diff --git a/theme/UPGRADE.txt b/theme/UPGRADE.txt
index 320ca322d3a..430108e6f2a 100644
--- a/theme/UPGRADE.txt
+++ b/theme/UPGRADE.txt
@@ -101,3 +101,12 @@ Changes to 1.1 since 1.0.9
 .categoryname {}
 .coursename {}
 
+
+================================
+Changes to 1.1.1 since 1.1
+--------------------------------
+
+.categoryboxcontent {}
+
+Some better placement of styles on the category/course listings to 
+allow some fancy effects.
diff --git a/theme/brightretro/styles.php b/theme/brightretro/styles.php
index b7c28711943..ac5393afd5c 100644
--- a/theme/brightretro/styles.php
+++ b/theme/brightretro/styles.php
@@ -286,10 +286,19 @@ a.dimmed:hover {
 }
 
 .categorybox {
+    border-width: 1px;
+    border-color: <?PHP echo $THEME->borders?>;
+    border-style: solid;
+}
+
+.categoryboxcontent {
 }
 
 .categoryname {
+    font-size: large;
+    font-weight: bold;
 }
 
 .coursename {
 }
+
diff --git a/theme/cordoroyblue/styles.php b/theme/cordoroyblue/styles.php
index 542b1c6f1af..07fcfb5c509 100644
--- a/theme/cordoroyblue/styles.php
+++ b/theme/cordoroyblue/styles.php
@@ -379,10 +379,19 @@ a.dimmed:hover {
 }
 
 .categorybox {
+    border-width: 1px;
+    border-color: <?PHP echo $THEME->borders?>;
+    border-style: solid;
+}
+
+.categoryboxcontent {
 }
 
 .categoryname {
+    font-size: large;
+    font-weight: bold;
 }
 
 .coursename {
 }
+
diff --git a/theme/garden/styles.php b/theme/garden/styles.php
index d3b1991a9ca..486af116052 100755
--- a/theme/garden/styles.php
+++ b/theme/garden/styles.php
@@ -300,10 +300,19 @@ a.dimmed:hover {
 }
 
 .categorybox {
+    border-width: 1px;
+    border-color: <?PHP echo $THEME->borders?>;
+    border-style: solid;
+}
+
+.categoryboxcontent {
 }
 
 .categoryname {
+    font-size: large;
+    font-weight: bold;
 }
 
 .coursename {
 }
+
diff --git a/theme/oceanblue/styles.php b/theme/oceanblue/styles.php
index c04d6de4cf8..2fc4dc273cc 100644
--- a/theme/oceanblue/styles.php
+++ b/theme/oceanblue/styles.php
@@ -284,10 +284,19 @@ a.dimmed:hover {
 }
 
 .categorybox {
+    border-width: 1px;
+    border-color: <?PHP echo $THEME->borders?>;
+    border-style: solid;
+}
+
+.categoryboxcontent {
 }
 
 .categoryname {
+    font-size: large;
+    font-weight: bold;
 }
 
 .coursename {
 }
+
diff --git a/theme/poweraid/styles.php b/theme/poweraid/styles.php
index 40b20ce211d..b3045ac1a8e 100644
--- a/theme/poweraid/styles.php
+++ b/theme/poweraid/styles.php
@@ -244,10 +244,19 @@ select {
 }
 
 .categorybox {
+    border-width: 1px;
+    border-color: <?PHP echo $THEME->borders?>;
+    border-style: solid;
+}
+
+.categoryboxcontent {
 }
 
 .categoryname {
+    font-size: large;
+    font-weight: bold;
 }
 
 .coursename {
 }
+
diff --git a/theme/standard/styles.php b/theme/standard/styles.php
index c83a3fafc5a..4b50cfd3a54 100644
--- a/theme/standard/styles.php
+++ b/theme/standard/styles.php
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ body, td, th, li {
 th {
     font-weight: bold; 
     background-color: <?PHP echo $THEME->cellheading?>;
+    background-image: url(<?PHP echo "$themeurl"?>/gradient.jpg);
 }
 
 a:link {
@@ -284,10 +285,19 @@ a.dimmed:hover {
 }
 
 .categorybox {
+    border-width: 1px;
+    border-color: <?PHP echo $THEME->borders?>;
+    border-style: solid;
+}
+
+.categoryboxcontent {
 }
 
 .categoryname {
+    font-size: large;
+    font-weight: bold;
 }
 
 .coursename {
 }
+
diff --git a/theme/standardblue/styles.php b/theme/standardblue/styles.php
index ee003dac0cb..4b50cfd3a54 100644
--- a/theme/standardblue/styles.php
+++ b/theme/standardblue/styles.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 /// We use PHP so we can do value substitutions into the styles
 
     $nomoodlecookie = true;
-    require_once("../../config.php");
+    require_once("../../config.php"); 
     $themeurl = style_sheet_setup(filemtime("styles.php"), 300, $themename);
 
