diff --git a/data/gui/login_dialog.stkgui b/data/gui/login_dialog.stkgui
index de8e5a272..f65b17f5e 100644
--- a/data/gui/login_dialog.stkgui
+++ b/data/gui/login_dialog.stkgui
@@ -1,41 +1,37 @@
 <stkgui>
 
-<div x="2%" y="10%" width="96%" height="80%" layout="vertical-row" >
-
-
-    <label id="title" width="100%" height="fit" text_align="center" word_wrap="true"
-           I18N="In the login dialog' dialog" text="Sign in" proportion="1" />
-
-    <spacer height="25" width="10" />
-
-    <div width="95%" height="fit" layout="horizontal-row" >
-        <label proportion="1" text_align="center" I18N="In the login form" text="Username"/>
-        <div proportion="2" height="fit" layout="horizontal-row" >
-            <textbox id="username" width="100%" I18N="In the login dialog" align="center"/>
+    <div x="2%" y="10%" width="96%" height="80%" layout="vertical-row" >
+    
+        <header id="title" width="96%" proportion="2" text_align="center" word_wrap="true"
+       I18N="In the login dialog' dialog" text="Sign in"/>
+    
+        <spacer proportion="2">
+        
+        <div width="95%" proportion="3" layout="horizontal-row" >
+            <label proportion="1" text_align="center" I18N="In the login form" text="Username"/>
+            <textbox proportion="2" id="username" I18N="In the login dialog"/>
         </div>
-    </div>
-    
-    <spacer height="20" width="20" />
-    
-    <div width="95%" height="fit" layout="horizontal-row" >
-        <label proportion="1" text_align="center" I18N="In the login form" text="Password"/>
-        <div proportion="2" height="fit" layout="horizontal-row" >
-            <textbox id="password" width="100%" I18N="In the login dialog" align="center"/>
+        
+        <spacer proportion="1">
+        
+        <div width="95%" proportion="3" layout="horizontal-row" >
+            <label proportion="1" text_align="center" I18N="In the login form" text="Password"/>
+            <textbox proportion="2" id="password" I18N="In the login dialog"/>
         </div>
+        
+        
+        <label id="info" proportion="1" width="96%" text_align="center" word_wrap="true"
+           I18N="In the login dialog' dialog" text=""/>
+           
+        <spacer proportion="1">
+        
+        <div id="options" width="fit" proportion="3" align="center" layout="horizontal-row">
+            <button id="signin" height="100%" proportion="4" I18N="In the login dialog" text="Sign In"/>
+            <spacer proportion="1" height="100%">       
+            <button id="cancel" height="100%" proportion="4" I18N="In the login dialog" text="Cancel"/>
+        </div>
+        
+    
     </div>
-    
-    <spacer height="20" width="20" />
-    
-    <label id="errormsg" width="100%" height="fit" text_align="center" word_wrap="true"
-       I18N="In the login dialog' dialog" text="" proportion="1" />
-       
-    <spacer height="20" width="20" />
-    
-    <button id="signin" height="fit" I18N="In the login dialog" text="Sign In" align="center"/>
-    <button id="cancel" height="fit" I18N="In the login dialog" text="Cancel" align="center"/>
-    
-    <spacer height="15" width="20" />
-
-</div>
 
 </stkgui>
diff --git a/data/gui/menu_online.png b/data/gui/menu_online.png
index d1e6503d7..a24262532 100644
Binary files a/data/gui/menu_online.png and b/data/gui/menu_online.png differ
diff --git a/data/gui/menu_online_focus.png b/data/gui/menu_online_focus.png
index d1e6503d7..2d07365f3 100644
Binary files a/data/gui/menu_online_focus.png and b/data/gui/menu_online_focus.png differ
diff --git a/src/io/xml_node.hpp b/src/io/xml_node.hpp
index 0e8642d69..953d52f8a 100644
--- a/src/io/xml_node.hpp
+++ b/src/io/xml_node.hpp
@@ -19,15 +19,6 @@
 #ifndef HEADER_XML_NODE_HPP
 #define HEADER_XML_NODE_HPP
 
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
-  typedef __int32          int32_t;
-  typedef unsigned __int32 uint32_t;
-  typedef __int64          int64_t;
-  typedef unsigned __int64 uint64_t;
-#else
-#  include <stdint.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <string>
 #include <map>
 #include <vector>
@@ -43,6 +34,7 @@ using namespace irr;
 #include "utils/leak_check.hpp"
 #include "utils/no_copy.hpp"
 #include "utils/time.hpp"
+#include "utils/types.hpp"
 
 class InterpolationArray;
 class Vec3;
diff --git a/src/online/current_online_user.cpp b/src/online/current_online_user.cpp
index 24da7149c..fb36ea7c9 100644
--- a/src/online/current_online_user.cpp
+++ b/src/online/current_online_user.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 #include "online/http_connector.hpp"
 #include "config/user_config.hpp"
-#include "utils/string_utils.hpp"
+#include "utils/translation.hpp"
 
 static CurrentOnlineUser* user_singleton = NULL;
 
@@ -46,18 +46,26 @@ void CurrentOnlineUser::deallocate()
 
 CurrentOnlineUser::CurrentOnlineUser(){
     m_is_signed_in = false;
+    m_id = 0;
+    m_name = "";
+    m_token = "";
 }
 
 // ============================================================================
 // Register
-bool CurrentOnlineUser::signUp(const irr::core::stringw &username, const irr::core::stringw &password, irr::core::stringw &msg){
+bool CurrentOnlineUser::signUp( const irr::core::stringw &username,
+                                const irr::core::stringw &password,
+                                const irr::core::stringw &password_ver,
+                                const irr::core::stringw &email,
+                                bool terms,
+                                irr::core::stringw &msg){
     assert(m_is_signed_in == false);
     HTTPConnector * connector = new HTTPConnector((std::string)UserConfigParams::m_server_multiplayer + "client-user.php");
-    HTTPConnector::Parameters parameters;
-    parameters["action"] = "register";
-    parameters["user"] = username;
-    parameters["password"] = password;
-    const XMLNode * result = connector->getXMLFromPage(parameters);
+    connector->setParameter("action",std::string("register"));
+    connector->setParameter("user",username);
+    connector->setParameter("password",password);
+
+    const XMLNode * result = connector->getXMLFromPage();
     std::string rec_success;
     if(result->get("success", &rec_success))
     {
@@ -81,32 +89,45 @@ bool CurrentOnlineUser::signUp(const irr::core::stringw &username, const irr::co
 
 // ============================================================================
 
-bool CurrentOnlineUser::signIn(const irr::core::stringw &username, const irr::core::stringw &password, irr::core::stringw &msg)
+bool CurrentOnlineUser::signIn(const irr::core::stringw &username, const irr::core::stringw &password, irr::core::stringw &info)
 {
     assert(m_is_signed_in == false);
     HTTPConnector * connector = new HTTPConnector((std::string)UserConfigParams::m_server_multiplayer + "client-user.php");
-    HTTPConnector::Parameters parameters;
-    parameters["action"] = "connect";
-    parameters["user"] = username;
-    parameters["password"] = password;
-    const XMLNode * result = connector->getXMLFromPage(parameters);
-    return false;
-    std::string rec_token;
-    irr::core::stringw rec_username;
-    std::string rec_userid;
-
-    if(result->get("token", &rec_token) && result->get("username", &rec_username) && result->get("userid", &rec_userid))
+    connector->setParameter("action",std::string("connect"));
+    connector->setParameter("user",username);
+    connector->setParameter("password",password);
+    info = "Temporary error so that testers do not have to connect to the server.";
+    return false; //FIXME
+    const XMLNode * result = connector->getXMLFromPage();
+    std::string rec_success = "";
+    if(result->get("success", &rec_success) && rec_success =="yes")
     {
-        long userid;
-        StringUtils::fromString<long>(rec_userid, userid);
-        m_user = new OnlineUser("");
-        m_token = rec_token;
+        assert(result->get("token", &m_token));
+        assert(result->get("username", &m_name));
+        assert(result->get("userid", &m_id));
         m_is_signed_in = true;
     }
-    else
+    result->get("info", &info);
+    return m_is_signed_in;
+}
+// ============================================================================
+bool CurrentOnlineUser::signOut(){
+    assert(m_is_signed_in == true);
+    HTTPConnector * connector = new HTTPConnector((std::string)UserConfigParams::m_server_multiplayer + "client-user.php");
+    connector->setParameter("action",std::string("disconnect"));
+    connector->setParameter("token",m_token);
+    connector->setParameter("userid",m_id);
+
+    const XMLNode * result = connector->getXMLFromPage();
+    std::string rec_success = "";
+    if(result->get("success", &rec_success) && rec_success =="yes")
     {
-        //I don't know if something should happen here yet
+        m_token = "";
+        m_name = "";
+        m_id = 0;
+        m_is_signed_in = false;
     }
+    //result->get("info", &info);
     return m_is_signed_in;
 }
 
@@ -115,10 +136,9 @@ bool CurrentOnlineUser::signIn(const irr::core::stringw &username, const irr::co
 irr::core::stringw CurrentOnlineUser::getUserName() const
 {
     if(m_is_signed_in){
-        assert(m_user != NULL);
-        return m_user->getUserName();
+        return m_name;
     }else{
-        return "Guest";
+        return _("Not Signed In");
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/online/current_online_user.hpp b/src/online/current_online_user.hpp
index 801737a33..bb658e426 100644
--- a/src/online/current_online_user.hpp
+++ b/src/online/current_online_user.hpp
@@ -30,22 +30,32 @@
   * \brief Class that represents an online registered user
   * \ingroup online
   */
-class CurrentOnlineUser
+class CurrentOnlineUser : public OnlineUser
 {
     private:
 
     protected:
         std::string m_token;
         bool m_is_signed_in;
-        OnlineUser * m_user;
         CurrentOnlineUser();
 
     public:
         // singleton
         static CurrentOnlineUser* get();
         static void deallocate();
-        bool signIn(const irr::core::stringw &username, const irr::core::stringw &password, irr::core::stringw &msg);
-        bool signUp(const irr::core::stringw &username, const irr::core::stringw &password, irr::core::stringw &msg);
+        // Login
+        bool signIn(    const irr::core::stringw &username,
+                        const irr::core::stringw &password,
+                        irr::core::stringw &info);
+        // Register
+        bool signUp(    const irr::core::stringw &username,
+                        const irr::core::stringw &password,
+                        const irr::core::stringw &password_ver,
+                        const irr::core::stringw &email,
+                        bool terms,
+                        irr::core::stringw &msg);
+        // Logout - Best to be followed by CurrentOnlineUser::deallocate
+        bool signOut();
         /** Returns the username if signed in. */
         irr::core::stringw getUserName() const;
         bool isSignedIn(){ return m_is_signed_in; }
diff --git a/src/online/http_connector.cpp b/src/online/http_connector.cpp
index b289ebbcf..7820870be 100644
--- a/src/online/http_connector.cpp
+++ b/src/online/http_connector.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <memory.h>
 #include "io/file_manager.hpp"
-#include "utils/string_utils.hpp"
 
 
 HTTPConnector::HTTPConnector(const std::string &url){
@@ -53,24 +52,25 @@ static size_t WriteCallback(void *contents, size_t size, size_t nmemb, void *use
     return size * nmemb;
 }
 
-XMLNode * HTTPConnector::getXMLFromPage(Parameters & post_parameters)
+XMLNode * HTTPConnector::getXMLFromPage()
 {
-    return file_manager->createXMLTreeFromString(getPage(post_parameters));
+    return file_manager->createXMLTreeFromString(getPage());
 }
 
-std::string HTTPConnector::getPage(Parameters & post_parameters)
+std::string HTTPConnector::getPage()
 {
 
     Parameters::iterator iter;
     std::string postString = "";
-    for (iter = post_parameters.begin(); iter != post_parameters.end(); ++iter)
+    for (iter = m_parameters.begin(); iter != m_parameters.end(); ++iter)
     {
-       if(iter != post_parameters.begin())
+       if(iter != m_parameters.begin())
            postString.append("&");
-       postString.append(iter->first);
+       char * escaped = curl_easy_escape(this->curl , iter->first.c_str(), iter->first.size());
+       postString.append(escaped);
+       curl_free(escaped);
        postString.append("=");
-       core::stringc converted = core::stringc(iter->second.c_str());
-       char * escaped = curl_easy_escape(this->curl , converted.c_str(), converted.size());
+       escaped = curl_easy_escape(this->curl , iter->second.c_str(), iter->second.size());
        postString.append(escaped);
        curl_free(escaped);
     }
@@ -82,12 +82,11 @@ std::string HTTPConnector::getPage(Parameters & post_parameters)
     res = curl_easy_perform(this->curl);
     if(res != CURLE_OK)
     {
-        Log::error("online/http_functions", "curl_easy_perform() failed: %s\n", curl_easy_strerror(res));
+        //FIXME Log::error("online/http_functions", "curl_easy_perform() failed: %s\n", curl_easy_strerror(res));
         printf("curl_easy_perform() failed: %s\n", curl_easy_strerror(res));
     }else{
         printf("Retrieved: %s\n", readBuffer.c_str());
     }
+    m_parameters.clear();
     return readBuffer;
 }
-
-
diff --git a/src/online/http_connector.hpp b/src/online/http_connector.hpp
index f5bbfc5bf..b987ade35 100644
--- a/src/online/http_connector.hpp
+++ b/src/online/http_connector.hpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include "io/xml_node.hpp"
 #include <curl/curl.h>
 #include <irrString.h>
-using namespace irr;
+#include "utils/string_utils.hpp"
 
 /**
   * \brief Class to connect with a server over HTTP
@@ -34,13 +34,33 @@ class HTTPConnector
     protected:
         CURL *curl;
         CURLcode res;
+        typedef std::map<std::string, std::string> Parameters;
+        Parameters m_parameters;
 
     public:
-        typedef std::map<std::string, core::stringw> Parameters;
+
         HTTPConnector(const std::string &url);
         ~HTTPConnector();
-        std::string getPage(Parameters & post_parameters);
-        XMLNode * getXMLFromPage(Parameters & post_parameters);
+
+        //Execute
+        std::string getPage();
+        XMLNode * getXMLFromPage();
+
+        //Setting parameters to be send with the next request
+        void setParameter(const std::string & name, const std::string &value){
+            printf("template3");
+            m_parameters[name] = value;
+        };
+        void setParameter(const std::string & name, const irr::core::stringw &value){
+            printf("template2");
+            m_parameters[name] = irr::core::stringc(value.c_str()).c_str();
+        }
+        template <typename T>
+        void setParameter(const std::string & name, const T& value){
+            printf("template1");
+            m_parameters[name] = StringUtils::toString(value);
+        }
+
 }; //class HTTPConnector
 
 
diff --git a/src/online/online_user.cpp b/src/online/online_user.cpp
index bbb1917d0..e3063a2bb 100644
--- a/src/online/online_user.cpp
+++ b/src/online/online_user.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@
 // ============================================================================
 OnlineUser::OnlineUser(const irr::core::stringw &username)
 {
-    m_username = username;
+    m_name = username;
 }   // OnlineUser
 
diff --git a/src/online/online_user.hpp b/src/online/online_user.hpp
index e4f865330..cf9bae7f8 100644
--- a/src/online/online_user.hpp
+++ b/src/online/online_user.hpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #define HEADER_ONLINE_USER_HPP
 
 #include <irrString.h>
+#include "utils/types.hpp"
 
 // ============================================================================
 
@@ -33,7 +34,9 @@ class OnlineUser
 
     protected:
 
-        irr::core::stringw m_username;
+        irr::core::stringw m_name;
+        uint32_t m_id;
+        OnlineUser(){}
 
     public:
 
@@ -43,7 +46,9 @@ class OnlineUser
         OnlineUser(const irr::core::stringw &username);
 
         /** Returns the username. */
-        irr::core::stringw getUserName() const { return m_username; }
+        irr::core::stringw getUserName() const { return m_name; }
+        uint32_t getUserID() const { return m_id; }
+
 
 };   // class OnlineUser
 
diff --git a/src/states_screens/dialogs/login_dialog.cpp b/src/states_screens/dialogs/login_dialog.cpp
index 051a03645..86c7089de 100644
--- a/src/states_screens/dialogs/login_dialog.cpp
+++ b/src/states_screens/dialogs/login_dialog.cpp
@@ -72,23 +72,19 @@ GUIEngine::EventPropagation LoginDialog::processEvent(const std::string& eventSo
     else if(eventSource == "signin")
     {
         // ---- See if we can accept the input
-        TextBoxWidget* textCtrl = getWidget<TextBoxWidget>("username");
-        const stringw username = textCtrl->getText().trim();
-        textCtrl = getWidget<TextBoxWidget>("password");
-        const stringw password = textCtrl->getText().trim();
-        stringw msg = "";
-        if(CurrentOnlineUser::get()->signUp(username,password,msg))
+        const stringw username = getWidget<TextBoxWidget>("username")->getText().trim();
+        const stringw password = getWidget<TextBoxWidget>("password")->getText().trim();
+        stringw info = "";
+        if(CurrentOnlineUser::get()->signIn(username,password,info))
         {
-            //m_self_destroy = true;
-            m_self_destroy = false;
+            m_self_destroy = true;
         }
         else
         {
-
             sfx_manager->quickSound( "anvil" );
             m_self_destroy = false;
         }
-        getWidget<LabelWidget>("errormsg")->setText(msg, false);
+        getWidget<LabelWidget>("info")->setText(info, false);
         return GUIEngine::EVENT_BLOCK;
     }
     return GUIEngine::EVENT_LET;
@@ -118,16 +114,7 @@ void LoginDialog::onUpdate(float dt)
     // It's unsafe to delete from inside the event handler so we do it here
     if (m_self_destroy)
     {
-        TextBoxWidget* textCtrl = getWidget<TextBoxWidget>("username");
-        stringw playerName = textCtrl->getText().trim();
-
-        // irrLicht is too stupid to remove focus from deleted widgets
-        // so do it by hand
-        GUIEngine::getGUIEnv()->removeFocus( textCtrl->getIrrlichtElement() );
         GUIEngine::getGUIEnv()->removeFocus( m_irrlicht_window );
-
-
         ModalDialog::dismiss();
-
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/states_screens/online_screen.cpp b/src/states_screens/online_screen.cpp
index 9f94c1e22..897b8e896 100644
--- a/src/states_screens/online_screen.cpp
+++ b/src/states_screens/online_screen.cpp
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ void OnlineScreen::eventCallback(Widget* widget, const std::string& name,
 
     if (selection == "login")
     {
-        new LoginDialog(0.5f, 0.4f);
+        new LoginDialog(0.8f, 0.7f);
     }
 }   // eventCallback
 
diff --git a/src/utils/types.hpp b/src/utils/types.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dd8ace861
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/types.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+//
+//  SuperTuxKart - a fun racing game with go-kart
+//  Copyright (C) 2013 Glenn De Jonghe
+//
+//  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+//  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+//  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3
+//  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+//
+//  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+//  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+//  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+//  GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+//  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+//  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+//  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+
+#ifndef HEADER_TYPES_HPP
+#define HEADER_TYPES_HPP
+
+    #ifdef _MSC_VER
+      typedef __int32          int32_t;
+      typedef unsigned __int32 uint32_t;
+      typedef __int64          int64_t;
+      typedef unsigned __int64 uint64_t;
+    #else
+    #  include <stdint.h>
+    #endif
+
+#endif