diff --git a/codepot/Makefile.am b/codepot/Makefile.am
index db9ccd65..3d94c4e9 100644
--- a/codepot/Makefile.am
+++ b/codepot/Makefile.am
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ install-data-hook:
 	$(INSTALL) -d "$(DESTDIR)@DEPOTDIR@"
 	$(INSTALL) -d "$(DESTDIR)@DEPOTDIR@/svnrepo"
 	$(INSTALL) -d "$(DESTDIR)@DEPOTDIR@/files"
+	$(INSTALL) -d "$(DESTDIR)@DEPOTDIR@/issuefiles"
 	$(INSTALL) -d "$(DESTDIR)@DEPOTDIR@/attachments"
 	$(INSTALL) -d "$(DESTDIR)@DEPOTDIR@/usericons"
 	$(INSTALL) -d "$(DESTDIR)@LOGDIR@"
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ install-data-hook:
 uninstall-hook:
 	$(RMDIR) "$(DESTDIR)@DEPOTDIR@/usericons"
 	$(RMDIR) "$(DESTDIR)@DEPOTDIR@/attachments"
+	$(RMDIR) "$(DESTDIR)@DEPOTDIR@/issuefiles"
 	$(RMDIR) "$(DESTDIR)@DEPOTDIR@/files"
 	$(RMDIR) "$(DESTDIR)@DEPOTDIR@/svnrepo"
 	$(RMDIR) "$(DESTDIR)@DEPOTDIR@"
diff --git a/codepot/README b/codepot/README
index cafd1bda..1f1cf428 100644
--- a/codepot/README
+++ b/codepot/README
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ UPGRADING FROM 0.2.0
   mysql> ALTER TABLE file DROP COLUMN md5sum;
   mysql> ALTER TABLE file DROP COLUMN encname;
   mysql> ALTER TABLE project ADD COLUMN (codecharset VARCHAR(32));
+  mysql> DROP TABLE issue_attachment;
+  mysql> create the issue_file_list table according to the definition found in codepot.mysql
 
 INSTALLATION ON CENTOS
 
diff --git a/codepot/codepot.spec.in b/codepot/codepot.spec.in
index 2234eec8..0a8c519d 100644
--- a/codepot/codepot.spec.in
+++ b/codepot/codepot.spec.in
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 %dir %attr(-,apache,apache) /var/lib/codepot/svnrepo
 %dir %attr(-,apache,apache) /var/lib/codepot/files
+%dir %attr(-,apache,apache) /var/lib/codepot/issuefiles
 %dir %attr(-,apache,apache) /var/lib/codepot/attachments
 %dir %attr(-,apache,apache) /var/lib/codepot/usericons
 %dir %attr(-,apache,apache) /var/log/codepot
diff --git a/codepot/etc/codepot.ini.in b/codepot/etc/codepot.ini.in
index 7c7e4aea..e8c7cb44 100644
--- a/codepot/etc/codepot.ini.in
+++ b/codepot/etc/codepot.ini.in
@@ -186,6 +186,11 @@ svnrepo_dir = "@DEPOTDIR@/svnrepo"
 ;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 file_dir = "@DEPOTDIR@/files"
 
+;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+; directory to store issue attachments
+;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+issue_file_dir = "@DEPOTDIR@/issuefiles"
+
 ;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ; directory to store wiki attachments
 ;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/codepot/etc/codepot.mysql b/codepot/etc/codepot.mysql
index 97333082..befeda3e 100644
--- a/codepot/etc/codepot.mysql
+++ b/codepot/etc/codepot.mysql
@@ -99,21 +99,24 @@ CREATE TABLE issue (
 		ON DELETE RESTRICT ON UPDATE CASCADE
 ) charset=utf8 engine=InnoDB;
 
-CREATE TABLE issue_attachment (
-	projectid  VARCHAR(32)   NOT NULL,
-	issueid    BIGINT        NOT NULL,
-	name       VARCHAR(255)  NOT NULL,
-	encname    VARCHAR(255)  NOT NULL,
+CREATE TABLE issue_file_list (
+	projectid   VARCHAR(32)   NOT NULL,
+	issueid     BIGINT        NOT NULL,
+	filename    VARCHAR(255)  NOT NULL,
+	encname     VARCHAR(255)  NOT NULL,
+	md5sum      CHAR(32)      NOT NULL,
+	description VARCHAR(255)  NOT NULL,
 
