diff --git a/indra/llrender/llfontgl.cpp b/indra/llrender/llfontgl.cpp
index 4519c5e7894b0cd6de48e992d706fd827078315d..6e6d02177dbef3600b8fe89a4dc8fe4deed9838a 100644
--- a/indra/llrender/llfontgl.cpp
+++ b/indra/llrender/llfontgl.cpp
@@ -185,9 +185,6 @@ S32 LLFontGL::render(const LLWString &wstr, S32 begin_offset, F32 x, F32 y, cons
 	//gGL.translateUI(-pixel_offset_x, -pixel_offset_y, 0.f);
 
 	LLVector2 origin(floorf(sCurOrigin.mX*sScaleX), floorf(sCurOrigin.mY*sScaleY));
-	// snap the text origin to a pixel grid to start with
-	origin.mV[VX] -= llround((F32)sCurOrigin.mX) - (sCurOrigin.mX);
-	origin.mV[VY] -= llround((F32)sCurOrigin.mY) - (sCurOrigin.mY);
 
 	// Depth translation, so that floating text appears 'inworld'
 	// and is correclty occluded.
diff --git a/indra/llui/lltextbase.cpp b/indra/llui/lltextbase.cpp
index 7e5974bf0e29279828aab0e3158b93684047145e..5fe90e1ee3e4af1f50274d2ed517792c86ddd352 100644
--- a/indra/llui/lltextbase.cpp
+++ b/indra/llui/lltextbase.cpp
@@ -2395,10 +2395,21 @@ void LLTextBase::updateRects()
 		}
 
 		mTextBoundingRect.mTop += mVPad;
-		//// subtract a pixel off the bottom to deal with rounding errors in measuring font height
-		//mTextBoundingRect.mBottom -= 1;
 
-		S32 delta_pos = -mTextBoundingRect.mBottom;
+		S32 delta_pos = 0;
+		
+		switch(mVAlign)
+		{
+		case LLFontGL::TOP:
+			delta_pos = llmax(mVisibleTextRect.mTop - mTextBoundingRect.mTop, -mTextBoundingRect.mBottom);
+			break;
+		case LLFontGL::VCENTER:
+			delta_pos = (llmax(mVisibleTextRect.mTop - mTextBoundingRect.mTop, -mTextBoundingRect.mBottom) + (mVisibleTextRect.mBottom - mTextBoundingRect.mBottom)) / 2;
+			break;
+		case LLFontGL::BOTTOM:
+			delta_pos = mVisibleTextRect.mBottom - mTextBoundingRect.mBottom;
+			break;
+		}
 		// move line segments to fit new document rect
 		for (line_list_t::iterator it = mLineInfoList.begin(); it != mLineInfoList.end(); ++it)
 		{
@@ -2408,8 +2419,9 @@ void LLTextBase::updateRects()
 	}
 
 	// update document container dimensions according to text contents
-	LLRect doc_rect = mTextBoundingRect;
+	LLRect doc_rect;
 	// use old mVisibleTextRect constraint document to width of viewable region
+	doc_rect.mBottom = llmin(mVisibleTextRect.mBottom,  mTextBoundingRect.mBottom);
 	doc_rect.mLeft = 0;
 
 	// allow horizontal scrolling?
@@ -2419,11 +2431,22 @@ void LLTextBase::updateRects()
 	doc_rect.mRight = mScroller 
 		? llmax(mVisibleTextRect.getWidth(), mTextBoundingRect.mRight)
 		: mVisibleTextRect.getWidth();
+	doc_rect.mTop = llmax(mVisibleTextRect.mTop, mTextBoundingRect.mTop);
 
 	if (!mScroller)
 	{
 		// push doc rect to top of text widget
-		doc_rect.translate(0, mVisibleTextRect.getHeight() - doc_rect.mTop);
+		switch(mVAlign)
+		{
+		case LLFontGL::TOP:
+			doc_rect.translate(0, mVisibleTextRect.getHeight() - doc_rect.mTop);
+			break;
+		case LLFontGL::VCENTER:
+			doc_rect.translate(0, (mVisibleTextRect.getHeight() - doc_rect.mTop) / 2);
+		case LLFontGL::BOTTOM:
+		default:
+			break;
+		}
 	}
 
 	mDocumentView->setShape(doc_rect);
@@ -2444,9 +2467,27 @@ void LLTextBase::updateRects()
 	}
 
