diff --git a/js/main.js b/js/main.js
index 7f0428b5b5..7a90fa9106 100755
--- a/js/main.js
+++ b/js/main.js
@@ -137,13 +137,12 @@
 			$('#mail-update-li').html(mail);
 
 			var eNotif = $(data).find('notif')
-			notif = eNotif.attr('count');
-			if (notif>=0){
-				$("#nav-notifications-linkmenu").addClass("on");
+			
+			if (eNotif.children("note").length==0){
+				$("#nav-notifications-menu").html(notifications_empty);
+			} else {
 				nnm = $("#nav-notifications-menu");
-				
 				nnm.html(notifications_all + notifications_mark);
-				
 				//nnm.attr('popup','true');
 				eNotif.children("note").each(function(){
 					e = $(this);
@@ -151,10 +150,12 @@
 					html = notifications_tpl.format(e.attr('href'),e.attr('photo'), text, e.attr('date'), e.attr('seen'));
 					nnm.append(html);
 				});
-				
+			}
+			notif = eNotif.attr('count');
+			if (notif>0){
+				$("#nav-notifications-linkmenu").addClass("on");
 			} else {
-				//				$("#nav-notifications-linkmenu").removeClass("on");
-				//              $("#nav-notifications-menu").html(notifications_empty);
+				$("#nav-notifications-linkmenu").removeClass("on");
 			}
 			if(notif == 0) { notif = ''; $('#notify-update').removeClass('show') } else { $('#notify-update').addClass('show') }
 			$('#notify-update').html(notif);
@@ -609,4 +610,4 @@ function previewTheme(elm) {
 			$('#theme-preview').html('<div id="theme-desc">' + data.desc + '</div><a href="' + data.img + '"><img src="' + data.img + '" width="320" height="240" alt="' + theme + '" /></a>');
 	});
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/mod/settings.php b/mod/settings.php
index 6879da285f..2dd9fb9a68 100644
--- a/mod/settings.php
+++ b/mod/settings.php
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ function get_theme_config_file($theme){
 }
 
 function settings_init(&$a) {
-	if(local_user()) {
-		profile_load($a,$a->user['nickname']);
-	}
-
 	// These lines provide the javascript needed by the acl selector
 
 	$a->page['htmlhead'] .= "<script> var ispublic = '" . t('everybody') . "';" ;
@@ -47,6 +43,47 @@ function settings_init(&$a) {
 EOT;
 
 
+
+	$tabs = array(
+		array(
+			'label'	=> t('Account settings'),
+			'url' 	=> $a->get_baseurl(true).'/settings',
+			'selected'	=> (($a->argc == 1)?'active':''),
+		),	
+		array(
+			'label'	=> t('Display settings'),
+			'url' 	=> $a->get_baseurl(true).'/settings/display',
+			'selected'	=> (($a->argc > 1) && ($a->argv[1] === 'display')?'active':''),
+		),	
+		
+		array(
+			'label'	=> t('Connector settings'),
+			'url' 	=> $a->get_baseurl(true).'/settings/connectors',
+			'selected'	=> (($a->argc > 1) && ($a->argv[1] === 'connectors')?'active':''),
+		),
+		array(
+			'label'	=> t('Plugin settings'),
+			'url' 	=> $a->get_baseurl(true).'/settings/addon',
+			'selected'	=> (($a->argc > 1) && ($a->argv[1] === 'addon')?'active':''),
+		),
+		array(
+			'label' => t('Connected apps'),
+			'url' => $a->get_baseurl(true) . '/settings/oauth',
+			'selected' => (($a->argc > 1) && ($a->argv[1] === 'oauth')?'active':''),
+		),
+		array(
+			'label' => t('Export personal data'),
+			'url' => $a->get_baseurl(true) . '/uexport',
+			'selected' => ''
+		)
+	);
+	
+	$tabtpl = get_markup_template("generic_links_widget.tpl");
+	$a->page['aside'] = replace_macros($tabtpl, array(
+		'$title' => t('Settings'),
+		'$items' => $tabs,
+	));
+
 }
 