-	createdon  DATETIME      NOT NULL,
-	createdby  VARCHAR(32)   NOT NULL,
+	createdon   DATETIME      NOT NULL,
+	createdby   VARCHAR(32)   NOT NULL,
 
-	UNIQUE KEY issue_attachment_id (projectid, issueid, name),
+	UNIQUE KEY issue_file_list_id (projectid, issueid, filename),
+	UNIQUE KEY (encname),
 
-	CONSTRAINT issue_attachment_projectid FOREIGN KEY (projectid) REFERENCES project(id)
+	CONSTRAINT issue_file_list_projectid FOREIGN KEY (projectid) REFERENCES project(id)
 		ON DELETE RESTRICT ON UPDATE CASCADE,
 
-	CONSTRAINT issue_attachment_issueid FOREIGN KEY (projectid,issueid) REFERENCES issue(projectid,id)
+	CONSTRAINT issue_file_list_issueid FOREIGN KEY (projectid,issueid) REFERENCES issue(projectid,id)
 		ON DELETE RESTRICT ON UPDATE CASCADE
 ) charset=utf8 engine=InnoDB;
 
diff --git a/codepot/src/codepot/controllers/issue.php b/codepot/src/codepot/controllers/issue.php
index 79182cb6..a382bb56 100644
--- a/codepot/src/codepot/controllers/issue.php
+++ b/codepot/src/codepot/controllers/issue.php
@@ -517,4 +517,111 @@ class Issue extends Controller
 		}
 	}
 
+	function xhr_create ($projectid = '')
+	{
+		$this->load->model ('ProjectModel', 'projects');
+		$this->load->model ('IssueModel', 'issues');
+		$this->load->library ('upload');
+
+		$login = $this->login->getUser ();
+		$revision_saved = -1;
+
+		if ($login['id'] == '')
+		{
+			$status = 'error - anonymous user';
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			$project = $this->projects->get ($projectid);
+			if ($project === FALSE)
+			{
+				$status = "error - failed to get the project {$projectid}";
+			}
+			else if ($project === NULL)
+			{
+				$status = "error - no such project {$projectid}";
+			}
+			else if (!$login['sysadmin?'] && 
+			         $this->projects->projectHasMember($projectid, $login['id']) === FALSE)
+			{
+				$status = "error - not a member {$login['id']}";
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				$issue = new stdClass();
+				$issue->projectid = $projectid;
+				$issue->summary = $this->input->post('issue_new_summary');
+				$issue->description = $this->input->post('issue_new_description');
+				$issue->type = $this->input->post('issue_new_type');
+				$issue->status = $this->issuehelper->STATUS_NEW;
+				$issue->priority = $this->issuehelper->PRIORITY_OTHER;
+				if ($this->projects->projectHasMember($project->id, $login['id']))
+				{
+					// let the current user be the issue owner if he/she is a
+					// project memeber.
+					$issue->owner = $login['id'];
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					// if not, assign the issue to the first member.
+					$issue->owner = (count($project->members) > 0)? $project->members[0]: '';
+				}
+
+				$post_new_file_count = $this->input->post('issue_new_file_count');
+
+				if ($issue->type === FALSE || ($issue->type = trim($issue->type)) == '')
+				{
+					$status = 'error - no type';
+				}
+				else if ($issue->summary === FALSE || ($issue->summary = trim($issue->summary)) == '')
+				{
+					$status = 'error - no name';
+				}
+				else if ($issue->description === FALSE || ($issue->description = $issue->description) == '')
+				{
+					$status = 'error - no description';
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					if ($post_new_file_count === FALSE || $post_new_file_count <= 0) $post_new_file_count = 0;
+
+					$status = '';
+					$attached_files = array ();
+					for ($i = 0; $i < $post_new_file_count; $i++)
+					{
+						$fid = "issue_new_file_{$i}";
+						if (array_key_exists($fid, $_FILES) && $_FILES[$fid]['name'] != '')
+						{
+							$d = $this->input->post("issue_new_file_desc_{$i}");
+							if ($d === FALSE || ($d = trim($d)) == '') $d = ''; // description optional
+
+							if (strpos($_FILES[$fid]['name'], ':') !== FALSE ||
+							    strpos($_FILES[$fid]['name'], '/') !== FALSE)
+							{
+								// prevents these letters for wiki creole 
+								$status = "error - colon or slash not allowed - {$_FILES[$fid]['name']}";
+								break;
+							}
+
+							array_push ($attached_files, array ('fid' => $fid, 'name' => $_FILES[$fid]['name'], 'desc' => $d));
+						}
+					}
+
+					if ($status == '')
+					{
+						if ($this->issues->create_with_files ($login['id'], $issue, $attached_files, $this->upload) === FALSE)
+						{
+							$status = 'error - ' . $this->issues->getErrorMessage();
+						}
+						else
+						{
+							$status = 'ok';
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		print $status;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/codepot/src/codepot/models/issuemodel.php b/codepot/src/codepot/models/issuemodel.php
index a6955226..c6a44951 100644
--- a/codepot/src/codepot/models/issuemodel.php
+++ b/codepot/src/codepot/models/issuemodel.php
@@ -2,6 +2,18 @@
 
