pull filter gradients out completely because IE can't render them correctly in half of all instances and they are performance problems with them; tweak alert message styles, particularly close button;

5 files changed, 80 insertions, 76 deletions

diff --git a/bootstrap-1.0.0.css b/bootstrap-1.0.0.css
index a2ba3c38f..ae1c8b355 100644
--- a/bootstrap-1.0.0.css
+++ b/bootstrap-1.0.0.css
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  *
  * Designed and built with all the love in the world @twitter by @mdo and @fat.
- * Date: Sat Aug 20 18:40:26 PDT 2011
+ * Date: Sun Aug 21 17:28:43 PDT 2011
  */
 /* Reset.less
  * Props to Eric Meyer (meyerweb.com) for his CSS reset file. We're using an adapted version here	that cuts out some of the reset HTML elements we will never need here (i.e., dfn, samp, etc).
@@ -421,8 +421,6 @@ a:hover {
   background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, #049cdb), color-stop(100%, #0064cd));
   background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(#049cdb, #0064cd);
   background-image: -o-linear-gradient(#049cdb, #0064cd);
-  -ms-filter: "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#049cdb', endColorstr='#0064cd', GradientType=0)";
-  filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#049cdb', endColorstr='#0064cd', GradientType=0);
   background-image: linear-gradient(#049cdb, #0064cd);
   color: #fff;
   text-shadow: 0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
@@ -1101,8 +1099,6 @@ div.topbar {
   background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, #333333), color-stop(100%, #222222));
   background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(#333333, #222222);
   background-image: -o-linear-gradient(#333333, #222222);
-  -ms-filter: "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#333333', endColorstr='#222222', GradientType=0)";
-  filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#333333', endColorstr='#222222', GradientType=0);
   background-image: linear-gradient(#333333, #222222);
   height: 40px;
   position: fixed;
@@ -1353,23 +1349,12 @@ div.page-header h1 {
   margin-bottom: 8px;
 }
 div.alert-message {
-  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
-  background-repeat: repeat-x;
-  background-image: -khtml-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(transparent), to(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15)));
-  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(transparent, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15));
-  background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(transparent, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15));
-  background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, transparent), color-stop(100%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15)));
-  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(transparent, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15));
-  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(transparent, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15));
-  -ms-filter: "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='transparent', endColorstr='rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15)', GradientType=0)";
-  filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='transparent', endColorstr='rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15)', GradientType=0);
-  background-image: linear-gradient(transparent, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15));
   background-color: #e6e6e6;
   margin-bottom: 18px;
   padding: 8px 15px;
   color: #fff;
-  text-shadow: 0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
-  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
+  text-shadow: 0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
+  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
   -webkit-border-radius: 4px;
   -moz-border-radius: 4px;
   border-radius: 4px;
@@ -1382,38 +1367,71 @@ div.alert-message p + p {
   margin-top: 5px;
 }
 div.alert-message.error {
-  background-color: #e06359;
+  background-color: #d83a2e;
+  background-repeat: repeat-x;
+  background-image: -khtml-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#e4776f), to(#d83a2e));
+  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(#e4776f, #d83a2e);
+  background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(#e4776f, #d83a2e);
+  background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, #e4776f), color-stop(100%, #d83a2e));
+  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(#e4776f, #d83a2e);
