diff --git a/pokerth.pro b/pokerth.pro
index 471d22b8..4daa5c87 100755
--- a/pokerth.pro
+++ b/pokerth.pro
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ HEADERS += src/game.h \
            src/engine/network_engine/clientturn.h \
            src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.h \
            src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mycardspixmaplabel.h \
+	   src/gui/qt/mainwindow/myrighttabwidget.h \
            src/gui/qt/mainwindow/startsplash/startsplash.h \
 	   src/gui/qt/mainwindow/log/log.h \
 	   src/gui/qt/mainwindow/chat/chat.h \
@@ -199,6 +200,7 @@ SOURCES += src/game.cpp \
            src/gui/qt/guiwrapper.cpp \
            src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.cpp \
            src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mycardspixmaplabel.cpp \
+	   src/gui/qt/mainwindow/myrighttabwidget.cpp \
            src/gui/qt/mainwindow/startsplash/startsplash.cpp \
 	   src/gui/qt/mainwindow/log/log.cpp \
 	   src/gui/qt/mainwindow/chat/chat.cpp \
diff --git a/src/gui/qt/mainwindow.ui b/src/gui/qt/mainwindow.ui
index 797579da..528567a8 100644
--- a/src/gui/qt/mainwindow.ui
+++ b/src/gui/qt/mainwindow.ui
@@ -1800,10 +1800,19 @@
             </layout>
            </item>
            <item row="0" column="0" >
-            <widget class="QTabWidget" name="tabWidget" >
+            <widget class="MyRightTabWidget" name="tabWidget" >
              <property name="palette" >
               <palette>
                <active>
+                <colorrole role="WindowText" >
+                 <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern" >
+                  <color alpha="255" >
+                   <red>240</red>
+                   <green>240</green>
+                   <blue>240</blue>
+                  </color>
+                 </brush>
+                </colorrole>
                 <colorrole role="Button" >
                  <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern" >
                   <color alpha="255" >
@@ -1815,6 +1824,15 @@
                 </colorrole>
                </active>
                <inactive>
+                <colorrole role="WindowText" >
+                 <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern" >
+                  <color alpha="255" >
+                   <red>240</red>
+                   <green>240</green>
+                   <blue>240</blue>
+                  </color>
+                 </brush>
+                </colorrole>
                 <colorrole role="Button" >
                  <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern" >
                   <color alpha="255" >
@@ -1826,6 +1844,15 @@
                 </colorrole>
                </inactive>
                <disabled>
+                <colorrole role="WindowText" >
+                 <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern" >
+                  <color alpha="255" >
+                   <red>128</red>
+                   <green>128</green>
+                   <blue>128</blue>
+                  </color>
+                 </brush>
+                </colorrole>
                 <colorrole role="Button" >
                  <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern" >
                   <color alpha="255" >
@@ -5831,6 +5858,13 @@
    </property>
   </action>
  </widget>
+ <customwidgets>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>MyRightTabWidget</class>
+   <extends>QTabWidget</extends>
+   <header>myrighttabwidget.h</header>
+  </customwidget>
+ </customwidgets>
  <tabstops>
   <tabstop>spinBox_set</tabstop>
  </tabstops>
diff --git a/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/chat/chat.cpp b/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/chat/chat.cpp
index a949cb9d..c52ec9a7 100644
--- a/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/chat/chat.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/chat/chat.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ using namespace std;
 
 Chat::Chat(mainWindowImpl* w, ConfigFile *c) : myW(w), myConfig(c)
 {
-
 	myW->setChat(this);
 	
 }
@@ -43,4 +42,18 @@ void Chat::sendMessage() {
 	myW->lineEdit_ChatInput->setText("");
 }
 
-void Chat::receiveMessage(std::string message) { myW->textBrowser_Chat->append(QString::fromUtf8(message.c_str())); }
\ No newline at end of file
+void Chat::receiveMessage(std::string message) { 
+
+	myW->textBrowser_Chat->append(QString::fromUtf8(message.c_str())); 
+	checkInvisible();
+}
+
+void Chat::checkInvisible() {
+		
+	switch (myW->tabWidget->currentIndex()) {
+
+		case 1: { myW->tabWidget->stopBlinkChatTab(); }
+		break;
+		default: { myW->tabWidget->startBlinkChatTab(); }
+	} 
+}
diff --git a/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/chat/chat.h b/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/chat/chat.h
index ca8c294b..1fa4d6ac 100644
--- a/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/chat/chat.h
+++ b/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/chat/chat.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 #include <QtCore>
 
+
 class mainWindowImpl;
 
 class Chat : public QObject
@@ -42,12 +43,15 @@ public slots:
 	
 	void sendMessage();
 	void receiveMessage(std::string);
-
+	void checkInvisible();
+		
 private:
 	
 	mainWindowImpl *myW;
 	ConfigFile *myConfig;
 	
+
+	
 friend class GuiWrapper;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.cpp b/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.cpp
index 44334f5d..39db24f9 100755
--- a/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.cpp
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ mainWindowImpl::mainWindowImpl(ConfigFile *c, QMainWindow *parent)
 	connect ( horizontalSlider_speed, SIGNAL( valueChanged(int)), this, SLOT ( setGameSpeed(int) ) );
 	connect ( pushButton_break, SIGNAL( clicked()), this, SLOT ( breakButtonClicked() ) ); // auch wieder starten!!!!
 
