diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/fancyactionbar.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/fancyactionbar.cpp
index 18bca72f99c8cf73cb00ff480e5434955222e543..807ddf2c48e0e721645703a64ecb54c659ad4023 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/fancyactionbar.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/fancyactionbar.cpp
@@ -56,98 +56,98 @@ FancyToolButton::FancyToolButton(QWidget *parent)
 void FancyToolButton::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(event)
-    QPainter p(this);
+    QPainter painter(this);
 
+    // draw borders
     QLayout *parentLayout = qobject_cast<FancyActionBar*>(parentWidget())->actionsLayout();
-    int lineHeight = fontMetrics().height();
     bool isTitledAction = defaultAction()->property("titledAction").toBool();
 
 #ifndef Q_WS_MAC // Mac UIs usually don't hover
     if (underMouse() && isEnabled() && !isDown()) {
         QColor whiteOverlay(Qt::white);
         whiteOverlay.setAlpha(20);
-        p.fillRect(rect().adjusted(1,  1, -1, -1), whiteOverlay);
+        painter.fillRect(rect().adjusted(1,  1, -1, -1), whiteOverlay);
     }
 #endif
 
     if (isDown()) {
         QColor whiteOverlay(Qt::black);
         whiteOverlay.setAlpha(20);
-        p.fillRect(rect().adjusted(1,  1, -1, -1), whiteOverlay);
+        painter.fillRect(rect().adjusted(1,  1, -1, -1), whiteOverlay);
     }
 
-        QPixmap borderPixmap;
-        QMargins margins;
-        if (parentLayout && parentLayout->count() > 0 &&
-            parentLayout->itemAt(parentLayout->count()-1)->widget() == this) {
-            margins = QMargins(3, 3, 2, 0);
-            borderPixmap = QPixmap(
-                    QLatin1String(":/fancyactionbar/images/fancytoolbutton_bottom_outline.png"));
-        } else if (parentLayout && parentLayout->count() > 0 &&
-                   parentLayout->itemAt(0)->widget() == this) {
-            margins = QMargins(3, 3, 2, 3);
-            borderPixmap = QPixmap(
-                    QLatin1String(":/fancyactionbar/images/fancytoolbutton_top_outline.png"));
-        } else {
-            margins = QMargins(3, 3, 2, 0);
-            borderPixmap = QPixmap(
-                    QLatin1String(":/fancyactionbar/images/fancytoolbutton_normal_outline.png"));
-        }
-
-        QRect drawRect = rect();
-        qDrawBorderPixmap(&p, drawRect, margins, borderPixmap);
+    QPixmap borderPixmap;
+    QMargins margins;
+    if (parentLayout && parentLayout->count() > 0 &&
+        parentLayout->itemAt(parentLayout->count()-1)->widget() == this) {
+        margins = QMargins(3, 3, 2, 0);
+        borderPixmap = QPixmap(
+                QLatin1String(":/fancyactionbar/images/fancytoolbutton_bottom_outline.png"));
+    } else if (parentLayout && parentLayout->count() > 0 &&
+               parentLayout->itemAt(0)->widget() == this) {
+        margins = QMargins(3, 3, 2, 3);
+        borderPixmap = QPixmap(
+                QLatin1String(":/fancyactionbar/images/fancytoolbutton_top_outline.png"));
+    } else {
+        margins = QMargins(3, 3, 2, 0);
+        borderPixmap = QPixmap(
+                QLatin1String(":/fancyactionbar/images/fancytoolbutton_normal_outline.png"));
+    }
 
-        QPixmap pix = icon().pixmap(size() - QSize(15, 15), isEnabled() ? QIcon::Normal : QIcon::Disabled);
-        QPoint center = rect().center();
-        QSize halfPixSize = pix.size()/2;
+    // draw pixmap
+    QRect drawRect = rect();
+    qDrawBorderPixmap(&painter, drawRect, margins, borderPixmap);
 
-    p.drawPixmap(center-QPoint(halfPixSize.width()-1, halfPixSize.height()-1), pix);
+    QPixmap pix = icon().pixmap(32, 32, isEnabled() ? QIcon::Normal : QIcon::Disabled);
+    QPoint center = rect().center();
+    QSizeF halfPixSize = pix.size()/2.0;
 
