diff --git a/phpgwapi/inc/class.acl.inc.php b/phpgwapi/inc/class.acl.inc.php
index 83511a795a..b40c3dbba3 100644
--- a/phpgwapi/inc/class.acl.inc.php
+++ b/phpgwapi/inc/class.acl.inc.php
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@
   
   class acl
   {
+     var $db;
+
+     function acl()
+     {
+        global $phpgw;
+        $this->db = $phpgw->db;
+     }
+
     /* This is a new class. These are sample table entries
        insert into phpgw_acl (acl_appname, acl_location, acl_account, acl_account_type, acl_rights) 
                          values('filemanager', 'create', 1, 'u', 4);
@@ -38,6 +46,8 @@
           
     function check($location, $required, $appname = False){
       global $phpgw, $phpgw_info;
+//      $this->db = $phpgw->db;
+
       if ($appname == False){
         $appname = $phpgw_info["flags"]["currentapp"];
       }
@@ -56,11 +66,11 @@
       }
       $sql .= ")))";
       $rights = 0;
-      $phpgw->db->query($sql ,__LINE__,__FILE__);
-      if ($phpgw->db->num_rows() == 0 && $phpgw_info["server"]["acl_default"] != "deny"){ return True; }
-      while ($phpgw->db->next_record()) {
-        if ($phpgw->db->f("acl_rights") == 0){ return False; }
-        $rights |= $phpgw->db->f("acl_rights");
+      $this->db->query($sql ,__LINE__,__FILE__);
+      if ($this->db->num_rows() == 0 && $phpgw_info["server"]["acl_default"] != "deny"){ return True; }
+      while ($this->db->next_record()) {
+        if ($this->db->f("acl_rights") == 0){ return False; }
+        $rights |= $this->db->f("acl_rights");
       }
       return !!($rights & $required);
     }
@@ -68,7 +78,7 @@
     function add($app, $location, $id, $id_type, $rights){
       $sql = "insert into phpgw_acl (acl_appname, acl_location, acl_account, acl_account_type, acl_rights)";
       $sql .= " values('".$app."', '".$location."', ".$id.", '".$id_type."', ".$rights.")";
-      $phpgw->db->query($sql ,__LINE__,__FILE__);
+      $this->db->query($sql ,__LINE__,__FILE__);
       return True;
     }
 
@@ -76,7 +86,7 @@
       $sql = "delete from phpgw_acl where acl_appname='".$app."'";
       $sql .= " and acl_location ='".$location."' and ";
       $sql .= " acl_account_type = '".$id_type."' and acl_account = ".$id.")";
-      $phpgw->db->query($sql ,__LINE__,__FILE__);
+      $this->db->query($sql ,__LINE__,__FILE__);
       return True;
     }
 
@@ -84,4 +94,4 @@
     }
 
   } //end of acl class
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>
diff --git a/phpgwapi/inc/class.categories.inc.php b/phpgwapi/inc/class.categories.inc.php
index 662b8ad234..bc879e843a 100644
--- a/phpgwapi/inc/class.categories.inc.php
+++ b/phpgwapi/inc/class.categories.inc.php
@@ -29,7 +29,36 @@
      var $app_name;
      var $cats;
      var $db;
-     
+
+     function filter($type)
+     {
+        switch ($type)
+        {
+           case "subs":  $s = " and cat_parent != '0'"; break;
+           case "mains": $s = " and cat_parent = '0'"; break;
+        }
+        return $s;
+     }
+
+     function return_array($type = "all")
+     {
+        $filter = $this->filter($type);
+
+        $this->db->query("select * from phpgw_categories where cat_owner='"
+                       . $this->account_id . "' and cat_appname='"
+                       . $this->app_name . "' $filter",__LINE__,__FILE__);
+        $i = 0;
+        while ($this->db->next_record()) {
+           $cats[$i]["id"]          = $this->db->f("cat_id");
+           $cats[$i]["parent"]      = $this->db->f("cat_parent");
+           $cats[$i]["name"]        = $this->db->f("cat_name");
+           $cats[$i]["description"] = $this->db->f("cat_description");
+           $cats[$i]["data"]        = $this->db->f("cat_data");
+           $i++;
+        }
+        return $cats;
+     }
+
      function categories($account_id = "",$app_name = "")
      {
         global $phpgw, $phpgw_info;
@@ -44,35 +73,25 @@
         $this->account_id = $account_id;
         $this->app_name   = $app_name;
         $this->db         = $phpgw->db;
-
-        $this->db->query("select * from phpgw_categories where cat_owner='$account_id' and cat_appname='"
-                       . "$app_name'",__LINE__,__FILE__);
-        while ($this->db->next_record()) {
-           $this->cats[]["id"]          = $this->db->f("cat_id");
-           $this->cats[]["parent"]      = $this->db->f("cat_parent");
-           $this->cats[]["name"]        = $this->db->f("cat_name");
-           $this->cats[]["description"] = $this->db->f("cat_description");
-           $this->cats[]["data"]        = $this->db->f("cat_data");
-        }
+        $this->cats       = $this->return_array();
      }
 
