diff --git a/codepot/src/codepot/controllers/code.php b/codepot/src/codepot/controllers/code.php
index 99eb0288..19410f0d 100644
--- a/codepot/src/codepot/controllers/code.php
+++ b/codepot/src/codepot/controllers/code.php
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ class Code extends Controller
 		{
 			$data['message'] = 'DATABASE ERROR';
 			$this->load->view ($this->VIEW_ERROR, $data);
-                }
+		}
 		else if ($project === NULL)
 		{
 			$data['message'] = 
@@ -425,9 +425,9 @@ class Code extends Controller
 			else
 			{
 				$file['prev_rev'] =
-					$this->subversion->getPrevRev ($projectid, $path, $file['created_rev']);	
+					$this->subversion->getPrevRev ($projectid, $path, $file['created_rev']);
 				$file['next_rev'] =
-					$this->subversion->getNextRev ($projectid, $path, $file['created_rev']);	
+					$this->subversion->getNextRev ($projectid, $path, $file['created_rev']);
 				$file['against']['prev_rev'] = 
 					$this->subversion->getPrevRev ($projectid, $path, $file['against']['created_rev']);
 				$file['against']['next_rev'] = 
diff --git a/codepot/src/codepot/models/subversionmodel.php b/codepot/src/codepot/models/subversionmodel.php
index b366ba31..5edd499a 100644
--- a/codepot/src/codepot/models/subversionmodel.php
+++ b/codepot/src/codepot/models/subversionmodel.php
@@ -540,7 +540,6 @@ class SubversionModel extends Model
 		return $listing;
 	}
 
-	
 	//  
 	// Given a path name at the HEAD revision, it compares the file
 	// between two revisions given. The actual path name at a given
@@ -645,9 +644,15 @@ class SubversionModel extends Model
 
 		if ($full)
 		{
-			$src1 = @svn_cat ($info2[0]['url'], $info2[0]['revision']);
-			$src2 = @svn_cat ($info1[0]['url'], $info1[0]['revision']);
-			$fileinfo['content'] = $this->_get_diff ($diff, $src1, $src2, TRUE, FALSE);
+			$old_text = @svn_cat ($info2[0]['url'], $info2[0]['revision']);
+			if ($old_text === FALSE)
+			{
+				// if the old URL can't give the contents,
+				// try it with the latest url and the old revision number
+				$old_text = @svn_cat ($info1[0]['url'], $info2[0]['revision']);
+			}
+			$new_text = @svn_cat ($info1[0]['url'], $info1[0]['revision']);
+			$fileinfo['content'] = $this->_get_diff ($diff, $old_text, $new_text, TRUE, FALSE);
 		}
 		else
 		{
diff --git a/codepot/src/codepot/views/code_diff.php b/codepot/src/codepot/views/code_diff.php
index 237d859f..83097190 100644
--- a/codepot/src/codepot/views/code_diff.php
+++ b/codepot/src/codepot/views/code_diff.php
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ $this->load->view (
 		print anchor (
 			"code/history/{$project->id}{$revtrailer}",
 			$this->lang->line('History'));
-        }
-        else
+	}
+	else
 	{
 		print anchor (
 			"code/history/{$project->id}/{$xpar}",
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ function format_diff ($a, $b, $css_class)
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			if ($diffstart < 0) $diffstart = $i;	
+			if ($diffstart < 0) $diffstart = $i;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ function format_diff ($a, $b, $css_class)
 	{
 		if ($alen > $blen)
 		{
-			$cc .= htmlspecialchars(substr ($a, $alen, $alen - $blen));
+			$cc .= htmlspecialchars(substr ($a, $blen, $alen - $blen));
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/codepot/src/codepot/views/taskbar.php b/codepot/src/codepot/views/taskbar.php
index 42fdd446..4527f5d7 100644
--- a/codepot/src/codepot/views/taskbar.php
+++ b/codepot/src/codepot/views/taskbar.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ function show_taskbar ($con, $login)
 		if ($icon_image)
 		{
 			$icon_src = sprintf (
-			'<img style="vertical-align:middle;" src="data:%s;base64,%s" alt="" />',
+				'<img class="user_icon_img" src="data:%s;base64,%s" alt="" />',
 				mime_content_type($icon_path),
 				base64_encode($icon_image)
 			);
diff --git a/codepot/src/css/common.css b/codepot/src/css/common.css
index c254a21c..55f4ff03 100644
--- a/codepot/src/css/common.css
+++ b/codepot/src/css/common.css
@@ -46,22 +46,31 @@ body {
 }
 
 .content .taskbar {
-	font-size: 0.9em;
-	font-weight: bold;
+	font-size: 1em;
+	/*font-weight: bold;*/
 	text-transform: uppercase;
-	padding: 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em 0.2em;
+	padding: 0.5em 0.2em 0.5em 0.2em;
 	color: #ffffff;
 	background-color: #203150;
+
+	line-height: 2em;
+	vertical-align: middle;
 }
 
 .content .taskbar .boxa {
 	/*vertical-align: bottom;*/
+	float: none;
 }
 
 .content .taskbar .boxb {
 	float: right;
 }
 
+.content .taskbar .boxb .user_icon_img {
+	height: 2em; /* as large as line-height of taskbar */
+	vertical-align: middle;
+}
+
 .content .taskbar a {
 	text-decoration: none;
 	color: #ffffff;
@@ -105,7 +114,7 @@ body {
 
 .content .projectbar {
 	/*margin: 0.1em 0em 0em 0em;*/
-	padding: 0.2em 0.2em 0.2em 0.2em;
+	padding: 0.5em 0.5em 0.5em 0.5em;
 	color: #FFFFFF;
 	background-color: #4665A2;
 }