diff --git a/src/preferences/menu/ColorWindow.cpp b/src/preferences/menu/ColorWindow.cpp
index 24ca11b5f0..a55a6c3b8a 100644
--- a/src/preferences/menu/ColorWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/preferences/menu/ColorWindow.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ ColorWindow::MessageReceived(BMessage *msg)
 			get_menu_info(&info);
 			info.background_color = colorPicker->ValueAsColor();
 			set_menu_info(&info);
-			be_app->PostMessage(UPDATE_WINDOW);
+			be_app->PostMessage(MENU_COLOR);
 			break;
 		
 		default:
diff --git a/src/preferences/menu/MenuBar.cpp b/src/preferences/menu/MenuBar.cpp
index 6ae4f96a4e..058e1350fc 100644
--- a/src/preferences/menu/MenuBar.cpp
+++ b/src/preferences/menu/MenuBar.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ MenuBar::MenuBar()
 	get_menu_info(&info);
 	build_menu();
 	set_menu();
+	SetItemMargins(14.0, 2.0, 20.0, 0.0);
 }
 
 
@@ -149,5 +150,6 @@ MenuBar::Update()
 void
 MenuBar::FrameResized(float width, float height)
 {
+	Window()->ResizeTo(width + 80, height + 55);
 	Window()->PostMessage(UPDATE_WINDOW);	
 }
diff --git a/src/preferences/menu/MenuWindow.cpp b/src/preferences/menu/MenuWindow.cpp
index 346c26e02f..252b4e8d38 100644
--- a/src/preferences/menu/MenuWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/preferences/menu/MenuWindow.cpp
@@ -30,18 +30,18 @@ MenuWindow::MenuWindow(BRect rect)
 	menuView->AddChild(menuBar);
 			
 	// resize the window according to the size of menuBar
-	ResizeTo((menuBar->Frame().right + 35), (menuBar->Frame().bottom + 45));
+	ResizeTo((menuBar->Frame().right + 40), (menuBar->Frame().bottom + 45));
 	
 	BRect menuBarFrame = menuBar->Frame();
 	BRect buttonFrame(menuBarFrame.left, menuBarFrame.bottom + 10, menuBarFrame.left + 75, menuBarFrame.bottom + 30);
 	
 	defaultButton = new BButton(buttonFrame, "Default", "Defaults", new BMessage(MENU_DEFAULT),
-					B_FOLLOW_LEFT | B_FOLLOW_BOTTOM, B_WILL_DRAW | B_NAVIGABLE);
+					B_FOLLOW_H_CENTER | B_FOLLOW_BOTTOM, B_WILL_DRAW | B_NAVIGABLE);
 	menuView->AddChild(defaultButton);
 	
 	buttonFrame.OffsetBy(buttonFrame.Width() + 20, 0);
 	revertButton = new BButton(buttonFrame, "Revert", "Revert", new BMessage(MENU_REVERT),
-					B_FOLLOW_LEFT | B_FOLLOW_BOTTOM, B_WILL_DRAW | B_NAVIGABLE);
+					B_FOLLOW_H_CENTER | B_FOLLOW_BOTTOM, B_WILL_DRAW | B_NAVIGABLE);
 	revertButton->SetEnabled(false);
 	menuView->AddChild(revertButton);
 	
@@ -152,8 +152,9 @@ MenuWindow::MessageReceived(BMessage *msg)
 			break;
 		
 		case MENU_COLOR:
-			set_menu_info(&info);
-			(new BAlert("test","we made it","cool"))->Go();
+			get_menu_info(&info);
+			revert = true;
+			Update();
 			break;
 		
 		default: