diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/orbitdesktop.js b/app/assets/javascripts/orbitdesktop.js
index 7f617863..b3241fbd 100755
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/orbitdesktop.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/orbitdesktop.js
@@ -712,6 +712,19 @@ var orbitDesktop = function(dom){
           dragged.removeClass("noClick");
 
         });
+        var element = $('.gridster li');
+        $.each(element, function(i){
+          if($(this).attr("data-category")=="app" && $(this).find('.text_wrapper').length < 1){
+            $(this).find('.appname').wrapInner('<span class="text_wrapper"/>');
+            var w = $(this).find('.text_wrapper').width();
+            if (w > 96){
+              var text = $(this).find('.text_wrapper').text();
+              slice = text.substr(0,12);
+              $(this).find('.text_wrapper').attr('title',text).text(slice+'...');
+            }
+          }
+        });
+        
         o.simple_drop_down();
         o.tinyscrollbar_ext({
           main: '.tinycanvas'
@@ -791,7 +804,7 @@ var orbitDesktop = function(dom){
           tempstyle = "style='display:none;'";
           $("#desktop #section_heading").text(section.name);
         }
-        $("#desktop #section_list").append($('<li class="section_name" '+tempstyle+'><a class="admtxt hp w2 hh1" onclick="return false;" href="'+section._id+'" >'+section.name+'</a></li>'));
+        $("#desktop #section_list").append($('<li class="section_name" '+tempstyle+'><a class="admtxt hp hh1" onclick="return false;" href="'+section._id+'" >'+section.name+'</a></li>'));
       });
       bindSecondaryHandlers();
     }else{
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/desktop-main.css b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/desktop-main.css
index 19220ecf..01acfd9f 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/desktop-main.css
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/desktop-main.css
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ a:focus {
 
 .fn_des.admtxt {
   line-height: 60px;
-  padding: 0 6px;
+  padding: 0 12px;
   font-size: 15px;
   position: absolute;
   z-index: 9;
@@ -416,7 +416,8 @@ a:focus {
   position: absolute;
   left: 0;
   bottom: 0;
-  z-index: 3; }
+  z-index: 3;
+  white-space: nowrap; }
   [data-sizex="1"] .appname, .w1.h1 .appname {
     text-align: center; }
   [data-sizey="2"] .appname {
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/desktop-main.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/desktop-main.scss
index b89c3d10..d0dc77e9 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/desktop-main.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/desktop-main.scss
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ a:focus { outline: none; }
 }
 .fn_des.admtxt {
 	line-height: 60px;
-	padding: 0 6px;
+	padding: 0 12px;
 	font-size: 15px;
 	position: absolute;
 	z-index: 9;
@@ -385,6 +385,7 @@ a:focus { outline: none; }
 	left: 0;
 	bottom: 0;
 	z-index: 3;
+	white-space: nowrap;
 
 	[data-sizex="1"] &,
 	.w1.h1 & {
@@ -459,6 +460,11 @@ a:focus { outline: none; }
 	cursor: move;
 	overflow: hidden;
 }
+// .app.gs_w:active {
+// 	-webkit-transform: scale(0.9);
+// 	-moz-transform: scale(0.9);
+// 	transform: scale(0.9);
+// }
 
 /* header drop menu */
 .sdm_mdr .sdm_o { top: 36px; }
diff --git a/app/views/desktop/desktop.html.erb b/app/views/desktop/desktop.html.erb
index d34a1665..0426feee 100644
--- a/app/views/desktop/desktop.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/desktop/desktop.html.erb
@@ -2,13 +2,9 @@
 <div id="content">
 	<div id="header" class="hh2">
 		<div class="dtitle w2 hh2 hp sdm">
-			<div class="thmtxth sdm_t" id="section_heading">Loading...</div>
+			<div class="thmtxth sdm_t" id="section_heading"></div>
 			<div class="admbg sdm_o w2">
 				<ul id="section_list">
-				<!--	<li><a class="admtxt hp w2 hh2" href="">Campus</a></li>
-					<li><a class="admtxt hp w2 hh2" href="">Research</a></li>
-					<li><a class="admtxt hp w2 hh2" href="">Social</a></li>
-					<li><a class="admtxt hp w2 hh2" href="">Private</a></li> -->
 				</ul>
 			</div>
 		</div>