diff --git a/jdots/egw_fw.css b/jdots/egw_fw.css
index 76b3351fea..376a94bb1e 100644
--- a/jdots/egw_fw.css
+++ b/jdots/egw_fw.css
@@ -489,3 +489,18 @@ body {
 
 .egw_fw_content_browser_iframe {
 }
+
+.egw_fw_ui_app_header_container {
+	border-width: 0px 1px 0px 1px;
+	border-style: solid;
+	border-color: #D5DDE6;
+}
+
+.egw_fw_ui_app_header {
+	border-width: 0px 0px 1px 0px;
+	border-style: solid;
+	border-color: #D5DDE6;
+	padding: 5px 2px 4px 15px;
+	font-size: 9pt;
+	font-weight: bold;
+}
diff --git a/jdots/inc/class.jdots_framework.inc.php b/jdots/inc/class.jdots_framework.inc.php
index 1b477cf077..6dc17e6ecf 100755
--- a/jdots/inc/class.jdots_framework.inc.php
+++ b/jdots/inc/class.jdots_framework.inc.php
@@ -142,6 +142,11 @@ class jdots_framework extends egw_framework
 		{
 			return $matches[1];
 		}
+		if (strlen($GLOBALS['egw_info']['server']['webserver_url']) > 1)
+		{
+			list(,$url) = explode(parse_url($GLOBALS['egw_info']['server']['webserver_url'],PHP_URL_PATH),
+				parse_url($url,PHP_URL_PATH),2);
+		}
 		if (preg_match('/\/([^\/]+)\/([^\/]+\.php)?(\?|\/|$)/',$url,$matches))
 		{
 			return $matches[1];
@@ -273,7 +278,7 @@ class jdots_framework extends egw_framework
 	if (typeof window.parent.framework != "undefined")
 	{
 		var app = window.parent.framework.getApplicationByName("'.$app.'");
-		window.parent.framework.setWebsiteTitle(app,"'.htmlspecialchars($vars['website_title']).'");
+		window.parent.framework.setWebsiteTitle(app,"'.htmlspecialchars($vars['website_title']).'","'.$app_header.'");
 	}';
 
 			//Register the global key press handler
@@ -723,8 +728,10 @@ class jdots_framework extends egw_framework
 
 	/**
 	 * Stores the user defined sorting of the applications inside the preferences
-	*/
-	public function ajax_appsort($apps)
+	 *
+	 * @param array $apps
+	 */
+	public function ajax_appsort(array $apps)
 	{
 		$order = array();
 		$i = 0;
@@ -749,6 +756,10 @@ class jdots_framework extends egw_framework
 	/**
 	 * Prepare an array with apps used to render the navbar
 	 *
+	 * @param string $url contains the current url on the client side. It is used to
+	 *  determine whether the default app/home should be opened on the client
+	 *  or whether a specific application-url has been given.
+	 *
 	 * @return array of array(
 	 *  'name'  => app / directory name
 	 * 	'title' => translated application title
@@ -757,9 +768,12 @@ class jdots_framework extends egw_framework
 	 *  'icon_app' => application of icon
 	 *  'icon_hover' => hover-icon, if used by template
 	 *  'target'=> ' target="..."' attribute fragment to open url in target, popup or ''
+	 *  'opened' => unset or false if the tab should not be opened, otherwise the numeric position in the tab list
+	 *  'active' => true if this tab should be the active one when it is restored, otherwise unset or false
+	 *  'openOnce' => unset or the url which will be opened when the tab is restored
 	 * )
 	 */
-	public function ajax_navbar_apps()
+	public function ajax_navbar_apps($url)
 	{
 		$apps = parent::_get_navbar_apps();
 
@@ -781,13 +795,43 @@ class jdots_framework extends egw_framework
 			unset($apps['sitemgr-link']);
 		}
 