      // Return into a select box, list or other formats
-     function formated_list($format,$type)
+     function formated_list($format,$type,$selected = "")
      {
         global $phpgw;
-
-        switch ($type)
-        {
-          case "onlymains":   $method = "and cat_parent='0'";   break;
-          case "onlysubs":    $method = "and cat_parent !='0'"; break;
-        }
+        $filter = $this->filter($type);
 
         if ($format == "select") {
            $this->db->query("select * from phpgw_categories where cat_owner='" . $this->account_id
-                           . "' $method",__LINE__,__FILE__);
+                           . "' $filter",__LINE__,__FILE__);
            while ($this->db->next_record()) {
-              $s .= '<option value="' . $this->db->f("cat_id") . '">'
-                  . $phpgw->strip_html($this->db->f("cat_name")) . '</option>';
+              $s .= '<option value="' . $this->db->f("cat_id") . '"';
+              if ($this->db->f("cat_id") == $selected) {
+                 $s .= " selected";
+              }
+              $s .= '>' . $phpgw->strip_html($this->db->f("cat_name"))
+                  . '</option>';
            }
            return $s;
         }
@@ -101,5 +120,28 @@
                         . $this->account_id . "' and cat_id='$cat_id'",__LINE__,__FILE__);
      }
 
+     function return_name($cat_id)
+     {
+         $this->db->query("select cat_name from phpgw_categories where cat_id='"
+                        . "$cat_id'",__LINE__,__FILE__);
+         $this->db->next_record();
+         return $this->db->f("cat_name");
+     }
+
+     function exists($type,$cat_name)
+     {
+        $filter = $this->filter($type);
+
+        $this->db->query("select count(*) from phpgw_categories where cat_name='"
+                       . addslashes($cat_name) . "' and cat_owner='"
+                       . $this->account_id . "' and cat_appname='"
+                       . $this->appname . "' $filter",__LINE__,__FILE__);
+        $this->db->next_record();
+        if ($this->db->f(0)) {
+           return True;
+        } else {
+           return False;
+        }
+     }
   }
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>
diff --git a/phpgwapi/inc/class.menutree.inc.php b/phpgwapi/inc/class.menutree.inc.php
index c811dea464..04b2b423e2 100644
--- a/phpgwapi/inc/class.menutree.inc.php
+++ b/phpgwapi/inc/class.menutree.inc.php
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@
   /*********************************************/
 
 class menutree {
+  var $read_from_file;          // You can send the tree info from a string or file
+  var $root_level_value;        // This is what the top level name or image will be
+
+  function menutree()
+  {
+     $this->read_from_file = True;
+  }
+
   function showtree($treefile, $expandlevels="", $num_menus = 50, $invisible_menus = Null){
     global $phpgw_info, $phpgw;
     
