diff --git a/view/theme/dispy-dark/default.php b/view/theme/dispy-dark/default.php
index 32393f08d5..b02f419476 100644
--- a/view/theme/dispy-dark/default.php
+++ b/view/theme/dispy-dark/default.php
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 <!DOCTYPE html>
 <html>
 <head>
-  <title><?php if(x($page,'title')) echo $page['title'] ?></title>
+  <title><?php if(x($page,'title')) echo $page['title']; ?></title>
   <script>var baseurl="<?php echo $a->get_baseurl() ?>";</script>
-  <?php if(x($page,'htmlhead')) echo $page['htmlhead'] ?>
+  <?php if(x($page,'htmlhead')) echo $page['htmlhead']; ?>
 </head>
 <body>
 	<header>
-	<!-- header stuff will go here -->
+		<?php if(x($page, 'header')) echo $page['header']; ?>
 	</header>
 	<article id="articlemain">
 		<?php if(x($page,'nav')) echo $page['nav']; ?>
diff --git a/view/theme/dispy-dark/head.tpl b/view/theme/dispy-dark/head.tpl
index cd6f5ca972..d1bdc256b8 100644
--- a/view/theme/dispy-dark/head.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/dispy-dark/head.tpl
@@ -91,8 +91,4 @@
 			$('#hide-comments-' + id).html('$showfewer');
 		}
 	}
-
-
 </script>
-
-
diff --git a/view/theme/dispy-dark/header.tpl b/view/theme/dispy-dark/header.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/view/theme/dispy-dark/jot-header.tpl b/view/theme/dispy-dark/jot-header.tpl
index 5838729cc5..44120da40d 100644
--- a/view/theme/dispy-dark/jot-header.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/dispy-dark/jot-header.tpl
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ function initEditor(cb) {
 			entity_encoding : "raw",
 			add_unload_trigger : false,
 			remove_linebreaks : false,
-			force_p_newlines : false,
+			force_p_newlines : true,
 			force_br_newlines : true,
 			forced_root_block : '',
 			convert_urls: false,
diff --git a/view/theme/dispy-dark/nav.tpl b/view/theme/dispy-dark/nav.tpl
index 34aba50de3..b58ae7e3aa 100644
--- a/view/theme/dispy-dark/nav.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/dispy-dark/nav.tpl
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 <!-- yes, they're going the other way. seems that's how the template renderer
 works -->
-
+<a name="top" id="top"></a>
 <div id="nav-floater">
     <div id="nav-buttons">
     {{ if $nav.help }}
@@ -116,6 +116,12 @@ works -->
 $langselector
 </div>
 
+<div id="scrollup">
+<a href="#top"><img
+	src="view/theme/dispy/icons/scroll_top.png"
+	alt="back to top" title="Back to top" /></a>
+</div>
+
 <div class="search-box">
 	<form method="get" action="$nav.search.0">
 		<input id="search-text" class="nav-menu-search" type="search" placeholder="Search" value="" id="search" name="search" />
diff --git a/view/theme/dispy-dark/style.css b/view/theme/dispy-dark/style.css
index 68d7e230fd..a87317d9b8 100644
--- a/view/theme/dispy-dark/style.css
+++ b/view/theme/dispy-dark/style.css
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ ul#user-menu-popup {
 	-webkit-border-radius: 0 0 5px 5px;
 	-moz-border-radius: 0 0 5px 5px;
 	border-radius: 0 0 5px 5px;
+	box-shadow: 5px 10px 10px 0 #111;
 	z-index: 10000;
 }
 ul#user-menu-popup li {
@@ -543,7 +544,18 @@ nav #nav-notifications-linkmenu.on .icon.s22.notify, nav #nav-notifications-link
 	width: 10em;
 	color: #eec;
 }
+#scrollup {
+	position: fixed;
+	right: 5px;
+	bottom: 40px;
+	z-index: 100;
+}
+#scrollup a:hover {
+	text-decoration: none;
+	border: 0;
+}
 #user-menu {
+	box-shadow: 5px 0 10px 0 #111;
     display: block;	
     width: 75%;
     margin: 3px 0 0 0;
@@ -880,12 +892,24 @@ nav #nav-notifications-linkmenu.on .icon.s22.notify, nav #nav-notifications-link
 	line-height: 20px;
 	padding: 2px 20px 5px 0;
 }
+#profile-jot-text_parent {
+	/*border-radius: 10px;*/
+	box-shadow: 5px 0 10px 0 #111;
+}
 #profile-jot-text_tbl {
 	margin-bottom: 10px;
+	/*border-radius: 10px;*/
+	background: #888;
 }
 #profile-jot-text_ifr {
 	width:99.900002% !important;
 }
+#profile-jot-text_toolbargroup {
+	background: #888;
+}
+.mceCenter table tr {
+	background: #888;
+}
 [id$="jot-text_ifr"] {
 	width: 99.900002% !important;
 	color: #2e2f2e;
@@ -895,6 +919,15 @@ nav #nav-notifications-linkmenu.on .icon.s22.notify, nav #nav-notifications-link
 	color: #2e2f2e;
 	background: #eec;
 }
+.mceFirst tr {
+	background: #888;
+}
+.mceFirst td {
+	/*border-radius: 10px 10px 0px 0px;*/
+}
+.mceLast td {
+	/*border-radius: 0 0 10px 10px;*/
+}
 #profile-attach-wrapper,
 #profile-audio-wrapper,
 #profile-link-wrapper,
@@ -1121,6 +1154,7 @@ nav #nav-notifications-linkmenu.on .icon.s22.notify, nav #nav-notifications-link
 .wall-item-outside-wrapper {
 	border: 1px solid #aaa;
 	border-radius: 5px;
+	box-shadow: 5px 0 10px 0 #111;
 }
 .wall-item-outside-wrapper.comment {
 	margin-top: 5px;
@@ -1946,7 +1980,7 @@ div[id$="wrapper"] br {
 	position: absolute;
     text-decoration: none;
 	top: 113px;
-	right: 250px;
+	right: 260px;
 }
 #profile-edit-links ul {
     margin: 20px 0;
@@ -2812,6 +2846,7 @@ footer {
     background: #fff url("../../../images/search_18.png") no-repeat right center;
     padding-right: 20px;
 	margin: 6px;
+	color: #111;
 }
 #acl-showall {
     float: left;
diff --git a/view/theme/dispy-dark/theme.php b/view/theme/dispy-dark/theme.php
index c9028b9a9a..affffc9cbe 100644
--- a/view/theme/dispy-dark/theme.php
+++ b/view/theme/dispy-dark/theme.php
@@ -114,11 +114,27 @@ function dispy_dark_init(&$a) {
 			return false;
 		});
 
-		// (attempt) to change the text colour in a top post
+		// (attempt to) change the text colour in a top post
 		$('#profile-jot-text').focusin(function() {
 			$(this).css({color: '#eec'});
 		});
 
+		$('a[href=#top]').click(function() {
+			$('html, body').animate({scrollTop:0}, '500');
+			return false;
+		});
+
+	});
+	// shadowing effect for floating toolbars
+	$(document).scroll(function(e) {
+		var pageTop = $('html').scrollTop();
+		if (pageTop) {
+			$('#nav-floater').css({boxShadow: '3px 3px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7)'});
+			$('.search-box').css({boxShadow: '3px 3px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7)'});
+		} else {
+			$('#nav-floater').css({boxShadow: '0 0 0 0'});
+			$('.search-box').css({boxShadow: '0 0 0 0'});
+		}
 	});
 	</script>
 EOT;
diff --git a/view/theme/dispy/default.php b/view/theme/dispy/default.php
index 32393f08d5..b02f419476 100644
--- a/view/theme/dispy/default.php
+++ b/view/theme/dispy/default.php
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 <!DOCTYPE html>
 <html>
 <head>
-  <title><?php if(x($page,'title')) echo $page['title'] ?></title>
+  <title><?php if(x($page,'title')) echo $page['title']; ?></title>
   <script>var baseurl="<?php echo $a->get_baseurl() ?>";</script>
-  <?php if(x($page,'htmlhead')) echo $page['htmlhead'] ?>
+  <?php if(x($page,'htmlhead')) echo $page['htmlhead']; ?>
 </head>
 <body>
 	<header>
-	<!-- header stuff will go here -->
+		<?php if(x($page, 'header')) echo $page['header']; ?>
 	</header>
 	<article id="articlemain">
 		<?php if(x($page,'nav')) echo $page['nav']; ?>
diff --git a/view/theme/dispy/head.tpl b/view/theme/dispy/head.tpl
index cd6f5ca972..d1bdc256b8 100644
--- a/view/theme/dispy/head.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/dispy/head.tpl
@@ -91,8 +91,4 @@
 			$('#hide-comments-' + id).html('$showfewer');
 		}
 	}
-
-
 </script>
-
-
diff --git a/view/theme/dispy/icons/scroll_top.png b/view/theme/dispy/icons/scroll_top.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fa67360860
Binary files /dev/null and b/view/theme/dispy/icons/scroll_top.png differ
diff --git a/view/theme/dispy/jot-header.tpl b/view/theme/dispy/jot-header.tpl
index 5838729cc5..44120da40d 100644
--- a/view/theme/dispy/jot-header.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/dispy/jot-header.tpl
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ function initEditor(cb) {
 			entity_encoding : "raw",
 			add_unload_trigger : false,
 			remove_linebreaks : false,
-			force_p_newlines : false,
+			force_p_newlines : true,
 			force_br_newlines : true,
 			forced_root_block : '',
 			convert_urls: false,
diff --git a/view/theme/dispy/nav.tpl b/view/theme/dispy/nav.tpl
index 34aba50de3..b58ae7e3aa 100644
--- a/view/theme/dispy/nav.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/dispy/nav.tpl
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 <!-- yes, they're going the other way. seems that's how the template renderer
 works -->
-
+<a name="top" id="top"></a>
 <div id="nav-floater">
     <div id="nav-buttons">
     {{ if $nav.help }}
@@ -116,6 +116,12 @@ works -->
 $langselector
 </div>
 
