diff --git a/data/gui/arenas.stkgui b/data/gui/arenas.stkgui
index 7f0603d69..74fd7ff20 100644
--- a/data/gui/arenas.stkgui
+++ b/data/gui/arenas.stkgui
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     
     <spacer width="20" height="5" />
     
-    <box proportion="1" width="100%" layout="vertical-row">
+    <box proportion="1" width="100%" layout="vertical-row" padding="2">
         <ribbon_grid id="tracks" proportion="1" width="100%" square_items="true" 
             label_location="bottom" align="center" child_width="160" child_height="120" />
         <spacer width="20" height="13" />
diff --git a/data/gui/credits.stkgui b/data/gui/credits.stkgui
index c1cdb0b74..0c1afd656 100644
--- a/data/gui/credits.stkgui
+++ b/data/gui/credits.stkgui
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <stkgui>
     
     <icon-button id="back" x="0" y="0" height="8%" icon="gui/back.png"/>
 
-    <div x="5%" y="2%" width="90%" height="96%" layout="vertical-row" >
+    <div x="2%" y="2%" width="98%" height="96%" layout="vertical-row" >
     
         <icon id="logo" align="center" proportion="4" width="100%" icon="gui/logo_slim.png"/>
         
         <header I18N="Title in credits screen" text="Credits" width="100%" />
         
-        <box id="animated_area" width="100%" proportion="10">
+        <box id="animated_area" width="100%" proportion="10" padding="0">
         
         </box>
 
diff --git a/data/gui/help1.stkgui b/data/gui/help1.stkgui
index 7175e763f..46ee75fac 100644
Binary files a/data/gui/help1.stkgui and b/data/gui/help1.stkgui differ
diff --git a/data/gui/help2.stkgui b/data/gui/help2.stkgui
index 3da87df1d..a535e4e6c 100644
Binary files a/data/gui/help2.stkgui and b/data/gui/help2.stkgui differ
diff --git a/data/gui/help3.stkgui b/data/gui/help3.stkgui
index 22f67a691..9d117eebf 100644
Binary files a/data/gui/help3.stkgui and b/data/gui/help3.stkgui differ
diff --git a/data/gui/help4.stkgui b/data/gui/help4.stkgui
index c942ebc16..01785f3ad 100644
Binary files a/data/gui/help4.stkgui and b/data/gui/help4.stkgui differ
diff --git a/data/gui/karts.stkgui b/data/gui/karts.stkgui
index aa1eb3a49..0fc910355 100644
--- a/data/gui/karts.stkgui
+++ b/data/gui/karts.stkgui
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <stkgui>
 
-<div x="2%" y="1%" width="96%" height="99%" layout="vertical-row" >
+<div x="1%" y="1%" width="98%" height="99%" layout="vertical-row" >
 
     <header width="80%"
            I18N="In the kart selection (player setup) screen"
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@
     
     <spacer height="15" width="25"/>
     
-    <box proportion="2" width="100%" layout="vertical-row">
+    <box proportion="2" width="100%" layout="vertical-row" padding="2">
         <ribbon_grid id="karts" proportion="1" square_items="true" width="100%" align="center"
                      child_width="90" child_height="90" max_rows="3"/>
     </box>
     
     <!-- Groups will be added dynamically at runtime -->
-    <tabs width="100%" height="25" id="kartgroups">
+    <tabs width="98%" x="1%" height="25" id="kartgroups">
     </tabs>
     <spacer width="100%" height="2%"/>
 </div>
diff --git a/data/gui/options_audio.stkgui b/data/gui/options_audio.stkgui
index 00762d1d6..c79d861ff 100644
--- a/data/gui/options_audio.stkgui
+++ b/data/gui/options_audio.stkgui
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <stkgui>
 
-<div x="2%" y="2%" width="96%" height="97%" layout="vertical-row" >
+<div x="1%" y="1%" width="98%" height="98%" layout="vertical-row" >
 
     <header text_align="center" width="80%" align="center" text="SuperTuxKart Options"/>
     <spacer height="15" width="10"/>
     
-    <tabs id="options_choice" height="10%" max_height="110" width="100%" align="center">
+    <tabs id="options_choice" height="10%" max_height="110" x="2%" width="98%"" align="center">
         <icon-button id="tab_video" width="128" height="128" icon="gui/options_video.png"/>
         <icon-button id="tab_audio" width="128" height="128" icon="gui/options_audio.png"
                 I18N="Section in the settings menu" text="Audio"/>
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     
     <box proportion="1" width="100%" layout="vertical-row">
         
-        <spacer height="15" width="10"/>
+        <spacer height="5" width="10"/>
         