 	// update document container again, using new mVisibleTextRect (that has scrollbars enabled as needed)
+	doc_rect.mBottom = llmin(mVisibleTextRect.mBottom,  mTextBoundingRect.mBottom);
+	doc_rect.mLeft = 0;
 	doc_rect.mRight = mScroller 
 		? llmax(mVisibleTextRect.getWidth(), mTextBoundingRect.mRight)
 		: mVisibleTextRect.getWidth();
+	doc_rect.mTop = llmax(mVisibleTextRect.mTop, mTextBoundingRect.mTop);
+	if (!mScroller)
+	{
+		// push doc rect to top of text widget
+		switch(mVAlign)
+		{
+		case LLFontGL::TOP:
+			doc_rect.translate(0, mVisibleTextRect.getHeight() - doc_rect.mTop);
+			break;
+		case LLFontGL::VCENTER:
+			doc_rect.translate(0, (mVisibleTextRect.getHeight() - doc_rect.mTop) / 2);
+		case LLFontGL::BOTTOM:
+		default:
+			break;
+		}
+	}
 	mDocumentView->setShape(doc_rect);
 }
 
diff --git a/indra/llui/lltooltip.cpp b/indra/llui/lltooltip.cpp
index 23cdd9ad9a4817e17384bcd20fe094b1b58df30c..f737d48abfaade2245b71b1c486a80663a7bae54 100644
--- a/indra/llui/lltooltip.cpp
+++ b/indra/llui/lltooltip.cpp
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ LLToolTip::LLToolTip(const LLToolTip::Params& p)
 	params.font = p.font;
 	params.use_ellipses = true;
 	params.wrap = p.wrap;
+	params.font_valign = LLFontGL::VCENTER;
 	params.parse_urls = false; // disallow hyperlinks in tooltips, as they want to spawn their own explanatory tooltips
 	mTextBox = LLUICtrlFactory::create<LLTextBox> (params);
 	addChild(mTextBox);
@@ -190,7 +191,6 @@ LLToolTip::LLToolTip(const LLToolTip::Params& p)
 	{
 		LLButton::Params icon_params;
 		icon_params.name = "tooltip_info";
-		icon_params.label(""); // provid label but set to empty so name does not overwrite it -angela
 		LLRect icon_rect;
 		LLUIImage* imagep = p.image;
 		TOOLTIP_ICON_SIZE = (imagep ? imagep->getWidth() : 16);
@@ -291,6 +291,12 @@ void LLToolTip::initFromParams(const LLToolTip::Params& p)
 	S32 text_width = llmin(p.max_width(), mTextBox->getTextPixelWidth());
 	S32 text_height = mTextBox->getTextPixelHeight();
 	mTextBox->reshape(text_width, text_height);
+	if (mInfoButton)
+	{
+		LLRect text_rect = mTextBox->getRect();
+		LLRect icon_rect = mInfoButton->getRect();
+		mTextBox->translate(0, icon_rect.getCenterY() - text_rect.getCenterY());
+	}
 
 	// reshape tooltip panel to fit text box
 	LLRect tooltip_rect = calcBoundingRect();
@@ -299,6 +305,8 @@ void LLToolTip::initFromParams(const LLToolTip::Params& p)
 	tooltip_rect.mBottom = 0;
 	tooltip_rect.mLeft = 0;
 
+	mTextBox->reshape(mTextBox->getRect().getWidth(), llmax(mTextBox->getRect().getHeight(), tooltip_rect.getHeight() - 2 * mPadding));
+
 	setShape(tooltip_rect);
 }
 
diff --git a/indra/newview/llviewermedia.cpp b/indra/newview/llviewermedia.cpp
index 046360e9e9ae428842bb1a9e6962ada571779f33..d7e79351c25bd5294e605ea31a4c8451d71d002d 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llviewermedia.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llviewermedia.cpp
@@ -1901,7 +1901,7 @@ LLPluginClassMedia* LLViewerMediaImpl::newSourceFromMediaType(std::string media_
 		}
 	}
 	