+  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(#e4776f, #d83a2e);
+  background-image: linear-gradient(#e4776f, #d83a2e);
+  border-bottom-color: #b32b21;
 }
 div.alert-message.warning {
-  background-color: #ffd75a;
+  background-color: #ffd040;
+  background-repeat: repeat-x;
+  background-image: -khtml-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#ffe38d), to(#ffd040));
+  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(#ffe38d, #ffd040);
+  background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(#ffe38d, #ffd040);
+  background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, #ffe38d), color-stop(100%, #ffd040));
+  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(#ffe38d, #ffd040);
+  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(#ffe38d, #ffd040);
+  background-image: linear-gradient(#ffe38d, #ffd040);
+  border-bottom-color: #ffc40d;
 }
 div.alert-message.success {
-  background-color: #74c474;
+  background-color: #62bc62;
+  background-repeat: repeat-x;
+  background-image: -khtml-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#97d397), to(#62bc62));
+  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(#97d397, #62bc62);
+  background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(#97d397, #62bc62);
+  background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, #97d397), color-stop(100%, #62bc62));
+  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(#97d397, #62bc62);
+  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(#97d397, #62bc62);
+  background-image: linear-gradient(#97d397, #62bc62);
+  border-bottom-color: #46a546;
 }
 div.alert-message.info {
-  background-color: #30c0fb;
+  background-color: #04aef4;
+  background-repeat: repeat-x;
+  background-image: -khtml-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#62cffc), to(#04aef4));
+  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(#62cffc, #04aef4);
+  background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(#62cffc, #04aef4);
+  background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, #62cffc), color-stop(100%, #04aef4));
+  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(#62cffc, #04aef4);
+  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(#62cffc, #04aef4);
+  background-image: linear-gradient(#62cffc, #04aef4);
+  border-bottom-color: #049cdb;
 }
-div.alert-message a.close {
+div.alert-message .close {
   float: right;
   margin-top: -2px;
-  color: #fff;
+  color: #000;
   font-size: 20px;
   font-weight: bold;
-  text-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
-  filter: alpha(opacity=50);
-  -khtml-opacity: 0.5;
-  -moz-opacity: 0.5;
-  opacity: 0.5;
-  -webkit-border-radius: 3px;
-  -moz-border-radius: 3px;
-  border-radius: 3px;
+  text-shadow: 0 1px 0 #ffffff;
+  filter: alpha(opacity=20);
+  -khtml-opacity: 0.2;
+  -moz-opacity: 0.2;
+  opacity: 0.2;
 }
-div.alert-message a.close:hover {
+div.alert-message .close:hover {
   text-decoration: none;
-  filter: alpha(opacity=50);
-  -khtml-opacity: 0.5;
-  -moz-opacity: 0.5;
-  opacity: 0.5;
+  filter: alpha(opacity=40);
+  -khtml-opacity: 0.4;
+  -moz-opacity: 0.4;
+  opacity: 0.4;
 }
 div.block-message {
   margin-bottom: 18px;
@@ -1437,12 +1455,6 @@ div.block-message ul {
 div.block-message strong {
   display: block;
 }
-div.block-message a.close {
-  display: block;
-  color: #404040;
-  color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
-  text-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);
-}
 div.block-message.error {
   background: #f8dcda;
   border: 1px solid #f4c8c5;
diff --git a/bootstrap-1.0.0.min.css b/bootstrap-1.0.0.min.css
index 6b0b21831..d23cb5b08 100644
--- a/bootstrap-1.0.0.min.css
+++ b/bootstrap-1.0.0.min.css
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ div.container-fluid div.sidebar{float:left;width:220px;}
 div.container-fluid div.content{min-width:700px;max-width:1180px;margin-left:240px;}
 a{color:#0069d6;text-decoration:none;line-height:inherit;}a:hover{color:#0050a3;text-decoration:underline;}