@@ -53,22 +61,36 @@ class menutree {
   
     $maxlevel=0;
     $cnt=0;
-    
-    $fd = fopen($treefile, "r");
-    if ($fd==0) die("menutree.inc : Unable to open file ".$treefile);
-    while ($buffer = fgets($fd, 4096)) {
-      $tree[$cnt][0]=strspn($buffer,".");
-      $tmp=rtrim(substr($buffer,$tree[$cnt][0]));
-      $node=explode("|",$tmp); 
-      $tree[$cnt][1]=$node[0];
-      $tree[$cnt][2]=$node[1];
-      $tree[$cnt][3]=$node[2];
-      $tree[$cnt][4]=0;
-      if ($tree[$cnt][0] > $maxlevel) $maxlevel=$tree[$cnt][0];    
-      $cnt++;
+
+    if ($this->read_from_file) {    
+       $fd = fopen($treefile, "r");
+       if ($fd==0) die("menutree.inc : Unable to open file ".$treefile);
+       while ($buffer = fgets($fd, 4096)) {
+          $tree[$cnt][0]=strspn($buffer,".");
+          $tmp=rtrim(substr($buffer,$tree[$cnt][0]));
+          $node=explode("|",$tmp); 
+          $tree[$cnt][1]=$node[0];
+          $tree[$cnt][2]=$node[1];
+          $tree[$cnt][3]=$node[2];
+          $tree[$cnt][4]=0;
+          if ($tree[$cnt][0] > $maxlevel) $maxlevel=$tree[$cnt][0];    
+          $cnt++;
+       }
+       fclose($fd);
+    } else {
+       $ta = explode("\n",$treefile);
+       while (list($null,$buffer) = each($ta)) {
+          $tree[$cnt][0]=strspn($buffer,".");
+          $tmp=rtrim(substr($buffer,$tree[$cnt][0]));
+          $node=explode("|",$tmp); 
+          $tree[$cnt][1]=$node[0];
+          $tree[$cnt][2]=$node[1];
+          $tree[$cnt][3]=$node[2];
+          $tree[$cnt][4]=0;
+          if ($tree[$cnt][0] > $maxlevel) $maxlevel=$tree[$cnt][0];    
+          $cnt++;
+       }
     }
-    fclose($fd);
-  
     for ($i=0; $i<count($tree); $i++) {
        $expand[$i]=0;
        $visible[$i]=0;
@@ -196,8 +218,8 @@ class menutree {
         /****************************************/
         if($cnt==0) {
           $str = "<table cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 border=0 cols=".($maxlevel+3)." width=".($maxlevel*16+100).">\n";
-          $str .= "<a href=\"".$phpgw->link("index.php",$params)."\" target=_parent><img src=\"templates/default/images/docs.gif\" border=\"0\"></a>\n";
-          $str .= "<tr>";
+          $str .= '<a href="' . $phpgw->link("index.php",$params) . '" target="_parent">' . $this->root_level_value . '</a>';
+          $str .= "\n<tr>";
           for ($i=0; $i<$maxlevel; $i++) $str .= "<td width=16></td>";
           $str .= "<td width=100></td></tr>\n";
         }
@@ -213,9 +235,9 @@ class menutree {
         $i=0;
         while ($i<$tree[$cnt][0]-1) {
           if ($levels[$i]==1)
-              $str .= "<td><img src=\"".$img_line."\"></td>";
+              $str .= '<td><img src="' . $img_line . '" alt="|"></td>';
           else
-              $str .= "<td><img src=\"".$img_spc."\"></td>";
+              $str .= '<td><img src="' . $img_spc . '" alt=" "></td>';
           $i++;
         }
         
@@ -223,10 +245,10 @@ class menutree {
         /* corner at end of subtree or t-split  */
         /****************************************/         
         if ($tree[$cnt][4]==1) {
-          $str .= "<td><img src=\"".$img_end."\"></td>";
+          $str .= '<td><img src="' . $img_end . '" alt="\"></td>';
           $levels[$tree[$cnt][0]-1]=0;
         } else {
-          $str .= "<td><img src=\"".$img_split."\"></td>";                  
+          $str .= '<td><img src="' . $img_split . '" alt="|-"></td>';
           $levels[$tree[$cnt][0]-1]=1;    
         } 
         
