diff --git a/view/theme/quattro/TODO b/view/theme/quattro/TODO
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..12638551a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/view/theme/quattro/TODO
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+jot.tpl:			<!-- TODO: waiting for a better placement 
+nav.tpl:					<!-- TODO: better icons! -->
diff --git a/view/theme/quattro/conversation.tpl b/view/theme/quattro/conversation.tpl
index ff202bbe4..7bb7cd2fd 100644
--- a/view/theme/quattro/conversation.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/quattro/conversation.tpl
@@ -9,8 +9,11 @@
 		{{endif}}
 		{{if $item.comment_lastcollapsed}}</div>{{endif}}
 		
-		{{ inc $item.template }}{{ endinc }}
-		
+		{{ if $item.type == tag }}
+			{{ inc wall_item_tag.tpl }}{{ endinc }}
+		{{ else }}
+			{{ inc $item.template }}{{ endinc }}
+		{{ endif }}
 		
 	{{ endfor }}
 </div>
diff --git a/view/theme/quattro/dark/colors.less b/view/theme/quattro/dark/colors.less
index b6d487f92..e867d7643 100644
--- a/view/theme/quattro/dark/colors.less
+++ b/view/theme/quattro/dark/colors.less
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 @Link: @Blue3;
 @LinkHover: @Blue3;
 @LinkVisited: @Blue3;
-
+@LinkDimmed: @Blue2;
 
 @ButtonColor: @Grey1;
 @ButtonBackgroundColor: @Grey5;
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@
 @ThreadBackgroundColor: #f6f7f8;
 @ShinyBorderColor: @Yellow1;
 
