diff --git a/SparkleShare/Mac/SparkleIntro.cs b/SparkleShare/Mac/SparkleIntro.cs
index d021ae61..40c9db8f 100644
--- a/SparkleShare/Mac/SparkleIntro.cs
+++ b/SparkleShare/Mac/SparkleIntro.cs
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ namespace SparkleShare {
 		private NSButtonCell ButtonCellProto;
 		private NSMatrix Matrix;
 		private int ServerType;
-		
 		private bool ServerFormOnly;
 
 		
@@ -556,4 +555,4 @@ namespace SparkleShare {
 	}
 	
 		
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/SparkleShare/SparkleIntro.cs b/SparkleShare/SparkleIntro.cs
index 8b189af8..d5e47a69 100644
--- a/SparkleShare/SparkleIntro.cs
+++ b/SparkleShare/SparkleIntro.cs
@@ -14,12 +14,15 @@
 //   You should have received a copy of the GNU General private License
 //   along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-using Gtk;
-using Mono.Unix;
+
 using System;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+using System.Timers;
+
+using Gtk;
+using Mono.Unix;
 
 namespace SparkleShare {
 
@@ -287,7 +290,7 @@ namespace SparkleShare {
 					
 					FolderEntry.Changed += CheckServerForm;
 
-					Label folder_label = new Label ("<b>" + _("Folder Name:") + "</b>") {
+					Label folder_label = new Label (_("Folder Name:")) {
 						UseMarkup = true,
 						Xalign    = 1
 					};
@@ -611,17 +614,13 @@ namespace SparkleShare {
 		
 		}
 
-//		private ProgressBar ProgressBar;
+
 		// The page shown whilst syncing
 		private void ShowSyncingPage (string name)
 		{
 
 			Reset ();
 
-//				ProgressBar = new ProgressBar () {
-//					Fraction = 0
-//				};
-
 				VBox layout_vertical = new VBox (false, 0);
 
 					Label header = new Label ("<span size='x-large'><b>" +
@@ -662,11 +661,25 @@ namespace SparkleShare {
 				table.Attach (spinner,      0, 1, 0, 1);
 				table.Attach (header, 1, 2, 0, 1);
 				table.Attach (information,  1, 2, 1, 2);
-				//table.Attach (ProgressBar,  2, 3, 0, 2);
 
 				box.PackStart (table, false, false, 0);
 
+				ProgressBar progress_bar = new ProgressBar () {
+
+				};
+
+				Timer timer = new Timer () {
+					Interval = 100
+				};
+
+				timer.Elapsed += delegate {
+					progress_bar.Pulse ();
+				};
+
 				layout_vertical.PackStart (box, false, false, 0);
+				layout_vertical.PackStart (progress_bar, true, false, 0);
+
+				timer.Start ();
 
 			Add (layout_vertical);
 
diff --git a/SparkleShare/SparkleWindow.cs b/SparkleShare/SparkleWindow.cs
index 5183f480..32ebf35a 100644
--- a/SparkleShare/SparkleWindow.cs
+++ b/SparkleShare/SparkleWindow.cs
@@ -42,27 +42,36 @@ namespace SparkleShare {
 			Resizable      = true;
 			WindowPosition = WindowPosition.Center;
 
-			SetDefaultSize (640, 480);
-
-			Buttons = CreateButtonBox ();
+			SetDefaultSize (640, 425);
 
 			HBox = new HBox (false, 6);
 
-				string image_path = SparkleHelpers.CombineMore (Defines.DATAROOTDIR, "sparkleshare",
-			    	"pixmaps", "side-splash.png");
-
-				Image side_splash = new Image (image_path);
-
 				VBox = new VBox (false, 0);
 
 					Wrapper = new VBox (false, 0) {
 						BorderWidth = 30
 					};
 
+					Buttons = CreateButtonBox ();
+
 				VBox.PackStart (Wrapper, true, true, 0);
 				VBox.PackStart (Buttons, false, false, 0);
 
-			HBox.PackStart (side_splash, false, false, 0);
+				EventBox box = new EventBox ();
+				Gdk.Color bg_color = new Gdk.Color ();
+				Gdk.Color.Parse ("#2e3336", ref bg_color);
+				box.ModifyBg (StateType.Normal, bg_color);
+
+					string image_path = SparkleHelpers.CombineMore (Defines.DATAROOTDIR, "sparkleshare",
+						"pixmaps", "side-splash.png");
+
+					Image side_splash = new Image (image_path) {
+						Yalign = 1
+					};
+
+				box.Add (side_splash);
+
+			HBox.PackStart (box, true, true, 0);
 			HBox.PackStart (VBox, true, true, 0);
 
 			base.Add (HBox);
diff --git a/data/side-splash.png b/data/side-splash.png
index 47ae13ec..bbc815e3 100644
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