diff --git a/src/preferences/appearance/APRView.cpp b/src/preferences/appearance/APRView.cpp
index 50060ff15d..8dc61389d8 100644
--- a/src/preferences/appearance/APRView.cpp
+++ b/src/preferences/appearance/APRView.cpp
@@ -122,10 +122,10 @@ APRView::APRView(const BRect &frame, const char *name, int32 resize, int32 flags
 	rect.right -= B_V_SCROLL_BAR_WIDTH;
 	rect.bottom = rect.top + 75;
 	fAttrList = new BListView(rect,"AttributeList", B_SINGLE_SELECTION_LIST,
-							B_FOLLOW_LEFT_RIGHT | B_FOLLOW_TOP);
+							B_FOLLOW_ALL_SIDES);
 	
-	fScrollView = new BScrollView("ScrollView",fAttrList, B_FOLLOW_LEFT_RIGHT | 
-									B_FOLLOW_TOP, 0, false, true);
+	fScrollView = new BScrollView("ScrollView",fAttrList, B_FOLLOW_ALL_SIDES, 
+		0, false, true);
 	AddChild(fScrollView);
 	fScrollView->SetViewColor(ui_color(B_PANEL_BACKGROUND_COLOR));
 	
@@ -137,23 +137,31 @@ APRView::APRView(const BRect &frame, const char *name, int32 resize, int32 flags
 		printf("Adding color item for which: %ld\n", sColorConsts[i]);
 		fAttrList->AddItem(new ColorWhichItem((color_which)sColorConsts[i]));
 	}
-
-	BRect wellrect(0,0,50,50);
-	wellrect.OffsetTo(rect.right + 30, rect.top +
-					(fScrollView->Bounds().Height() - wellrect.Height())/2 );
-
-	fColorWell = new ColorWell(wellrect,new BMessage(COLOR_DROPPED),true);
-	AddChild(fColorWell);
-	
-	// Center the list and color well
 	
 	rect = fScrollView->Frame();
-	rect.right = wellrect.right;
-	rect.OffsetTo((Bounds().Width()-rect.Width())/2,rect.top);
+	BRect wellrect(0, 0, 50, 50);
+	wellrect.OffsetBy(rect.left, rect.bottom + kBorderSpace);
+	fColorWell = new ColorWell(wellrect, new BMessage(COLOR_DROPPED), 
+		B_FOLLOW_LEFT | B_FOLLOW_BOTTOM);
+	AddChild(fColorWell);
 	
-	fPicker = new BColorControl(BPoint(fScrollView->Frame().left,fScrollView->Frame().bottom+kBorderSpace),B_CELLS_32x8,5.0,"fPicker",
-								new BMessage(UPDATE_COLOR));
+	fPicker = new BColorControl(BPoint(wellrect.right + kBorderSpace, wellrect.top),
+			B_CELLS_32x8, 5.0, "fPicker", new BMessage(UPDATE_COLOR));
+	fPicker->SetResizingMode(B_FOLLOW_LEFT | B_FOLLOW_BOTTOM);
 	AddChild(fPicker);	
+	
+	// bottom align ColorWell and ColorPicker
+	float bottom = Bounds().bottom - kBorderSpace;
+	float colorWellBottom = fColorWell->Frame().bottom;
+	float pickerBottom = fPicker->Frame().bottom;
+	float delta = bottom - max_c(colorWellBottom, pickerBottom);
+	fColorWell->MoveBy(0, delta);
+	fPicker->MoveBy(0, delta);
+	fScrollView->ResizeBy(0, delta);
+	// TODO fix BView::ResizeBy(...): 
+	// the child views should resize with its parent view (fScrollView)
+	fScrollView->ScrollBar(B_VERTICAL)->ResizeBy(0, delta);
+	fAttrList->ResizeBy(0, delta);
 }
 
 APRView::~APRView(void)
diff --git a/src/preferences/appearance/ColorWell.cpp b/src/preferences/appearance/ColorWell.cpp
index d2a39d6e9b..2a5e5eab0c 100644
--- a/src/preferences/appearance/ColorWell.cpp
+++ b/src/preferences/appearance/ColorWell.cpp
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
  */
 #include "ColorWell.h"
 
-ColorWell::ColorWell(BRect frame, BMessage *msg, bool is_rectangle)
- :	BView(frame,"ColorWell", B_FOLLOW_LEFT|B_FOLLOW_TOP, B_WILL_DRAW)
+ColorWell::ColorWell(BRect frame, BMessage *msg, uint32 resizingMode, uint32 flags)
+ :	BView(frame,"ColorWell", resizingMode, flags | B_WILL_DRAW)
 {
-	SetViewColor(ui_color(B_PANEL_BACKGROUND_COLOR));
+	SetViewColor(B_TRANSPARENT_COLOR);
 	SetLowColor(0,0,0);
 	invoker=new BInvoker(msg,this);
 	disabledcol.red=128;
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ ColorWell::ColorWell(BRect frame, BMessage *msg, bool is_rectangle)
 	disabledcol.blue=128;
 	disabledcol.alpha=255;
 	is_enabled=true;
-	is_rect=is_rectangle;
+	is_rect = true;
 }
 
 ColorWell::~ColorWell(void)
@@ -84,20 +84,20 @@ ColorWell::SetEnabled(bool value)
 void
 ColorWell::Draw(BRect update)
 {
-	if(is_enabled)
-		SetHighColor(currentcol);
+	rgb_color color;
+	if (is_enabled)
+		color = currentcol;
 	else
-		SetHighColor(disabledcol);
-
+		color = disabledcol;
+	
 	if(is_rect) {
-		FillRect(Bounds());
 		if(is_enabled) {
 			BRect r(Bounds());
 			SetHighColor(184,184,184);
 			StrokeRect(r);
 			
 			SetHighColor(255,255,255);
-			StrokeLine(BPoint(r.right,r.top+1), r.RightBottom());
+			StrokeLine(BPoint(r.right, r.top+1), r.RightBottom());
 			
 			r.InsetBy(1,1);
 			
@@ -107,10 +107,21 @@ ColorWell::Draw(BRect update)
 			SetHighColor(96,96,96);
 			StrokeLine(r.LeftTop(), r.RightTop());
 			StrokeLine(r.LeftTop(), r.LeftBottom());
-
+			
+			r.InsetBy(1, 1);
+			SetHighColor(color);
+			FillRect(r);
+		} else {
+			SetHighColor(color);
+			FillRect(Bounds());
 		}
 	}
 	else {
+		// fill background
+		SetHighColor(ui_color(B_PANEL_BACKGROUND_COLOR));
+		FillRect(update);
+		
+		SetHighColor(color);		
 		FillEllipse(Bounds());
 		if(is_enabled)
 			StrokeEllipse(Bounds(),B_SOLID_LOW);
diff --git a/src/preferences/appearance/ColorWell.h b/src/preferences/appearance/ColorWell.h
index 232c1e2d13..92c2ea5f20 100644
--- a/src/preferences/appearance/ColorWell.h
+++ b/src/preferences/appearance/ColorWell.h
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@
 class ColorWell : public BView
 {
 public:
-	ColorWell(BRect frame, BMessage *msg, bool is_rectangle=false);
+	ColorWell(BRect frame, BMessage *msg, 
+		uint32 resizingMode = B_FOLLOW_LEFT | B_FOLLOW_TOP, 
+		uint32 flags = B_WILL_DRAW);
 	~ColorWell(void);
 	void SetColor(rgb_color col);
 	rgb_color Color(void) const;