+@ItemColor: @Grey5;
+@ItemColorDimmed: @Grey3;
+
 @CommentBoxEmptyColor: @Grey3;
 @CommentBoxEmptyBorderColor: @Grey3;
 @CommentBoxFullColor: @Grey5;
diff --git a/view/theme/quattro/dark/style.css b/view/theme/quattro/dark/style.css
index 16c786d20..857596fc6 100644
--- a/view/theme/quattro/dark/style.css
+++ b/view/theme/quattro/dark/style.css
@@ -314,6 +314,10 @@ code {
   float: right;
 }
 /* popup notifications */
+#jGrowl.top-right {
+  top: 30px;
+  right: 15px;
+}
 div.jGrowl div.notice {
   background: #511919 url("../../../images/icons/48/notice.png") no-repeat 5px center;
   color: #ffffff;
@@ -565,7 +569,7 @@ ul.menu-popup .toolbar a:hover {
   color: #9eabb0;
   display: block;
 }
-/* aside */
+/* aside 230px*/
 aside {
   display: table-cell;
   vertical-align: top;
@@ -772,11 +776,11 @@ aside #profiles-menu {
   width: 200px;
   top: 18px;
 }
-/* section */
+/* section 800px */
 section {
   display: table-cell;
   vertical-align: top;
-  width: 800px;
+  width: 770px;
   padding: 0px 20px 0px 10px;
 }
 /* wall item */
@@ -785,7 +789,7 @@ section {
   position: relative;
   padding: 10px;
   margin-bottom: 20px;
-  width: 780px;
+  width: 750px;
 }
 .wall-item-decor {
   position: absolute;
@@ -798,7 +802,7 @@ section {
 }
 .wall-item-container {
   display: table;
-  width: 780px;
+  width: 750px;
 }
 .wall-item-container .wall-item-item,
 .wall-item-container .wall-item-bottom {
@@ -890,26 +894,42 @@ section {
 .wall-item-container .wall-item-actions-tools input {
   float: right;
 }
-.wall-item-container.comment {
-  /*margin-top: 50px;*/
-
+.wall-item-container.comment .contact-photo-wrapper {
+  margin-left: 16px;
 }
 .wall-item-container.comment .contact-photo {
   width: 32px;
   height: 32px;
-  margin-left: 16px;
-  /*background: url(../../../images/icons/22/user.png) no-repeat center center;*/
-
 }
 .wall-item-container.comment .contact-photo-menu-button {
   top: 15px !important;
-  left: 15px !important;
+  left: 0px !important;
 }
 .wall-item-container.comment .wall-item-links {
   padding-left: 12px;
 }
+/* 'tag' item type */
+.wall-item-container.item-tag .wall-item-content {
+  opacity: 0.5;
+  -webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;
+  -moz-transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;
+  -o-transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;
+  -ms-transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;
+  transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;
+}
+.wall-item-container.item-tag .contact-photo-wrapper {
+  margin-left: 32px;
+}
+.wall-item-container.item-tag .contact-photo {
+  width: 16px;
+  height: 16px;
+}
+.wall-item-container.item-tag .contact-photo-menu-button {
+  top: 15px !important;
+  left: 15px !important;
+}
 .wall-item-comment-wrapper {
-  margin: 30px 2em 2em 60px;
+  margin: 1em 2em 1em 60px;
 }
 .wall-item-comment-wrapper .comment-edit-photo {
   display: none;
@@ -961,6 +981,9 @@ section {
 #jot-preview-content .tread-wrapper {
   background-color: #fce94f;
 }
+.hide-comments-outer {
+  margin-bottom: 0.8em;
+}
 .wall-item-tags {
   padding-top: 5px;
 }
@@ -1087,7 +1110,7 @@ section {
   padding: 0px;
   height: 40px;
   overflow: none;
-  width: 800px;
+  width: 770px;
   background-color: #0e232e;
   border-bottom: 2px solid #9eabb0;
 }
@@ -1162,7 +1185,7 @@ section {
   border: 0px;
   margin: 0px;
   height: 20px;
-  width: 700px;
+  width: 500px;
   font-weight: bold;
   border: 1px solid #ffffff;
 }
@@ -1179,13 +1202,26 @@ section {
   border: 1px solid #999999;
 }
 #jot #character-counter {
-  width: 80px;
+  width: 40px;
   float: right;
   text-align: right;
   height: 20px;
   line-height: 20px;
   padding-right: 20px;
 }
+#jot #jot-category {
+  border: 0px;
+  margin: 0px;
+  height: 20px;
+  width: 200px;
+  border: 1px solid #ffffff;
+}
+#jot #jot-category:hover {
+  border: 1px solid #999999;
+}
+#jot #jot-category:focus {
+  border: 1px solid #999999;
+}
 /** buttons **/
 /*input[type="submit"] {
 	border: 0px;
diff --git a/view/theme/quattro/green/style.css b/view/theme/quattro/green/style.css
index df43aa152..9c8621c60 100644
--- a/view/theme/quattro/green/style.css
+++ b/view/theme/quattro/green/style.css
@@ -314,6 +314,10 @@ code {
   float: right;
 }
 /* popup notifications */
+#jGrowl.top-right {
+  top: 30px;
+  right: 15px;
+}
 div.jGrowl div.notice {