         <!-- ******** Music ******** -->
         <label width="100%" I18N="Section in the audio/video settings submenu" text="Music"/>
diff --git a/data/gui/options_device.stkgui b/data/gui/options_device.stkgui
index 2e70ba1af..c7b662bc6 100644
--- a/data/gui/options_device.stkgui
+++ b/data/gui/options_device.stkgui
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <stkgui>
 
-<div x="2%" y="2%" width="96%" height="97%" layout="vertical-row" >
+<div x="1%" y="1%" width="98%" height="98%" layout="vertical-row" >
 
     <header text_align="center" width="80%" align="center" text="SuperTuxKart Options"/>
     <spacer height="15" width="10"/>
     
-    <tabs id="options_choice" height="10%" max_height="110" width="100%" align="center">
+    <tabs id="options_choice" height="10%" max_height="110" x="2%" width="98%" align="center">
         <icon-button id="tab_video" width="128" height="128" icon="gui/options_video.png"/>
         <icon-button id="tab_audio" width="128" height="128" icon="gui/options_audio.png"/>
         <icon-button id="tab_ui" width="128" height="128" icon="gui/options_ui.png"/>
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
         <spacer width="50" height="20" /> 
         <div proportion="2" width="100%"  layout="horizontal-row">
+            <spacer width="7" height="5"/>
             <div height="100%" width="fit" layout="vertical-row">
                 <button id="delete"
                         I18N="To delete a keyboard configuration"  text="Delete Configuration"/>
diff --git a/data/gui/options_input.stkgui b/data/gui/options_input.stkgui
index ed35f8373..1fd60722c 100644
--- a/data/gui/options_input.stkgui
+++ b/data/gui/options_input.stkgui
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <stkgui>
 
-<div x="2%" y="2%" width="96%" height="97%" layout="vertical-row" >
+<div x="1%" y="1%" width="98%" height="98%" layout="vertical-row" >
 
     <header text_align="center" width="80%" align="center" text="SuperTuxKart Options"/>
     <spacer height="15" width="10"/>
     
-    <tabs id="options_choice" height="10%" max_height="110" width="100%" align="center">
+    <tabs id="options_choice" height="10%" max_height="110" x="2%" width="98%" align="center">
         <icon-button id="tab_video" width="128" height="128" icon="gui/options_video.png"/>
         <icon-button id="tab_audio" width="128" height="128" icon="gui/options_audio.png"/>
         <icon-button id="tab_ui" width="128" height="128" icon="gui/options_ui.png"/>
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
     </tabs>
     
     <box proportion="1" width="100%" layout="vertical-row">
-    
-       <spacer width="5" height="5"/>
-    
         <label width="100%"
             I18N="In key bindings configuration menu"  
             text="Press enter or double-click on a device to configure it"
diff --git a/data/gui/options_players.stkgui b/data/gui/options_players.stkgui
index 391ff1b63..9255f69ac 100644
--- a/data/gui/options_players.stkgui
+++ b/data/gui/options_players.stkgui
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <stkgui>
 
-<div x="2%" y="2%" width="96%" height="97%" layout="vertical-row" >
+<div x="1%" y="1%" width="98%" height="98%" layout="vertical-row" >
 
     <header text_align="center" width="80%" align="center" text="SuperTuxKart Options"/>
     <spacer height="15" width="10"/>
     
-    <tabs id="options_choice" height="10%" max_height="110" width="100%" align="center">
+    <tabs id="options_choice" height="10%" max_height="110" x="2%" width="98%" align="center">
         <icon-button id="tab_video" width="128" height="128" icon="gui/options_video.png"/>
         <icon-button id="tab_audio" width="128" height="128" icon="gui/options_audio.png"/>
         <icon-button id="tab_ui" width="128" height="128" icon="gui/options_ui.png"/>
diff --git a/data/gui/options_ui.stkgui b/data/gui/options_ui.stkgui
index 89a1918cb..5cc853979 100644
--- a/data/gui/options_ui.stkgui
+++ b/data/gui/options_ui.stkgui
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <stkgui>
 
-<div x="2%" y="2%" width="96%" height="97%" layout="vertical-row" >
+<div x="1%" y="1%" width="98%" height="98%" layout="vertical-row" >
 
     <header text_align="center" width="80%" align="center" text="SuperTuxKart Options"/>
     <spacer height="15" width="10"/>
     
-    <tabs id="options_choice" height="10%" max_height="110" width="100%" align="center">
+    <tabs id="options_choice" height="10%" max_height="110" x="2%" width="98%" align="center">
         <icon-button id="tab_video" width="128" height="128" icon="gui/options_video.png"/>
         <icon-button id="tab_audio" width="128" height="128" icon="gui/options_audio.png"/>
         <icon-button id="tab_ui" width="128" height="128" icon="gui/options_ui.png"
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     
     <box proportion="1" width="100%" layout="vertical-row">
         
-        <spacer height="18" width="10"/>
+        <spacer height="5" width="10"/>
 
         <!-- ************ SKIN CHOICE ************ -->
         <div layout="horizontal-row" width="100%" height="fit">
diff --git a/data/gui/options_video.stkgui b/data/gui/options_video.stkgui
index 9e538da8f..c90eb4851 100644
--- a/data/gui/options_video.stkgui
+++ b/data/gui/options_video.stkgui
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <stkgui>
 
-<div x="2%" y="2%" width="96%" height="97%" layout="vertical-row" >
+<div x="1%" y="1%" width="98%" height="98%" layout="vertical-row" >
 
     <header text_align="center" width="80%" align="center" text="SuperTuxKart Options"/>
     <spacer height="15" width="10"/>
     
-    <tabs id="options_choice" height="10%" max_height="110" width="100%" align="center">
+    <tabs id="options_choice" height="10%" max_height="110" x="2%" width="98%" align="center">
         <icon-button id="tab_video" width="128" height="128" icon="gui/options_video.png"
                 I18N="Section in the settings menu" text="Graphics"/>
         <icon-button id="tab_audio" width="128" height="128" icon="gui/options_audio.png"/>
diff --git a/data/gui/skins/Peach.stkskin b/data/gui/skins/Peach.stkskin
index c1018edb8..671a45a3d 100644
--- a/data/gui/skins/Peach.stkskin
+++ b/data/gui/skins/Peach.stkskin
@@ -180,12 +180,12 @@ when the border that intersect at this corner are enabled.
 <!-- Stateless -->
 <element type="section" image="peach/glass_section.png"
       left_border="15" right_border="15" top_border="15" bottom_border="15"
-      hborder_out_portion="1.0" vborder_out_portion="0.2" />
+      hborder_out_portion="0.0" vborder_out_portion="0.0" />
 
 <!-- Stateless -->
 <element type="rounded_section" image="glass/glass_rsection.png"
       left_border="15" right_border="15" top_border="15" bottom_border="15"
-      hborder_out_portion="1.0" vborder_out_portion="0.2" />
+      hborder_out_portion="0.0" vborder_out_portion="0.0" />
 
 <!-- Stateless -->
 <element type="window" image="peach/dialog.png"
diff --git a/data/gui/tracks.stkgui b/data/gui/tracks.stkgui
index b31208e35..a3f40d7a8 100644
--- a/data/gui/tracks.stkgui
+++ b/data/gui/tracks.stkgui
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <header width="80%" I18N="Section in track selection screen" text="Grand Prix"
             align="center" text_align="center" />
 
-    <box width="100%" height="195">
+    <box width="100%" height="195" padding="0">
         <scrollable_toolbar id="gps" height="175" y="10" x="10" width="98%" align="center" label_location="each"
                             square_items="true" child_width="160" child_height="120" />
     </box>
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <header width="100%" I18N="Section in track selection screen" text="All Tracks"
             align="center" text_align="center" />
     
-    <box proportion="1" width="100%" layout="vertical-row">
+    <box proportion="1" width="100%" layout="vertical-row" padding="1">
         <ribbon_grid id="tracks" proportion="1" width="100%" square_items="true" 
             label_location="bottom" align="center" max_rows="4"
             child_width="160" child_height="120" />
diff --git a/src/guiengine/engine.cpp b/src/guiengine/engine.cpp
index 51b852e15..cdbefe733 100644
--- a/src/guiengine/engine.cpp
+++ b/src/guiengine/engine.cpp
@@ -479,6 +479,13 @@ namespace GUIEngine
  Currently used for spinners only. Value can be "true" or "false"
 
 
+ \n
+ \subsection prop19 PROP_DIV_PADDING
+ <em> Name in XML files: </em> \c "padding"
+
+ Used on divs, indicate by how many pixels to pad contents
+
+ 
  \n
  <HR>
  \section code Using the engine in code
diff --git a/src/guiengine/layout_manager.cpp b/src/guiengine/layout_manager.cpp
index cc4ef2957..c917188ff 100644
--- a/src/guiengine/layout_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/guiengine/layout_manager.cpp
@@ -308,7 +308,19 @@ void LayoutManager::applyCoords(Widget* self, AbstractTopLevelContainer* topLeve
         parent_x = parent->m_x;
         parent_y = parent->m_y;
     }
-
+    
+    if (parent != NULL && parent->getType() == WTYPE_DIV && parent->m_show_bounding_box)
+    {
+        int padding = 15;
+        if (parent->m_properties[PROP_DIV_PADDING].length() > 0)
+            padding = atoi(parent->m_properties[PROP_DIV_PADDING].c_str());
+            
+        parent_x += padding;
+        parent_y += padding;
+        parent_w -= padding*2;
+        parent_h -= padding*2;
+    }
+    
     if      (self->m_absolute_x > -1)         self->m_x = parent_x + self->m_absolute_x;
     else if (self->m_absolute_reverse_x > -1) self->m_x = parent_x + (parent_w - self->m_absolute_reverse_x);
     else if (self->m_relative_x > -1)         self->m_x = (int)(parent_x + parent_w*self->m_relative_x/100);
@@ -418,8 +430,23 @@ void LayoutManager::doCalculateLayout(PtrVector<Widget>& widgets, AbstractTopLev
             break;
         }
 
-        const int w = parent->m_w, h = parent->m_h;
+        int x = parent->m_x;
+        int y = parent->m_y;
+        int w = parent->m_w;
+        int h = parent->m_h;
 
+        if (parent != NULL && parent->getType() == WTYPE_DIV && parent->m_show_bounding_box)
+        {
+            int padding = 15;
+            if (parent->m_properties[PROP_DIV_PADDING].length() > 0)
+                padding = atoi(parent->m_properties[PROP_DIV_PADDING].c_str());
+            
+            x += padding;
+            y += padding;
+            w -= padding*2;
+            h -= padding*2;
+        }
+    
         // find space left after placing all absolutely-sized widgets in a row
         // (the space left will be divided between remaining widgets later)
         int left_space = (horizontal ? w : h);
@@ -445,8 +472,6 @@ void LayoutManager::doCalculateLayout(PtrVector<Widget>& widgets, AbstractTopLev
         }
 
         // ---- lay widgets in row
-        int x = parent->m_x;
-        int y = parent->m_y;
         for (int n=0; n<widgets_amount; n++)
         {
             std::string prop = widgets[n].m_properties[ PROP_PROPORTION ];
@@ -694,7 +719,10 @@ void LayoutManager::doCalculateLayout(PtrVector<Widget>& widgets, AbstractTopLev
     // ----- also deal with containers' children
     for (int n=0; n<widgets_amount; n++)
     {
-        if (widgets[n].m_type == WTYPE_DIV) doCalculateLayout(widgets[n].m_children, topLevelContainer, &widgets[n]);
+        if (widgets[n].m_type == WTYPE_DIV)
+        {
+            doCalculateLayout(widgets[n].m_children, topLevelContainer, &widgets[n]);
+        }
     }
 }   // calculateLayout
 
diff --git a/src/guiengine/screen_loader.cpp b/src/guiengine/screen_loader.cpp
index 8a1be9fcb..06fb47ce5 100644
--- a/src/guiengine/screen_loader.cpp
+++ b/src/guiengine/screen_loader.cpp
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ if(prop_name != NULL) widget.m_properties[prop_flag] = core::stringc(prop_name).
                 READ_PROPERTY(label_location, PROP_LABELS_LOCATION);
                 READ_PROPERTY(max_rows,       PROP_MAX_ROWS);
                 READ_PROPERTY(wrap_around,    PROP_WRAP_AROUND);
+                READ_PROPERTY(padding,        PROP_DIV_PADDING);
 #undef READ_PROPERTY
 
                 const wchar_t* text = xml->getAttributeValue( L"text" );
diff --git a/src/guiengine/widget.hpp b/src/guiengine/widget.hpp
index b915f1913..db09104f8 100644
--- a/src/guiengine/widget.hpp
+++ b/src/guiengine/widget.hpp
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ namespace GUIEngine
         PROP_EXTEND_LABEL,
         PROP_LABELS_LOCATION,
         PROP_MAX_ROWS,
-        PROP_WRAP_AROUND
+        PROP_WRAP_AROUND,
+        PROP_DIV_PADDING
     };
 
     bool isWithinATextBox();
diff --git a/src/states_screens/credits.cpp b/src/states_screens/credits.cpp
index ce17cea31..2504bee4e 100644
--- a/src/states_screens/credits.cpp
+++ b/src/states_screens/credits.cpp
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ void CreditsScreen::init()
     assert(w != NULL);
 
     reset();
-    setArea(w->m_x, w->m_y, w->m_w, w->m_h);
+    setArea(w->m_x + 15, w->m_y + 8, w->m_w - 30, w->m_h - 16);
 }   // init
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------