4 files changed, 30 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/src/client/buttonmenu.cc b/src/client/buttonmenu.cc
index 18139d0..b5e8959 100644
--- a/src/client/buttonmenu.cc
+++ b/src/client/buttonmenu.cc
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ void ButtonMenu::resize()
 		w->set_size(ui::UI::elementsize);
 		w->set_location(x, y);
 		
-		y += ui::UI::elementsize.height() + ui::UI::elementmargin;
+		y += ui::UI::elementsize.height() + ui::UI::spacing;
 	}
 
 	// resize container widget
diff --git a/src/client/notifications.cc b/src/client/notifications.cc
index 90c5e3e..793303e 100644
--- a/src/client/notifications.cc
+++ b/src/client/notifications.cc
@@ -56,12 +56,12 @@ void Notifications::draw()
 		t = notify_timestamp.begin();
 	}
 
-	const float margin = ui::UI::elementmargin;
+	const float spacing = ui::UI::spacing;
 	math::Vector2f s(size());
-	s[0] -= margin * 2;
-	s[1] -= margin * 2;
+	s[0] -= spacing * 2;
+	s[1] -= spacing * 2;
 
-	notify_scrollpane->set_location(margin, margin);
+	notify_scrollpane->set_location(spacing, spacing);
 	notify_scrollpane->set_size(s.x(), s.y());
 
 }
diff --git a/src/ui/ui.cc b/src/ui/ui.cc
index 97b633b..1502419 100644
--- a/src/ui/ui.cc
+++ b/src/ui/ui.cc
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@ namespace ui
 
 bool UI::ui_debug = false;
 
-float UI::elementmargin = 16;
-math::Vector2f UI::elementsize(256, 48);
+math::Vector2f UI::elementsize(256, 32);
+
+float UI::spacing = 16.0f;
+float UI::margin = 8.0f;
 
 UI *global_ui = 0;
 
@@ -119,8 +121,8 @@ void UI::load_settings()
 	
 	float w = elementsize.width();
 	float h = elementsize.height();
-	float m = elementmargin;
-
+	float m = spacing;
+	float s = spacing;
 
 	while (ini.getline()) {
 
@@ -155,8 +157,11 @@ void UI::load_settings()
 				} else if (ini.got_key_float("elementheight", h)) {
 					elementsize.assign(w, h);
 					continue;
-				} else if (ini.got_key_float("elementmargin", m)) {
-					elementmargin = m;
+				} else if (ini.got_key_float("margin", m)) {
+					margin = m;
+					continue;
+				} else if (ini.got_key_float("spacing", s)) {
+					spacing = s;
 					continue;
 				} else {
 					ini.unknown_key();
diff --git a/src/ui/ui.h b/src/ui/ui.h
index 5c44643..4b5d2da 100644
--- a/src/ui/ui.h
+++ b/src/ui/ui.h
@@ -92,9 +92,21 @@ public:
 	void set_pointer(const char *pointerbitmap = 0, const Palette::Color color = Palette::Highlight, const bool animated = false);
 
 	static bool		ui_debug;
-	
-	static float		elementmargin;
+		
+	/**
+	 * global size of a ui element, used by resize() functions
+	 * */
 	static math::Vector2f	elementsize;
+	/**
+	 * global spacing between ui elements, used by resize() functions
+	 * */
+	static float		spacing;
+	/**
+	 * global margin for frames and widgets, used by resize() functions
+	 * see @Widget::resize();
+	 * */
+	static float		margin;
+	
 
 protected:
 	/* -- event handlers --------------------------------------- */