 class IssueModel extends Model
 {
+	protected $errmsg = '';
+
+	function capture_error ($errno, $errmsg)
+	{
+		$this->errmsg = $errmsg;
+	}
+
+	function getErrorMessage ()
+	{
+		return $this->errmsg;
+	}
+
 	function IssueModel ()
 	{
 		parent::Model ();
@@ -184,7 +196,7 @@ class IssueModel extends Model
 		$this->db->set ('projectid', $issue->projectid);
 		$this->db->set ('userid',    $userid);
 		$this->db->set ('message',   $newid);
-                $this->db->insert ('log');
+		$this->db->insert ('log');
 
 		$this->db->trans_complete ();
 		if ($this->db->trans_status() === FALSE) return FALSE;
@@ -405,6 +417,143 @@ class IssueModel extends Model
 		return $this->db->trans_status();
 	}
 
+	private function delete_all_files ($files)
+	{
+		foreach ($files as $f) @unlink ($f);
+	}
+
+	private function _create_issue ($userid, $issue, $attached_files, $uploader)
+	{
+		$this->db->trans_begin (); // manual transaction. not using trans_start().
+
+		$this->db->where ('projectid', $issue->projectid);
+		$this->db->select ('MAX(id) as maxid');
+		$query = $this->db->get ('issue');
+		if ($this->db->trans_status() === FALSE) 
+		{
+			$this->errmsg = $this->db->_error_message(); 
+			$this->db->trans_rollback ();
+			return FALSE;
+		}
+
+		$result = $query->result();
+		$maxid = (empty($result) || $result[0] == NULL)? 0: $result[0]->maxid;
+
+		$newid = $maxid + 1;
+
+		$this->db->set ('projectid', $issue->projectid);
+		$this->db->set ('id', $newid);
+		$this->db->set ('summary', $issue->summary);
+		$this->db->set ('description', $issue->description);
+		$this->db->set ('type', $issue->type);
+		$this->db->set ('status', $issue->status);
+		$this->db->set ('owner', $issue->owner);
+		$this->db->set ('priority', $issue->priority);
+		$this->db->set ('createdon', date('Y-m-d H:i:s'));
+		$this->db->set ('updatedon', date('Y-m-d H:i:s'));
+		$this->db->set ('createdby', $userid);
+		$this->db->set ('updatedby', $userid);
+		$this->db->insert ('issue');
+		if ($this->db->trans_status() === FALSE)
+		{
+			$this->errmsg = $this->db->_error_message(); 
+			$this->db->trans_rollback ();
+			return FALSE;
+		}
+
+		$this->db->set ('projectid', $issue->projectid);
+		$this->db->set ('id', $newid);
+		$this->db->set ('sno', 1);
+		$this->db->set ('type', $issue->type);
+		$this->db->set ('status', $issue->status);
+		$this->db->set ('owner', $issue->owner);
+		$this->db->set ('comment', '');
+		$this->db->set ('priority', $issue->priority);
+		$this->db->set ('updatedon', date('Y-m-d H:i:s'));
+		$this->db->set ('updatedby', $userid);
+		$this->db->insert ('issue_change');
+		if ($this->db->trans_status() === FALSE)
+		{
+			$this->errmsg = $this->db->_error_message(); 
+			$this->db->trans_rollback ();
+			return FALSE;
+		}
+
+		$config['allowed_types'] = '*';
+		$config['upload_path'] = CODEPOT_ISSUE_FILE_DIR;
+		$config['max_size'] = CODEPOT_MAX_UPLOAD_SIZE;
+		$config['encrypt_name'] = TRUE;
+		$config['overwrite'] = FALSE;
+		$config['remove_spaces'] = FALSE;
+		$uploader->initialize ($config);
+
+		$ok_files = array();
+		$file_count = count($attached_files);
+		for ($i = 0; $i < $file_count; $i++)
+		{
+			$f = $attached_files[$i];
+			if (!$uploader->do_upload($f['fid']))
+			{
+				$this->errmsg = "Failed to upload {$f['name']}";
+				$this->db->trans_rollback ();
+				$this->delete_all_files ($ok_files);
+				return FALSE;
+			}
+
+			$ud = $uploader->data();
+			array_push ($ok_files, $ud['full_path']);
+
+			$md5sum = @md5_file ($ud['full_path']);
+			if ($md5sum === FALSE)
+			{
+				$this->db->trans_rollback ();
+				$this->delete_all_files ($ok_files);
+				return FALSE;
+			}
+
+			$this->db->set ('projectid', $issue->projectid);
+			$this->db->set ('issueid', $newid);
+			$this->db->set ('filename', $f['name']);
+			$this->db->set ('encname', $ud['file_name']);
+			$this->db->set ('description', $f['desc']);
+			$this->db->set ('md5sum', $md5sum);
+			$this->db->insert ('issue_file_list');
+			if ($this->db->trans_status() === FALSE)
+			{
+				$this->errmsg = $this->db->_error_message(); 
+				$this->db->trans_rollback ();
+				$this->delete_all_files ($ok_files);
+				return FALSE;
+			}
+		}
+
+		$this->db->set ('createdon', date('Y-m-d H:i:s'));
+		$this->db->set ('type',      'issue');
+		$this->db->set ('action',    'create');
+		$this->db->set ('projectid', $issue->projectid);
+		$this->db->set ('userid',    $userid);
+		$this->db->set ('message',   $newid);
+		$this->db->insert ('log');
+		if ($this->db->trans_status() === FALSE)
+		{
+			$this->errmsg = $this->db->_error_message(); 
+			$this->db->trans_rollback ();
+			$this->delete_all_files ($ok_files);
+			return FALSE;
+		}
+
+		$this->db->trans_commit ();
+		return $newid;
+	}
+
+	function create_with_files ($userid, $issue, $attached_files, $uploader)
+	{
+		set_error_handler (array ($this, 'capture_error'));
+		$errmsg = '';
+		$x = $this->_create_issue ($userid, $issue, $attached_files, $uploader);
+		restore_error_handler ();
+		return $x;
+	}
 }
 
