diff --git a/theme/gnome-shell_css/controls.css b/theme/gnome-shell_css/controls.css
index a4f58c7..7fe164b 100644
--- a/theme/gnome-shell_css/controls.css
+++ b/theme/gnome-shell_css/controls.css
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@
 
 /* clear button */
 .message-list-clear-button {
-	padding: 3px 15px;
-	border-radius: 9px;
+	padding: 0 20px;
+	border-radius: 10px;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/theme/gnome-shell_css/datemenu.css b/theme/gnome-shell_css/datemenu.css
index 5804168..fb88d3d 100644
--- a/theme/gnome-shell_css/datemenu.css
+++ b/theme/gnome-shell_css/datemenu.css
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@
 	spacing: 5px;
 }
 
-.datemenu-calendar-column:ltr { padding-left: 6px; }
-.datemenu-calendar-column:rtl {	padding-right: 6px; }
+/* let's bring back issue #1 */
+.datemenu-calendar-column:ltr { padding-left: 0; }
+.datemenu-calendar-column:rtl {	padding-right: 0; }
 
 .datemenu-calendar-column .datemenu-displays-box {
 	spacing: 5px;
diff --git a/theme/gnome-shell_css/messages.css b/theme/gnome-shell_css/messages.css
index 067442c..7dda031 100644
--- a/theme/gnome-shell_css/messages.css
+++ b/theme/gnome-shell_css/messages.css
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 	padding: 0 !important;
 }
 
+/* dnd and clear button */
+.message-list-controls:ltr { padding: auto 0 auto auto; }
+.message-list-controls:rtl { padding: auto auto auto 0; }
+
 /* "No Notifications" text */
 .message-list-placeholder {
 	color: TEXT-DISABLED-COLOR;
@@ -13,8 +17,8 @@
 }
 
 /* remove right margin in message list section (datemenu) */
-.message-list-sections:ltr { margin-right: 0px; }
-.message-list-sections:rtl { margin-left: 0px; }
+.message-list-sections:ltr { margin-right: 0; }
+.message-list-sections:rtl { margin-left: 0; }
 
 
 /* popup messages */