   background: #511919 url("../../../images/icons/48/notice.png") no-repeat 5px center;
   color: #ffffff;
@@ -565,7 +569,7 @@ ul.menu-popup .toolbar a:hover {
   color: #9eabb0;
   display: block;
 }
-/* aside */
+/* aside 230px*/
 aside {
   display: table-cell;
   vertical-align: top;
@@ -772,11 +776,11 @@ aside #profiles-menu {
   width: 200px;
   top: 18px;
 }
-/* section */
+/* section 800px */
 section {
   display: table-cell;
   vertical-align: top;
-  width: 800px;
+  width: 770px;
   padding: 0px 20px 0px 10px;
 }
 /* wall item */
@@ -785,7 +789,7 @@ section {
   position: relative;
   padding: 10px;
   margin-bottom: 20px;
-  width: 780px;
+  width: 750px;
 }
 .wall-item-decor {
   position: absolute;
@@ -798,7 +802,7 @@ section {
 }
 .wall-item-container {
   display: table;
-  width: 780px;
+  width: 750px;
 }
 .wall-item-container .wall-item-item,
 .wall-item-container .wall-item-bottom {
@@ -890,26 +894,42 @@ section {
 .wall-item-container .wall-item-actions-tools input {
   float: right;
 }
-.wall-item-container.comment {
-  /*margin-top: 50px;*/
-
+.wall-item-container.comment .contact-photo-wrapper {
+  margin-left: 16px;
 }
 .wall-item-container.comment .contact-photo {
   width: 32px;
   height: 32px;
-  margin-left: 16px;
-  /*background: url(../../../images/icons/22/user.png) no-repeat center center;*/
-
 }
 .wall-item-container.comment .contact-photo-menu-button {
   top: 15px !important;
-  left: 15px !important;
+  left: 0px !important;
 }
 .wall-item-container.comment .wall-item-links {
   padding-left: 12px;
 }
+/* 'tag' item type */
+.wall-item-container.item-tag .wall-item-content {
+  opacity: 0.5;
+  -webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;
+  -moz-transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;
+  -o-transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;
+  -ms-transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;
+  transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;
+}
+.wall-item-container.item-tag .contact-photo-wrapper {
+  margin-left: 32px;
+}
+.wall-item-container.item-tag .contact-photo {
+  width: 16px;
+  height: 16px;
+}
+.wall-item-container.item-tag .contact-photo-menu-button {
+  top: 15px !important;
+  left: 15px !important;
+}
 .wall-item-comment-wrapper {
-  margin: 30px 2em 2em 60px;
+  margin: 1em 2em 1em 60px;
 }
 .wall-item-comment-wrapper .comment-edit-photo {
   display: none;
@@ -961,6 +981,9 @@ section {
 #jot-preview-content .tread-wrapper {
   background-color: #ddffdd;
 }
+.hide-comments-outer {
+  margin-bottom: 0.8em;
+}
 .wall-item-tags {
   padding-top: 5px;
 }
@@ -1087,7 +1110,7 @@ section {
   padding: 0px;
   height: 40px;
   overflow: none;
-  width: 800px;
+  width: 770px;
   background-color: #009100;
   border-bottom: 2px solid #9eabb0;
 }
@@ -1162,7 +1185,7 @@ section {
   border: 0px;
   margin: 0px;
   height: 20px;
-  width: 700px;
+  width: 500px;
   font-weight: bold;
   border: 1px solid #ffffff;
 }
@@ -1179,13 +1202,26 @@ section {
   border: 1px solid #999999;
 }
 #jot #character-counter {
-  width: 80px;
+  width: 40px;
   float: right;
   text-align: right;
   height: 20px;
   line-height: 20px;
   padding-right: 20px;
 }
+#jot #jot-category {
+  border: 0px;
+  margin: 0px;
+  height: 20px;
+  width: 200px;
+  border: 1px solid #ffffff;
+}
+#jot #jot-category:hover {
+  border: 1px solid #999999;
+}
+#jot #jot-category:focus {
+  border: 1px solid #999999;
+}
 /** buttons **/
 /*input[type="submit"] {
 	border: 0px;
diff --git a/view/theme/quattro/jot.tpl b/view/theme/quattro/jot.tpl
index 2f89d4372..95c0ff6b1 100644
--- a/view/theme/quattro/jot.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/quattro/jot.tpl
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 <form id="profile-jot-form" action="$action" method="post">
 	<div id="jot">
 		<div id="profile-jot-desc" class="jothidden">&nbsp;</div>
-		<input name="title" id="jot-title" type="text" placeholder="$placeholdertitle" value="$title" class="jothidden" style="display:none" />
+		<input name="title" id="jot-title" type="text" placeholder="$placeholdertitle" title="$placeholdertitle" value="$title" class="jothidden" style="display:none" /><input name="category" id="jot-category" type="text" placeholder="$placeholdercategory" title="$placeholdercategory" value="$category" class="jothidden" style="display:none" />
 		<div id="character-counter" class="grey jothidden"></div>
+		
+
 