 ?>
diff --git a/codepot/src/codepot/views/issue_home.php b/codepot/src/codepot/views/issue_home.php
index a11732ed..a02ba245 100644
--- a/codepot/src/codepot/views/issue_home.php
+++ b/codepot/src/codepot/views/issue_home.php
@@ -10,12 +10,37 @@
 <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="<?php print base_url_make('/css/issue.css')?>" />
 <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="<?php print base_url_make('/css/font-awesome.min.css')?>" />
 
+<script type="text/javascript" src="<?php print base_url_make('/js/creole.js')?>"></script>
+
+<script type="text/javascript" src="<?php print base_url_make('/js/prettify/prettify.js')?>"></script>
+<script type="text/javascript" src="<?php print base_url_make('/js/prettify/lang-css.js')?>"></script>
+<script type="text/javascript" src="<?php print base_url_make('/js/prettify/lang-lisp.js')?>"></script>
+<script type="text/javascript" src="<?php print base_url_make('/js/prettify/lang-lua.js')?>"></script>
+<script type="text/javascript" src="<?php print base_url_make('/js/prettify/lang-sql.js')?>"></script>
+<script type="text/javascript" src="<?php print base_url_make('/js/prettify/lang-vb.js')?>"></script>
+
 <script type="text/javascript" src="<?php print base_url_make('/js/jquery.min.js')?>"></script>
 <script type="text/javascript" src="<?php print base_url_make('/js/jquery-ui.min.js')?>"></script>
 <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="<?php print base_url_make('/css/jquery-ui.css')?>" />
 
 <script type="text/javascript">
 /* <![CDATA[ */
+function show_alert (outputMsg, titleMsg) 
+{
+	$('#issue_home_mainarea_alert').html(outputMsg).dialog({
+		title: titleMsg,
+		resizable: true,
+		modal: true,
+		width: 'auto',
+		height: 'auto',
+		buttons: {
+			"OK": function () {
+				$(this).dialog("close");
+			}
+		}
+	});
+}
+
 function AsciiToHex (x) {
 	var r="";
 	for(i=0; i<x.length; i++)
@@ -27,7 +52,177 @@ function AsciiToHex (x) {
 	return r;
 }
 