 .btn{display:inline-block;background-color:#e6e6e6;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:-webkit-gradient(linear, 0 0, 0 100%, from(#ffffff), color-stop(0.25, #ffffff), to(#e6e6e6));background-image:-webkit-linear-gradient(#ffffff, color-stop(0.25, #ffffff), #e6e6e6);background-image:-moz-linear-gradient(#ffffff, color-stop(#ffffff, 0.25), #e6e6e6);background-image:-ms-linear-gradient(#ffffff, color-stop(#ffffff, 0.25), #e6e6e6);background-image:-o-linear-gradient(#ffffff, color-stop(#ffffff, 0.25), #e6e6e6);background-image:linear-gradient(#ffffff, color-stop(#ffffff, 0.25), #e6e6e6);padding:4px 14px;text-shadow:0 1px 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);color:#333333;font-size:13px;line-height:18px;border:1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);border-bottom-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);-webkit-border-radius:4px;-moz-border-radius:4px;border-radius:4px;-webkit-box-shadow:inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2),0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);-moz-box-shadow:inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2),0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);box-shadow:inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2),0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);-webkit-transition:0.1s linear all;-moz-transition:0.1s linear all;transition:0.1s linear all;}.btn:hover{background-position:0 -15px;color:#333333;text-decoration:none;}
-.btn.primary{background-color:#0064cd;background-repeat:repeat-x;background-image:-khtml-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#049cdb), to(#0064cd));background-image:-moz-linear-gradient(#049cdb, #0064cd);background-image:-ms-linear-gradient(#049cdb, #0064cd);background-image:-webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, #049cdb), color-stop(100%, #0064cd));background-image:-webkit-linear-gradient(#049cdb, #0064cd);background-image:-o-linear-gradient(#049cdb, #0064cd);-ms-filter:"progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#049cdb', endColorstr='#0064cd', GradientType=0)";filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#049cdb', endColorstr='#0064cd', GradientType=0);background-image:linear-gradient(#049cdb, #0064cd);color:#fff;text-shadow:0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);}.btn.primary:hover{color:#fff;}
+.btn.primary{background-color:#0064cd;background-repeat:repeat-x;background-image:-khtml-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#049cdb), to(#0064cd));background-image:-moz-linear-gradient(#049cdb, #0064cd);background-image:-ms-linear-gradient(#049cdb, #0064cd);background-image:-webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, #049cdb), color-stop(100%, #0064cd));background-image:-webkit-linear-gradient(#049cdb, #0064cd);background-image:-o-linear-gradient(#049cdb, #0064cd);background-image:linear-gradient(#049cdb, #0064cd);color:#fff;text-shadow:0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);}.btn.primary:hover{color:#fff;}
 .btn.large{font-size:16px;line-height:28px;-webkit-border-radius:6px;-moz-border-radius:6px;border-radius:6px;}
 .btn.small{padding-right:9px;padding-left:9px;font-size:11px;}
 .btn:disabled,.btn.disabled{background-image:none;filter:alpha(opacity=65);-khtml-opacity:0.65;-moz-opacity:0.65;opacity:0.65;cursor:default;}
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ table.zebra-striped th.orange{color:#f89406;border-bottom-color:#f89406;}
 table.zebra-striped th.headerSortUp.orange,table.zebra-striped th.headerSortDown.orange{background-color:#fee9cc;}
 table.zebra-striped th.purple{color:#7a43b6;border-bottom-color:#7a43b6;}
 table.zebra-striped th.headerSortUp.purple,table.zebra-striped th.headerSortDown.purple{background-color:#e2d5f0;}
-div.topbar{background-color:#222222;background-repeat:repeat-x;background-image:-khtml-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#333333), to(#222222));background-image:-moz-linear-gradient(#333333, #222222);background-image:-ms-linear-gradient(#333333, #222222);background-image:-webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, #333333), color-stop(100%, #222222));background-image:-webkit-linear-gradient(#333333, #222222);background-image:-o-linear-gradient(#333333, #222222);-ms-filter:"progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#333333', endColorstr='#222222', GradientType=0)";filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#333333', endColorstr='#222222', GradientType=0);background-image:linear-gradient(#333333, #222222);height:40px;position:fixed;top:0;left:0;right:0;z-index:10000;overflow:visible;-webkit-box-shadow:0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25),inset 0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);-moz-box-shadow:0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25),inset 0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);box-shadow:0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25),inset 0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);}div.topbar a{color:#bfbfbf;text-shadow:0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);}