 
@@ -479,44 +516,7 @@ function settings_content(&$a) {
 		return;
 	}
 	
-	$tabs = array(
-		array(
-			'label'	=> t('Account settings'),
-			'url' 	=> $a->get_baseurl(true).'/settings',
-			'sel'	=> (($a->argc == 1)?'active':''),
-		),	
-		array(
-			'label'	=> t('Display settings'),
-			'url' 	=> $a->get_baseurl(true).'/settings/display',
-			'sel'	=> (($a->argc > 1) && ($a->argv[1] === 'display')?'active':''),
-		),	
-		
-		array(
-			'label'	=> t('Connector settings'),
-			'url' 	=> $a->get_baseurl(true).'/settings/connectors',
-			'sel'	=> (($a->argc > 1) && ($a->argv[1] === 'connectors')?'active':''),
-		),
-		array(
-			'label'	=> t('Plugin settings'),
-			'url' 	=> $a->get_baseurl(true).'/settings/addon',
-			'sel'	=> (($a->argc > 1) && ($a->argv[1] === 'addon')?'active':''),
-		),
-		array(
-			'label' => t('Connections'),
-			'url' => $a->get_baseurl(true) . '/settings/oauth',
-			'sel' => (($a->argc > 1) && ($a->argv[1] === 'oauth')?'active':''),
-		),
-		array(
-			'label' => t('Export personal data'),
-			'url' => $a->get_baseurl(true) . '/uexport',
-			'sel' => ''
-		)
-	);
-	
-	$tabtpl = get_markup_template("common_tabs.tpl");
-	$tabs = replace_macros($tabtpl, array(
-		'$tabs' => $tabs,
-	));
+
 		
 	if(($a->argc > 1) && ($a->argv[1] === 'oauth')) {
 		
@@ -524,7 +524,6 @@ function settings_content(&$a) {
 			$tpl = get_markup_template("settings_oauth_edit.tpl");
 			$o .= replace_macros($tpl, array(
 				'$form_security_token' => get_form_security_token("settings_oauth"),
-				'$tabs'		=> $tabs,
 				'$title'	=> t('Add application'),
 				'$submit'	=> t('Submit'),
 				'$cancel'	=> t('Cancel'),
@@ -551,7 +550,6 @@ function settings_content(&$a) {
 			$tpl = get_markup_template("settings_oauth_edit.tpl");
 			$o .= replace_macros($tpl, array(
 				'$form_security_token' => get_form_security_token("settings_oauth"),
-				'$tabs'		=> $tabs,
 				'$title'	=> t('Add application'),
 				'$submit'	=> t('Update'),
 				'$cancel'	=> t('Cancel'),
@@ -594,7 +592,6 @@ function settings_content(&$a) {
 			'$consumerkey' => t('Client key starts with'),
 			'$noname'	=> t('No name'),
 			'$remove'	=> t('Remove authorization'),
-			'$tabs'		=> $tabs,
 			'$apps'		=> $r,
 		));
 		return $o;
@@ -614,7 +611,6 @@ function settings_content(&$a) {
 		$o .= replace_macros($tpl, array(
 			'$form_security_token' => get_form_security_token("settings_addon"),
 			'$title'	=> t('Plugin Settings'),
-			'$tabs'		=> $tabs,
 			'$settings_addons' => $settings_addons
 		));
 		return $o;
@@ -658,7 +654,6 @@ function settings_content(&$a) {
 			'$form_security_token' => get_form_security_token("settings_connectors"),
 			
 			'$title'	=> t('Connector Settings'),
-			'$tabs'		=> $tabs,
 
 			'$diasp_enabled' => $diasp_enabled,
 			'$ostat_enabled' => $ostat_enabled,
@@ -735,7 +730,6 @@ function settings_content(&$a) {
 		
 		$tpl = get_markup_template("settings_display.tpl");
 		$o = replace_macros($tpl, array(
-			'$tabs' 	=> $tabs,
 			'$ptitle' 	=> t('Display Settings'),
 			'$form_security_token' => get_form_security_token("settings_display"),
 			'$submit' 	=> t('Submit'),
@@ -920,7 +914,6 @@ function settings_content(&$a) {
 	);
 
 	$o .= replace_macros($stpl,array(
-		'$tabs' 	=> $tabs,
 		'$ptitle' 	=> t('Account Settings'),
 
 		'$submit' 	=> t('Submit'),
diff --git a/view/generic_links_widget.tpl b/view/generic_links_widget.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..45813b876a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/view/generic_links_widget.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<div class="widget">
+	{{if $title}}<h3>$title</h3>{{endif}}
+	{{if $desc}}<div class="desc">$desc</div>{{endif}}
+	
+	<ul>
+		{{ for $items as $item }}
+			<li class="tool"><a href="$item.url" class="{{ if $item.selected }}selected{{ endif }}">$item.label</a></li>
+		{{ endfor }}
+	</ul>
+	
+</div>
diff --git a/view/settings.tpl b/view/settings.tpl
index 8753474afa..ebca4875f0 100644
--- a/view/settings.tpl
+++ b/view/settings.tpl
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-$tabs
-
 <h1>$ptitle</h1>
 