+
+function render_wiki(input_text)
+{
+	creole_render_wiki_with_input_text (
+		input_text,
+		"issue_home_mainarea_new_description_preview", 
+		"<?php print site_url()?>/wiki/show/<?php print $project->id?>/",
+		"<?php print site_url()?>/wiki/attachment0/<?php print $project->id?>/"
+	);
+
+	prettyPrint ();
+}
+
+var import_in_progress = false;
+var populated_file_obj = [];
+var populated_file_max = 0;
+
+function populate_selected_files ()
+{
+	var issue_file_desc = {};
+	for (var n = 0; n < populated_file_max; n++)
+	{
+		var f = populated_file_obj[n];
+		if (f != null)
+		{
+			var d = $('#issue_home_mainarea_new_file_desc_' + n);
+			if (d != null) issue_file_desc[f.name] = d.val();
+		}
+	}
+
+	$('#issue_home_mainarea_new_file_table').empty();
+	populated_file_obj = [];
+
+	var f = $('#issue_home_mainarea_new_files').get(0);
+	var f_no = 0;
+	for (var n = 0; n < f.files.length; n++)
+	{
+		if (f.files[n] != null) 
+		{
+			var desc = issue_file_desc[f.files[n].name];
+			if (desc == null) desc = '';
+
+			$('#issue_home_mainarea_new_file_table').append (
+				codepot_sprintf (
+					'<tr id="issue_home_mainarea_new_file_row_%d"><td><a href="#" id="issue_home_mainarea_new_file_cancel_%d" onClick="cancel_out_new_file(%d); return false;"><i class="fa fa-trash"></i></a></td><td>%s</td><td><input type="text" id="issue_home_mainarea_new_file_desc_%d" size="40" value="%s" /></td></tr>', 
+					f_no, f_no, f_no, codepot_htmlspecialchars(f.files[n].name), f_no, codepot_addslashes(desc)
+				)
+			);
+
+			populated_file_obj[f_no] = f.files[n];
+			f_no++;
+		}
+	}
+
+	populated_file_max = f_no;
+}
+
+function cancel_out_new_file (no)
+{
+	$('#issue_home_mainarea_new_file_row_' + no).remove ();
+	populated_file_obj[no] = null;
+}
+
 $(function () { 
+<?php if (isset($login['id']) && $login['id'] != ''): ?>
+	$('#issue_home_mainarea_new_files').change (function () {
+		populate_selected_files ();
+	});
+
+	$("#issue_home_mainarea_new_description_tabs").tabs ();
+	$("#issue_home_mainarea_new_description_tabs").bind ('tabsshow', function (event, ui) {
+		if (ui.index == 1) render_wiki ($("#issue_home_mainarea_new_description").val());
+	});
+
+	$('#issue_home_mainarea_new_form').dialog (
+		{
+			title: '<?php print $this->lang->line('New');?>',
+			resizable: true,
+			autoOpen: false,
+			width: 'auto',
+			height: 'auto',
+			modal: true,
+			buttons: {
+
+				'<?php print $this->lang->line('OK')?>': function () {
+					if (import_in_progress) return;
+
+					if (!!window.FormData)
+					{
+						// FormData is supported
+						import_in_progress = true;
+
+						var form_data = new FormData();
+
+						var f_no = 0;
+						for (var i = 0; i <= populated_file_max; i++)
+						{
+
+							var f = populated_file_obj[i];
+							if (f != null)
+							{
+								form_data.append ('issue_new_file_' + f_no, f);
+
+								var d = $('#issue_home_mainarea_new_file_desc_' + i);
+								if (d != null) form_data.append('issue_new_file_desc_' + f_no, d.val());
+
+								f_no++;
+							}
+						}
+
+						form_data.append ('issue_new_file_count', f_no);
+						form_data.append ('issue_new_type', $('#issue_home_mainarea_new_type').val());
+						form_data.append ('issue_new_summary', $('#issue_home_mainarea_new_summary').val());
+						form_data.append ('issue_new_description', $('#issue_home_mainarea_new_description').val());
+
+						$('#issue_home_mainarea_new_form').dialog('disable');
+						$.ajax({
+							url: codepot_merge_path('<?php print site_url() ?>', '<?php print "/issue/xhr_create/{$project->id}"; ?>'),
+							type: 'POST',
+							data: form_data,
+							mimeType: 'multipart/form-data',
+							contentType: false,
+							processData: false,
+							cache: false,
+
+							success: function (data, textStatus, jqXHR) { 
+								import_in_progress = false;
+								$('#issue_home_mainarea_new_form').dialog('enable');
+								$('#issue_home_mainarea_new_form').dialog('close');
+								if (data == 'ok') 
+								{
+									// refresh the page to the head revision
+									$(location).attr ('href', codepot_merge_path('<?php print site_url(); ?>', '<?php print "/issue/home/{$project->id}"; ?>'));
+								}
+								else
+								{
+									show_alert ('<pre>' + codepot_htmlspecialchars(data) + '</pre>', "<?php print $this->lang->line('Error')?>");
+								}
+							},
+
+							error: function (jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown) { 
+								import_in_progress = false;
+								$('#issue_home_mainarea_new_form').dialog('enable');
+								$('#issue_home_mainarea_new_form').dialog('close');
+								var errmsg = '';
+								if (errmsg == '' && errorThrown != null) errmsg = errorThrown;
+								if (errmsg == '' && textStatus != null) errmsg = textStatus;
+								if (errmsg == '') errmsg = 'Unknown error';
+								show_alert ('Failed - ' + errmsg, "<?php print $this->lang->line('Error')?>");
+							}
+						});
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						show_alert ('<pre>NOT SUPPORTED</pre>', "<?php print $this->lang->line('Error')?>");
+					}
+				},
+				'<?php print $this->lang->line('Cancel')?>': function () {
+					if (import_in_progress) return;
+					$('#issue_home_mainarea_new_form').dialog('close');
+				}
+			},
+
+			beforeClose: function() { 
+				// if importing is in progress, prevent dialog closing
+				return !import_in_progress;
+			}
+		}
+	);
+<?php endif; ?>
+
 	$("#issue_home_mainarea_search_form").dialog ({
 		title: '<?php print $this->lang->line('Search')?>',
 		autoOpen: false,
@@ -50,6 +245,15 @@ $(function () {
 	}); 
 
