diff --git a/core/res/res/layout-xlarge/status_bar_latest_event_content.xml b/core/res/res/layout-xlarge/status_bar_latest_event_content.xml
index c64b90ea1daa8..d599154a7f5f9 100644
--- a/core/res/res/layout-xlarge/status_bar_latest_event_content.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/layout-xlarge/status_bar_latest_event_content.xml
@@ -1,56 +1,41 @@
 <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="match_parent"
-        android:orientation="vertical"
-        android:paddingTop="7dp"
-        android:paddingLeft="5dp"
         >
 
+    <ImageView android:id="@+id/icon"
+        android:layout_width="48dp"
+        android:layout_height="64dp"
+        android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
+        android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
+        android:scaleType="center"
+        />
+
     <LinearLayout
-        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_width="0dp"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:orientation="horizontal"
-        android:paddingTop="3dp"
+        android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
+        android:layout_weight="1"
+        android:orientation="vertical"
+        android:paddingLeft="16dp"
         >
-        <!--com.android.server.status.AnimatedImageView android:id="@+id/icon" -->
-        <ImageView android:id="@+id/icon"
-            android:layout_width="25dp"
-            android:layout_height="25dp"
-            android:scaleType="fitCenter"
-            android:src="@drawable/arrow_down_float"/>
         <TextView android:id="@+id/title"
             android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.EventContent.Title"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:singleLine="true"
+            android:ellipsize="marquee"
+            android:fadingEdge="horizontal"
+            />
+        <TextView android:id="@+id/text"
+            android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.EventContent"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:layout_weight="1"
             android:singleLine="true"
             android:ellipsize="marquee"
             android:fadingEdge="horizontal"
-            android:paddingLeft="4dp"
-            />
-    </LinearLayout>
-    <LinearLayout
-        android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:orientation="horizontal"
-        >
-        <TextView android:id="@+id/text"
-            android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.EventContent"
-            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-            android:layout_weight="1"
-            android:singleLine="true"
-            android:ellipsize="marquee"
-            android:fadingEdge="horizontal"
-            android:paddingLeft="4dp"
-            />
-        <android.widget.DateTimeView android:id="@+id/time"
-            android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.EventContent"
-            android:layout_marginLeft="4dp"
-            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-            android:singleLine="true"
-            android:paddingRight="5dp"
             />
     </LinearLayout>
 </LinearLayout>
+
diff --git a/core/res/res/values-xlarge/styles.xml b/core/res/res/values-xlarge/styles.xml
index 4692656a2429a..316861e5c7d9e 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values-xlarge/styles.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values-xlarge/styles.xml
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@
     </style>
     <style name="TextAppearance.StatusBar.EventContent">
         <item name="android:textColor">?android:attr/textColorPrimary</item>
+        <item name="android:textSize">16sp</item>
     </style>
     <style name="TextAppearance.StatusBar.EventContent.Title">
-        <item name="android:textSize">18sp</item>
         <item name="android:textStyle">bold</item>
     </style>
 </resources>
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/drawable/status_bar_item_background.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/drawable/status_bar_item_background.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..9da92a79751aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/drawable/status_bar_item_background.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2006 The Android Open Source Project
+
+     Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+     you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+     You may obtain a copy of the License at
+  
+          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+  
+     Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+     distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+     WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+     See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+     limitations under the License.
+-->
+
+<layer-list
+    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:opacity="translucent"
+    >
+    <item
+        android:drawable="@drawable/notification_item_background_color"
+        android:left="16dp"
+        />
+</layer-list>
+
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout-xlarge/status_bar.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout-xlarge/status_bar.xml
index ddb5bb9d7d38b..b8b8bddd41865 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout-xlarge/status_bar.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout-xlarge/status_bar.xml
@@ -28,18 +28,6 @@
         android:animateLayoutChanges="false"
         >
 
-        <!-- ticker: transient incoming notification information -->
-        <FrameLayout
-            android:id="@+id/ticker"
-            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-            android:layout_height="match_parent"
-            android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
-            android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/systemInfo"
-            android:paddingLeft="6dip"
-            android:gravity="center_vertical"
-            android:animateLayoutChanges="true"
-            />
-
         <!-- notification icons & panel access -->
         <LinearLayout
             android:id="@+id/notificationArea"
@@ -242,5 +230,17 @@
             android:visibility="gone"
             />
 