@@ -236,15 +258,15 @@ class menutree {
         if ($tree[$cnt+1][0]>$tree[$cnt][0]) {
           
           if ($expand[$cnt]==0)
-              $str .= "<td><a href=\"".$phpgw->link($script,$params)."\"><img src=\"".$img_expand."\" border=no></a></td>";
+              $str .= "<td><a href=\"".$phpgw->link($script,$params)."\"><img src=\"".$img_expand."\" border=no alt=\"+\"></a></td>";
           else
-              $str .= "<td><a href=\"".$phpgw->link($script,$params)."\"><img src=\"".$img_collapse."\" border=no></a></td>";         
+              $str .= "<td><a href=\"".$phpgw->link($script,$params)."\"><img src=\"".$img_collapse."\" border=no alt=\"-\"></a></td>";         
         } else {
           /*************************/
           /* Tree Leaf             */
           /*************************/
   
-          $str .= "<td><img src=\"".$img_leaf."\"></td>";         
+          $str .= '<td><img src="' . $img_leaf . '" alt="o"></td>';         
         }
         
         /****************************************/
diff --git a/phpgwapi/inc/class.nextmatchs.inc.php b/phpgwapi/inc/class.nextmatchs.inc.php
index 0c7f47dac8..cff9012e3a 100644
--- a/phpgwapi/inc/class.nextmatchs.inc.php
+++ b/phpgwapi/inc/class.nextmatchs.inc.php
@@ -300,6 +300,13 @@ class nextmatchs
     return $tr_color;
   }
 
+  // If you are using the common bgcolor="{tr_color}"
+  // This function is a little cleanier approch
+  function template_alternate_row_color(&$tpl)
+  {
+     $tpl->set_var("tr_color",$this->alternate_row_color());
+  }
+
   function show_sort_order($sort,$var,$order,$program,$text,$extra="")
   {
     global $phpgw, $filter, $qfield, $start, $query;
diff --git a/phpgwapi/inc/class.utilities.inc.php b/phpgwapi/inc/class.utilities.inc.php
index bac277ee4c..7ea12080ab 100644
--- a/phpgwapi/inc/class.utilities.inc.php
+++ b/phpgwapi/inc/class.utilities.inc.php
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
   } unset($d1);
 
   // Note: We should add a way to force the developer to say which ones to use. (jengo)
+  include("/home/httpd/html/phpgroupware/phpgwapi/inc/class.sbox.inc.php");
+
   class utilities
   {
     var $rssparser;
@@ -41,13 +43,13 @@
 
     function utilities_()
     {
-      $phpgw->rssparser = CreateObject("phpgwapi.rssparser");
-      $phpgw->clientsniffer = CreateObject("phpgwapi.clientsniffer");
-      $phpgw->http = CreateObject("phpgwapi.http");
-      $phpgw->matrixview = CreateObject("phpgwapi.matrixview");
-      $phpgw->menutree = CreateObject("phpgwapi.menutree");
-      $phpgw->sbox = CreateObject("phpgwapi.sbox");
-      $phpgw->sbox = CreateObject("phpgwapi.portalbox");
+//      $phpgw->rssparser = CreateObject("phpgwapi.rssparser");
+//      $phpgw->clientsniffer = CreateObject("phpgwapi.clientsniffer");
+//      $phpgw->http = CreateObject("phpgwapi.http");
+ //     $phpgw->matrixview = CreateObject("phpgwapi.matrixview");
+ //     $phpgw->menutree = CreateObject("phpgwapi.menutree");
+      $this->sbox = new sbox;
+//      $phpgw->sbox = CreateObject("phpgwapi.portalbox");
     }
   }
 ?>