 
+<?php if (isset($login['id']) && $login['id'] != ''): ?>
+	$("#issue_home_mainarea_new_button").button().click (
+		function () { 
+			$('#issue_home_mainarea_new_form').dialog('open'); 
+			return false; // prevent the default behavior
+		}
+	);
+<?php endif; ?>
+
 	$("#issue_home_mainarea_search_button").button().click (
 		function () { 
 			$('#issue_home_mainarea_search_form').dialog('open'); 
@@ -99,62 +303,12 @@ $this->load->view (
 
 <div class="infostrip">
 <?php printf ($this->lang->line('ISSUE_MSG_TOTAL_NUM_ISSUES'), $total_num_issues); ?> | 
+<?php if (isset($login['id']) && $login['id'] != ''): ?>
+<a id="issue_home_mainarea_new_button" href='#'><?php print $this->lang->line('New')?></a>
+<?php endif; ?>
 <a id="issue_home_mainarea_search_button" href='#'><?php print $this->lang->line('Search')?></a>
 </div>
 
-<div id="issue_home_mainarea_search_form">
-	<?php
-		$issue_type_array[''] = $this->lang->line('All');
-		$issue_status_array[''] = $this->lang->line('All');
-		$issue_priority_array[''] = $this->lang->line('All');
-	?>
-	<form id="issue_search_form" action="">
-		<div>
-			<?php print form_label ($this->lang->line('Type'), 'issue_search_type')
-			?>
-			<?php print form_dropdown('type',
-				$issue_type_array,
-				set_value('type', $search->type), 
-				'id="issue_search_type"')
-			?>
-	
-			<?php print form_label ($this->lang->line('Status'), 'issue_search_status')
-			?>
-			<?php print form_dropdown('status',
-				$issue_status_array,
-				set_value('status', $search->status), 'id="issue_search_status"')
-			?>
-
-			<?php print form_label ($this->lang->line('Priority'), 'issue_search_priority')
-			?>
-			<?php print form_dropdown('priority',
-				$issue_priority_array,
-				set_value('priority', $search->priority),
-				'id="issue_search_priority"')
-			?>
-		</div>
-
-
-		<div>
-			<?php print form_label ($this->lang->line('Owner'), 'issue_search_owner')
-			?>
-			<?php print form_input('owner',
-				set_value('owner', $search->owner),
-				'id="issue_search_owner"')
-			?>
-		</div>
-
-		<div>
-			<?php print form_label ($this->lang->line('Summary'), 'issue_search_summary')
-			?>
-			<?php print form_input('summary',
-				set_value('summary', $search->summary),
-				'id="issue_search_summary" size="50"')
-			?>
-		</div>
-
-	</form>
-</div>
 