-	connect( tabWidget, SIGNAL( currentChanged(int) ), this, SLOT( setChatFocus() ) );
+	connect( tabWidget, SIGNAL( currentChanged(int) ), this, SLOT( tabSwitchAction() ) );
 	connect( lineEdit_ChatInput, SIGNAL( returnPressed () ), this, SLOT( sendChatMessage() ) );
 
 	//Nachrichten Thread-Save
@@ -2457,7 +2457,7 @@ void mainWindowImpl::keyPressEvent ( QKeyEvent * event ) {
 	if (event->key() == Qt::Key_F10) { switchLeftToolBox(); } 
 	if (event->key() == Qt::Key_F11) { switchRightToolBox(); } 
 // 	if (event->key() == Qt::Key_F) { switchFullscreen(); } //f
-// 	if (event->key() == Qt::Key_S) { showMyCards(); } //f	
+// 	if (event->key() == Qt::Key_S) { myChat->checkInvisible(); } //f	
 	if (event->key() == 16777249) { 
 		pushButton_break->click(); 
 		ctrlPressed = TRUE;
@@ -2511,11 +2511,17 @@ void mainWindowImpl::blinkingStartButtonAnimationAction() {
 
 void mainWindowImpl::sendChatMessage() { myChat->sendMessage(); }
 
-void mainWindowImpl::setChatFocus() { 
+void mainWindowImpl::tabSwitchAction() { 
 	
-	if(tabWidget->currentIndex() == 1) lineEdit_ChatInput->setFocus();
-	else lineEdit_ChatInput->clearFocus();
+	switch(tabWidget->currentIndex()) {
 
+		case 1: { lineEdit_ChatInput->setFocus();
+			  myChat->checkInvisible();				
+			}
+		break;
+		default: { lineEdit_ChatInput->clearFocus(); }
+	
+	}
 }
 
 void mainWindowImpl::closeEvent(QCloseEvent *event) {
diff --git a/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.h b/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.h
index a375afe3..cde025a7 100755
--- a/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.h
+++ b/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.h
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ public slots:
 	void paintStartSplash();
 
 	void sendChatMessage();
-	void setChatFocus();
+	void tabSwitchAction();
 