-	LL_WARNS_ONCE("Plugin") << "plugin intialization failed for mime type: " << media_type << LL_ENDL;
+	LL_WARNS_ONCE("Plugin") << "plugin initialization failed for mime type: " << media_type << LL_ENDL;
 	LLSD args;
 	args["MIME_TYPE"] = media_type;
 	LLNotificationsUtil::add("NoPlugin", args);
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_aaa.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_aaa.xml
index 930bbaa8cb10b74b80ce297f27bd71d56649c7fb..d11373ce1d574c7a35cd08fcc6df7bf19ffbeb90 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_aaa.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_aaa.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes" ?>
 <floater
- legacy_header_height="18"
  can_minimize="false"
  can_tear_off="false"
  can_resize="true"
@@ -16,67 +15,98 @@
  save_dock_state="true"
  save_visibility="true"
  single_instance="true" 
- width="320">
-  <string name="nudge_parabuild" translate="false">Nudge 1</string>
-  <string name="test_the_vlt">This string CHANGE2 is extracted.</string>
-  <string name="testing_eli">Just a test. changes.</string>
-  <text_editor
-   parse_urls="true"
-   bg_readonly_color="ChatHistoryBgColor"
-   bg_writeable_color="ChatHistoryBgColor" 
-   border_visible="false"
-   follows="all"
-   font="SansSerif" 
-	 left="1"
-   top="20"
-   layout="topleft"
-	 height="260"
-   name="chat_history"
-   max_length="200000" 
-   parse_highlights="true"
-   text_color="ChatHistoryTextColor"
-   text_readonly_color="ChatHistoryTextColor"
-   translate="false"
-   track_end="true" 
-   wrap="true" 
-   width="320">
-    Really long line that is long enough to wrap once with jyg descenders.
-    Really long line that is long enough to wrap once with jyg descenders.
-    Really long line that is long enough to wrap once with jyg descenders.
-    Really long line that is long enough to wrap once with jyg descenders.
-    Really long line that is long enough to wrap once with jyg descenders.
-    Really long line that is long enough to wrap once with jyg descenders.
-    Really long line that is long enough to wrap once with jyg descenders.
-    Really long line that is long enough to wrap once with jyg descenders.
-    Really long line that is long enough to wrap once with jyg descenders.
-    Really long line that is long enough to wrap once with jyg descenders.
-    Really long line that is long enough to wrap once with jyg descenders.
-    Really long line that is long enough to wrap once with jyg descenders.
-    Really long line that is long enough to wrap once with jyg descenders.
-    Really long line that is long enough to wrap once with jyg descenders.
-    Really long line that is long enough to wrap once with jyg descenders.
-    Really long line that is long enough to wrap once with jyg descenders.
-    Really long line that is long enough to wrap once with jyg descenders.
-    Really long line that is long enough to wrap once with jyg descenders.
-    Really long line that is long enough to wrap once with jyg descenders.
-    Really long line that is long enough to wrap once with jyg descenders.
-    Really long line that is long enough to wrap once with jyg descenders.
-    Really long line that is long enough to wrap once with jyg descenders.
-    Really long line that is long enough to wrap once with jyg descenders.
-    Really long line that is long enough to wrap once with jyg descenders.
-    Really long line that is long enough to wrap once with jyg descenders.
-    Really long line that is long enough to wrap once with jyg descenders.
-    Really long line that is long enough to wrap once with jyg descenders.
-    Really long line that is long enough to wrap once with jyg descenders.
-    Really long line that is long enough to wrap once with jyg descenders.
-    Really long line that is long enough to wrap once with jyg descenders.
-    Really long line that is long enough to wrap once with jyg descenders.
-    Really long line that is long enough to wrap once with jyg descenders.
-    Really long line that is long enough to wrap once with jyg descenders.
-    Really long line that is long enough to wrap once with jyg descenders.
-    Really long line that is long enough to wrap once with jyg descenders.
-    Really long line that is long enough to wrap once with jyg descenders.
-    Really long line that is long enough to wrap once with jyg descenders.
-    Really long line that is long enough to wrap once with jyg descenders.
-    </text_editor>
+ width="650">
+  <text left="0"
+        follows="left|top|bottom"
+        top="5"
+        clip_partial="true"        
+        bottom="-5"
+        width="100"
+        valign="top">
+this
+is
+some
+text
+that
+is
+top
+aligned</text>
+  <text left_pad="5"
+        follows="left|top|bottom"
+        top="5"
+        bottom="-5"
+        clip_partial="true"
+        width="100"
+        valign="center">
+this
+is
+some
+text
+that
+is
+center
+aligned</text>
+  <text left_pad="5"
+        follows="left|top|bottom"
+        top="5"
+        clip_partial="true"        
+        bottom="-5"
+        width="100"
+        valign="bottom">
+this
+is
+some
+text
+that
+is
+bottom
+aligned</text>
+  <text_editor left_pad="5"
+        follows="left|top|bottom"
+        top="5"
+        clip_partial="true"
+        bottom="-5"
+        width="100"
+        valign="top">