 $nickname_block
diff --git a/view/settings_addons.tpl b/view/settings_addons.tpl
index 28fca53620..84171dc8db 100644
--- a/view/settings_addons.tpl
+++ b/view/settings_addons.tpl
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-$tabs
-
 <h1>$title</h1>
 
 
diff --git a/view/settings_connectors.tpl b/view/settings_connectors.tpl
index 43c0346bba..bd3d60f0f4 100644
--- a/view/settings_connectors.tpl
+++ b/view/settings_connectors.tpl
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-$tabs
-
 <h1>$title</h1>
 
 <div class="connector_statusmsg">$diasp_enabled</div>
diff --git a/view/settings_display.tpl b/view/settings_display.tpl
index fc7a56c8ac..70895a1f89 100644
--- a/view/settings_display.tpl
+++ b/view/settings_display.tpl
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-$tabs
-
 <h1>$ptitle</h1>
 
 <form action="settings/display" id="settings-form" method="post" autocomplete="off" >
diff --git a/view/settings_oauth.tpl b/view/settings_oauth.tpl
index da1398ab96..890c4ee6c8 100644
--- a/view/settings_oauth.tpl
+++ b/view/settings_oauth.tpl
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-$tabs
-
 <h1>$title</h1>
 
 
diff --git a/view/settings_oauth_edit.tpl b/view/settings_oauth_edit.tpl
index d293413867..e6f2abdc24 100644
--- a/view/settings_oauth_edit.tpl
+++ b/view/settings_oauth_edit.tpl
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-$tabs
-
 <h1>$title</h1>
 
