diff --git a/codepot/README b/codepot/README
index 811c83de..93949846 100644
--- a/codepot/README
+++ b/codepot/README
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ UPGRADING FROM 0.2.0
   mysql> ALTER TABLE issue_change ADD COLUMN(createdon datetime not null, createdby varchar(32) not null);
   mysql> UPDATE issue_change SET createdby=updatedby, createdon=updatedon;
   mysql> create the issue_coderev table according to the definition found in codepot.mysql
+  mysql> ALTER TABLE user_settings ADD COLUMN(user_summary VARCHAR(255) NULL);
 
 INSTALLATION ON CENTOS
 
diff --git a/codepot/etc/codepot.mysql b/codepot/etc/codepot.mysql
index 9db9beee..fc831e8a 100644
--- a/codepot/etc/codepot.mysql
+++ b/codepot/etc/codepot.mysql
@@ -265,7 +265,8 @@ CREATE TABLE user_settings (
 	userid              VARCHAR(32) PRIMARY KEY,
 	code_hide_line_num  CHAR(1) NOT NULL,
 	code_hide_metadata  CHAR(1) NOT NULL,
-	icon_name           VARCHAR(255) UNIQUE NULL
+	icon_name           VARCHAR(255) UNIQUE NULL,
+	user_summary        VARCHAR(255) NULL
 ) charset=utf8 engine=InnoDB;
 
 CREATE TABLE user_account (
diff --git a/codepot/etc/codepot.oracle b/codepot/etc/codepot.oracle
index f8a09d35..bb1b242d 100644
--- a/codepot/etc/codepot.oracle
+++ b/codepot/etc/codepot.oracle
@@ -237,7 +237,8 @@ CREATE TABLE "cpot_user_settings" (
 	"userid"              VARCHAR(32) PRIMARY KEY,
 	"code_hide_line_num"  CHAR(1) NOT NULL,
 	"code_hide_metadata"  CHAR(1) NOT NULL,
-	"icon_name"           VARCHAR(255) UNIQUE NULL
+	"icon_name"           VARCHAR(255) UNIQUE NULL,
+	"user_summary"        VARCHAR(255) NULL
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE "cpot_user_account" (
diff --git a/codepot/etc/codepot.pgsql b/codepot/etc/codepot.pgsql
index a5dbbc42..388a5b46 100644
--- a/codepot/etc/codepot.pgsql
+++ b/codepot/etc/codepot.pgsql
@@ -282,7 +282,8 @@ CREATE TABLE user_settings (
 	userid              VARCHAR(32) PRIMARY KEY,
 	code_hide_line_num  CHAR(1) NOT NULL,
 	code_hide_metadata  CHAR(1) NOT NULL,
-	icon_name           VARCHAR(255) UNIQUE NULL
+	icon_name           VARCHAR(255) UNIQUE NULL,
+	user_summary        VARCHAR(255) NULL
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE user_account (
diff --git a/codepot/src/codepot/controllers/user.php b/codepot/src/codepot/controllers/user.php
index 7f44c13a..ff787a4d 100644
--- a/codepot/src/codepot/controllers/user.php
+++ b/codepot/src/codepot/controllers/user.php
@@ -49,6 +49,14 @@ class User extends Controller
 
 		$this->load->model ('ProjectModel', 'projects');
 		$this->load->model ('IssueModel', 'issues');
+		$this->load->model ('UserModel', 'users');
+
+		$user = new stdClass();
+		$user->id = $userid;
+		$user->xid = $this->converter->AsciiToHex($user->id);
+		$user->summary = '';
+		$settings = $this->users->fetchSettings ($user->id);
+		if ($settings !== FALSE) $user->summary = $settings->user_summary;
 
 		$projects = $this->projects->getMyProjects ($userid);
 
@@ -64,7 +72,7 @@ class User extends Controller
 		{
 			$data['login'] = $login;
 			$data['projects'] = $projects;
-			$data['target_userid'] = $userid;
+			$data['user'] = $user;
 			$data['issues'] = $issues;
 			$data['issue_type_array'] = $this->issuehelper->_get_type_array($this->lang);
 			$data['issue_status_array'] = $this->issuehelper->_get_status_array($this->lang);
@@ -91,10 +99,14 @@ class User extends Controller
 		}
 