+div.topbar{background-color:#222222;background-repeat:repeat-x;background-image:-khtml-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#333333), to(#222222));background-image:-moz-linear-gradient(#333333, #222222);background-image:-ms-linear-gradient(#333333, #222222);background-image:-webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, #333333), color-stop(100%, #222222));background-image:-webkit-linear-gradient(#333333, #222222);background-image:-o-linear-gradient(#333333, #222222);background-image:linear-gradient(#333333, #222222);height:40px;position:fixed;top:0;left:0;right:0;z-index:10000;overflow:visible;-webkit-box-shadow:0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25),inset 0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);-moz-box-shadow:0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25),inset 0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);box-shadow:0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25),inset 0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);}div.topbar a{color:#bfbfbf;text-shadow:0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);}
 div.topbar a:hover,div.topbar ul li.active a{background-color:#333;background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;}
 div.topbar h3 a{float:left;display:block;padding:8px 20px 12px;margin-left:-20px;color:#ffffff;font-size:20px;font-weight:200;line-height:1;}
 div.topbar form{float:left;margin:5px 0 0 0;position:relative;filter:alpha(opacity=100);-khtml-opacity:1;-moz-opacity:1;opacity:1;}div.topbar form input{background-color:#bfbfbf;background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:normal;font-weight:13px;line-height:1;width:220px;padding:4px 9px;color:#fff;color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);border:1px solid #111;-webkit-border-radius:4px;-moz-border-radius:4px;border-radius:4px;-webkit-box-shadow:inset 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1),0 1px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);-moz-box-shadow:inset 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1),0 1px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);box-shadow:inset 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1),0 1px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);-webkit-transition:none;-moz-transition:none;transition:none;}div.topbar form input:-moz-placeholder{color:#e6e6e6;}
@@ -175,16 +175,15 @@ div.topbar ul li ul li span{clear:both;display:block;background:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.
 .hero-unit{background-color:#f5f5f5;margin-bottom:30px;padding:60px;-webkit-border-radius:6px;-moz-border-radius:6px;border-radius:6px;}.hero-unit h1{margin-bottom:0;font-size:60px;line-height:1;letter-spacing:-1px;}
 .hero-unit p{font-size:18px;font-weight:200;line-height:27px;}
 div.page-header{margin-bottom:17px;border-bottom:1px solid #ddd;-webkit-box-shadow:0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);-moz-box-shadow:0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);box-shadow:0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);}div.page-header h1{margin-bottom:8px;}
-div.alert-message{background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);background-repeat:repeat-x;background-image:-khtml-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(transparent), to(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15)));background-image:-moz-linear-gradient(transparent, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15));background-image:-ms-linear-gradient(transparent, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15));background-image:-webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, transparent), color-stop(100%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15)));background-image:-webkit-linear-gradient(transparent, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15));background-image:-o-linear-gradient(transparent, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15));-ms-filter:"progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='transparent', endColorstr='rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15)', GradientType=0)";filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='transparent', endColorstr='rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15)', GradientType=0);background-image:linear-gradient(transparent, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15));background-color:#e6e6e6;margin-bottom:18px;padding:8px 15px;color:#fff;text-shadow:0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);border-bottom:1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);-webkit-border-radius:4px;-moz-border-radius:4px;border-radius:4px;}div.alert-message p{color:#fff;margin-bottom:0;}div.alert-message p+p{margin-top:5px;}