+		// check if user called a specific url --> open it as active tab
+		$last_direct_url =& egw_cache::getSession(__CLASS__, 'last_direct_url');
+		if ($url !== $last_direct_url)
+		{
+			$active_tab = $url_tab = self::app_from_url($url);
+			$last_direct_url = $url;
+		}
+		if ($active_tab)
+		{
+			$apps[$active_tab]['openOnce'] = str_replace('&cd=yes','',$url);
+			$store_prefs = true;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			$active_tab = $GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['preferences']['common']['active_tab'];
+		}
+		$open_tabs = explode(',',$GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['preferences']['common']['open_tabs']);
+		if (!in_array($active_tab,$open_tabs))
+		{
+			$open_tabs[] = $active_tab;
+			$store_prefs = true;
+		}
+		if ($store_prefs)
+		{
+			$GLOBALS['egw']->preferences->read_repository();
+			$GLOBALS['egw']->preferences->change('common', 'open_tabs', implode(',',$open_tabs));
+			$GLOBALS['egw']->preferences->change('common', 'active_tab', $active_tab);
+			$GLOBALS['egw']->preferences->save_repository(true);
+		}
+		//error_log(__METHOD__."('$url') url_tab='$url_tab', active_tab=$active_tab, open_tabs=".array2string($open_tabs));
 		// Restore Tabs
-		foreach(explode(',',$GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['preferences']['common']['open_tabs']) as $n => $app)
+		foreach($open_tabs as $n => $app)
 		{
 			if (isset($apps[$app]))		// user might no longer have app rights
 			{
 				$apps[$app]['opened'] = $n;
-				if ($GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['preferences']['common']['active_tab'] == $app)
+				if ($app == $active_tab)
 				{
 					$apps[$app]['active'] = true;
 				}
diff --git a/jdots/js/egw_fw.js b/jdots/js/egw_fw.js
index 32810a8839..0f2c46ffe1 100644
--- a/jdots/js/egw_fw.js
+++ b/jdots/js/egw_fw.js
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ egw_fw.prototype.setActiveApp = function(_app)
 							this.fw.setSidebox(this.app, data.data,  data.md5);
 							this.app.sidemenuEntry.hideAjaxLoader();
 						}
-				}, {'app' : _app, 'fw' : this});		
+				}, {'app' : _app, 'fw' : this});
 			}
 		}
 		else
@@ -203,10 +203,7 @@ egw_fw.prototype.setActiveApp = function(_app)
 		}
 
 		//Set the website title
-		if (_app.website_title)
-		{
-			document.title = _app.website_title;
-		}
+		this.refreshAppTitle();
 
 		//Show the application tab
 		if (_app.tab)
@@ -390,13 +387,17 @@ egw_fw.prototype.notifyTabChange = function()
 /**
  * Checks whether the application already owns a tab and creates one if it doesn't exist
  */
-egw_fw.prototype.createApplicationTab = function(_app)
+egw_fw.prototype.createApplicationTab = function(_app, _pos)
 {
+	//Default the pos parameter to -1
+	if (typeof _pos == 'undefined')
+		_pos = -1;
+
 	if (_app.tab == null)
 	{
 		//Create the tab
 		_app.tab = this.tabsUi.addTab(_app.icon, this.tabClickCallback, this.tabCloseClickCallback,
-			_app);
+			_app, _pos);
 		_app.tab.setTitle(_app.displayName);
 
 		//Set the tab closeable if there's more than one tab
@@ -412,10 +413,14 @@ egw_fw.prototype.createApplicationTab = function(_app)
  * @param bool _hidden specifies, whether the application should be set active
  *   after opening the tab
  */
-egw_fw.prototype.applicationTabNavigate = function(_app, _url, _useIframe, _hidden)
+egw_fw.prototype.applicationTabNavigate = function(_app, _url, _useIframe, _hidden, _pos)
 {
+	//Default the post parameter to -1
+	if (typeof _pos == 'undefined')
+		_pos = -1;
+
 	//Create the tab for that application
-	this.createApplicationTab(_app);
+	this.createApplicationTab(_app, _pos);
 
 	if (typeof _url == 'undefined' || _url == null)
 		_url = _app.indexUrl;
@@ -442,7 +447,6 @@ egw_fw.prototype.applicationTabNavigate = function(_app, _url, _useIframe, _hidd
 