-    if (popupMode() == QToolButton::DelayedPopup && !isTitledAction) {
-        QPoint arrowOffset = center + QPoint(pix.rect().width()/2, pix.rect().height()/2);
-        QStyleOption opt;
-        if (isEnabled())
-            opt.state &= QStyle::State_Enabled;
-        else
-            opt.state |= QStyle::State_Enabled;
-        opt.rect = QRect(arrowOffset.x(), arrowOffset.y(), 6, 6);
-        style()->drawPrimitive(QStyle::PE_IndicatorArrowDown,
-                               &opt, &p, this);
-    }
+    painter.drawPixmap(center-QPointF(halfPixSize.width()-1, halfPixSize.height()-1), pix);
 
+    // draw popup texts
     if (isTitledAction) {
-        QRect r(0, lineHeight/2, rect().width(), lineHeight);
+        QFont normalFont(painter.font());
+        normalFont.setPointSizeF(Utils::StyleHelper::sidebarFontSize());
+        QFont boldFont(normalFont);
+        boldFont.setBold(true);
+        QFontMetrics fm(normalFont);
+        QFontMetrics boldFm(boldFont);
+        int lineHeight = boldFm.height();
+
+        int textFlags = Qt::AlignVCenter|Qt::AlignHCenter;
+
+        painter.setFont(normalFont);
+
+        QPoint textOffset = center - QPoint(pix.rect().width()/2, pix.rect().height()/2);
+        textOffset = textOffset - QPoint(0, lineHeight+5);
+        QRectF r(0, textOffset.y(), rect().width(), lineHeight);
         QColor penColor;
         if (isEnabled())
             penColor = Qt::white;
         else
             penColor = Qt::gray;
-        p.setPen(penColor);
+        painter.setPen(penColor);
         const QString projectName = defaultAction()->property("heading").toString();
-        QFont f = font();
-        f.setPointSize(f.pointSize()-1);
-        p.setFont(f);
-        QFontMetrics fm(f);
         QString ellidedProjectName = fm.elidedText(projectName, Qt::ElideMiddle, r.width());
         if (isEnabled()) {
-            const QRect shadowR = r.translated(0, 1);
-            p.setPen(Qt::black);
-            p.drawText(shadowR, Qt::AlignVCenter|Qt::AlignHCenter, ellidedProjectName);
-            p.setPen(penColor);
+            const QRectF shadowR = r.translated(0, 1);
+            painter.setPen(QColor(30, 30, 30, 80));
+            painter.drawText(shadowR, textFlags, ellidedProjectName);
+            painter.setPen(penColor);
         }
-        p.drawText(r, Qt::AlignVCenter|Qt::AlignHCenter, ellidedProjectName);
-        r = QRect(0, rect().bottom()-lineHeight*1.5, rect().width(), lineHeight);
+        painter.drawText(r, textFlags, ellidedProjectName);
+        textOffset = center + QPoint(pix.rect().width()/2, pix.rect().height()/2);
+        r = QRectF(0, textOffset.y()+5, rect().width(), lineHeight);
         const QString buildConfiguration = defaultAction()->property("subtitle").toString();
-        f.setBold(true);
-        p.setFont(f);
-        QString ellidedBuildConfiguration = fm.elidedText(buildConfiguration, Qt::ElideMiddle, r.width());
+        painter.setFont(boldFont);
+        QString ellidedBuildConfiguration = boldFm.elidedText(buildConfiguration, Qt::ElideMiddle, r.width());
         if (isEnabled()) {
-            const QRect shadowR = r.translated(0, 1);
-            p.setPen(Qt::black);
-            p.drawText(shadowR, Qt::AlignVCenter|Qt::AlignHCenter, ellidedBuildConfiguration);
-            p.setPen(penColor);
+            const QRectF shadowR = r.translated(0, 1);
+            painter.setPen(QColor(30, 30, 30, 80));
+            painter.drawText(shadowR, textFlags, ellidedBuildConfiguration);
+            painter.setPen(penColor);
         }
-        p.drawText(r, Qt::AlignVCenter|Qt::AlignHCenter, ellidedBuildConfiguration);
+        painter.drawText(r, textFlags, ellidedBuildConfiguration);
     }
 
 }
@@ -156,15 +156,19 @@ void FancyActionBar::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(event)
 }
-
 QSize FancyToolButton::sizeHint() const
 {
-    QSize buttonSize = iconSize().expandedTo(QSize(64, 40));
+    QSizeF buttonSize = iconSize().expandedTo(QSize(64, 40));
     if (defaultAction()->property("titledAction").toBool()) {
-        int lineHeight = fontMetrics().height();
-        buttonSize += QSize(0, lineHeight*4);
+        QFont boldFont(font());
+        boldFont.setPointSizeF(Utils::StyleHelper::sidebarFontSize());
+        boldFont.setBold(true);
+        QFontMetrics fm(boldFont);
+        qreal lineHeight = fm.height();
+        buttonSize += QSizeF(0, (lineHeight*3.5));
+
     }
-    return buttonSize;
+    return buttonSize.toSize();
 }
 
 QSize FancyToolButton::minimumSizeHint() const
@@ -209,38 +213,14 @@ void FancyActionBar::addProjectSelector(QAction *action)
     m_actionsLayout->insertWidget(0, toolButton);
 
 }
-void FancyActionBar::insertAction(int index, QAction *action, QMenu *menu)
+void FancyActionBar::insertAction(int index, QAction *action)
 {
     FancyToolButton *toolButton = new FancyToolButton(this);
     toolButton->setDefaultAction(action);
     connect(action, SIGNAL(changed()), toolButton, SLOT(actionChanged()));
-
-    if (menu) {
-        toolButton->setMenu(menu);
-        toolButton->setPopupMode(QToolButton::DelayedPopup);
-
-        // execute action also if a context menu item is select
-        connect(toolButton, SIGNAL(triggered(QAction*)),
-                this, SLOT(toolButtonContextMenuActionTriggered(QAction*)),
-                Qt::QueuedConnection);
-    }
     m_actionsLayout->insertWidget(index, toolButton);
 }
 
-/*
-  This slot is invoked when a context menu action of a tool button is triggered.
-  In this case we also want to trigger the default action of the button.
-
-  This allows the user e.g. to select and run a specific run configuration with one click.
-  */
-void FancyActionBar::toolButtonContextMenuActionTriggered(QAction* action)
-{
-    if (QToolButton *button = qobject_cast<QToolButton*>(sender())) {
-        if (action != button->defaultAction())
-            button->defaultAction()->trigger();
-    }
-}
-
 QLayout *FancyActionBar::actionsLayout() const
 {
     return m_actionsLayout;
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/fancyactionbar.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/fancyactionbar.h
index ad7807d9357f9242e451afedf16530ef3c23b88c..967947c275fcc6f72a5f530cd4849344e80e13fb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/fancyactionbar.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/fancyactionbar.h
@@ -64,12 +64,10 @@ public:
     FancyActionBar(QWidget *parent = 0);
 
     void paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event);
-    void insertAction(int index, QAction *action, QMenu *menu = 0);
+    void insertAction(int index, QAction *action);
     void addProjectSelector(QAction *action);
     QLayout *actionsLayout() const;
 
-private slots:
-    void toolButtonContextMenuActionTriggered(QAction*);
 private:
     QVBoxLayout *m_actionsLayout;
 };
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/modemanager.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/modemanager.cpp
index bede27cb535a9189bdc25d7a06555dbbe86ceabf..408bcb23e0f9703f9ec0a3b1702985e021ac6341 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/modemanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/modemanager.cpp
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ void ModeManager::aboutToRemoveObject(QObject *obj)
     m_mainWindow->removeContextObject(mode);
 }
 
-void ModeManager::addAction(Command *command, int priority, QMenu *menu)
+void ModeManager::addAction(Command *command, int priority)
 {
     m_actions.insert(command, priority);
 
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ void ModeManager::addAction(Command *command, int priority, QMenu *menu)
             ++index;
     }
 
-    m_actionBar->insertAction(index, command->action(), menu);
+    m_actionBar->insertAction(index, command->action());
 }
 
 void ModeManager::addProjectSelector(QAction *action)
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/modemanager.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/modemanager.h
index 4cf2d8a404312e3d3561ac039f712381e9d37852..9435d862f20e2605e928818619d0f3cd054d5ab0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/modemanager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/modemanager.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public:
     IMode* currentMode() const;
     IMode* mode(const QString &id) const;
 
-    void addAction(Command *command, int priority, QMenu *menu = 0);
+    void addAction(Command *command, int priority);
     void addProjectSelector(QAction *action);
     void addWidget(QWidget *widget);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/miniprojecttargetselector.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/miniprojecttargetselector.cpp
index d8de5905b92f57ee0efb030e078685b16a76a6ed..9b6c193002e788210bcfd6414bdf12c79ced201b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/miniprojecttargetselector.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/miniprojecttargetselector.cpp
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ MiniTargetWidget::MiniTargetWidget(Project *project, QWidget *parent) :
     m_runComboBox->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::MinimumExpanding, QSizePolicy::Preferred);
 