+<div id="scrollup">
+<a href="#top"><img
+	src="view/theme/dispy/icons/scroll_top.png"
+	alt="back to top" title="Back to top" /></a>
+</div>
+
 <div class="search-box">
 	<form method="get" action="$nav.search.0">
 		<input id="search-text" class="nav-menu-search" type="search" placeholder="Search" value="" id="search" name="search" />
diff --git a/view/theme/dispy/style.css b/view/theme/dispy/style.css
index 66d19e0918..dc53f4a40a 100644
--- a/view/theme/dispy/style.css
+++ b/view/theme/dispy/style.css
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ ul#user-menu-popup {
 	-webkit-border-radius: 0 0 5px 5px;
 	-moz-border-radius: 0 0 5px 5px;
 	border-radius: 0 0 5px 5px;
+	box-shadow: 5px 10px 10px 0 #111;
 	z-index: 10000;
 }
 ul#user-menu-popup li {
@@ -544,7 +545,18 @@ nav #nav-notifications-linkmenu.on .icon.s22.notify, nav #nav-notifications-link
 	width: 10em;
 	color: #eec;
 }
+#scrollup {
+	position: fixed;
+	right: 5px;
+	bottom: 40px;
+	z-index: 100;
+}
+#scrollup a:hover {
+	text-decoration: none;
+	border: 0;
+}
 #user-menu {
+	box-shadow: 5px 0 10px 0 #111;
     display: block;	
     width: 75%;
     margin: 3px 0 0 0;
@@ -881,12 +893,24 @@ nav #nav-notifications-linkmenu.on .icon.s22.notify, nav #nav-notifications-link
 	line-height: 20px;
 	padding: 2px 20px 5px 0;
 }
+#profile-jot-text_parent {
+	/*border-radius: 10px;*/
+	box-shadow: 5px 0 10px 0 #111;
+}
 #profile-jot-text_tbl {
 	margin-bottom: 10px;
+	/*border-radius: 10px;*/
+	background: #888;
 }
 #profile-jot-text_ifr {
 	width:99.900002% !important;
 }
+#profile-jot-text_toolbargroup {
+	background: #888;
+}
+.mceCenter table tr {
+	background: #888;
+}
 [id$="jot-text_ifr"] {
 	width: 99.900002% !important;
 	color: #2e2f2e;
@@ -896,6 +920,15 @@ nav #nav-notifications-linkmenu.on .icon.s22.notify, nav #nav-notifications-link
 	color: #2e2f2e;
 	background: #eec;
 }
+.mceFirst tr {
+	background: #888;
+}
+.mceFirst td {
+	/*border-radius: 10px 10px 0px 0px;*/
+}
+.mceLast td {
+	/*border-radius: 0 0 10px 10px;*/
+}
 #profile-attach-wrapper,
 #profile-audio-wrapper,
 #profile-link-wrapper,
@@ -1122,6 +1155,7 @@ nav #nav-notifications-linkmenu.on .icon.s22.notify, nav #nav-notifications-link
 .wall-item-outside-wrapper {
 	border: 1px solid #aaa;
 	border-radius: 5px;
+	box-shadow: 5px 0 10px 0 #111;
 }
 .wall-item-outside-wrapper.comment {
 	margin-top: 5px;
@@ -1947,7 +1981,7 @@ div[id$="wrapper"] br {
 	position: absolute;
     text-decoration: none;
 	top: 113px;
-	right: 250px;
+	right: 260px;
 }
 #profile-edit-links ul {
     margin: 20px 0;
@@ -2813,6 +2847,7 @@ footer {
     background: #fff url("../../../images/search_18.png") no-repeat right center;
     padding-right: 20px;
 	margin: 6px;
+	color: #111;
 }
 #acl-showall {
     float: left;
diff --git a/view/theme/dispy/theme.php b/view/theme/dispy/theme.php
index 5df193aa60..8af61d78bd 100644
--- a/view/theme/dispy/theme.php
+++ b/view/theme/dispy/theme.php
@@ -114,11 +114,27 @@ function dispy_init(&$a) {
 			return false;
 		});
 
-		// (attempt) to change the text colour in a top post
+		// (attempt to) change the text colour in a top post
 		$('#profile-jot-text').focusin(function() {
 			$(this).css({color: '#eec'});
 		});
 
+		$('a[href=#top]').click(function() {
+			$('html, body').animate({scrollTop:0}, '500');
+			return false;
+		});
+
+	});
+	// shadowing effect for floating toolbars
+	$(document).scroll(function(e) {
+		var pageTop = $('html').scrollTop();
+		if (pageTop) {
+			$('#nav-floater').css({boxShadow: '3px 3px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7)'});
+			$('.search-box').css({boxShadow: '3px 3px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7)'});
+		} else {
+			$('#nav-floater').css({boxShadow: '0 0 0 0'});
+			$('.search-box').css({boxShadow: '0 0 0 0'});
+		}
 	});
 	</script>
 EOT;
