diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 3be426f79..bab8a4ff5 100755
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ $Source$
 	  - optimized the code a bit;
 	  - selecting a database in light mode launches the database properties
 	    page at the main frame (both frames changes).
+	* left.js, lines 291-300: fixed CSS problems under NS4 and left frame
+	  light mode.
 
 2002-01-19  Loïc Chapeaux  <lolo@phpheaven.net>
         * lang/*; libraries/common.lib.php3; Documentation.html: removed
diff --git a/left.php3 b/left.php3
index e4bc24eea..3c7927a28 100755
--- a/left.php3
+++ b/left.php3
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ if ($num_dbs > 1) {
         .headaCnt {font-family: <?php echo $left_font_family; ?>; font-size: <?php echo $font_smaller; ?>; color: #000000}
         .parent {font-family: <?php echo $left_font_family; ?>; color: #000000; text-decoration: none}
         .child {font-family: <?php echo $left_font_family; ?>; font-size: <?php echo $font_smaller; ?>; color: #333399; text-decoration: none}
-        .item, .item:active, .item:hover, .tblItem, .tblItem:active {color: #333399; text-decoration: none}
+        .item, .item:active, .item:hover, .tblItem, .tblItem:active {font-size: <?php echo $font_smaller; ?>; color: #333399; text-decoration: none}
         .tblItem:hover {color: #FF0000; text-decoration: underline}
         //-->
         </style>
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ else {
     div {color: #000000}
     .heada {font-family: <?php echo $left_font_family; ?>; font-size: <?php echo $font_size; ?>; color: #000000}
     .parent {font-family: <?php echo $left_font_family; ?>; color: #000000; text-decoration: none}
-    .item, .item:active, .item:hover {color: #333399; text-decoration: none}
+    .item, .item:active, .item:hover {font-size: <?php echo $font_smaller; ?>; color: #333399; text-decoration: none}
     //-->
     </style>
     <?php
@@ -285,8 +285,7 @@ if ($num_dbs > 1) {
                 // Gets the list of tables from the current database
                 for ($j = 0; $j < $num_tables; $j++) {
                     $table      = mysql_tablename($tables, $j);
-                    $table_list .= '    <nobr><img src="images/spacer.gif" border="0" width="9" height="9" alt="" />' . "\n";
-                    $table_list .= '          <a target="phpmain" href="sql.php3?' . $common_url_query . '&amp;table=' . urlencode($table) . '&amp;sql_query=' . urlencode('SELECT * FROM ' . PMA_backquote($table)) . '&amp;pos=0&amp;goto=tbl_properties.php3">' . "\n";
+                    $table_list .= '    <nobr><a target="phpmain" href="sql.php3?' . $common_url_query . '&amp;table=' . urlencode($table) . '&amp;sql_query=' . urlencode('SELECT * FROM ' . PMA_backquote($table)) . '&amp;pos=0&amp;goto=tbl_properties.php3">' . "\n";
                     $table_list .= '              <img src="images/browse.gif" border="0" alt="' . $strBrowse . ': ' . $table . '" /></a><bdo dir="' . $text_dir . '">&nbsp;</bdo>' . "\n";
                     $table_list .= '          <a class="tblItem" title="' . str_replace('"', '&quot;', $tooltip[$table]) . '" target="phpmain" href="tbl_properties.php3?' . $common_url_query . '&amp;table=' . urlencode($table) . '">' . $table . '</a></nobr><br />' . "\n";
 
diff --git a/libraries/left.js b/libraries/left.js
index abc426234..ac6085e34 100644
--- a/libraries/left.js
+++ b/libraries/left.js
@@ -288,10 +288,15 @@ if (capable) {
         document.writeln('.item, .item:active, .item:hover, .tblItem, .tblItem:active {font-size: ' + fontSmall + '; color: #333399; text-decoration: none}');
         document.writeln('.tblItem:hover {color: #FF0000; text-decoration: underline}');
       }
-      else {
-        document.writeln('.parent {font-family: ' + fontFamily + '; color: #000000; text-decoration: none; position: absolute; visibility: hidden}');
-        document.writeln('.child {font-family: ' + fontFamily + '; font-size: ' + fontSmall + '; color: #333399; position: absolute; visibility: hidden}');
-        document.writeln('.item, .tblItem {font-size: ' + fontSmall + '; color: #333399; text-decoration: none}');
+      else { // NS4 case
+      	if (typeof(expandedDb) != 'undefined') {
+          document.writeln('.parent {font-family: ' + fontFamily + '; color: #000000; text-decoration: none; position: absolute; visibility: hidden}');
+          document.writeln('.child {font-family: ' + fontFamily + '; font-size: ' + fontSmall + '; color: #333399; position: absolute; visibility: hidden}');
+        } else {
+          document.writeln('.parent {font-family: ' + fontFamily + '; color: #000000; text-decoration: none}');
+          document.writeln('.child {font-family: ' + fontFamily + '; font-size: ' + fontSmall + '; color: #333399}');
+        }
+        document.writeln('.item, .tblItem {font-family: ' + fontFamily + '; font-size: ' + fontSmall + '; color: #333399; text-decoration: none}');
       }
       document.writeln('\/\/-->');
       document.writeln('<\/style>');