     int fontSize = font().pointSize();
-    setStyleSheet(QString("QWidget { font-size: %1pt; color: white; } "
-                          "QLabel#targetName {  font-size: %2pt; font-weight: bold; } "
-                          "QComboBox { background-color: transparent; margin: 0; border: none; } "
-                          "QComboBox QWidget { background-color: %3 } "
-                          "QComboBox::drop-down { border: none; }"
-                          "QComboBox::down-arrow { image: url(:/welcome/images/combobox_arrow.png); } "
-                          ).arg(fontSize-1).arg(fontSize).arg(Utils::StyleHelper::baseColor().name()));
+    setStyleSheet(QString::fromLatin1("QWidget { font-size: %1pt; color: white; } "
+                                      "QLabel#targetName {  font-size: %2pt; font-weight: bold; } "
+                                      "QComboBox { background-color: transparent; margin: 0; border: none; } "
+                                      "QComboBox QWidget { background-color: %3;  border: 1px solid lightgrey; } "
+                                      "QComboBox::drop-down { border: none; }"
+                                      "QComboBox::down-arrow { image: url(:/welcome/images/combobox_arrow.png); } "
+                                      ).arg(fontSize-1).arg(fontSize).arg(Utils::StyleHelper::baseColor().name()));
 
     QGridLayout *gridLayout = new QGridLayout(this);
 
@@ -217,8 +217,8 @@ void MiniProjectTargetSelector::addProject(ProjectExplorer::Project* project)
 {
     QTC_ASSERT(project, return);
     ProjectListWidget *targetList = new ProjectListWidget(project);
-    targetList->setStyleSheet(QString("QListWidget { background: %1; border: none; }")
-                        .arg(Utils::StyleHelper::baseColor().name()));
+    targetList->setStyleSheet(QString::fromLatin1("QListWidget { background: %1; border: none; }")
+                              .arg(Utils::StyleHelper::baseColor().name()));
     int pos = m_widgetStack->addWidget(targetList);
 
     m_projectsBox->addItem(project->displayName(), QVariant::fromValue(project));
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/miniprojecttargetselector.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/miniprojecttargetselector.h
index 14f2dcd4c2bc4da5bd39bf586256df248c328e8d..2759f4accd5193b1768305c3dafc11e2c7ee50d7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/miniprojecttargetselector.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/miniprojecttargetselector.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ public:
     {
         setFocusPolicy(Qt::NoFocus);
         setHorizontalScrollBarPolicy(Qt::ScrollBarAlwaysOff);
+        setAlternatingRowColors(false);
     }
 
     ProjectExplorer::Project *project() const
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
index 47bead26b44fde5c13341056421046f60c2eb426..16e5b53019514d2f268a27836766b0fe65d5142f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ bool ProjectExplorerPlugin::initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString *er
     mbuild->addAction(cmd, Constants::G_BUILD_SESSION);
     msessionContextMenu->addAction(cmd, Constants::G_SESSION_BUILD);
     // Add to mode bar
-    modeManager->addAction(cmd, Constants::P_ACTION_BUILDSESSION, d->m_buildConfigurationMenu);
+    modeManager->addAction(cmd, Constants::P_ACTION_BUILDSESSION);
 
     // rebuild session action
     QIcon rebuildIcon(Constants::ICON_REBUILD);
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ bool ProjectExplorerPlugin::initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString *er
     connect(mbuild->menu(), SIGNAL(aboutToShow()), this, SLOT(populateRunConfigurationMenu()));
     connect(d->m_runConfigurationMenu, SIGNAL(triggered(QAction *)), this, SLOT(runConfigurationMenuTriggered(QAction *)));
 
-    modeManager->addAction(cmd, Constants::P_ACTION_RUN, d->m_runConfigurationMenu);
+    modeManager->addAction(cmd, Constants::P_ACTION_RUN);
 
     d->m_runActionContextMenu = new QAction(runIcon, tr("Run"), this);
     cmd = am->registerAction(d->m_runActionContextMenu, Constants::RUNCONTEXTMENU, globalcontext);
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ bool ProjectExplorerPlugin::initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString *er
     cmd->setDefaultText(tr("Start Debugging"));
     cmd->setDefaultKeySequence(QKeySequence(tr("F5")));
     mstartdebugging->addAction(cmd, Core::Constants::G_DEFAULT_ONE);
-    modeManager->addAction(cmd, Constants::P_ACTION_DEBUG, d->m_runConfigurationMenu);
+    modeManager->addAction(cmd, Constants::P_ACTION_DEBUG);
 
     // add new file action
     d->m_addNewFileAction = new QAction(tr("Add New..."), this);