 		$this->load->model ('ProjectModel', 'projects');
+		$this->load->model ('UserModel', 'users');
 
 		$user = new stdClass();
 		$user->id = $userid;
-		$user->xid = $this->converter->AsciiToHex($userid);
+		$user->xid = $this->converter->AsciiToHex($user->id);
+		$user->summary = '';
+		$settings = $this->users->fetchSettings ($user->id);
+		if ($settings !== FALSE) $user->summary = $settings->user_summary;
 
 		$myprojs = $this->projects->getMyProjects ($user->id);
 		if ($myprojs === FALSE)
@@ -174,6 +186,13 @@ class User extends Controller
 		$data['login'] = $login;
 		$data['message'] = '';
 
+		$user = new stdClass();
+		$user->id = $login['id'];
+		$user->xid = $this->converter->AsciiToHex($user->id);
+		$user->summary = '';
+		$settings = $this->users->fetchSettings ($user->id);
+		if ($settings !== FALSE) $user->summary = $settings->user_summary;
+
 		$icon_fname = FALSE;
 		$uploaded_fname = FALSE;
 
@@ -186,8 +205,9 @@ class User extends Controller
 				if (strpos ($fname, ':') !== FALSE)
 				{
 					$data['message'] = $this->lang->line ('FILE_MSG_NAME_NO_COLON');
-					$data['file'] = $file;
-					$this->load->view ($this->VIEW_EDIT, $data);
+					$data['settings'] = $settings;
+					$data['user'] = $user;
+					$this->load->view ($this->VIEW_SETTINGS, $data);
 					return;
 				}
 
@@ -216,7 +236,6 @@ class User extends Controller
 				}
 			}
 
-			
 			//
 			// make sure that these field also exist in the database
 			// also change the sanity check in LoginModel/getUser()
@@ -224,6 +243,7 @@ class User extends Controller
 			//
 			$settings->code_hide_line_num = $this->input->post('code_hide_line_num');
 			$settings->code_hide_metadata = $this->input->post('code_hide_metadata');
+			$settings->user_summary = $this->input->post('user_summary');
 
 			/* $uploaded_fname will be renamed to this name in users->storeSettings() */
 			$settings->icon_name = $icon_fname; 
@@ -233,14 +253,20 @@ class User extends Controller
 				@unlink (CODEPOT_USERICON_DIR . '/' . $uploaded_fname);
 				$data['message'] = 'DATABASE ERROR';
 				$data['settings'] = $settings;
+				$data['user'] = $user;
 				$this->load->view ($this->VIEW_SETTINGS, $data);
 			}
 			else
 			{
 				$this->login->setUserSettings ($settings);
 
+				// force change user->summary when the new settings has
+				// been saved successfully.
+				$user->summary = $settings->user_summary;
+
 				$data['message'] = 'SETTINGS STORED SUCCESSFULLY';
 				$data['settings'] = $settings;
+				$data['user'] = $user;
 				$this->load->view ($this->VIEW_SETTINGS, $data);
 			}
 		}
@@ -254,9 +280,11 @@ class User extends Controller
 				$settings->code_hide_line_num = ' ';
 				$settings->code_hide_metadata = ' ';
 				$settings->icon_name = '';
+				$settings->user_summary = '';
 			}
 