+this
+is
+some
+text
+that
+is
+top
+aligned
+  </text_editor>
+  <text_editor left_pad="5"
+        follows="left|top|bottom"
+        top="5"
+        bottom="-5"
+        clip_partial="true"
+        width="100"
+        valign="center">
+this
+is
+some
+text
+that
+is
+center
+aligned
+  </text_editor>
+  <text_editor left_pad="5"
+        follows="left|top|bottom"
+        top="5"
+        clip_partial="true"
+        bottom="-5"
+        width="100"
+        valign="bottom">
+this
+is
+some
+text
+that
+is
+bottom
+aligned
+  </text_editor>
 </floater>
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_about_land.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_about_land.xml
index 28538f78525d2f713c81df858882e25e1866eb80..e05b2150a199a19ff04023a998a68d00c9559aab 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_about_land.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_about_land.xml
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
              left_pad="2"
              valign="center" 
              name="ContentRatingText"
-             top_delta="0"
+             top_delta="-2"
              width="250">
                 Adult
             </text>
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
              layout="topleft"
              left="10"
              name="Owner:"
-             top_pad="1"
+             top_pad="3"
              width="100">
                 Owner:
             </text>
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@
              height="16"
              layout="topleft"
              left_pad="10"
-             top_delta="-3" 
+             top_delta="-1" 
              mouse_opaque="false"
              name="region_maturity_text"
              valign="center" 
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_merchant_outbox.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_merchant_outbox.xml
index 498a9b6ce09352630f1fee27c60c86df434ae57c..b01e5852dcfe0f9261cd0f624247a71ee7b8177e 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_merchant_outbox.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_merchant_outbox.xml
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
             halign="center"
             font="SansSerifMedium"
             font_shadow="hard"
-            valign="bottom">
+            valign="top">
           Drag items here to create folders
         </text>
       </panel>
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@
           height="20"
           wrap="true"
           halign="left"
-          valign="bottom"
-          font="SansSerif" />
+          valign="center"
+          font="SansSerif"/>
       <button
           label="Send to Marketplace"
           tool_tip="Push to my Marketplace Storefront"
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_model_preview.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_model_preview.xml
index eebc5ddc72ae0f72a9ef7af040faba327504b68e..0e211551e67dc099c159b46688f30d1405590dd7 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_model_preview.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_model_preview.xml
@@ -117,18 +117,18 @@
              name="lod_tab_border"
              top_pad="0"
              width="619" />
-            <text
-             follows="left|top"
-             height="18"
-             initial_value="Source"
-             layout="topleft"
-             left="75"
-             name="source"
-             text_color="ModelUploaderLabels"
-             top="15"
-             valign="center"
-             value="Source"
-             width="335" />
+          <text
+           follows="left|top"
+           height="18"
+           initial_value="Source"
+           layout="topleft"
+           left="75"
+           name="source"
+           text_color="ModelUploaderLabels"
+           top="15"
+           valign="center"
+           value="Source"
+           width="335"/>
             <text
              follows="left|top"
              halign="right"
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
              name="high_label"
              text_color="ModelUploaderLabels"
              top_pad="10"
-             valign="center"
+             valign="top"
              value="High"
              width="65" />
             <combo_box
@@ -240,34 +240,34 @@
             <text
              follows="left|top"
              halign="right"
-             height="18"
+             height="15"
              initial_value="0"
              layout="topleft"
              left_pad="0"
              name="high_triangles"
-             valign="center"
+             valign="top"
              value="0"
              width="65" />
             <text
              follows="left|top"
              halign="right"
-             height="18"
+             height="15"
              initial_value="0"
              layout="topleft"
              left_pad="0"
              name="high_vertices"
-             valign="center"
+             valign="top"
              value="0"
              width="65" />
             <text
              follows="left|top"
              halign="center"
-             height="18"
+             height="15"
              initial_value=""
              layout="topleft"
              left_pad="0"
              name="high_status"