-div.alert-message.error{background-color:#e06359;}
-div.alert-message.warning{background-color:#ffd75a;}
-div.alert-message.success{background-color:#74c474;}
-div.alert-message.info{background-color:#30c0fb;}
-div.alert-message a.close{float:right;margin-top:-2px;color:#fff;font-size:20px;font-weight:bold;text-shadow:0 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);filter:alpha(opacity=50);-khtml-opacity:0.5;-moz-opacity:0.5;opacity:0.5;-webkit-border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;border-radius:3px;}div.alert-message a.close:hover{text-decoration:none;filter:alpha(opacity=50);-khtml-opacity:0.5;-moz-opacity:0.5;opacity:0.5;}
+div.alert-message{background-color:#e6e6e6;margin-bottom:18px;padding:8px 15px;color:#fff;text-shadow:0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);border-bottom:1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);-webkit-border-radius:4px;-moz-border-radius:4px;border-radius:4px;}div.alert-message p{color:#fff;margin-bottom:0;}div.alert-message p+p{margin-top:5px;}
+div.alert-message.error{background-color:#d83a2e;background-repeat:repeat-x;background-image:-khtml-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#e4776f), to(#d83a2e));background-image:-moz-linear-gradient(#e4776f, #d83a2e);background-image:-ms-linear-gradient(#e4776f, #d83a2e);background-image:-webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, #e4776f), color-stop(100%, #d83a2e));background-image:-webkit-linear-gradient(#e4776f, #d83a2e);background-image:-o-linear-gradient(#e4776f, #d83a2e);background-image:linear-gradient(#e4776f, #d83a2e);border-bottom-color:#b32b21;}
+div.alert-message.warning{background-color:#ffd040;background-repeat:repeat-x;background-image:-khtml-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#ffe38d), to(#ffd040));background-image:-moz-linear-gradient(#ffe38d, #ffd040);background-image:-ms-linear-gradient(#ffe38d, #ffd040);background-image:-webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, #ffe38d), color-stop(100%, #ffd040));background-image:-webkit-linear-gradient(#ffe38d, #ffd040);background-image:-o-linear-gradient(#ffe38d, #ffd040);background-image:linear-gradient(#ffe38d, #ffd040);border-bottom-color:#ffc40d;}
+div.alert-message.success{background-color:#62bc62;background-repeat:repeat-x;background-image:-khtml-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#97d397), to(#62bc62));background-image:-moz-linear-gradient(#97d397, #62bc62);background-image:-ms-linear-gradient(#97d397, #62bc62);background-image:-webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, #97d397), color-stop(100%, #62bc62));background-image:-webkit-linear-gradient(#97d397, #62bc62);background-image:-o-linear-gradient(#97d397, #62bc62);background-image:linear-gradient(#97d397, #62bc62);border-bottom-color:#46a546;}
+div.alert-message.info{background-color:#04aef4;background-repeat:repeat-x;background-image:-khtml-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#62cffc), to(#04aef4));background-image:-moz-linear-gradient(#62cffc, #04aef4);background-image:-ms-linear-gradient(#62cffc, #04aef4);background-image:-webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, #62cffc), color-stop(100%, #04aef4));background-image:-webkit-linear-gradient(#62cffc, #04aef4);background-image:-o-linear-gradient(#62cffc, #04aef4);background-image:linear-gradient(#62cffc, #04aef4);border-bottom-color:#049cdb;}
+div.alert-message .close{float:right;margin-top:-2px;color:#000;font-size:20px;font-weight:bold;text-shadow:0 1px 0 #ffffff;filter:alpha(opacity=20);-khtml-opacity:0.2;-moz-opacity:0.2;opacity:0.2;}div.alert-message .close:hover{text-decoration:none;filter:alpha(opacity=40);-khtml-opacity:0.4;-moz-opacity:0.4;opacity:0.4;}
 div.block-message{margin-bottom:18px;padding:14px;color:#404040;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);text-shadow:0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);-webkit-border-radius:6px;-moz-border-radius:6px;border-radius:6px;}div.block-message p{color:#404040;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);margin-right:30px;margin-bottom:0;}
 div.block-message ul{margin-bottom:0;}
 div.block-message strong{display:block;}
-div.block-message a.close{display:block;color:#404040;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);text-shadow:0 1px 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);}
 div.block-message.error{background:#f8dcda;border:1px solid #f4c8c5;}
 div.block-message.warning{background:#fff0c0;border:1px solid #ffe38d;}