 	_app.browser.browse(_url, true);//_useIframe);
 
-	//
 	if (typeof _hidden == 'undefined' || !_hidden)
 	{
 		this.setActiveApp(_app);
@@ -497,8 +501,17 @@ egw_fw.prototype.parseAppFromUrl = function(_url)
 egw_fw.prototype.loadApplicationsCallback = function(apps)
 {
 	var defaultApp = null;
-	var restore = [];
-	var activeTabIdx = 0;
+	var restore = new Object;
+	var restore_count = 0;
+
+	var mkRestoreEntry = function(_app, _pos, _url, _active) {
+		return {
+			'app': _app,
+			'position': _pos,
+			'url': _url,
+			'active': _active
+		}
+	}
 
 	//Iterate through the application array returned
 	for (var i = 0; i < apps.length; i++)
@@ -531,34 +544,62 @@ egw_fw.prototype.loadApplicationsCallback = function(apps)
 		if ((typeof app.opened != 'undefined') && (app.opened !== false))
 		{			
 			defaultApp = null;
-			restore[app.opened] = appData;
-			if (app.active)
-				activeTabIdx = app.opened;
+
+			var url = null;
+			if (typeof app.openOnce != 'undefined' && app.openOnce)
+				url = app.openOnce;
+
+			restore[appData.appName] = mkRestoreEntry(appData, app.opened,
+				url, app.active ? 1 : 0);
+			restore_count += 1;
 		}
 
 		this.applications[appData.appName] = appData;
 	}
 
-	// check if a menuaction or app is specified in the url --> display that
+	//Processing of the url or the defaultApp is now deactivated. 
+
+/*	// check if a menuaction or app is specified in the url --> display that
 	var _app = this.parseAppFromUrl(window.location.href);
 	if (_app)
 	{
-		_url = window.location.href.replace(/&?cd=yes/,'');
-		this.applicationTabNavigate(_app, _url);
-	}
+		//If this app is already opened, don't change its position. Otherwise
+		//add it to the end of the tab list
+		var appPos = restore_count;
+		if (typeof restore[_app.appName] != 'undefined')
+			appPos = restore[_app.appName].position;
+		
+		restore[_app.appName] = mkRestoreEntry(_app, appPos,
+			window.location.href.replace(/&?cd=yes/,''), 2);
+	}*/
+
 	// else display the default application
-	else if (defaultApp)
+	if (defaultApp && restore_count == 0)
 	{
-		this.applicationTabNavigate(defaultApp);
+		restore[defaultApp.appName] = mkRestoreEntry(defaultApp, 0, null, 1);
 	}
 
-	// restore the already opened tabs
-	if (restore.length > 0)
-	{
-		for (var i = 0; i < restore.length; i++)
-			//The last parameter is the so called "hidden" parameter
-			this.applicationTabNavigate(restore[i], null, null, i != activeTabIdx);
-	}
+	//Generate an array with all tabs which shall be restored sorted in by
+	//their active state
+
+	//Fill in the sorted_restore array...
+	var sorted_restore = [];
+	for (appName in restore)
+		sorted_restore[sorted_restore.length] = restore[appName];
+
+	//...and sort it
+	sorted_restore.sort(function (a, b) {
+		return ((a.active < b.active) ? 1 : ((a.active == b.active) ? 0 : -1));
+	});
+
+	//Now actually restore the tabs by passing the application, the url, whether
+	//this is an legacyApp (null triggers the application default), whether the
+	//application is hidden (only the active tab is shown) and its position
+	//in the tab list.
+	for (var i = 0; i < sorted_restore.length; i++)
+		this.applicationTabNavigate(
+			sorted_restore[i].app, sorted_restore[i].url, null, i != 0,
+			sorted_restore[i].position);
 
 	this.scrollAreaUi.update();
 
@@ -581,7 +622,7 @@ egw_fw.prototype.loadApplications = function(_menuaction)
 	this.tabsUi.clean();
 
 	//Perform an AJAX request loading all available applications
-	var req = new egw_json_request(_menuaction)
+	var req = new egw_json_request(_menuaction, [window.location.href])
 	req.sendRequest(true, this.loadApplicationsCallback, this);
 }
 
