diff --git a/xpfe/global/resources/skin/global.css b/xpfe/global/resources/skin/global.css
index c9d71a08ab4..a9784add5d6 100644
--- a/xpfe/global/resources/skin/global.css
+++ b/xpfe/global/resources/skin/global.css
@@ -917,6 +917,11 @@ tree {
   width: 100%;
 }
 
+/* BEN: making dialog trees nicely inset */
+tree.inset {
+  border: 1px inset white;
+}
+
 treeitem[selected="true"] > treerow { 
   color: white;
   background-color: #336699;
@@ -934,6 +939,16 @@ treehead > treerow > treecell {
   padding-left: 5px;
 } 
 
+/* BEN: making dialog treehead cells outset */
+tree.inset > treehead > treerow > treecell {
+  border: 1px outset white;
+}
+
+/* BEN: making sortable dialog treehead cells clickable */
+tree.inset > treehead > treerow > treecell.sortable:active {
+  border: 1px inset white;
+}
+
 treecell.image > titledbutton {
   border: 1px solid transparent;
   text-decoration: none;
@@ -974,6 +989,13 @@ treecell {
  padding-left: 2px;
 }
 
+/* BEN: make rule for property list cells  */
+treecell.propertylist {
+  padding-left: 5px;
+  border-right: 1px solid #CCCCCC;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC;
+}
+
 treeitem > treerow > treecell > .tree-icon > .twisty {
  border: none;
  padding: 0px;
@@ -1009,6 +1031,8 @@ tab {
   border: 1px outset white;
   /* -moz-border-radius: 90; */
   color:black; 
+  padding-left: 7px;
+  padding-right: 7px;
 }
 
 tab:active { 
@@ -1108,6 +1132,12 @@ tab[selected="true"] {
 	font-weight: bold;
 }
 
+/* BEN - made tabpanel outset. */
+tabpanel {
+  border: 1px outset white;
+  padding: 10px;
+}
+
 /**********************************
  * HTML components in the window tag
  **********************************/
@@ -1115,7 +1145,7 @@ tab[selected="true"] {
 /**
  * removed 2px black border from iframe
  */
-window html|iframe {
+html|iframe {
  min-width: 10px;
  min-height: 10px;
  width: 100px;
@@ -1123,7 +1153,7 @@ window html|iframe {
  border: none;
 }
 
-window html|div.separator[align="horizontal"] { 
+html|div.separator[align="horizontal"] { 
 	 width: 100%; 
 	 max-height: 2px; 
 	 vertical-align: middle; 
@@ -1134,7 +1164,7 @@ window html|div.separator[align="horizontal"] {
 	 margin-right: 0.25em; 
 } 
 
-window html|div.separator[align="vertical"] { 
+html|div.separator[align="vertical"] { 
 	 height: 100%; 
 	 max-width: 2px; 
 	 border-right: 2px groove white; 
@@ -1146,7 +1176,7 @@ window html|div.separator[align="vertical"] {
 }
 
 
-window html|fieldset {
+html|fieldset {
 	margin-bottom: 6px;
 	margin-top: 5px;
 	margin-left: 6px;
@@ -1156,7 +1186,7 @@ window html|fieldset {
 }
 
 
-window html|legend {
+html|legend {
 	border: none;
 	margin-bottom: 5px;
 	margin-top: 0px;
@@ -1164,13 +1194,13 @@ window html|legend {
 	margin-right: 3px;
 }
 
-window html|label {
+html|label {
 	padding-bottom: 4px;
 	background-color: transparent;
 	white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
-window html|textarea {
+html|textarea {
   border: 1px inset #DDDDDD;
   padding-top: 1px;
   padding-bottom: 2px;
@@ -1184,7 +1214,7 @@ window html|textarea {
   color: black;
 }
 
-window html|input[type=text] {
+html|input[type=text] {
   border: 1px inset rgb(192, 192, 192);
   padding-top: 1px;
   padding-bottom: 1px;
@@ -1199,7 +1229,7 @@ window html|input[type=text] {
   min-height: 1.6em;
 }
 
-window html|input[type=password] {
+html|input[type=password] {
   border: 1px inset rgb(192, 192, 192);
   padding-top: 3px;
   padding-bottom: 2px;
@@ -1214,13 +1244,24 @@ window html|input[type=password] {
   min-height: 1.75em;
 }
 
-window html|input {
+html|input {
   background-color: transparent;
   color: black;
   user-focus: normal;
 }
 
-window html|input[type=radio] {
+/** 
+ * borderless cell for containing lengthy or variable length strings in a dialog
+ * where you want permanence (non-editability) but the ability to copy/paste, and
+ * fit long strings in a small space.
+ */
+html|input.scroll-label {
+  border: none;
+}
+
+
+
+html|input[type=radio] {
   margin-left:   3px;   
   margin-right:  5px;  
   margin-top:    3px; 
@@ -1230,7 +1271,7 @@ window html|input[type=radio] {
   height:12px;
 }
 
-window html|input[type=checkbox] {
+html|input[type=checkbox] {
   margin-left:   3px;   
   margin-right:  5px;  
   margin-top:    3px; 
@@ -1239,19 +1280,19 @@ window html|input[type=checkbox] {
   color:black;
 }
 
-window html|input[type=checkbox]:hover {
+html|input[type=checkbox]:hover {
   border: 1px solid black;
 }
 
-window html|input[type=checkbox][disabled] {
+html|input[type=checkbox][disabled] {
   border: 1px solid;
 }
 
-window html|input[type=checkbox][disabled]:hover {
+html|input[type=checkbox][disabled]:hover {
   border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153);
 }
 
-window html|input[type=checkbox]:focus {
+html|input[type=checkbox]:focus {
   border:1px dotted rgb(153, 153, 153);
 }