-             valign="center"
+             valign="top"
              value=""
              width="65" />
             <icon
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@
              left_delta="20"
              mouse_opaque="true"
              name="status_icon_high"
-             top_delta="0"
+             top_delta="-2"
              width="16" />
             <text
              follows="left|top"
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@
              name="medium_label"
              text_color="ModelUploaderLabels"
              top_pad="15"
-             valign="center"
+             valign="top"
              value="Medium"
              width="65" />
             <combo_box
@@ -368,34 +368,34 @@
             <text
              follows="left|top"
              halign="right"
-             height="18"
+             height="15"
              initial_value="0"
              layout="topleft"
              left_pad="0"
              name="medium_triangles"
-             valign="center"
+             valign="top"
              value="0"
              width="65" />
             <text
              follows="left|top"
              halign="right"
-             height="18"
+             height="15"
              initial_value="0"
              layout="topleft"
              left_pad="0"
              name="medium_vertices"
-             valign="center"
+             valign="top"
              value="0"
              width="65" />
             <text
              follows="left|top"
              halign="center"
-             height="18"
+             height="15"
              initial_value=""
              layout="topleft"
              left_pad="0"
              name="medium_status"
-             valign="center"
+             valign="top"
              value=""
              width="65" />
             <icon
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@
              left_delta="20"
              mouse_opaque="true"
              name="status_icon_medium"
-             top_delta="0"
+             top_delta="-2"
              width="16" />
             <text
              follows="left|top"
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@
              name="low_label"
              text_color="ModelUploaderLabels"
              top_pad="15"
-             valign="center"
+             valign="top"
              value="Low"
              width="65" />
             <combo_box
@@ -496,34 +496,34 @@
             <text
              follows="left|top"
              halign="right"
-             height="18"
+             height="15"
              initial_value="0"
              layout="topleft"
              left_pad="0"
              name="low_triangles"
-             valign="center"
+             valign="top"
              value="0"
              width="65" />
             <text
              follows="left|top"
              halign="right"
-             height="18"
+             height="15"
              initial_value="0"
              layout="topleft"
              left_pad="0"
              name="low_vertices"
-             valign="center"
+             valign="top"
              value="0"
              width="65" />
             <text
              follows="left|top"
              halign="center"
-             height="18"
+             height="15"
              initial_value=""
              layout="topleft"
              left_pad="0"
              name="low_status"
-             valign="center"
+             valign="top"
              value=""
              width="65" />
             <icon
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@
              left_delta="20"
              mouse_opaque="true"
              name="status_icon_low"
-             top_delta="0"
+             top_delta="-2"
              width="16" />
             <text
              follows="left|top"
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@
              name="lowest_label"
              text_color="ModelUploaderLabels"
              top_pad="15"
-             valign="center"
+             valign="top"
              value="Lowest"
              width="65" />
             <combo_box
@@ -624,34 +624,34 @@
             <text
              follows="left|top"
              halign="right"
-             height="18"
+             height="15"
              initial_value="0"
              layout="topleft"
              left_pad="0"
              name="lowest_triangles"
-             valign="center"
+             valign="top"
              value="0"
              width="65" />
             <text
              follows="left|top"
              halign="right"
-             height="18"
+             height="15"
              initial_value="0"
              layout="topleft"
              left_pad="0"
              name="lowest_vertices"
-             valign="center"
+             valign="top"
              value="0"
              width="65" />
             <text
              follows="left|top"
              halign="center"
-             height="18"
+             height="15"
              initial_value=""
              layout="topleft"
              left_pad="0"
              name="lowest_status"
-             valign="center"
+             valign="top"
              value=""
              width="65" />
             <icon
