diff --git a/htroot/Banner.java b/htroot/Banner.java
index 65d74a083..23b285b13 100644
--- a/htroot/Banner.java
+++ b/htroot/Banner.java
@@ -65,14 +65,16 @@ public class Banner {
         final String IMAGE = "htroot/env/grafics/yacy.gif";
         int width = 468;
         int height = 60;
-        String bgcolor = plasmaGrafics.COL_BACKGROUND;
-        String textcolor = "ffffff";
-        String bordercolor = "";
+        String bgcolor     = "ddeeee";
+        String textcolor   = "000000";
+        String bordercolor = "aaaaaa";
 
         if (post != null) {
             bgcolor = post.get("bgcolor", bgcolor);
             textcolor = post.get("textcolor", textcolor);
             bordercolor = post.get("bordercolor", bordercolor);
+            width = post.getInt("width", width);
+            height = post.getInt("heigth", height);
         }
 
         String name = "";
diff --git a/htroot/Status.html b/htroot/Status.html
index 3b7eae48d..21a2ae7db 100644
--- a/htroot/Status.html
+++ b/htroot/Status.html
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
     <!--[if IE]> 
     </div>
     <![endif]-->  
-    <img src="http://localhost:8080/Banner.png?textcolor=ffffff&bgcolor=ddddee&bordercolor=ccccff">
+    <img src="Banner.png?textcolor=000000&bgcolor=ddeeee&bordercolor=aaaaaa">
     
     #%env/templates/footer.template%#
   </body>
diff --git a/source/de/anomic/plasma/plasmaGrafics.java b/source/de/anomic/plasma/plasmaGrafics.java
index 33d9fe960..64fbf5a29 100644
--- a/source/de/anomic/plasma/plasmaGrafics.java
+++ b/source/de/anomic/plasma/plasmaGrafics.java
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ public class plasmaGrafics {
 
         int exprlength = 19;
         logo = newLogo;
-        bannerPicture = new ymageMatrix(width, height, ymageMatrix.MODE_SUB, bgcolor);
+        bannerPicture = new ymageMatrix(width, height, ymageMatrix.MODE_REPLACE, bgcolor);
 
         // draw description
         bannerPicture.setColor(textcolor);