 			$data['settings'] = $settings;
+			$data['user'] = $user;
 			$this->load->view ($this->VIEW_SETTINGS, $data);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/codepot/src/codepot/language/english/common_lang.php b/codepot/src/codepot/language/english/common_lang.php
index 5d614f00..41364eea 100644
--- a/codepot/src/codepot/language/english/common_lang.php
+++ b/codepot/src/codepot/language/english/common_lang.php
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ $lang['New'] = 'New';
 $lang['New directory'] = 'New directory';
 $lang['New file'] = 'New file';
 $lang['OK'] = 'OK';
+$lang['Oneliner about me'] = 'Oneliner about me';
 $lang['Open issues'] = 'Open issues';
 $lang['Other projects'] = 'Other projects';
 $lang['Overview'] = 'Overview';
diff --git a/codepot/src/codepot/language/indonesian/common_lang.php b/codepot/src/codepot/language/indonesian/common_lang.php
index 8f768b10..79882865 100644
--- a/codepot/src/codepot/language/indonesian/common_lang.php
+++ b/codepot/src/codepot/language/indonesian/common_lang.php
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ $lang['New'] = 'Baru';
 $lang['New directory'] = 'Direktori baru';
 $lang['New file'] = 'File baru';
 $lang['OK'] = 'OK';
+$lang['Oneliner about me'] = 'Oneliner about me';
 $lang['Open issues'] = 'Open issues';
 $lang['Other projects'] = 'Proyek lain';
 $lang['Overview'] = 'Ringkasan';
diff --git a/codepot/src/codepot/language/korean/common_lang.php b/codepot/src/codepot/language/korean/common_lang.php
index 1a557cd2..fcf3be0b 100644
--- a/codepot/src/codepot/language/korean/common_lang.php
+++ b/codepot/src/codepot/language/korean/common_lang.php
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ $lang['New'] = '신규';
 $lang['New directory'] = 'New directory';
 $lang['New file'] = 'New file';
 $lang['OK'] = '확인';
+$lang['Oneliner about me'] = '짧은 인사말';
 $lang['Open issues'] = '미처리이슈';
 $lang['Other projects'] = '다른 프로젝트';
 $lang['Overview'] = '개요';
diff --git a/codepot/src/codepot/models/usermodel.php b/codepot/src/codepot/models/usermodel.php
index f7900f01..043e4c7f 100644
--- a/codepot/src/codepot/models/usermodel.php
+++ b/codepot/src/codepot/models/usermodel.php
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ class UserModel extends Model
 			$this->db->set ('code_hide_line_num', (string)$settings->code_hide_line_num);
 			$this->db->set ('code_hide_metadata', (string)$settings->code_hide_metadata);
 			if ($icon_name_set) $this->db->set ('icon_name', (string)$settings->icon_name);
+			$this->db->set ('user_summary', (string)$settings->user_summary);
 			$this->db->insert ('user_settings');
 		}
 		else
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ class UserModel extends Model
 			$this->db->set ('code_hide_line_num', (string)$settings->code_hide_line_num);
 			$this->db->set ('code_hide_metadata', (string)$settings->code_hide_metadata);
 			if ($icon_name_set) $this->db->set ('icon_name', (string)$settings->icon_name);
+			$this->db->set ('user_summary', (string)$settings->user_summary);
 			$this->db->update ('user_settings');
 		}
 
diff --git a/codepot/src/codepot/views/project_home.php b/codepot/src/codepot/views/project_home.php
index 922f9ab6..d17c0d26 100644
--- a/codepot/src/codepot/views/project_home.php
+++ b/codepot/src/codepot/views/project_home.php
@@ -350,6 +350,54 @@ foreach ($urls as $url)
 	</div> <!-- project_home_result_wiki -->
 </div>
 