 		<input type="hidden" name="type" value="$ptyp" />
 		<input type="hidden" name="profile_uid" value="$profile_uid" />
@@ -20,8 +22,10 @@
 			<li><a id="profile-link"  ondragenter="return linkdropper(event);" ondragover="return linkdropper(event);" ondrop="linkdrop(event);" onclick="jotGetLink(); return false;" title="$weblink">$shortweblink</a></li>
 			<li><a id="profile-video" onclick="jotVideoURL();return false;" title="$gvideo">$shortvideo</a></li>
 			<li><a id="profile-audio" onclick="jotAudioURL();return false;" title="$audio">$shortaudio</a></li>
+			<!-- TODO: waiting for a better placement 
 			<li><a id="profile-location" onclick="jotGetLocation();return false;" title="$setloc">$shortsetloc</a></li>
 			<li><a id="profile-nolocation" onclick="jotClearLocation();return false;" title="$noloc">$shortnoloc</a></li>
+			-->
 			<li><a id="jot-preview-link" onclick="preview_post(); return false;" title="$preview">$preview</a></li>
 			$jotplugins
 
diff --git a/view/theme/quattro/nav.tpl b/view/theme/quattro/nav.tpl
index 26f04f134..fb64f0a39 100644
--- a/view/theme/quattro/nav.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/quattro/nav.tpl
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 			<li  id="nav-notifications-linkmenu" class="nav-menu-icon"><a href="$nav.notifications.0" rel="#nav-notifications-menu" title="$nav.notifications.1"><span class="icon s22 notify">$nav.notifications.1</span></a>
 				<span id="notify-update" class="nav-notify"></span>
 				<ul id="nav-notifications-menu" class="menu-popup">
+					<!-- TODO: better icons! -->
 					<li id="nav-notifications-mark-all" class="toolbar"><a href="#" onclick="notifyMarkAll(); return false;" title="$nav.notifications.mark.1"><span class="icon s10 edit"></span></a></a><a href="$nav.notifications.all.0" title="$nav.notifications.all.1"><span class="icon s10 plugin"></span></a></li>
 					<li class="empty">$emptynotifications</li>
 				</ul>
diff --git a/view/theme/quattro/quattro.less b/view/theme/quattro/quattro.less
index 0660a3ad7..9a5874141 100644
--- a/view/theme/quattro/quattro.less
+++ b/view/theme/quattro/quattro.less
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ code {
 
 
 /* popup notifications */
+#jGrowl.top-right {
+	top: 30px;
+	right: 15px;
+}
 div.jGrowl div.notice {
 	background: @NoticeBackgroundColor url("../../../images/icons/48/notice.png") no-repeat 5px center;
 	color: 	@NoticeColor;
@@ -270,7 +274,7 @@ ul.menu-popup {
 
 
 
-/* aside */
+/* aside 230px*/
 aside { 
 	display: table-cell;
 	vertical-align: top;
@@ -403,11 +407,11 @@ aside {
 }
 
 
-/* section */
+/* section 800px */
 section { 
 	display: table-cell;
 	vertical-align: top;
-	width: 800px;
+	width: 770px;
 	padding:0px 20px 0px 10px;
 }
 
@@ -417,14 +421,14 @@ section {
 	position: relative;
 	padding: 10px;
 	margin-bottom: 20px;
-	width: 780px;
+	width: 750px;
 }
 .wall-item-decor { position: absolute; left: 97%; top: -10px;  width: 16px;}
 .unstarred { display: none; }
 
 .wall-item-container {
 	display: table;
-	width: 780px;
+	width: 750px;
 	
 	.wall-item-item,
 	.wall-item-bottom { display: table-row; }
@@ -478,19 +482,35 @@ section {
 
