diff --git a/src/apps/haikudepot/HaikuDepotConstants.h b/src/apps/haikudepot/HaikuDepotConstants.h
index ec701da93b..0fdeb11386 100644
--- a/src/apps/haikudepot/HaikuDepotConstants.h
+++ b/src/apps/haikudepot/HaikuDepotConstants.h
@@ -98,9 +98,14 @@ enum UserUsageConditionsSelectionMode {
 
 #define STR_MDASH "\xE2\x80\x94"
 
-#define ALERT_MSG_LOGS_USER_GUIDE "\nInformation about how to view the logs is " \
-	"available in the HaikuDepot section of the user guide."
+#define ALERT_MSG_LOGS_USER_GUIDE "\nInformation about how to view the logs " \
+	"is available in the HaikuDepot section of the user guide."
 
 #define CACHE_DIRECTORY_APP "HaikuDepot"
 
+#define PROMINANCE_ORDERING_PROMINENT_MAX	200
+	// any prominence ordering value greater than this is not prominent.
+#define PROMINANCE_ORDERING_MAX				1000
+	// this is the highest prominence value possible.
+
 #endif // HAIKU_DEPOT_CONSTANTS_H
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/apps/haikudepot/model/Model.cpp b/src/apps/haikudepot/model/Model.cpp
index ebb56d947c..773ab61bf6 100644
--- a/src/apps/haikudepot/model/Model.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/haikudepot/model/Model.cpp
@@ -241,8 +241,8 @@ public:
 		if (package.Get() == NULL)
 			return false;
 		// Every search term must be found in one of the package texts
-		for (int32 i = fSearchTerms.CountItems() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-			const BString& term = fSearchTerms.ItemAtFast(i);
+		for (int32 i = fSearchTerms.CountStrings() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+			const BString& term = fSearchTerms.StringAt(i);
 			if (!_TextContains(package->Name(), term)
 				&& !_TextContains(package->Title(), term)
 				&& !_TextContains(package->Publisher().Name(), term)
@@ -257,8 +257,8 @@ public:
 	BString SearchTerms() const
 	{
 		BString searchTerms;
-		for (int32 i = 0; i < fSearchTerms.CountItems(); i++) {
-			const BString& term = fSearchTerms.ItemAtFast(i);
+		for (int32 i = 0; i < fSearchTerms.CountStrings(); i++) {
+			const BString& term = fSearchTerms.StringAt(i);
 			if (term.IsEmpty())
 				continue;
 			if (!searchTerms.IsEmpty())
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ private:
 	}
 
 private:
-	StringList fSearchTerms;
+	BStringList fSearchTerms;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/apps/haikudepot/model/PackageInfo.cpp b/src/apps/haikudepot/model/PackageInfo.cpp
index 96a724dc04..cb7b25489b 100644
--- a/src/apps/haikudepot/model/PackageInfo.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/haikudepot/model/PackageInfo.cpp
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ PackageInfo::CalculateRatingSummary() const
 
 
 void
-PackageInfo::SetProminence(float prominence)
+PackageInfo::SetProminence(int64 prominence)
 {
 	if (fProminence != prominence) {
 		fProminence = prominence;
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ PackageInfo::SetProminence(float prominence)
 bool
 PackageInfo::IsProminent() const
 {
-	return HasProminence() && Prominence() <= 200;
+	return HasProminence() && Prominence() <= PROMINANCE_ORDERING_PROMINENT_MAX;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/apps/haikudepot/model/PackageInfo.h b/src/apps/haikudepot/model/PackageInfo.h
index fb74afa57d..af6773ea6a 100644
--- a/src/apps/haikudepot/model/PackageInfo.h
+++ b/src/apps/haikudepot/model/PackageInfo.h
@@ -333,11 +333,11 @@ public:
 			void				SetRatingSummary(const RatingSummary& summary);
 			RatingSummary		CalculateRatingSummary() const;
 
-			void				SetProminence(float prominence);
-			float				Prominence() const
+			void				SetProminence(int64 prominence);
+			int64				Prominence() const
 									{ return fProminence; }
 			bool				HasProminence() const
-									{ return fProminence != 0.0f; }
+									{ return fProminence != 0; }
 			bool				IsProminent() const;
 
 			void				ClearScreenshotInfos();
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ private:
 			CategoryList		fCategories;
 			UserRatingList		fUserRatings;
 			RatingSummary		fCachedRatingSummary;
-			float				fProminence;
+			int64				fProminence;
 			ScreenshotInfoList	fScreenshotInfos;
 			BitmapList			fScreenshots;
 			PackageState		fState;
@@ -461,7 +461,4 @@ private:
 typedef List<DepotInfo, false> DepotList;
 
 
-typedef List<BString, false> StringList;
-
-
 #endif // PACKAGE_INFO_H
diff --git a/src/apps/haikudepot/server/WebAppInterface.h b/src/apps/haikudepot/server/WebAppInterface.h
index 38f10c35ac..5692211b42 100644
--- a/src/apps/haikudepot/server/WebAppInterface.h
+++ b/src/apps/haikudepot/server/WebAppInterface.h
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ class BDataIO;
 class BMessage;
 using BPackageKit::BPackageVersion;
 
-typedef List<BString, false>	StringList;
-
 
 /*! These are error codes that are sent back to the client from the server */
 
diff --git a/src/apps/haikudepot/ui/FeaturedPackagesView.cpp b/src/apps/haikudepot/ui/FeaturedPackagesView.cpp
index eed6702a4b..854d88f3e8 100644
--- a/src/apps/haikudepot/ui/FeaturedPackagesView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/haikudepot/ui/FeaturedPackagesView.cpp
@@ -224,6 +224,20 @@ public:
 	}
 
 
+	static int _CmpProminences(int64 a, int64 b)
+	{
+		if (a <= 0)
+			a = PROMINANCE_ORDERING_MAX;
+		if (b <= 0)
+			b = PROMINANCE_ORDERING_MAX;
+		if (a == b)
+			return 0;
+		if (a > b)
+			return 1;
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+
 	/*! This method will return true if the packageA is ordered before
 		packageB.
 	*/
@@ -233,12 +247,15 @@ public:
 	{
 		if (packageA.Get() == NULL || packageB.Get() == NULL)
 			debugger("unexpected NULL reference in a referencable");
-		int c = packageA->Title().ICompare(packageB->Title());
+		int c = _CmpProminences(packageA->Prominence(), packageB->Prominence());
+		if (c == 0)
+			c = packageA->Title().ICompare(packageB->Title());
 		if (c == 0)
 			c = packageA->Name().Compare(packageB->Name());
 		return c < 0;
 	}
 
+
 	void AddPackage(const PackageInfoRef& package)
 	{
 		// fPackages is sorted and for this reason it is possible to find the