 /// From here on it's nearly a normal stylesheet. 
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ body, td, th, li {
 th {
     font-weight: bold; 
     background-color: <?PHP echo $THEME->cellheading?>;
+    background-image: url(<?PHP echo "$themeurl"?>/gradient.jpg);
 }
 
 a:link {
@@ -284,10 +285,19 @@ a.dimmed:hover {
 }
 
 .categorybox {
+    border-width: 1px;
+    border-color: <?PHP echo $THEME->borders?>;
+    border-style: solid;
+}
+
+.categoryboxcontent {
 }
 
 .categoryname {
+    font-size: large;
+    font-weight: bold;
 }
 
 .coursename {
 }
+
diff --git a/theme/standardgreen/styles.php b/theme/standardgreen/styles.php
index ee003dac0cb..4b50cfd3a54 100644
--- a/theme/standardgreen/styles.php
+++ b/theme/standardgreen/styles.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 /// We use PHP so we can do value substitutions into the styles
 
     $nomoodlecookie = true;
-    require_once("../../config.php");
+    require_once("../../config.php"); 
     $themeurl = style_sheet_setup(filemtime("styles.php"), 300, $themename);
 
 /// From here on it's nearly a normal stylesheet. 
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ body, td, th, li {
 th {
     font-weight: bold; 
     background-color: <?PHP echo $THEME->cellheading?>;
+    background-image: url(<?PHP echo "$themeurl"?>/gradient.jpg);
 }
 
 a:link {
@@ -284,10 +285,19 @@ a.dimmed:hover {
 }
 
 .categorybox {
+    border-width: 1px;
+    border-color: <?PHP echo $THEME->borders?>;
+    border-style: solid;
+}
+
+.categoryboxcontent {
 }
 
 .categoryname {
+    font-size: large;
+    font-weight: bold;
 }
 
 .coursename {
 }
+
diff --git a/theme/standardlogo/styles.php b/theme/standardlogo/styles.php
index ee003dac0cb..4b50cfd3a54 100644
--- a/theme/standardlogo/styles.php
+++ b/theme/standardlogo/styles.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 /// We use PHP so we can do value substitutions into the styles
 
     $nomoodlecookie = true;
-    require_once("../../config.php");
+    require_once("../../config.php"); 
     $themeurl = style_sheet_setup(filemtime("styles.php"), 300, $themename);
 
 /// From here on it's nearly a normal stylesheet. 
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ body, td, th, li {
 th {
     font-weight: bold; 
     background-color: <?PHP echo $THEME->cellheading?>;
+    background-image: url(<?PHP echo "$themeurl"?>/gradient.jpg);
 }
 
 a:link {
@@ -284,10 +285,19 @@ a.dimmed:hover {
 }
 
 .categorybox {
+    border-width: 1px;
+    border-color: <?PHP echo $THEME->borders?>;
+    border-style: solid;
+}
+
+.categoryboxcontent {
 }
 
 .categoryname {
+    font-size: large;
+    font-weight: bold;
 }
 
 .coursename {
 }
+
diff --git a/theme/standardred/styles.php b/theme/standardred/styles.php
index ee003dac0cb..4b50cfd3a54 100644
--- a/theme/standardred/styles.php
+++ b/theme/standardred/styles.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 /// We use PHP so we can do value substitutions into the styles
 
     $nomoodlecookie = true;
-    require_once("../../config.php");
+    require_once("../../config.php"); 
     $themeurl = style_sheet_setup(filemtime("styles.php"), 300, $themename);
 
 /// From here on it's nearly a normal stylesheet. 
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ body, td, th, li {
 th {
     font-weight: bold; 
     background-color: <?PHP echo $THEME->cellheading?>;
+    background-image: url(<?PHP echo "$themeurl"?>/gradient.jpg);
 }
 
 a:link {
@@ -284,10 +285,19 @@ a.dimmed:hover {
 }
 
 .categorybox {
+    border-width: 1px;
+    border-color: <?PHP echo $THEME->borders?>;
+    border-style: solid;
+}
+
+.categoryboxcontent {
 }
 
 .categoryname {
+    font-size: large;
+    font-weight: bold;
 }
 
 .coursename {
 }
+
diff --git a/theme/standardwhite/styles.php b/theme/standardwhite/styles.php
index ee003dac0cb..4b50cfd3a54 100644
--- a/theme/standardwhite/styles.php
+++ b/theme/standardwhite/styles.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 /// We use PHP so we can do value substitutions into the styles
 
     $nomoodlecookie = true;
-    require_once("../../config.php");
+    require_once("../../config.php"); 
     $themeurl = style_sheet_setup(filemtime("styles.php"), 300, $themename);
 
 /// From here on it's nearly a normal stylesheet. 
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ body, td, th, li {
 th {
     font-weight: bold; 
     background-color: <?PHP echo $THEME->cellheading?>;
+    background-image: url(<?PHP echo "$themeurl"?>/gradient.jpg);
 }
 
 a:link {
@@ -284,10 +285,19 @@ a.dimmed:hover {
 }
 
 .categorybox {
+    border-width: 1px;
+    border-color: <?PHP echo $THEME->borders?>;
+    border-style: solid;
+}
+
+.categoryboxcontent {
 }
 
 .categoryname {
+    font-size: large;
+    font-weight: bold;
 }
 
 .coursename {
 }
+