diff --git a/UI/WebServerResources/generic.css b/UI/WebServerResources/generic.css
index 54b86f9cd..f476a0cdf 100644
--- a/UI/WebServerResources/generic.css
+++ b/UI/WebServerResources/generic.css
@@ -591,12 +591,11 @@ DIV.dialog.none H3
 
 DIV#bgDialogDiv
 { position: absolute;
-  margin: auto;
-  top: 0; left: 0;
-  width: 100%; height: 100%;
-  z-index: 9999;
+  top: 0px; left: 0px;
+  bottom: 0px;
+  right: 0px;
   opacity: .3;
-  background-color: #000!important; }
+  background-color: #555 !important; }
 
 DIV#uploadDialog,
 DIV#uploadResults
@@ -956,4 +955,4 @@ DIV.bottomToolbar A.bottomButton SPAN:active
 
 /* modalbox */
 DIV#modalbox SPAN
-{ float: right; }
\ No newline at end of file
+{ float: right; }
diff --git a/UI/WebServerResources/generic.js b/UI/WebServerResources/generic.js
index e3c939bb9..ca67478a8 100644
--- a/UI/WebServerResources/generic.js
+++ b/UI/WebServerResources/generic.js
@@ -566,9 +566,10 @@ function popupMenu(event, menuId, target) {
         menuLeft -= (popup.offsetWidth + 1);
 
     var isVisible = true;
-    if (popup.prepareVisibility)
+    if (popup.prepareVisibility) {
         if (!popup.prepareVisibility())
             isVisible = false;
+    }
 
     Event.stop(event);
     if (isVisible) {
@@ -1010,8 +1011,9 @@ function popupToolbarMenu(node, menuId) {
         hideMenu(document.currentPopupMenu);
 
     var popup = $(menuId);
-    if (popup.prepareVisibility)
+    if (popup.prepareVisibility) {
         popup.prepareVisibility();
+    }
 
     var offset = $(node).cumulativeOffset();
     var top = offset.top + node.offsetHeight;
diff --git a/UI/WebServerResources/iefixes.css b/UI/WebServerResources/iefixes.css
index af643466f..6b2144d9e 100644
--- a/UI/WebServerResources/iefixes.css
+++ b/UI/WebServerResources/iefixes.css
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ FORM
   margin: 0px; }
 
 /* generic */
+DIV#bgDialogDiv
+{ filter: alpha(opacity=30); }
+
 SPAN.disabledToolbarButton
 { filter: alpha(opacity=40); }