diff --git a/res/drawable-land/search_bg.9.png b/res/drawable-land/search_bg.9.png
index 9b11d42369..7f105bd815 100644
Binary files a/res/drawable-land/search_bg.9.png and b/res/drawable-land/search_bg.9.png differ
diff --git a/res/drawable-port/search_bg.9.png b/res/drawable-port/search_bg.9.png
index 429315900f..b55b545c81 100644
Binary files a/res/drawable-port/search_bg.9.png and b/res/drawable-port/search_bg.9.png differ
diff --git a/res/layout/widget_search.xml b/res/layout/widget_search.xml
index 209716d529..b4c455cea4 100644
--- a/res/layout/widget_search.xml
+++ b/res/layout/widget_search.xml
@@ -19,11 +19,13 @@
     android:layout_height="fill_parent"
     android:orientation="horizontal"
     android:background="@drawable/search_bg"
-    android:gravity="center_vertical">
+    android:gravity="center_vertical"
+    >
 
     <ImageView
         android:layout_width="wrap_content"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:paddingRight="3dip"
         android:src="@drawable/google_logo" />
         
     <com.android.launcher.SearchAutoCompleteTextView
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@
         android:layout_width="0dip"
         android:layout_weight="1"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_marginTop="1dip"
         android:hint="@string/search_hint"
         android:focusableInTouchMode="false"
         android:singleLine="true"
@@ -38,16 +41,18 @@
         android:completionThreshold="1"
         android:inputType="textAutoComplete"
         android:imeOptions="actionSearch"
+        android:lines="1"
         />
         
      <ImageButton android:id="@+id/search_go_btn"
-         android:layout_marginLeft="1dip"
+         android:layout_marginLeft="4dip"
          android:layout_width="wrap_content"
          android:layout_height="wrap_content"
          android:src="@*android:drawable/ic_btn_search"
          />
     
      <ImageButton android:id="@+id/search_voice_btn"
+         android:layout_marginLeft="2dip"
          android:layout_width="wrap_content"
          android:layout_height="wrap_content"
          android:src="@android:drawable/ic_btn_speak_now"