diff --git a/css/design.css b/css/design.css
index 4574148..f874d2f 100644
--- a/css/design.css
+++ b/css/design.css
@@ -251,10 +251,37 @@
 }
 
 
+/*_________ plugin_translation _________*/
+
+.dokuwiki div.plugin_translation {
+    float: left;
+    clear:left;
+}
+
+.dokuwiki div.plugin_translation span {
+    float:left;
+}
+
+.dokuwiki div.plugin_translation ul {
+    float:left;
+}
+
+.dokuwiki div.plugin_translation ul li {
+    margin: 0 0.1em;
+}
+
 /* sidebar
 ********************************************************************/
 
 #dokuwiki__aside {
+    background: none repeat scroll 0 0 __background__;
+    border: 1px solid __border__;
+    border-radius: 2px 2px 2px 2px;
+    box-shadow: 0 0 0.5em __text_alt__;
+    color: inherit;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    padding: 0.6em;
+    word-wrap: break-word;
 }
 #dokuwiki__aside > .pad {
     font-size: 0.875em;
@@ -262,7 +289,7 @@
     word-wrap: break-word;
 }
 
-/* make sidebar more condensed */
+/* make sidebar more condensed */.showSidebar #dokuwiki__content
 
 #dokuwiki__aside h1 {
     font-size: 1.714em;
@@ -296,7 +323,8 @@
 
 #dokuwiki__aside ul,
 #dokuwiki__aside ol {
-    padding-left: .5em;
+    padding-left: 0;
+    list-style: none;
 }
 [dir=rtl] #dokuwiki__aside ul,
 [dir=rtl] #dokuwiki__aside ol {
@@ -312,6 +340,9 @@
 #dokuwiki__aside a:visited {
     color: __link__;
     background-color: inherit;
+    border-bottom: none;
+    font-size:1.1em;
+    font-weight: bold;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/css/structure.css b/css/structure.css
index 00642e9..823ece0 100644
--- a/css/structure.css
+++ b/css/structure.css
@@ -58,20 +58,20 @@ body {
 
     .showSidebar #dokuwiki__content {
         float: right;
-        margin-left: -__sidebar_width__;
+        margin-left: -__content_margin_left__;
         width: 100%;
     }
     [dir=rtl] .showSidebar #dokuwiki__content {
         float: left;
         margin-left: 0;
-        margin-right: -__sidebar_width__;
+        margin-right: -__content_margin_left__;
     }
     .showSidebar #dokuwiki__content > .pad {
-        margin-left: __sidebar_width__;
+        margin-left: __content_margin_left__;
     }
     [dir=rtl] .showSidebar #dokuwiki__content > .pad {
         margin-left: 0;
-        margin-right: __sidebar_width__;
+        margin-right: __content_margin_left__;
     }
 
 #dokuwiki__footer {
diff --git a/style.ini b/style.ini
index 77bb982..caadf84 100644
--- a/style.ini
+++ b/style.ini
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ __missing__         = "#d30"
 
 ; site and sidebar widths
 __site_width__      = "75em"
-__sidebar_width__   = "16em"
+__sidebar_width__   = "9.4em"
+__content_margin_left__ = "12.6em"
 ; cut off points for mobile devices
 __tablet_width__    = "800px"
 __phone_width__     = "480px"