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_test_text_vertical_aligment.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_test_text_vertical_aligment.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d11373ce1d574c7a35cd08fcc6df7bf19ffbeb90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_test_text_vertical_aligment.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes" ?>
+<floater
+ can_minimize="false"
+ can_tear_off="false"
+ can_resize="true"
+ can_drag_on_left="false"
+ can_close="true"
+ can_dock="true"
+ bevel_style="in"
+ height="300"
+ layout="topleft"
+ name="Test Floater"
+ save_rect="true"
+ title="TEST FLOATER"
+ save_dock_state="true"
+ save_visibility="true"
+ single_instance="true" 
+ width="650">
+  <text left="0"
+        follows="left|top|bottom"
+        top="5"
+        clip_partial="true"        
+        bottom="-5"
+        width="100"
+        valign="top">
+this
+is
+some
+text
+that
+is
+top
+aligned</text>
+  <text left_pad="5"
+        follows="left|top|bottom"
+        top="5"
+        bottom="-5"
+        clip_partial="true"
+        width="100"
+        valign="center">
+this
+is
+some
+text
+that
+is
+center
+aligned</text>
+  <text left_pad="5"
+        follows="left|top|bottom"
+        top="5"
+        clip_partial="true"        
+        bottom="-5"
+        width="100"
+        valign="bottom">
+this
+is
+some
+text
+that
+is
+bottom
+aligned</text>
+  <text_editor left_pad="5"
+        follows="left|top|bottom"
+        top="5"
+        clip_partial="true"
+        bottom="-5"
+        width="100"
+        valign="top">
+this
+is
+some
+text
+that
+is
+top
+aligned
+  </text_editor>
+  <text_editor left_pad="5"
+        follows="left|top|bottom"
+        top="5"
+        bottom="-5"
+        clip_partial="true"
+        width="100"
+        valign="center">
+this
+is
+some
+text
+that
+is
+center
+aligned
+  </text_editor>
+  <text_editor left_pad="5"
+        follows="left|top|bottom"
+        top="5"
+        clip_partial="true"
+        bottom="-5"
+        width="100"
+        valign="bottom">
+this
+is
+some
+text
+that
+is
+bottom
+aligned
+  </text_editor>
+</floater>
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_toybox.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_toybox.xml
index 72e6187a14d1fbb530ae112f39481347a7242cfe..fcaae9d172aa08bb8b11d9b1260ec8d6b3b71e63 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_toybox.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_toybox.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   <text
     follows="left|top"
     font="SansSerifMedium"
-    valign="bottom"
+    valign="top"
     halign="left"
     height="20"
     layout="topleft"
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
   <text
     follows="left|top"
     font="SansSerifMedium"
-    valign="bottom"
+    valign="top"
     halign="left"
     height="20"
     layout="topleft"
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_chat_header.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_chat_header.xml
index 2645d472f98be0588feb540107bf518c1b09550b..5c5c718bdf9c684fd6e21e6f9c9aab8f07e89f43 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_chat_header.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_chat_header.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <text
       parse_urls="false"
       allow_scroll="false"
-      v_pad = "7"
+      v_pad = "6"
       read_only = "true"
       follows="left|right"
       font.style="BOLD"
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
       top="0"
       translate="false"
       use_ellipses="true"
-      valign="bottom" 
+      valign="top" 
       value="TestString PleaseIgnore" />
   <text
     allow_scroll="false"
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     left_pad="5"
     name="time_box"
     right="-5"
-    top="8"
+    top="7"
     value="23:30"
     width="110" />
 </panel>
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_chat_item.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_chat_item.xml
index 6af110540075ae0bf770df51efadbeaf733e130a..1b97de2b05e30f2d655e5195a4cf631897d79cf8 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_chat_item.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_chat_item.xml
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@
         top="3"
         width="18" />
 	<text_chat
-      top="5"
+      top="3"
       left="30"
       height="120"
       text_color="white"
       word_wrap="true"
       mouse_opaque="true"
-      valign="bottom"
+      valign="top"
       name="msg_text">
 	</text_chat>
 </panel>
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/widgets/tab_container.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/widgets/tab_container.xml
index 8f8126444d80b1981eba3eaac0d2590c5a1e0fb6..0586119681a5cf16953c5bd056eec0a9e2b8298f 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/widgets/tab_container.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/widgets/tab_container.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ label_pad_left - padding to the left of tab button labels
                halign="center"
                font="SansSerifSmall" 
                tab_height="21"
-               label_pad_bottom="0"
+               label_pad_bottom="1"
                label_pad_left="4">
   <!--
   Possible additional attributes for tabs: