Index: typo3/backend.php
===================================================================
--- typo3/backend.php	(revision 3600)
+++ typo3/backend.php	(working copy)
@@ -156,8 +156,10 @@
 		$logo->setLogo('gfx/typo3logo_mini.png');
 
 		$menu         = $this->moduleMenu->render();
+		
+			// calculate menu width
+		$width = $GLOBALS['TBE_STYLES']['dims']['leftMenuFrameW'] ? intval($GLOBALS['TBE_STYLES']['dims']['leftMenuFrameW']) : 180;
 
-
 			// create backend scaffolding
 		$backendScaffolding = '
 	<div id="typo3-backend">
@@ -168,10 +170,10 @@
 			.'</div>
 		</div>
 		<div id="typo3-main-container">
-			<div id="typo3-side-menu">
+			<div id="typo3-side-menu" style="width: '.$width.'px;">
 				'.$menu.'
 			</div>
-			<div id="typo3-content">
+			<div id="typo3-content" style="margin-left: '.($width+1).'px;">
 				<iframe src="alt_intro.php" name="content" id="content" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0"  scrolling="auto" noresize="noresize"></iframe>
 			</div>
 		</div>
@@ -724,4 +726,4 @@
 
 $TYPO3backend->render();
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>
Index: typo3/css/backend-scaffolding.css
===================================================================
--- typo3/css/backend-scaffolding.css	(revision 3600)
+++ typo3/css/backend-scaffolding.css	(working copy)
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #typo3-logo,
 #typo3-side-menu {
 	float: left;
-	width: 159px;
 }
 
 #typo3-top-container {
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@
 
 #typo3-top,
 #typo3-content {
-	margin-left: 160px;
 }
 
 #typo3-side-menu {
@@ -66,3 +64,4 @@
 
 
 
+
Index: typo3/css/modulemenu.css
===================================================================
--- typo3/css/modulemenu.css	(revision 3600)
+++ typo3/css/modulemenu.css	(working copy)
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
 
 #typo3-menu li ul li {
 	font-weight: normal;
-	width: 138px;
 	padding: 1px 0px 1px 2px;
 	margin-left: 1px;
 	margin-bottom: 1px;
Index: typo3/sysext/t3skin/ext_tables.php
===================================================================
--- typo3/sysext/t3skin/ext_tables.php	(revision 3600)
+++ typo3/sysext/t3skin/ext_tables.php	(working copy)
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 	$TBE_STYLES['stylesheets']['backend-style'] = $temp_eP.'stylesheets/backend-style.css';
 
 		// Alternative dimensions for frameset sizes:
-	$TBE_STYLES['dims']['leftMenuFrameW'] = 140;		// Left menu frame width
+	$TBE_STYLES['dims']['leftMenuFrameW'] = 180;		// Left menu frame width
 	$TBE_STYLES['dims']['topFrameH']      = 45;			// Top frame heigth
 	$TBE_STYLES['dims']['shortcutFrameH'] = 35;			// Shortcut frame height
 	$TBE_STYLES['dims']['selMenuFrame']   = 200;		// Width of the selector box menu frame
@@ -161,4 +161,4 @@
 
 }
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>