+        <!-- ticker: transient incoming notification information -->
+        <FrameLayout
+            android:id="@+id/ticker"
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="match_parent"
+            android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
+            android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/systemInfo"
+            android:paddingLeft="6dip"
+            android:gravity="center_vertical"
+            android:animateLayoutChanges="true"
+            />
+            
     </RelativeLayout>
 </com.android.systemui.statusbar.tablet.TabletStatusBarView>
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout-xlarge/status_bar_latest_event.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout-xlarge/status_bar_latest_event.xml
index 049a1cc79951e..b6679a5994cd3 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout-xlarge/status_bar_latest_event.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout-xlarge/status_bar_latest_event.xml
@@ -1,36 +1,35 @@
 <RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
-    android:layout_height="65sp"
-    android:orientation="vertical"
-    android:background="@android:drawable/status_bar_item_background"
+    android:layout_height="65dp"
+    android:background="@drawable/status_bar_item_background"
     >
 
     <ImageButton
         android:id="@+id/veto"
-        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_width="48dp"
         android:layout_height="match_parent"
         android:layout_centerVertical="true"
         android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
         android:src="@drawable/status_bar_veto"
         android:scaleType="center"
-        android:background="@null"
-        android:paddingLeft="16dip"
-        android:paddingRight="16dip"
+        android:background="#ff000000"
         />
 
     <com.android.systemui.statusbar.LatestItemView android:id="@+id/content"
-        android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
-        android:layout_toLeftOf="@id/veto"
-        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
         android:layout_height="64sp"
+        android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
+        android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
+        android:layout_toLeftOf="@id/veto"
+        android:layout_marginLeft="16dp"
         android:focusable="true"
         android:clickable="true"
-        android:paddingRight="6sp"
         />
 
     <View
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="1sp"
+        android:layout_height="1dp"
+        android:layout_marginLeft="16dp"
         android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
         android:background="@android:drawable/divider_horizontal_dark"
         />
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout-xlarge/sysbar_panel_notifications.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout-xlarge/sysbar_panel_notifications.xml
index 287b46f11964e..186aa64cfaa1d 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout-xlarge/sysbar_panel_notifications.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout-xlarge/sysbar_panel_notifications.xml
@@ -22,10 +22,9 @@
 <com.android.systemui.statusbar.tablet.NotificationPanel
     xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     android:layout_height="match_parent"
-    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+    android:layout_width="540dp"
     android:animateLayoutChanges="true"
     android:background="@drawable/bg_scrim_notification"
-    android:paddingLeft="140dp"
     android:paddingBottom="32dp"
     >
 
@@ -34,10 +33,11 @@
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
         android:layout_width="384dp"
         android:layout_above="@+id/content_frame"
-        android:layout_marginLeft="16dp"
+        android:layout_marginLeft="24dp"
         android:paddingBottom="16dp"
         android:orientation="vertical"
         android:animateLayoutChanges="true"
+        android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
         >
 
         <com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.Clock
@@ -128,8 +128,9 @@
     <FrameLayout
         android:id="@+id/content_frame"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_width="400dp"
+        android:layout_width="408dp"
         android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
+        android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
         >
         <ScrollView
             android:id="@+id/notificationScroller"
@@ -144,7 +145,6 @@
                 android:animateLayoutChanges="true"
                 android:animationCache="false"
                 android:orientation="vertical"
-                android:background="@drawable/status_bar_background"
                 android:clickable="true"
                 android:focusable="true"
                 android:descendantFocusability="afterDescendants"
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/colors.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/colors.xml
index a0def6b3453fc..fd2cf993832bb 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@
 -->
 <resources>
     <drawable name="notification_number_text_color">#ffffffff</drawable>
+    <drawable name="notification_item_background_color">#ff000000</drawable>
 </resources>
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/tablet/TabletStatusBar.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/tablet/TabletStatusBar.java
index d290bd9cd0997..7c97ac7671ca9 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/tablet/TabletStatusBar.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/tablet/TabletStatusBar.java
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.graphics.PixelFormat;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
+import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
+import android.graphics.drawable.LayerDrawable;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.IBinder;
 import android.os.Message;
@@ -968,6 +970,13 @@ public class TabletStatusBar extends StatusBar {
         }
     }
 
+    void workAroundBadLayerDrawableOpacity(View v) {
+        LayerDrawable d = (LayerDrawable)v.getBackground();
+        v.setBackgroundDrawable(null);
+        d.setOpacity(PixelFormat.TRANSLUCENT);
+        v.setBackgroundDrawable(d);
+    }
+
     private boolean inflateViews(NotificationData.Entry entry, ViewGroup parent) {
         StatusBarNotification sbn = entry.notification;
         RemoteViews remoteViews = sbn.notification.contentView;
@@ -979,6 +988,7 @@ public class TabletStatusBar extends StatusBar {
         LayoutInflater inflater = (LayoutInflater)mContext.getSystemService(
                 Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);
         View row = inflater.inflate(R.layout.status_bar_latest_event, parent, false);
+        workAroundBadLayerDrawableOpacity(row);
         View vetoButton = row.findViewById(R.id.veto);
         if (entry.notification.isClearable()) {
             final String _pkg = sbn.pkg;