diff --git a/macosx/StatusBarView.h b/macosx/StatusBarView.h
index 3848c3d12..6d2975fa3 100644
--- a/macosx/StatusBarView.h
+++ b/macosx/StatusBarView.h
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
 @interface StatusBarView : NSView
 {
     BOOL fShow;
+    
+    CTGradient * fGradient;
+    NSColor * fGrayBorderColor;
 }
 
 - (void) setShowOnTiger: (BOOL) show;
diff --git a/macosx/StatusBarView.m b/macosx/StatusBarView.m
index 5c71f70bf..a59e791eb 100644
--- a/macosx/StatusBarView.m
+++ b/macosx/StatusBarView.m
@@ -33,12 +33,20 @@
     if ((self = [super initWithFrame: rect]))
     {
         fShow = [NSApp isOnLeopardOrBetter];
+        
+        #warning possible remove (don't forget import, etc)
+        /*NSColor * startingColor = [NSColor colorWithCalibratedRed: 208.0/255.0 green: 208.0/255.0 blue: 208.0/255.0 alpha: 1.0];
+        NSColor * endingColor = [NSColor colorWithCalibratedRed: 233.0/255.0 green: 233.0/255.0 blue: 233.0/255.0 alpha: 1.0];
+        fGradient = [[CTGradient gradientWithBeginningColor: startingColor endingColor: endingColor] retain];*/
+        
+        fGrayBorderColor = [[NSColor colorWithCalibratedRed: 171.0/255.0 green: 171.0/255.0 blue: 171.0/255.0 alpha: 1.0] retain];
     }
     return self;
 }
 
 - (void) dealloc
 {
+    [fGrayBorderColor release];
     [super dealloc];
 }
 
@@ -56,21 +64,24 @@
 {
     if (fShow)
     {
+        //[fGradient fillRect: rect angle: 90];
         [[NSColor controlColor] set];
         NSRectFill(rect);
         
-        NSRect whiteBorderRect = NSMakeRect([self bounds].origin.x, NSMaxY([self bounds]) - 1, [self bounds].size.width, 1);
-        if (NSIntersectsRect(whiteBorderRect, rect))
+        NSRect bounds = [self bounds];
+        
+        NSRect lineBorderRect = NSMakeRect(bounds.origin.x, NSMaxY(bounds) - 1.0, bounds.size.width, 1.0);
+        if (NSIntersectsRect(lineBorderRect, rect))
         {
             [[NSColor whiteColor] set];
-            NSRectFill(whiteBorderRect);
+            NSRectFill(lineBorderRect);
         }
         
-        NSRect grayBorderRect = NSMakeRect([self bounds].origin.x, 0, [self bounds].size.width, 1);
-        if (NSIntersectsRect(grayBorderRect, rect))
+        lineBorderRect.origin.y = 0.0;
+        if (NSIntersectsRect(lineBorderRect, rect))
         {
-            [[NSColor colorWithCalibratedRed: 188.0/255.0 green: 188.0/255.0 blue: 188.0/255.0 alpha: 1.0] set];
-            NSRectFill(grayBorderRect);
+            [fGrayBorderColor set];
+            NSRectFill(lineBorderRect);
         }
     }
 }