 
 <div class="result" id="issue_home_mainarea_result">
@@ -223,6 +377,98 @@ else
 ?>
 </div> <!-- issue_home_mainarea_result -->
 
+<?php if (isset($login['id']) && $login['id'] != ''): ?>
+<div id='issue_home_mainarea_new_form'>
+	<div style='line-height: 2em;'>
+		<?php 		
+		print form_dropdown (
+			'issue_home_new_type', 
+			$issue_type_array,
+			set_value('issue_home_new_type', ''),
+			'id="issue_home_mainarea_new_type"'
+		);
+		?>
+
+		<input type='text' id='issue_home_mainarea_new_summary' name='issue_home_new_summary' size='50' placeholder='<?php print $this->lang->line('Summary'); ?>'/>
+	</div>
+
+	<div id='issue_home_mainarea_new_description_tabs' style='width:100%;'>
+		<ul>
+			<li><a href='#issue_home_mainarea_new_description_input'><?php print $this->lang->line('Description'); ?></a></li>
+			<li><a href='#issue_home_mainarea_new_description_preview'><?php print $this->lang->line('Preview'); ?></a></li>
+		</ul>
+
+		<div id='issue_home_mainarea_new_description_input'>
+			<textarea type='textarea' id='issue_home_mainarea_new_description' name='issue_home_new_description' rows=24 cols=100 style='width:100%;'></textarea>
+
+			<div style='margin-top: 0.1em;'>
+			<?php print $this->lang->line('Attachments'); ?>
+			<input type='file' id='issue_home_mainarea_new_files' name='issue_home_new_files' multiple='' autocomplete='off' style='color: transparent;' />
+			<table id='issue_home_mainarea_new_file_table'></table>
+			</div>
+		</div>
+		<div id='issue_home_mainarea_new_description_preview' class='form_input_preview'>
+		</div>
+	</div>
+</div>
+<?php endif; ?>
+
+<div id="issue_home_mainarea_search_form">
+	<?php
+		$issue_type_array[''] = $this->lang->line('All');
+		$issue_status_array[''] = $this->lang->line('All');
+		$issue_priority_array[''] = $this->lang->line('All');
+	?>
+	<form id="issue_search_form" action="">
+		<div>
+			<?php print form_label ($this->lang->line('Type'), 'issue_search_type')
+			?>
+			<?php print form_dropdown('type',
+				$issue_type_array,
+				set_value('type', $search->type), 
+				'id="issue_search_type"')
+			?>
+	
+			<?php print form_label ($this->lang->line('Status'), 'issue_search_status')
+			?>
+			<?php print form_dropdown('status',
+				$issue_status_array,
+				set_value('status', $search->status), 'id="issue_search_status"')
+			?>
+
+			<?php print form_label ($this->lang->line('Priority'), 'issue_search_priority')
+			?>
+			<?php print form_dropdown('priority',
+				$issue_priority_array,
+				set_value('priority', $search->priority),
+				'id="issue_search_priority"')
+			?>
+		</div>
+
+
+		<div>
+			<?php print form_label ($this->lang->line('Owner'), 'issue_search_owner')
+			?>
+			<?php print form_input('owner',
+				set_value('owner', $search->owner),
+				'id="issue_search_owner"')
+			?>
+		</div>
+
+		<div>
+			<?php print form_label ($this->lang->line('Summary'), 'issue_search_summary')
+			?>
+			<?php print form_input('summary',
+				set_value('summary', $search->summary),
+				'id="issue_search_summary" size="50"')
+			?>
+		</div>
+
+	</form>
+</div>
+
+<div id='issue_home_mainarea_alert'></div>
+
 </div> <!-- issue_home_mainarea -->
 
 <div class='footer-pusher'></div> <!-- for sticky footer -->
diff --git a/codepot/src/config.php.in b/codepot/src/config.php.in
index 8b9d5896..10f629da 100644
--- a/codepot/src/config.php.in
+++ b/codepot/src/config.php.in
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ function load_ini ($file)
 
 		array ('svnrepo_dir',                  'string',      CODEPOT_DEPOT_DIR.'/svnrepo'),
 		array ('file_dir',                     'string',      CODEPOT_DEPOT_DIR.'/files'),
+		array ('issue_file_dir',               'string',      CODEPOT_DEPOT_DIR.'/issuefiles'),
 		array ('attachment_dir',               'string',      CODEPOT_DEPOT_DIR.'/attachments'),
 		array ('usericon_dir',                 'string',      CODEPOT_DEPOT_DIR.'/usericons'),
 
diff --git a/codepot/src/css/common.css b/codepot/src/css/common.css
index b7cfe59e..1fbca6fc 100644
--- a/codepot/src/css/common.css
+++ b/codepot/src/css/common.css
@@ -12,6 +12,18 @@ body {
 	height: 100%; /* for sticky footer */
 }
 
+textarea {
+	font-family: consolas, monaco, "Andale Mono", monospace;
+
+	tab-size: 5;
+	-moz-tab-size: 5;
+	-o-tab-size: 5;
+
+	-moz-box-sizing: border-box;
+	-webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
+	box-sizing: border-box;
+}
+
 .content {
 	font-size: 0.9em;
 	font-family: /*Ubuntu,*/ "Trebuchet MS", Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif;
@@ -80,14 +92,6 @@ body {
 	white-space: pre-wrap !important;
 }
 
-.content textarea {
-	font-family: consolas, monaco, "Andale Mono", monospace;
-
-	tab-size: 5;
-	-moz-tab-size: 5;
-	-o-tab-size: 5;
-}
-
 .content .collapsible-box {
 	margin: 0;
 	padding: 0;
@@ -97,7 +101,7 @@ body {
 	background: #E5ECF9 none repeat scroll 0 0;
 	border: #D4DBE8 1px solid;
 	color: #1C94C4;
-        font-size: 0.9em;
+	font-size: 0.9em;
 }
 
 .content .collapsible-box-list {
diff --git a/codepot/src/css/file.css b/codepot/src/css/file.css
index 8b651141..d9002c4d 100644
--- a/codepot/src/css/file.css
+++ b/codepot/src/css/file.css
@@ -59,3 +59,34 @@
 }
 
 
+/*-----------------------------------------------
+ * file home view - new file dialog
+ *-----------------------------------------------*/
+#file_home_mainarea_new_description_tabs {
+	border: none !important;
+}
+
+#file_home_mainarea_new_description_tabs .ui-tabs-panel {
+	padding: 0.2em 0em 0em 0em !important;
+}
+
+#file_home_mainarea_new_description_tabs .ui-widget-header {
+	border: none !important;
+	background: none !important;
+	padding: 0em !important;
+}
+
+#file_home_mainarea_new_description_tabs .ui-tabs-nav {
+	padding: 0em !important;
+}
+
+/* #file_home_mainarea_new_description_tabs .ui-tabs-nav li { */
+.ui-tabs .ui-tabs-nav li.ui-state-default {
+	border-bottom: 1px solid #cccccc !important;
+}
+
+.ui-tabs .ui-tabs-nav li.ui-state-active {
+	border-bottom: 1px solid #fbd850 !important;
+}
+
+
diff --git a/codepot/src/css/issue.css b/codepot/src/css/issue.css
index b1afb7fa..981fc7b9 100644
--- a/codepot/src/css/issue.css
+++ b/codepot/src/css/issue.css
@@ -204,3 +204,34 @@
 #issue_edit_mainarea_buttons {
 	padding-top: 0.5em;
 }
+
+
+/*-----------------------------------------------
+ * issue home view - new issue dialog
+ *-----------------------------------------------*/
+#issue_home_mainarea_new_description_tabs {
+	border: none !important;
+}
+
+#issue_home_mainarea_new_description_tabs .ui-tabs-panel {
+	padding: 0.2em 0em 0em 0em !important;
+}
+
+#issue_home_mainarea_new_description_tabs .ui-widget-header {
+	border: none !important;
+	background: none !important;
+	padding: 0em !important;
+}
+
+#issue_home_mainarea_new_description_tabs .ui-tabs-nav {
+	padding: 0em !important;
+}
+
+/* #issue_home_mainarea_new_description_tabs .ui-tabs-nav li { */
+.ui-tabs .ui-tabs-nav li.ui-state-default {
+	border-bottom: 1px solid #cccccc !important;
+}
+
+.ui-tabs .ui-tabs-nav li.ui-state-active {
+	border-bottom: 1px solid #fbd850 !important;
+}