diff --git a/e107_themes/_blank/admin_style.css b/e107_themes/_blank/admin_style.css
index ea5d19d7e..a172c1018 100644
--- a/e107_themes/_blank/admin_style.css
+++ b/e107_themes/_blank/admin_style.css
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ input.radio { margin-right: 3px; }
 .adminform td.label { }
 .adminform td.control { }
 
-.field-help { width: 280px; line-height: 1.4em; padding-top: 3px; }
+.field-help { width: 280px; line-height: 1.4em; padding-top: 3px; color:#333333 }
 .label-note { font-style: italic; }
 
 /* form used for content edit */
@@ -177,10 +177,27 @@ input.radio { margin-right: 3px; }
 
 /******** SyS Messages / Message text formatting */
 /* message boxes */
-#s-message {}
-#s-message div.info, #s-message div.error,  #s-message div.success, #s-message div.warning {}
-.message-title {}
-.message-body {}
+#s-message {margin-bottom: 10px; }
+
+#s-message div.info,
+#s-message div.error,
+#s-message div.success,
+#s-message div.warning { padding: 5px;}
+
+
+#s-message div.info 	{ background-color:#C1E0FF; border: 1px solid #3399FF; }
+#s-message div.error 	{ background-color:#FFCECE; border: 1px solid #CC0000; }
+#s-message div.success  { background-color:#DFFFDF; border: 1px solid #009900; }
+#s-message div.warning 	{ background-color:#FFFFD5; border: 1px solid #FFCC00; }
+
+.message-title { height: 32px; background: 0 50% no-repeat; padding-left: 42px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 32px; }
+
+#s-message div.info 	.message-title 	{ background-image: url(images/messagebox_info.png); }
+#s-message div.error 	.message-title 	{ background-image: url(images/messagebox_critical.png); } 
+#s-message div.success 	.message-title 	{ background-image: url(images/ok.png); }
+#s-message div.warning 	.message-title	{ background-image: url(images/messagebox_warning.png); }
+
+.message-body { padding-left: 42px; }
 .message-item ()
 
 /* validate result inline message */
@@ -367,8 +384,19 @@ ul.plugin-navigation ul.sub-nav a.link-active {font-weight: bold;}
 #dataform							{} /* Form tag ID - Default front page - old core definition */
 #core-meta-settings					{} /* General meta settings - Default front page */
 
+
 /* prefs.php */
 #core-prefs							{} /* Main continer - contains all block lemenst from bewlow */
+#core-prefs-main					{} /* Settings section - Site Information */
+#core-prefs-display					{} /* Settings section - Display Information */
+#core-prefs-admindisp				{} /* Settings section - Admin Display Options */
+#core-prefs-date					{} /* Settings section - Date display options */
+#core-prefs-registration			{} /* Settings section - User registration-posting */
+#core-prefs-signup					{} /* Settings section - Signup Page Options */
+#core-prefs-textpost				{} /* Settings section - Text rendering */
+#core-prefs-security				{} /* Settings section - Security & Protection */
+#core-prefs-comments				{} /* Settings section - Comments */
+#core-prefs-advanced				{} /* Settings section - Advanced Features */
 
 /* search.php */
 #core-search-configuration-main		{} /* Search Configuration for Searchable Areas - Default front page */
diff --git a/e107_themes/_blank/admin_template.php b/e107_themes/_blank/admin_template.php
index 8059767ce..848bb986f 100644
--- a/e107_themes/_blank/admin_template.php
+++ b/e107_themes/_blank/admin_template.php
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
  * Admin template - _blank theme
  *
  * $Source: /cvs_backup/e107_0.8/e107_themes/_blank/admin_template.php,v $
- * $Revision: 1.3 $
- * $Date: 2008-12-12 09:55:33 $
+ * $Revision: 1.4 $
+ * $Date: 2008-12-12 11:23:05 $
  * $Author: secretr $
  *
 */
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 if (!defined('e107_INIT')) { exit; }
 
 define("ADLINK_COLS",5);
+include_lan(THEME."languages/".e_LANGUAGE.".php");
 
 
 $ADMIN_HEADER = "
diff --git a/e107_themes/_blank/images/messagebox_critical.png b/e107_themes/_blank/images/messagebox_critical.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b953dd7e3
Binary files /dev/null and b/e107_themes/_blank/images/messagebox_critical.png differ
diff --git a/e107_themes/_blank/images/messagebox_info.png b/e107_themes/_blank/images/messagebox_info.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d8197d61a
Binary files /dev/null and b/e107_themes/_blank/images/messagebox_info.png differ
diff --git a/e107_themes/_blank/images/messagebox_warning.png b/e107_themes/_blank/images/messagebox_warning.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d5f6551d9
Binary files /dev/null and b/e107_themes/_blank/images/messagebox_warning.png differ
diff --git a/e107_themes/_blank/images/ok.png b/e107_themes/_blank/images/ok.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..592ce6f4a
Binary files /dev/null and b/e107_themes/_blank/images/ok.png differ
diff --git a/e107_themes/_blank/languages/English.php b/e107_themes/_blank/languages/English.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dce8ee84f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e107_themes/_blank/languages/English.php
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?php
+define("EMESSLAN_TITLE_INFO", "System Information");
+define("EMESSLAN_TITLE_ERROR", "Critical Error");
+define("EMESSLAN_TITLE_SUCCESS", "Success");
+define("EMESSLAN_TITLE_WARNING", "Warning");
+?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/e107_themes/_blank/theme.php b/e107_themes/_blank/theme.php
index 097cd7b15..2797acad6 100644
--- a/e107_themes/_blank/theme.php
+++ b/e107_themes/_blank/theme.php
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <?php
+include_lan(THEME."languages/".e_LANGUAGE.".php");
 
 $THEME_CORE_JSLIB = array(
 	'jslib/core/decorate.js' => 'all',
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ $no_core_css = TRUE;
 
 function theme_head() {
 	$ret = '';
-	$ret .= ' 
+	$ret .= '
 		<link rel="stylesheet" href="'.THEME_ABS.'menu/menu.css" type="text/css" media="all" />
 		<!--[if IE]>
 		<link rel="stylesheet" href="'.THEME_ABS.'ie_all.css" type="text/css" media="all" />
@@ -19,12 +20,12 @@ function theme_head() {
 			<script type="text/javascript" src="'.THEME_ABS.'menu/menu.js"></script>
 		<![endif]-->
 	';
-	
+
     $ret .= "
     <script type='text/javascript'>
        /**
     	* Decorate all tables having e-list class
-    	* TODO: add 'e-list' class to all list core tables, allow theme decorate. 
+    	* TODO: add 'adminlist' class to all list core tables, allow theme decorate.
     	*/
         e107.runOnLoad( function() {
             \$\$('table.adminlist').each(function(element) {
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ function theme_head() {
             });
 
         }, document, true);
-		
+
     </script>";
 	return $ret;
 }