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diff --git a/themes/modern/communicator/sidebar/sbtab-mid1-sel.gif b/themes/modern/communicator/sidebar/sbtab-mid1-sel.gif
index 13017e4fb228..af2dde0bf561 100644
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diff --git a/themes/modern/communicator/sidebar/sbtab-mid1.gif b/themes/modern/communicator/sidebar/sbtab-mid1.gif
index 34e401753ace..2eac15dd2105 100644
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diff --git a/themes/modern/communicator/sidebar/sidebar.css b/themes/modern/communicator/sidebar/sidebar.css
index aad8810ce16c..b7bd976b00b7 100644
--- a/themes/modern/communicator/sidebar/sidebar.css
+++ b/themes/modern/communicator/sidebar/sidebar.css
@@ -124,11 +124,11 @@ box[loadstate="stopped"] > box > box > .image-panel-loading {
    
 .sidebar-tab-leftcap {
   background: url("chrome://communicator/skin/sidebar/sbtab-lft.gif") no-repeat top;
-  width: 16px;
+  width: 2px;
 }
 
 .sidebar-tab-text {
-  margin: 10px 0px 0px 3px;
+  margin: 10px 0px 0px 6px;
 }
   
 .sidebar-tab-mid {
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ box[loadstate="stopped"] > box > box > .image-panel-loading {
 
 .sidebar-tab-mid1 {
   background: url("chrome://communicator/skin/sidebar/sbtab-mid1.gif") no-repeat top;
-  width: 81px;
+  width: 95px;
 }
 
 .sidebar-tab-mid2 {