@@ -714,10 +755,14 @@ egw_fw.prototype.setSidebox = function(_app, _data, _md5)
 		}
 
 		_app.hasSideboxMenuContent = true;
-		_app.sidemenuEntry.parent.open(_app.sidemenuEntry);
 
-		_app.parentFw.scrollAreaUi.update();
-		_app.parentFw.scrollAreaUi.setScrollPos(0);
+		//Only view the sidemenu content if this is really the active application
+		if (_app == _app.parentFw.activeApp)
+		{
+			_app.sidemenuEntry.parent.open(_app.sidemenuEntry);
+			_app.parentFw.scrollAreaUi.update();
+			_app.parentFw.scrollAreaUi.setScrollPos(0);
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -726,10 +771,24 @@ egw_fw.prototype.setSidebox = function(_app, _data, _md5)
  * @param object _app the application whose title should be set.
  * @param string _title title to set
  */
-egw_fw.prototype.setWebsiteTitle = function(_app,_title)
+egw_fw.prototype.setWebsiteTitle = function(_app, _title, _header)
 {
-	document.title = _title;
-	if (_app) _app.website_title = _title;
+	if (_app) {
+		_app.website_title = _title;
+		_app.app_header = _header;
+
+		if (_app == this.activeApp)
+			this.refreshAppTitle();
+	}
+}
+
+egw_fw.prototype.refreshAppTitle = function()
+{
+	if (this.activeApp)
+	{
+		this.tabsUi.setAppHeader(this.activeApp.app_header);
+		document.title = this.activeApp.website_title;
+	}
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/jdots/js/egw_fw_classes.js b/jdots/js/egw_fw_classes.js
index fdb5a9c2ca..49dd086a76 100644
--- a/jdots/js/egw_fw_classes.js
+++ b/jdots/js/egw_fw_classes.js
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ function egw_fw_class_application(_parentFw, _appName, _displayName, _icon,
 	this.legacyApp = _legacyApp;
 	this.hasPrerequisites;
 
+	this.website_title = '';
+	this.app_header = '';
+
 	this.sideboxWidth = _sideboxWidth;
 
 	//Setup a link to the parent framework class
diff --git a/jdots/js/egw_fw_ui.js b/jdots/js/egw_fw_ui.js
index d48bb031af..1029388c30 100644
--- a/jdots/js/egw_fw_ui.js
+++ b/jdots/js/egw_fw_ui.js
@@ -359,9 +359,10 @@ egw_fw_ui_sidemenu.prototype.clean = function()
  * @param function(_sender) _callback specifies the function which should be called when the tab title is clicked. The _sender parameter passed is a reference to this egw_fw_ui_tab element.
  * @param function(_sender) _closeCallback specifies the function which should be called when the tab close button is clicked. The _sender parameter passed is a reference to this egw_fw_ui_tab element.
  * @param object _tag can be used to attach any user data to the object. Inside egw_fw _tag is used to attach an egw_fw_class_application to each sidemenu entry.
+ * @param int _pos is the position where the tab will be inserted
  */
 function egw_fw_ui_tab(_parent, _contHeaderDiv, _contDiv, _icon, _callback,
-	_closeCallback,	_tag)
+	_closeCallback,	_tag, _pos)
 {
 	this.parent = _parent;
 	this.contHeaderDiv = _contHeaderDiv;
@@ -371,9 +372,11 @@ function egw_fw_ui_tab(_parent, _contHeaderDiv, _contDiv, _icon, _callback,
 	this.closeable = true;
 	this.callback = _callback;
 	this.closeCallback = _closeCallback;
+	this.position = _pos;
 	
 	//Create the header div and set its "click" function and "hover" event
 	this.headerDiv = document.createElement("span");
+	this.headerDiv._position = _pos;
 	$(this.headerDiv).addClass("egw_fw_ui_tab_header");
 