 div.block-message.success{background:#dff1df;border:1px solid #bbe2bb;}
diff --git a/docs/index.html b/docs/index.html
index 7244191c9..18be5f158 100644
--- a/docs/index.html
+++ b/docs/index.html
@@ -1167,7 +1167,7 @@ Lorem ipsum dolar sit amet illo error <a href="#" title="below">ipsum</a> verita
               </div>
             </div>
           </div>
-          <img class="large-bird" src="assets/img/bird.png" width="220px" height="48px">
+          <img class="large-bird" src="assets/img/bird.png" width="220px" height="145px">
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/lib/patterns.less b/lib/patterns.less
index eeb0107ab..229218eb6 100644
--- a/lib/patterns.less
+++ b/lib/patterns.less
@@ -276,13 +276,13 @@ div.page-header {
 
 // One-liner alert bars
 div.alert-message {
-  #gradient > .vertical(transparent, rgba(0,0,0,0.15));
+//  #gradient > .vertical(rgba(0,0,0,.01), rgba(0,0,0,0.15));
   background-color: @grayLighter;
   margin-bottom: @baseline;
   padding: 8px 15px;
   color: #fff;
-  text-shadow: 0 -1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.25);
-  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.25);
+  text-shadow: 0 -1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.3);
+  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.3);
   .border-radius(4px);
   p {
     color: #fff;
@@ -292,29 +292,32 @@ div.alert-message {
     }
   }
   &.error {
-    background-color: lighten(@red, 25%);
+    #gradient > .vertical(lighten(@red, 30%), lighten(@red, 15%));
+    border-bottom-color: lighten(@red, 5%);
   }
   &.warning {
-    background-color: lighten(@yellow, 15%);
+    #gradient > .vertical(lighten(@yellow, 25%), lighten(@yellow, 10%));
+    border-bottom-color: @yellow;
   }
   &.success {
-    background-color: lighten(@green, 15%);
+    #gradient > .vertical(lighten(@green, 25%), lighten(@green, 10%));
+    border-bottom-color: @green;
   }
   &.info {
-    background-color: lighten(@blue, 15%);
+    #gradient > .vertical(lighten(@blue, 25%), lighten(@blue, 5%));
+    border-bottom-color: @blue;
   }
-  a.close {
+  .close {
     float: right;
     margin-top: -2px;
-    color: #fff;
+    color: #000;
     font-size: 20px;
     font-weight: bold;
-    text-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.5);
-    .opacity(50);
-    .border-radius(3px);
+    text-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,1);
+    .opacity(20);
     &:hover {
       text-decoration: none;
-      .opacity(50);
+      .opacity(40);
     }
   }
 }
@@ -339,12 +342,6 @@ div.block-message {
   strong {
     display: block;
   }
-  a.close {
-    display: block;
-    color: @grayDark;
-    color: rgba(0,0,0,.5);
-    text-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(255,255,255,.75);
-  }
   &.error {
     background: lighten(@red, 55%);
     border: 1px solid lighten(@red, 50%);
diff --git a/lib/preboot.less b/lib/preboot.less
index b90021ebe..40dae2cce 100644
--- a/lib/preboot.less
+++ b/lib/preboot.less
@@ -223,8 +223,6 @@
     background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, right top, color-stop(0%, @startColor), color-stop(100%, @endColor)); // Safari 4+, Chrome 2+
     background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(left, @startColor, @endColor); // Safari 5.1+, Chrome 10+
     background-image: -o-linear-gradient(left, @startColor, @endColor); // Opera 11.10
-    -ms-filter: %("progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='%d', endColorstr='%d', GradientType=1)",@startColor,@endColor); // IE8+
-    filter: e(%("progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='%d', endColorstr='%d', GradientType=1)",@startColor,@endColor)); // IE6 & IE7
     background-image: linear-gradient(left, @startColor, @endColor); // Le standard
   }
   .vertical (@startColor: #555, @endColor: #333) {
@@ -236,8 +234,6 @@
     background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, @startColor), color-stop(100%, @endColor)); // Safari 4+, Chrome 2+
     background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(@startColor, @endColor); // Safari 5.1+, Chrome 10+
     background-image: -o-linear-gradient(@startColor, @endColor); // Opera 11.10
-    -ms-filter: %("progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='%d', endColorstr='%d', GradientType=0)",@startColor,@endColor); // IE8+
-    filter: e(%("progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='%d', endColorstr='%d', GradientType=0)",@startColor,@endColor)); // IE6 & IE7
     background-image: linear-gradient(@startColor, @endColor); // The standard
   }
   .directional (@startColor: #555, @endColor: #333, @deg: 45deg) {