add_24x24.png</iconset>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
        </layout>
       </item>
       <item>
-       <layout class="QHBoxLayout" >
+       <layout class="QHBoxLayout">
         <item>
-         <widget class="QLabel" name="subjectLabel" >
-          <property name="sizePolicy" >
-           <sizepolicy vsizetype="Preferred" hsizetype="MinimumExpanding" >
+         <widget class="QLabel" name="subjectLabel">
+          <property name="sizePolicy">
+           <sizepolicy hsizetype="MinimumExpanding" vsizetype="Preferred">
             <horstretch>0</horstretch>
             <verstretch>0</verstretch>
            </sizepolicy>
           </property>
-          <property name="text" >
+          <property name="text">
            <string>subjectLabel</string>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
         <item>
          <spacer>
-          <property name="orientation" >
+          <property name="orientation">
            <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
           </property>
-          <property name="sizeType" >
+          <property name="sizeType">
            <enum>QSizePolicy::Preferred</enum>
           </property>
-          <property name="sizeHint" >
+          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
            <size>
             <width>500</width>
             <height>26</height>
@@ -166,27 +172,28 @@
          </spacer>
         </item>
         <item>
-         <widget class="QPushButton" name="replyButton" >
-          <property name="toolTip" >
+         <widget class="QPushButton" name="replyButton">
+          <property name="toolTip">
            <string>Reply to Message</string>
           </property>
-          <property name="text" >
+          <property name="text">
            <string/>
           </property>
-          <property name="icon" >
-           <iconset resource="images.qrc" >:/images/mail_reply.png</iconset>
+          <property name="icon">
+           <iconset resource="../images.qrc">
+            <normaloff>:/images/mail_reply.png</normaloff>:/images/mail_reply.png</iconset>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
         <item>
          <spacer>
-          <property name="orientation" >
+          <property name="orientation">
            <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
           </property>
-          <property name="sizeType" >
+          <property name="sizeType">
            <enum>QSizePolicy::Fixed</enum>
           </property>
-          <property name="sizeHint" >
+          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
            <size>
             <width>20</width>
             <height>20</height>
@@ -195,33 +202,34 @@
          </spacer>
         </item>
         <item>
-         <widget class="QPushButton" name="deleteButton" >
-          <property name="sizePolicy" >
-           <sizepolicy vsizetype="Fixed" hsizetype="Fixed" >
+         <widget class="QPushButton" name="deleteButton">
+          <property name="sizePolicy">
+           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
             <horstretch>0</horstretch>
             <verstretch>0</verstretch>
            </sizepolicy>
           </property>
-          <property name="toolTip" >
+          <property name="toolTip">
            <string>Delete Message</string>
           </property>
-          <property name="text" >
+          <property name="text">
            <string/>
           </property>
-          <property name="icon" >
-           <iconset resource="images.qrc" >:/images/mail_delete.png</iconset>
+          <property name="icon">
+           <iconset resource="../images.qrc">
+            <normaloff>:/images/mail_delete.png</normaloff>:/images/mail_delete.png</iconset>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
         <item>
          <spacer>
-          <property name="orientation" >
+          <property name="orientation">
            <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
           </property>
-          <property name="sizeType" >
+          <property name="sizeType">
            <enum>QSizePolicy::Fixed</enum>
           </property>
-          <property name="sizeHint" >
+          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
            <size>
             <width>20</width>
             <height>20</height>
@@ -230,44 +238,45 @@
          </spacer>
         </item>
         <item>
-         <widget class="QPushButton" name="playButton" >
-          <property name="sizePolicy" >
-           <sizepolicy vsizetype="Fixed" hsizetype="Fixed" >
+         <widget class="QPushButton" name="playButton">
+          <property name="sizePolicy">
+           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
             <horstretch>0</horstretch>
             <verstretch>0</verstretch>
            </sizepolicy>
           </property>
-          <property name="toolTip" >
+          <property name="toolTip">
            <string>Play Media</string>
           </property>
-          <property name="text" >
+          <property name="text">
            <string/>
           </property>
-          <property name="icon" >
-           <iconset resource="images.qrc" >:/images/startall.png</iconset>
+          <property name="icon">
+           <iconset resource="../images.qrc">
+            <normaloff>:/images/startall.png</normaloff>:/images/startall.png</iconset>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
        </layout>
       </item>
       <item>
-       <widget class="QFrame" name="expandFrame" >
-        <property name="frameShape" >
+       <widget class="QFrame" name="expandFrame">
+        <property name="frameShape">
          <enum>QFrame::StyledPanel</enum>
         </property>
-        <property name="frameShadow" >
+        <property name="frameShadow">
          <enum>QFrame::Raised</enum>
         </property>
-        <layout class="QVBoxLayout" >
+        <layout class="QVBoxLayout">
          <item>
-          <widget class="QLabel" name="msgLabel" >
-           <property name="sizePolicy" >
-            <sizepolicy vsizetype="Preferred" hsizetype="MinimumExpanding" >
+          <widget class="QLabel" name="msgLabel">
+           <property name="sizePolicy">
+            <sizepolicy hsizetype="MinimumExpanding" vsizetype="Preferred">
              <horstretch>0</horstretch>
              <verstretch>0</verstretch>
             </sizepolicy>
            </property>
-           <property name="text" >
+           <property name="text">
             <string>Long 
  message here</string>
            </property>
@@ -282,7 +291,7 @@
   </layout>
  </widget>
  <resources>
-  <include location="images.qrc" />
+  <include location="../images.qrc"/>
  </resources>
  <connections/>
 </ui>