diff --git a/sfiab.js b/sfiab.js
index dfcfd7a..b7d1683 100644
--- a/sfiab.js
+++ b/sfiab.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ function notice_create(type,str,timeout)
 	_notice_id++;
 	$("#notice_area").append("<div id=\"notice_"+_notice_id+"\" class=\""+type+"\" >"+str+"</div>");
 	$("#notice_"+_notice_id).show('puff');
-	$("#notice_"+_notice_id).fadeTo('fast', 0.85);
+	$("#notice_"+_notice_id).fadeTo('fast', 0.95);
 	setTimeout("notice_delete("+_notice_id+")", timeout);
 }
 
diff --git a/theme/default/sfiab.css b/theme/default/sfiab.css
index da02222..3848ab9 100644
--- a/theme/default/sfiab.css
+++ b/theme/default/sfiab.css
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ div.notice_area {
 
 div.notice_area div {
 	padding: 0.1em 0;
+	border: 0;
 	text-align: center;
 	position: relative;
 	font-size: 1.5em;
@@ -345,9 +346,11 @@ div.notice_area div.error {
 }
 
 div.notice_area div.happy {
-	border: 3px solid green;
+/*	border: 2px solid white;
 	color: green;
-	background-color: #99FF99;
+	background-color: #99FF99;*/
+	color: white;
+	background-color: green;
 }
 
 /* The popup windows created with jquery-ui use the following classes: