Index: lams_central/web/css/defaultHTML_learner.css
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diff -u -r7cc1d07aaedb93f46994b97372e847c92034ccd2 -r538fb374c9e4ce10bc38af92b5c9122731055545
--- lams_central/web/css/defaultHTML_learner.css	(.../defaultHTML_learner.css)	(revision 7cc1d07aaedb93f46994b97372e847c92034ccd2)
+++ lams_central/web/css/defaultHTML_learner.css	(.../defaultHTML_learner.css)	(revision 538fb374c9e4ce10bc38af92b5c9122731055545)
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@
 }
 
 table.alternative-color td {
+	padding:5px;
 	padding-left: 20px;
 	font-size: 11px;
 	border-bottom: 1px solid #efefef;
@@ -126,6 +127,12 @@
 }
 
 
+
+table.alternative-color td.first, table.alternative-color th.first {
+	border-left: none;
+	padding-left: 20px;
+}
+
 /*layout of the forum tables with the colored table heading cell */
 table.forum { 
 	width:100%;
@@ -138,11 +145,12 @@
 
 table.forum th { 
 	background: url('../images/css/green_bg_forum.jpg') repeat-x #f0f5df; 
-	height:20px; 
-	padding-top:5px; 
+	height:26px; 
+	padding-top:1px; 
 	color:#47bc23; 
 	padding-left:15px; 
 	border-left:1px solid #cacdd1;  
+	border-top:1px solid #cacdd1;  
 	font-size:12px; 
 	vertical-align:middle;
 }
@@ -158,8 +166,8 @@
 	color:#666;
 }
 
-
 table.forum td {
+	padding:10px;
 	padding-left:20px; 
 	font-size:11px; 
 	vertical-align:top; 
@@ -432,6 +440,8 @@
 
 .shading-bg {padding:5px; padding-left:10px;  padding-top:10px; margin-top:10px; margin-bottom:10px; width:99%; border-top:1px solid #ccc; background:url('../images/css/greyfade_bg.jpg') repeat-x 3px 1px}
 
+.shading-bg td {padding:5px;}
+
 .last-item {border-top:1px solid #ccc; height:20px;}
 
 .indent {margin-left:20px;}