 	//Create a new callback object and attach it to the header div	
@@ -440,7 +443,31 @@ function egw_fw_ui_tab(_parent, _contHeaderDiv, _contDiv, _icon, _callback,
 	$(this.contentDiv).addClass("egw_fw_ui_tab_content");
 	$(this.contentDiv).hide();
 	
-	$(this.contHeaderDiv).append(this.headerDiv);
+	//Sort the element in at the given position
+	var _this = this;
+	var $_children = $(this.contHeaderDiv).children();
+	var _cnt = $_children.size();
+
+	if (_cnt > 0 && _pos > -1)
+	{
+		$_children.each(function(i) {
+			if (_pos <= this._position)
+			{
+				$(this).before(_this.headerDiv);
+				return false;
+			}
+			else if (i == (_cnt - 1))
+			{
+				$(this).after(_this.headerDiv);
+				return false;
+			}
+		});
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		$(this.contHeaderDiv).append(this.headerDiv);
+	}
+
 	$(this.contDiv).append(this.contentDiv);	
 }
 
@@ -531,12 +558,40 @@ function egw_fw_ui_tabs(_contDiv)
 	$(this.contHeaderDiv).addClass("egw_fw_ui_tabs_header");
 	$(this.contDiv).append(this.contHeaderDiv);
 
+	this.appHeaderContainer = document.createElement("div");
+	$(this.appHeaderContainer).addClass("egw_fw_ui_app_header_container");
+	$(this.contDiv).append(this.appHeaderContainer);
+
+	this.appHeader = document.createElement("div");
+	$(this.appHeader).addClass("egw_fw_ui_app_header");
+	$(this.appHeader).hide();
+	$(this.appHeaderContainer).append(this.appHeader);
+
 	this.tabs = Array();
 	
 	this.activeTab = null;
 	this.tabHistory = Array();
 }
 
+/**
+ * Sets the "appHeader" text below the tabs list.
+ *
+ * @param string _text is the text which will be seen in the appHeader.
+ */
+egw_fw_ui_tabs.prototype.setAppHeader = function(_text)
+{
+	if (_text != "")
+	{
+		$(this.appHeader).empty();
+		$(this.appHeader).append("<span style=\"color:gray \">&raquo;</span> " + _text);
+		$(this.appHeader).show();
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		$(this.appHeader).hide();
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  * Function internally used to remove double entries from the tab history. The tab
  * history is used to store the order in which the tabs have been opened, to be able
@@ -558,13 +613,37 @@ egw_fw_ui_tabs.prototype.cleanHistory = function()
  * @param function _callback(_sender) function which should be called whenever the tab header is clicked. The _sender parameter passed is a reference to this egw_fw_ui_tab element.
  * @param function _closeCallback(_sender) function which should be called whenever the close button of the tab is clicked. The _sender parameter passed is a reference to this egw_fw_ui_tab element.
  * @param object _tag can be used to attach any user data to the object. Inside egw_fw _tag is used to attach an egw_fw_class_application to each sidemenu entry.
+ * @param int _pos specifies the position in the tab list. If _pos is -1, the tab will be added to the end of the tab list
  */
-egw_fw_ui_tabs.prototype.addTab = function(_icon, _callback, _closeCallback, _tag)
+egw_fw_ui_tabs.prototype.addTab = function(_icon, _callback, _closeCallback, _tag, _pos)
 {
+	var pos = -1;
+	if (typeof _pos != 'undefined')
+		pos = _pos;
+
 	var tab = new egw_fw_ui_tab(this, this.contHeaderDiv, this.contDiv, _icon, _callback, 
-		_closeCallback, _tag);
-	this.tabs[this.tabs.length] = tab;
-	
+		_closeCallback, _tag, pos);
+
+	//Insert the tab into the tab list.
+	var inserted = false;
+	if (pos > -1)
+	{
+		for (var i in this.tabs)
+		{
+			if (this.tabs[i].position > pos)
+			{
+				this.tabs.splice(i, 0, tab)
+				inserted = true;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (pos == -1 || !inserted)
+	{
+		this.tabs[this.tabs.length] = tab;
+	}
+
 	if (this.activeTab == null)
 		this.showTab(tab);