diff --git a/translationsdropdown.inc.php b/translationsdropdown.inc.php
index ebb1c09..34e5612 100644
--- a/translationsdropdown.inc.php
+++ b/translationsdropdown.inc.php
@@ -42,6 +42,17 @@ var jsTranslateLangs=new Array();
 	}
 ?>
 
+function selectVisibility(vis) {
+	//we'll always have form0=translationdropdownform, form1=langselectform, form2...infinity=forms on the page
+	for(x=2;x<document.forms.length;x++) {
+		var frm=document.forms[x];
+		for(y=0;y<frm.elements.length;y++) {
+			var e=frm.elements[y];
+			if(e.type=="select-one")
+				e.style.visibility=vis;
+		}
+	}
+}
 
 function getTranslations(o)
 {
@@ -110,15 +121,17 @@ function translateDropdown(o)
 {
 	translationObject=document.getElementById(o);
 	var d=document.getElementById('translationdropdown');
-	if(translateOpen)
+	if(translateOpen) {
 		d.style.visibility="hidden";
+		selectVisibility("visible");
+	}
 	else
 	{
 		getTranslations(o);
 		objItem=translationObject;
 
 		var tagheight=objItem.offsetHeight;
-		var tagwidth=objItem.offsetWidth;
+		var tagwidth=objItem.offsetWidth+75;
 
 		//alert('tagheight='+tagheight+' tagwidth='+tagwidth);
 
@@ -134,14 +147,16 @@ function translateDropdown(o)
 		} while(objParent!="BODY");
 
 		d.style.top=inty+tagheight+"px";
-		d.style.left=intx+"px";
-		d.style.width=tagwidth+"px";
+		d.style.left=(intx-75)+"px";
+		d.style.width=(tagwidth)+"px";
 //		d.style.height=dropdownheight+"px";
 		d.style.visibility="visible";
 
 		oButton=document.getElementById('buttonsavetranslations');
 		oButton.value="<?=i18n("Save Translations")?>";
 
+		selectVisibility("hidden");
+
 	}
 	translateOpen=!translateOpen;
 	return false;
@@ -198,19 +213,37 @@ function handleSaveResponse()
 
 <?
 $num=count($config['languages'])-1;  //subtract 1 for english
-$divheight=($num*30)+50;
+$divheight=($num*25)+50;
 ?>
-<div name="translationdropdown" id="translationdropdown" style="background-color: white; visibility: hidden; position: absolute; border: 1px solid grey; top:0px; left:0px; width:300px; height:<?=$divheight?>px; overflow: auto">
+<style type="text/css">
+.translationdropdown
+{
+		position: absolute;
+		z-index: 100;
+		overflow: auto;
+		width: 300px;
+		background-color: #669966;
+		visibility: hidden;
+		border: 0px;
+		top: 0px;
+		left:0px;
+		width:300px;
+		height:<?=$divheight?>px;
+		text-align: center;
+}
+
+</style>
+<div class="translationdropdown" name="translationdropdown" id="translationdropdown">
 <form name="translationform" method="get">
-<table width="95%">
+<table cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 border=0 style="width: 99%; font-size: 0.8em;">
 <?
 foreach($config['languages'] AS $l=>$ln)
 {
 	if($l=="en") continue;
-	echo "<tr><td>$ln</td><td><input type=\"text\" style=\"width: 100%\" id=\"translation[$l]\" name=\"translation[$l]\"></td></tr>";
+	echo "<tr><td style=\"width: 75px;\">$ln:</td><td><input type=\"text\" style=\"width: 100%;\" id=\"translation[$l]\" name=\"translation[$l]\"></td></tr>";
 }
-echo "<tr><td colspan=\"2\" align=\"center\"><input type=\"button\" id=\"buttonsavetranslations\" onclick=\"return savetranslations()\" value=\"".i18n("Save Translations")."\"></td></tr>";
+echo "</table>\n";
+echo "<input type=\"button\" id=\"buttonsavetranslations\" onclick=\"return savetranslations()\" value=\"".i18n("Save Translations")."\">";
 ?>
-</table>
 </form>
 </div>