+<?php if (isset($login['id']) && $login['id'] != ''): ?>
+<div id='project_home_new_form'>
+	<div style='line-height: 2em;'>
+		<?php
+		print form_dropdown (
+			'project_home_new_type', 
+			$project_type_array,
+			set_value('project_home_new_type', ''),
+			'id="project_home_new_type"'
+		);
+		print ' ';
+
+		$tmpmemb = array();
+		foreach ($project->members as $m) $tmpmemb[$m] = $m;
+		print form_dropdown (
+			'project_home_new_owner', 
+			$tmpmemb,
+			set_value('project_home_new_owner', (in_array($login['id'], $project->members)? $login['id']: '')),
+			'id="project_home_new_owner"'
+		);
+		?>
+
+		<input type='text' id='project_home_new_summary' name='project_home_new_summary' size='50' placeholder='<?php print $this->lang->line('Summary'); ?>'/>
+	</div>
+
+	<div id='project_home_new_description_tabs' style='width:100%;'>
+		<ul>
+			<li><a href='#project_home_new_description_input'><?php print $this->lang->line('Description'); ?></a></li>
+			<li><a href='#project_home_new_description_preview'><?php print $this->lang->line('Preview'); ?></a></li>
+		</ul>
+
+		<div id='project_home_new_description_input'>
+			<textarea type='textarea' id='project_home_new_description' name='project_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='project_home_new_files' name='project_home_new_files' multiple='' autocomplete='off' style='color: transparent;' />
+			<table id='project_home_new_file_table'></table>
+			</div>
+		</div>
+		<div id='project_home_new_description_preview' class='codepot-styled-text-preview'>
+		</div>
+	</div>
+</div>
+<?php endif; ?>
+
+<div id='project_home_alert'></div>
+
 </div> <!-- project_home_mainarea -->
 
 
diff --git a/codepot/src/codepot/views/projectbar.php b/codepot/src/codepot/views/projectbar.php
index 16757272..223506bb 100644
--- a/codepot/src/codepot/views/projectbar.php
+++ b/codepot/src/codepot/views/projectbar.php
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ function show_projectbar ($con, $banner, $page, $ctxmenuitems)
 	{
 		if (isset($site)) print htmlspecialchars($site->summary);
 	}
-	else if ($type == 'user')
+	else if ($type == 'user' || $type == 'user-other')
 	{
-		// anything?
+		if (isset($user)) print htmlspecialchars($user->summary);
 	}
 	else 
 	{
diff --git a/codepot/src/codepot/views/user_home.php b/codepot/src/codepot/views/user_home.php
index a1ae12c8..18ed3632 100644
--- a/codepot/src/codepot/views/user_home.php
+++ b/codepot/src/codepot/views/user_home.php
@@ -40,18 +40,15 @@ $(function () {
 <!---------------------------------------------------------------------------->
 
 <?php
-$user = new stdClass();
-if ($target_userid == $login['id'])
+
+if ($user->id == $login['id'])
 {
-	$user->id = $login['id'];
 	$projectbar_type = 'user';
 }
 else
 {
-	$user->id = $target_userid;
 	$projectbar_type = 'user-other';
 }
-$user->xid = $this->converter->AsciiTohex($user->id);
 
 $this->load->view (
 	'projectbar',
diff --git a/codepot/src/codepot/views/user_settings.php b/codepot/src/codepot/views/user_settings.php
index 880bee4b..a52c5149 100644
--- a/codepot/src/codepot/views/user_settings.php
+++ b/codepot/src/codepot/views/user_settings.php
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@
 <!---------------------------------------------------------------------------->
 
 <?php
-$user = new stdClass();
-$user->id = $login['id'];
-$user->xid = $this->converter->AsciiToHex($user->id);
-
 $this->load->view (
 	'projectbar',
 	array (
@@ -71,6 +67,8 @@ $this->load->view (
 	?>
 	<?php print  $this->lang->line('USER_MSG_HIDE_METADATA')?>
 
+	<hr style="height:1px; border:none; background-color:#CCCCCC;" />
+
 	<div class='form_input_field'>
 		<?php print form_label($this->lang->line('Icon').': ', 'icon_img_file_name')?>
 		<?php
@@ -81,6 +79,13 @@ $this->load->view (
 		(.png, max. 100x100)
 	</div>
 
+	<hr style="height:1px; border:none; background-color:#CCCCCC;" />
+
+	<?php print form_label($this->lang->line('Oneliner about me').': ', 'user_summary')?>
+	<input type="text" name="user_summary" size="50" value="<?php print addslashes($settings->user_summary); ?>" />
+
+	<hr style="height:1px; border:none; background-color:#CCCCCC;" />
+
 	<div class="buttons">
 		<?php print form_submit('settings', $this->lang->line('OK'))?>
 	</div>