 <form method="POST">
diff --git a/view/theme/quattro/dark/style.css b/view/theme/quattro/dark/style.css
index 1d951aba84..16c786d201 100644
--- a/view/theme/quattro/dark/style.css
+++ b/view/theme/quattro/dark/style.css
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@
 .icon.s10.unlock {
   background-image: url("../../../images/icons/10/unlock.png");
 }
+.icon.s10.plugin {
+  background-image: url("../../../images/icons/10/plugin.png");
+}
 .icon.s10.type-unkn {
   background-image: url("../../../images/icons/10/zip.png");
 }
@@ -100,6 +103,9 @@
 .icon.s16.unlock {
   background-image: url("../../../images/icons/16/unlock.png");
 }
+.icon.s16.plugin {
+  background-image: url("../../../images/icons/16/plugin.png");
+}
 .icon.s16.type-unkn {
   background-image: url("../../../images/icons/16/zip.png");
 }
@@ -152,6 +158,9 @@
 .icon.s22.unlock {
   background-image: url("../../../images/icons/22/unlock.png");
 }
+.icon.s22.plugin {
+  background-image: url("../../../images/icons/22/plugin.png");
+}
 .icon.s22.type-unkn {
   background-image: url("../../../images/icons/22/zip.png");
 }
@@ -204,6 +213,9 @@
 .icon.s48.unlock {
   background-image: url("../../../images/icons/48/unlock.png");
 }
+.icon.s48.plugin {
+  background-image: url("../../../images/icons/48/plugin.png");
+}
 .icon.s48.type-unkn {
   background-image: url("../../../images/icons/48/zip.png");
 }
@@ -501,6 +513,17 @@ ul.menu-popup .empty {
   text-align: center;
   color: #9eabb0;
 }
+ul.menu-popup .toolbar {
+  background-color: #9eabb0;
+  height: auto;
+  overflow: auto;
+}
+ul.menu-popup .toolbar a {
+  float: right;
+}
+ul.menu-popup .toolbar a:hover {
+  background-color: #ffffff;
+}
 /* autocomplete popup */
 .acpopup {
   max-height: 150px;
diff --git a/view/theme/quattro/generic_links_widget.tpl b/view/theme/quattro/generic_links_widget.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..29580bbc71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/view/theme/quattro/generic_links_widget.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<div class="widget">
+	{{if $title}}<h3>$title</h3>{{endif}}
+	{{if $desc}}<div class="desc">$desc</div>{{endif}}
+	
+	<ul>
+		{{ for $items as $item }}
+			<li class="tool {{ if $item.selected }}selected{{ endif }}"><a href="$item.url" class="link">$item.label</a></li>
+		{{ endfor }}
+	</ul>
+	
+</div>
diff --git a/view/theme/quattro/green/style.css b/view/theme/quattro/green/style.css
index e7cc549d07..df43aa152f 100644
--- a/view/theme/quattro/green/style.css
+++ b/view/theme/quattro/green/style.css
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@
 .icon.s10.unlock {
   background-image: url("../../../images/icons/10/unlock.png");
 }
+.icon.s10.plugin {
+  background-image: url("../../../images/icons/10/plugin.png");
+}
 .icon.s10.type-unkn {
   background-image: url("../../../images/icons/10/zip.png");
 }
@@ -100,6 +103,9 @@
 .icon.s16.unlock {
   background-image: url("../../../images/icons/16/unlock.png");
 }
+.icon.s16.plugin {
+  background-image: url("../../../images/icons/16/plugin.png");
+}
 .icon.s16.type-unkn {
   background-image: url("../../../images/icons/16/zip.png");
 }
@@ -152,6 +158,9 @@
 .icon.s22.unlock {
   background-image: url("../../../images/icons/22/unlock.png");
 }
+.icon.s22.plugin {
+  background-image: url("../../../images/icons/22/plugin.png");
+}
 .icon.s22.type-unkn {
   background-image: url("../../../images/icons/22/zip.png");
 }
@@ -204,6 +213,9 @@
 .icon.s48.unlock {
   background-image: url("../../../images/icons/48/unlock.png");
 }
+.icon.s48.plugin {
+  background-image: url("../../../images/icons/48/plugin.png");
+}
 .icon.s48.type-unkn {
   background-image: url("../../../images/icons/48/zip.png");
 }
@@ -501,6 +513,17 @@ ul.menu-popup .empty {
   text-align: center;
   color: #9eabb0;
 }
+ul.menu-popup .toolbar {
+  background-color: #9eabb0;
+  height: auto;
+  overflow: auto;
+}
+ul.menu-popup .toolbar a {
+  float: right;
+}
+ul.menu-popup .toolbar a:hover {
+  background-color: #ffffff;
+}
 /* autocomplete popup */
 .acpopup {
   max-height: 150px;
diff --git a/view/theme/quattro/icons.less b/view/theme/quattro/icons.less
index e314fba1fd..3688ae0213 100644
--- a/view/theme/quattro/icons.less
+++ b/view/theme/quattro/icons.less
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 	&.link		{ background-image: url("../../../images/icons/@{size}/link.png"); }
 	&.lock		{ background-image: url("../../../images/icons/@{size}/lock.png"); }
 	&.unlock	{ background-image: url("../../../images/icons/@{size}/unlock.png"); }
+	&.plugin	{ background-image: url("../../../images/icons/@{size}/plugin.png"); }
 	&.type-unkn	{ background-image: url("../../../images/icons/@{size}/zip.png"); }
 	&.type-audio{ background-image: url("../../../images/icons/@{size}/audio.png"); }
 	&.type-video{ background-image: url("../../../images/icons/@{size}/video.png"); }
diff --git a/view/theme/quattro/nav.tpl b/view/theme/quattro/nav.tpl
index 8c872864c2..26f04f134c 100644
--- a/view/theme/quattro/nav.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/quattro/nav.tpl
@@ -43,8 +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">
-					<li id="nav-notifications-mark-all"><a href="#" onclick="notifyMarkAll(); return false;">$nav.notifications.mark.1</a></li>
-					<li id="nav-notifications-see-all"><a href="$nav.notifications.all.0">$nav.notifications.all.1</a></li>
+					<li id="nav-notifications-mark-all" class="toolbar"><a href="#" onclick="notifyMarkAll(); return false;" title="$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>
 			</li>		
@@ -92,40 +91,3 @@
 	<li><a href="{0}"><img src="{1}">{2} <span class="notif-when">{3}</span></a></li>
 </ul>
 