 	void networkError(int, int);
 	void networkStart(boost::shared_ptr<Game> game);
diff --git a/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/myrighttabwidget.cpp b/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/myrighttabwidget.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2cd8bf17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/myrighttabwidget.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+//
+// C++ Implementation: MyRightTabWidget
+//
+// Description: 
+//
+//
+// Author: FThauer FHammer <f.thauer@web.de>, (C) 2007
+//
+// Copyright: See COPYING file that comes with this distribution
+//
+//
+#include "myrighttabwidget.h"
+
+// using namespace std;
+
+MyRightTabWidget::MyRightTabWidget(QGroupBox *parent)
+ : QTabWidget(parent), chatBlinkTimer(0), myTabBar(0)
+{
+// 	fadeOutTimer = new QTimer;
+// 	connect(flipCardsTimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(nextFlipCardsFrame()));
+	myTabBar = this->tabBar();
+
+	chatBlinkTimer = new QTimer;
+	connect(chatBlinkTimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT( blinkChatTab() ));
+}
+
+
+MyRightTabWidget::~MyRightTabWidget()
+{
+}
+
+void MyRightTabWidget::startBlinkChatTab() { chatBlinkTimer->start(500); }
+void MyRightTabWidget::stopBlinkChatTab() { chatBlinkTimer->stop(); }
+
+void MyRightTabWidget::blinkChatTab() {
+
+	if(myTabBar->tabTextColor(1).red() == 240) myTabBar->setTabTextColor(1, QColor(113,162,0));
+	else myTabBar->setTabTextColor(1, QColor(240,240,240));
+}
+
+void MyRightTabWidget::paintEvent(QPaintEvent * event) {
+
+	QTabWidget::paintEvent(event);
+	
+}
+
+
+
diff --git a/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/myrighttabwidget.h b/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/myrighttabwidget.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..74c29b48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/myrighttabwidget.h
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+//
+// C++ Interface: MyRightTabWidget
+//
+// Description: 
+//
+//
+// Author: FThauer FHammer <f.thauer@web.de>, (C) 2007
+//
+// Copyright: See COPYING file that comes with this distribution
+//
+//
+#ifndef MYRIGHTTABWIDGET_H
+#define MYRIGHTTABWIDGET_H
+
+#include <QtGui>
+#include <QtCore>
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+class MyRightTabWidget : public QTabWidget
+{
+Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    MyRightTabWidget(QGroupBox*);
+
+    ~MyRightTabWidget();
+
+
+	void paintEvent(QPaintEvent * event);
+	void startBlinkChatTab();
+	void stopBlinkChatTab();
+
+public slots:
+	
+	void blinkChatTab();
+
+private: 
+
+	QTimer *chatBlinkTimer;
+	QTabBar *myTabBar;
+
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/gui/qt/selectavatardialog.ui b/src/gui/qt/selectavatardialog.ui
index dd7b323e..65b33b41 100644
--- a/src/gui/qt/selectavatardialog.ui
+++ b/src/gui/qt/selectavatardialog.ui
@@ -12,61 +12,32 @@
   <property name="windowTitle" >
    <string>Please select an avatar</string>
   </property>
-  <layout class="QGridLayout" >
-   <property name="margin" >
-    <number>9</number>
+  <widget class="QListWidget" name="listWidget" >
+   <property name="geometry" >
+    <rect>
+     <x>9</x>
+     <y>9</y>
+     <width>460</width>
+     <height>220</height>
+    </rect>
    </property>
-   <property name="spacing" >
-    <number>6</number>
+  </widget>
+  <widget class="QDialogButtonBox" name="buttonBox" >
+   <property name="geometry" >
+    <rect>
+     <x>9</x>
+     <y>235</y>
+     <width>460</width>
+     <height>28</height>
+    </rect>
    </property>
-   <item row="0" column="0" >
-    <widget class="QListWidget" name="listWidget" >
-     <property name="horizontalScrollBarPolicy" >
-      <enum>Qt::ScrollBarAlwaysOff</enum>
-     </property>
-     <property name="iconSize" >
-      <size>
-       <width>50</width>
-       <height>50</height>
-      </size>
-     </property>
-     <property name="flow" >
-      <enum>QListView::TopToBottom</enum>
-     </property>
-     <property name="isWrapping" stdset="0" >
-      <bool>true</bool>
-     </property>
-     <property name="resizeMode" >
-      <enum>QListView::Adjust</enum>
-     </property>
-     <property name="layoutMode" >
-      <enum>QListView::Batched</enum>
-     </property>
-     <property name="gridSize" >
-      <size>
-       <width>70</width>
-       <height>70</height>
-      </size>
-     </property>
-     <property name="viewMode" >
-      <enum>QListView::IconMode</enum>
-     </property>
-     <property name="wordWrap" >
-      <bool>true</bool>
-     </property>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
-   <item row="1" column="0" >
-    <widget class="QDialogButtonBox" name="buttonBox" >
-     <property name="orientation" >
-      <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-     </property>
-     <property name="standardButtons" >
-      <set>QDialogButtonBox::Cancel|QDialogButtonBox::NoButton|QDialogButtonBox::Ok</set>
-     </property>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
-  </layout>
+   <property name="orientation" >
+    <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+   </property>
+   <property name="standardButtons" >
+    <set>QDialogButtonBox::Cancel|QDialogButtonBox::NoButton|QDialogButtonBox::Ok</set>
+   </property>
+  </widget>
  </widget>
  <resources/>
  <connections>
diff --git a/src/gui/qt/settingsdialog/selectavatardialog/selectavatardialogimpl.cpp b/src/gui/qt/settingsdialog/selectavatardialog/selectavatardialogimpl.cpp
index afa12def..261c04cc 100644
--- a/src/gui/qt/settingsdialog/selectavatardialog/selectavatardialogimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qt/settingsdialog/selectavatardialog/selectavatardialogimpl.cpp
@@ -31,10 +31,14 @@ selectAvatarDialogImpl::selectAvatarDialogImpl(QWidget *parent, ConfigFile *c)
 
 // 	listWidget->setViewMode(QListView::IconMode);
 // 	listWidget->setIconSize(QSize(50,50));
-// 	listWidget->setSpacing(20);
-// 	listWidget->setDragEnabled(FALSE);
-// 	listWidget->setResizeMode(QListView::Adjust);
 // 	listWidget->setLayoutDirection(Qt::LeftToRight);
+    	listWidget->setViewMode(QListView::IconMode);
+	listWidget->setIconSize(QSize(50, 50));
+//     	listWidget->setFlow(QListView::TopToBottom);
+//       	listWidget->setWrapping(true);
+	listWidget->setSpacing(20);
+	listWidget->setDragEnabled(FALSE);
+	listWidget->setResizeMode(QListView::Adjust);
 
 	int i;
 	for (i=0; i<30; i++) {