diff --git a/services/presence2/presenceservice.py b/services/presence2/presenceservice.py
index 109fd0fd..532c77d9 100644
--- a/services/presence2/presenceservice.py
+++ b/services/presence2/presenceservice.py
@@ -60,7 +60,12 @@ class PresenceService(dbus.service.Object):
         self._registry = ManagerRegistry()
         self._registry.LoadManagers()
 
-        self._server_client = self._connect_to_server()
+        account = {
+            'account': 'olpc@collabora.co.uk',
+            'password': 'learn',
+            'server': 'light.bluelinux.co.uk'
+        }
+        self._server_client = self._connect_to_connection_manager("jabber", account)
         self._handles[self._server_client] = {}
 
         # Telepathy link local connection
@@ -72,15 +77,13 @@ class PresenceService(dbus.service.Object):
 
         dbus.service.Object.__init__(self, self._bus_name, _PRESENCE_PATH)
 
-    def _connect_to_server(self):
-        protocol = 'jabber'
-        account = {
-            'account': 'olpc@collabora.co.uk',
-            'password': 'learn',
-            'server': 'light.bluelinux.co.uk'
-        }
+    def _connect_to_connection_manager(self, protocol, account):
+        if protocol == "jabber":
+            cm = "gabble"
+        else:
+            return
 
-        mgr = self._registry.GetManager('gabble')
+        mgr = self._registry.GetManager(cm)
         conn = None
 
         # Search existing connections, if any, that we might be able to use
@@ -88,7 +91,7 @@ class PresenceService(dbus.service.Object):
         for item in connections:
             if item[CONN_INTERFACE].GetProtocol() != protocol:
                 continue
-            if not item.object_path.startswith("/org/freedesktop/Telepathy/Connection/gabble/jabber/"):
+            if not item.object_path.startswith("/org/freedesktop/Telepathy/Connection/%s/%s/" % (cm, protocol)):
                 continue
             if item[CONN_INTERFACE].GetStatus() == CONNECTION_STATUS_CONNECTED:
                 self_name = account['account']
diff --git a/shell/view/BuddyMenu.py b/shell/view/BuddyMenu.py
index b4548224..ad4a5d40 100644
--- a/shell/view/BuddyMenu.py
+++ b/shell/view/BuddyMenu.py
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ class BuddyMenu(Menu):
         self._shell = shell
 
         Menu.__init__(self, buddy.get_name())
+        self.props.border = 0
+        self.props.padding = units.points_to_pixels(5)
         pixbuf = self._get_buddy_icon_pixbuf()
         if pixbuf:
             icon_item = hippo.CanvasImage()
diff --git a/shell/view/clipboardicon.py b/shell/view/clipboardicon.py
index faf2e18d..caa949ad 100644
--- a/shell/view/clipboardicon.py
+++ b/shell/view/clipboardicon.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from sugar.graphics.canvasicon import CanvasIcon
 from view.clipboardmenu import ClipboardMenu
 from sugar.graphics.xocolor import XoColor
 from sugar.graphics import units
+from sugar.graphics import color
 from sugar.activity import activityfactory
 from sugar.clipboard import clipboardservice
 from sugar import util
@@ -43,9 +44,9 @@ class ClipboardIcon(CanvasIcon):
             self._menu.set_state(name, percent, preview, activity)
 
         if activity and percent < 100:
-            self.set_property('color', XoColor("#000000,#424242"))
+            self.props.xo_color = XoColor("#000000,#424242")
         else:
-            self.set_property('color', XoColor("#000000,#FFFFFF"))
+            self.props.xo_color = XoColor("#000000,#FFFFFF")
     
     def _activity_create_success_cb(self, handler, activity):
         activity.start(util.unique_id())
@@ -81,3 +82,9 @@ class ClipboardIcon(CanvasIcon):
         
     def get_object_id(self):
         return self._object_id
+
+    def prelight(self, enter):
+        if enter:
+            self.props.background_color = color.BLACK.get_int()
+        else:
+            self.props.background_color = color.TOOLBAR_BACKGROUND.get_int()
diff --git a/shell/view/clipboardmenu.py b/shell/view/clipboardmenu.py
index 1ea53616..3e8239d6 100644
--- a/shell/view/clipboardmenu.py
+++ b/shell/view/clipboardmenu.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class ClipboardProgressBar(ClipboardBubble):
     def __init__(self, percent = 0):
         self._text_item = None
         ClipboardBubble.__init__(self, percent=percent)
-                
+
         self._text_item = hippo.CanvasText(text=str(percent) + ' %')
         self._text_item.props.color = color.LABEL_TEXT.get_int()
         self._text_item.props.font_desc = font.DEFAULT.get_pango_desc()
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class ClipboardMenu(Menu):
     
     def __init__(self, name, percent, preview, activity):
         Menu.__init__(self, name)
+        self.props.border = 0
 
         if percent < 100:        
             self._progress_bar = ClipboardProgressBar(percent)
diff --git a/shell/view/frame/FriendsBox.py b/shell/view/frame/FriendsBox.py
index 9b12f6c2..481b1288 100644
--- a/shell/view/frame/FriendsBox.py
+++ b/shell/view/frame/FriendsBox.py
@@ -17,15 +17,30 @@
 import hippo
 
 from sugar.graphics.canvasicon import CanvasIcon
+from sugar.graphics import color
 from sugar.presence import PresenceService
 from view.BuddyIcon import BuddyIcon
 from model.BuddyModel import BuddyModel
 