-{#
-
-{{ if $nav.logout }}<a id="nav-logout-link" class="nav-link $nav.logout.2" href="$nav.logout.0" title="$nav.logout.3" >$nav.logout.1</a> {{ endif }}
-{{ if $nav.login }}<a id="nav-login-link" class="nav-login-link $nav.login.2" href="$nav.login.0" title="$nav.login.3" >$nav.login.1</a> {{ endif }}
-
-<span id="nav-link-wrapper" >
-
-{{ if $nav.register }}<a id="nav-register-link" class="nav-commlink $nav.register.2" href="$nav.register.0" title="$nav.register.3" >$nav.register.1</a>{{ endif }}
-	
-<a id="nav-help-link" class="nav-link $nav.help.2" target="friendika-help" href="$nav.help.0" title="$nav.help.3" >$nav.help.1</a>
-	
-{{ if $nav.apps }}<a id="nav-apps-link" class="nav-link $nav.apps.2" href="$nav.apps.0" title="$nav.apps.3" >$nav.apps.1</a>{{ endif }}
-
-<a id="nav-search-link" class="nav-link $nav.search.2" href="$nav.search.0" title="$nav.search.3" >$nav.search.1</a>
-<a id="nav-directory-link" class="nav-link $nav.directory.2" href="$nav.directory.0" title="$nav.directory.3" >$nav.directory.1</a>
-
-{{ if $nav.admin }}<a id="nav-admin-link" class="nav-link $nav.admin.2" href="$nav.admin.0" title="$nav.admin.3" >$nav.admin.1</a>{{ endif }}
-
-{{ if $nav.notifications }}
-<a id="nav-notify-link" class="nav-commlink $nav.notifications.2" href="$nav.notifications.0" title="$nav.notifications.3" >$nav.notifications.1</a>
-<span id="notify-update" class="nav-ajax-left"></span>
-{{ endif }}
-{{ if $nav.messages }}
-<a id="nav-messages-link" class="nav-commlink $nav.messages.2" href="$nav.messages.0" title="$nav.messages.3" >$nav.messages.1</a>
-<span id="mail-update" class="nav-ajax-left"></span>
-{{ endif }}
-
-{{ if $nav.manage }}<a id="nav-manage-link" class="nav-commlink $nav.manage.2" href="$nav.manage.0" title="$nav.manage.3">$nav.manage.1</a>{{ endif }}
-
-{{ if $nav.settings }}<a id="nav-settings-link" class="nav-link $nav.settings.2" href="$nav.settings.0" title="$nav.settings.3">$nav.settings.1</a>{{ endif }}
-{{ if $nav.profiles }}<a id="nav-profiles-link" class="nav-link $nav.profiles.2" href="$nav.profiles.0" title="$nav.profiles.3" >$nav.profiles.1</a>{{ endif }}
-
-
-</span>
-<span id="nav-end"></span>
-<span id="banner">$banner</span>
-#}
diff --git a/view/theme/quattro/quattro.less b/view/theme/quattro/quattro.less
index c6352cfe99..0660a3ad76 100644
--- a/view/theme/quattro/quattro.less
+++ b/view/theme/quattro/quattro.less
@@ -227,6 +227,12 @@ ul.menu-popup {
 			text-align: center;
 			color: @MenuEmpty;
 		}
+		.toolbar {
+			background-color:  @MenuEmpty; 
+			height: auto; overflow: auto;
+			a { float: right; }
+			a:hover { background-color: @MenuBg; }
+		}
 		
 }
 
diff --git a/view/theme/quattro/style.php b/view/theme/quattro/style.php
index 889ec1530e..b6104a170d 100644
--- a/view/theme/quattro/style.php
+++ b/view/theme/quattro/style.php
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 <?php
-	$color = get_pconfig(local_user(), "quattro","color");
+	$color = false;
+	if (local_user()) {
+		$color = get_pconfig(local_user(), "quattro","color");
+		$quattro_align = get_pconfig(local_user(), 'quattro', 'align' );
+	}
 	
 	if ($color===false) $color="dark";
 		
@@ -7,3 +11,13 @@
 		echo file_get_contents("$THEMEPATH/$color/style.css");
 	}
 
+
+	if($quattro_align=="center"){
+		echo "
+			html { width: 100%; margin:0px; padding:0px; }
+			body {
+				margin: 50px auto;
+				width: 900px;
+			}
+		";
+	}
diff --git a/view/theme/quattro/theme.php b/view/theme/quattro/theme.php
deleted file mode 100644
index be47a401c0..0000000000
--- a/view/theme/quattro/theme.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-
-
-
-$quattro_align = get_pconfig(local_user(), 'quattro', 'align' );
-
-if(local_user() && $quattro_align=="center"){
-	
-	$a->page['htmlhead'].="
-	<style>
-		html { width: 100%; margin:0px; padding:0px; }
-		body {
-			margin: 50px auto;
-			width: 900px;
-		}
-	</style>
-	";
-	
-}