 
 .wall-item-container.comment {
-	/*margin-top: 50px;*/
-	.contact-photo { width: 32px; height: 32px; margin-left: 16px;
-		/*background: url(../../../images/icons/22/user.png) no-repeat center center;*/
+	.contact-photo-wrapper { margin-left: 16px; }
+	.contact-photo { 
+		width: 32px; height: 32px; 
+	}	
+	.contact-photo-menu-button {
+		top: 15px !important;
+		left: 0px !important;
+	}
+	.wall-item-links { padding-left: 12px; }
+}
+
+/* 'tag' item type */
+.wall-item-container.item-tag {
+	.wall-item-content {
+		.opaque(0.5);
+	}
+	.contact-photo-wrapper { margin-left: 32px; }
+	.contact-photo { 
+		width: 16px; height: 16px;
 	}	
 	.contact-photo-menu-button {
 		top: 15px !important;
 		left: 15px !important;
 	}
-	.wall-item-links { padding-left: 12px; }
 }
 
+
 .wall-item-comment-wrapper {
-	margin: 30px 2em 2em 60px;
+	margin: 1em 2em 1em 60px;
 	.comment-edit-photo { display: none; }
 	textarea {	
 		height: 1em; width: 100%; font-size: 10px;
@@ -522,13 +542,12 @@ section {
 
 	.wall-item-container { width: 700px; }
 	.tread-wrapper { width: 700px; padding: 0; margin: 10px 0;}
-
-
 }
 
 .shiny { border-right:10px solid @ShinyBorderColor; }
 #jot-preview-content .tread-wrapper { background-color: @JotPreviewBackgroundColor; }
 
+.hide-comments-outer {margin-bottom: 0.8em; }
 
 .wall-item-tags { padding-top: 5px; }
 .tag {
@@ -638,7 +657,7 @@ section {
 	#jot-tools {
 		margin: 0px; padding: 0px;
 		height: 40px; overflow: none;
-		width: 800px;
+		width: 770px;
 		background-color: @JotToolsBackgroundColor;
 		border-bottom: 2px solid @JotToolsBorderColor;
 		li {
@@ -710,7 +729,7 @@ section {
 		border: 0px;
 		margin: 0px;
 		height: 20px;
-		width: 700px;
+		width: 500px;
 		font-weight: bold;
 		border: 1px solid @BodyBackground;
 
@@ -727,14 +746,23 @@ section {
 	}
 	
 	#character-counter {
-		width: 80px;
+		width: 40px;
 		float: right;
 		text-align: right;
 		height: 20px;
 		line-height: 20px;
 		padding-right: 20px;
 	}
-
+	
+	#jot-category {
+		border: 0px;
+		margin: 0px;
+		height: 20px;
+		width: 200px;
+		border: 1px solid @BodyBackground;
+		&:hover { border: 1px solid @CommentBoxEmptyBorderColor }
+		&:focus { border: 1px solid @CommentBoxEmptyBorderColor }
+	}
 }
 
 
diff --git a/view/theme/quattro/wall_item_tag.tpl b/view/theme/quattro/wall_item_tag.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..926fc929d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/view/theme/quattro/wall_item_tag.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<div class="wall-item-container item-tag $item.indent">
+	<div class="wall-item-item">
+		<div class="wall-item-info">
+			<div class="contact-photo-wrapper">
+				<a href="$item.profile_url" target="redir" title="$item.linktitle" class="contact-photo-link" id="wall-item-photo-link-$item.id">
+					<img src="$item.thumb" class="contact-photo$item.sparkle" id="wall-item-photo-$item.id" alt="$item.name" />
+				</a>
+				<ul class="contact-menu menu-popup" id="wall-item-photo-menu-$item.id">
+				$item.item_photo_menu
+				</ul>
+				
+			</div>
+			<div class="wall-item-location">$item.location</div>	
+		</div>
+		<div class="wall-item-content">
+			$item.body
+		</div>
+	</div>
+</div>
+
+<div class="wall-item-comment-wrapper" >
+	$item.comment
+</div>