+class FriendIcon(BuddyIcon):
+    def __init__(self, shell, popup_context, buddy):
+        BuddyIcon.__init__(self, shell, popup_context, buddy)
+        self._popup_context = popup_context
+
+    def get_popup_context(self):
+        return self._popup_context
+
+    def prelight(self, enter):
+        if enter:
+            self.props.background_color = color.BLACK.get_int()
+        else:
+            self.props.background_color = color.TOOLBAR_BACKGROUND.get_int()
+
 class FriendsBox(hippo.CanvasBox):
-    def __init__(self, shell, menu_shell):
+    def __init__(self, shell, popup_context):
         hippo.CanvasBox.__init__(self)
         self._shell = shell
-        self._menu_shell = menu_shell
+        self._popup_context = popup_context
         self._activity_ps = None
         self._joined_hid = -1
         self._left_hid = -1
@@ -48,7 +63,7 @@ class FriendsBox(hippo.CanvasBox):
             return
 
         model = BuddyModel(buddy=buddy)
-        icon = BuddyIcon(self._shell, self._menu_shell, model)
+        icon = FriendIcon(self._shell, self._popup_context, model)
         self.append(icon)
 
         self._buddies[buddy.get_name()] = icon
diff --git a/shell/view/frame/framepopupcontext.py b/shell/view/frame/framepopupcontext.py
index b4b5c094..63304cc1 100644
--- a/shell/view/frame/framepopupcontext.py
+++ b/shell/view/frame/framepopupcontext.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class FramePopupContext(PopupContext):
 
         left_x = item_x + item_w
         left_y = item_y
-        right_x = item_x + item_w
+        right_x = item_x - popup_w
         right_y = item_y
         top_x = item_x
         top_y = item_y + item_h
diff --git a/sugar/graphics/color.py b/sugar/graphics/color.py
index e07df4a7..32d248cc 100644
--- a/sugar/graphics/color.py
+++ b/sugar/graphics/color.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ _system_colors = {
     'label-text'                    : '#FFFFFF',
     'desktop-background'            : '#E2E2E3',
     'menu-background'               : '#000000',
+    'menu-background-hover'         : '#424242',
     'menu-separator'                : '#D1D1D2',
     'menu-border'                   : '#D1D1D2',
     'button-normal'                 : '#FFFFFF',
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ ENTRY_BORDER                = SystemColor('entry-border')
 LABEL_TEXT                  = SystemColor('label-text')
 DESKTOP_BACKGROUND          = SystemColor('desktop-background')
 MENU_BACKGROUND             = SystemColor('menu-background')
+MENU_BACKGROUND_HOVER       = SystemColor('menu-background-hover')
 MENU_SEPARATOR              = SystemColor('menu-separator')
 MENU_BORDER                 = SystemColor('menu-border')
 BUTTON_NORMAL               = SystemColor('button-normal')
diff --git a/sugar/graphics/menu.py b/sugar/graphics/menu.py
index e60bd61a..2a80c878 100644
--- a/sugar/graphics/menu.py
+++ b/sugar/graphics/menu.py
@@ -56,6 +56,14 @@ class MenuItem(hippo.CanvasBox):
         self._canvas_text.props.color = color.LABEL_TEXT.get_int()
         self._canvas_text.props.font_desc = font.DEFAULT.get_pango_desc()
         self.append(self._canvas_text)
+        
+        self.connect('motion-notify-event', self._motion_notify_event_cb)
+        
+    def _motion_notify_event_cb(self, menu_item, event):
+        if event.detail == hippo.MOTION_DETAIL_ENTER:
+            self.props.background_color = color.MENU_BACKGROUND_HOVER.get_int()
+        elif event.detail == hippo.MOTION_DETAIL_LEAVE:
+            self.props.background_color = color.MENU_BACKGROUND.get_int()
 
     def do_set_property(self, pspec, value):
         if pspec.name == 'action-id':
diff --git a/sugar/graphics/roundbox.py b/sugar/graphics/roundbox.py
index a24f8202..1559ec2a 100644
--- a/sugar/graphics/roundbox.py
+++ b/sugar/graphics/roundbox.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class RoundBox(hippo.CanvasBox, hippo.CanvasItem):
         hippo.CanvasBox.__init__(self, **kwargs)
 
         # TODO: we should calculate this value depending on the height of the box.
-        self._radius = units.points_to_pixels(10)
+        self._radius = units.points_to_pixels(7)
         
         self.props.orientation = hippo.ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL
         self.props.border_top = self._BORDER_DEFAULT
diff --git a/sugar/graphics/snowflakebox.py b/sugar/graphics/snowflakebox.py
index 9e2fd784..f0d446c2 100644
--- a/sugar/graphics/snowflakebox.py
+++ b/sugar/graphics/snowflakebox.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class SnowflakeBox(hippo.CanvasBox, hippo.CanvasItem):
         return width
 
     def do_allocate(self, width, height, origin_changed):
-        hippo.CanvasBox.do_allocate(self, width, height)
+        hippo.CanvasBox.do_allocate(self, width, height, origin_changed)
 
         self._layout_root()