Index: lib/skin_parser/tag_table.c
===================================================================
--- lib/skin_parser/tag_table.c	(revision 28779)
+++ lib/skin_parser/tag_table.c	(working copy)
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
     { SKIN_TOKEN_ALIGN_LEFT_RTL,        "aL", "", 0 },
     { SKIN_TOKEN_ALIGN_RIGHT,           "ar", "", 0 },
     { SKIN_TOKEN_ALIGN_RIGHT_RTL,       "aR", "", 0 },
+    { SKIN_TOKEN_ALIGN_SHADOW,          "as", "I", 0 },
     { SKIN_TOKEN_ALIGN_LANGDIRECTION,   "ax", "", 0 },
     
     { SKIN_TOKEN_LOGICAL_IF,            "if", "TS[ITS]|D", SKIN_REFRESH_DYNAMIC },
Index: lib/skin_parser/tag_table.h
===================================================================
--- lib/skin_parser/tag_table.h	(revision 28779)
+++ lib/skin_parser/tag_table.h	(working copy)
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
     SKIN_TOKEN_ALIGN_CENTER,
     SKIN_TOKEN_ALIGN_RIGHT,
     SKIN_TOKEN_ALIGN_RIGHT_RTL,
+    SKIN_TOKEN_ALIGN_SHADOW,
     SKIN_TOKEN_ALIGN_LANGDIRECTION,
     
 
Index: apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_display.h
===================================================================
--- apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_display.h	(revision 28779)
+++ apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_display.h	(working copy)
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@
 void write_line(struct screen *display,
                        struct align_pos *format_align,
                        int line,
-                       bool scroll);
+                       bool scroll,
+                       int shadow);
 void draw_peakmeters(struct gui_wps *gwps, int line_number,
                      struct viewport *viewport);
 #endif
Index: apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_parser.c
===================================================================
--- apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_parser.c	(revision 28779)
+++ apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_parser.c	(working copy)
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@
     }
     colour->vp = &curr_vp->vp;
     token->value.data = colour;
-    if (element->line == curr_viewport_element->line)
+    //if (element->line == curr_viewport_element->line)
     {
         if (token->type == SKIN_TOKEN_VIEWPORT_FGCOLOUR)
         {
Index: apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_render.c
===================================================================
--- apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_render.c	(revision 28779)
+++ apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_render.c	(working copy)
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
     struct align_pos align;
     bool no_line_break;
     bool line_scrolls;
+    int  line_shadow;
     bool force_redraw;
     
     char *buf;
@@ -433,7 +434,8 @@
                     info->no_line_break = true;
                 if (child->tag->type == SKIN_TOKEN_SUBLINE_SCROLL)
                     info->line_scrolls = true;
-                
+                if (child->tag->type == SKIN_TOKEN_ALIGN_SHADOW)
+                        info->line_shadow = child->params[0].data.number;
                 fix_line_alignment(info, child);
                 
                 if (!child->data)
@@ -581,6 +583,7 @@
         .line_number = 0,
         .no_line_break = false,
         .line_scrolls = false,
+        .line_shadow = 0,
         .refresh_type = refresh_type,
         .skin_vp = skin_viewport,
         .offset = 0
@@ -604,6 +607,7 @@
         linebuf[0] = '\0';
         info.no_line_break = false;
         info.line_scrolls = false;
+        info.line_shadow = 0;
         info.force_redraw = false;
     
         info.cur_align_start = info.buf;
@@ -637,10 +641,10 @@
                 /* if the line is a scrolling one we don't want to update
                    too often, so that it has the time to scroll */
                 if ((refresh_type & SKIN_REFRESH_SCROLL) || info.force_redraw)
-                    write_line(display, align, info.line_number, true);
+                    write_line(display, align, info.line_number, true, info.line_shadow);
             }
             else
-                write_line(display, align, info.line_number, false);
+                write_line(display, align, info.line_number, false, info.line_shadow);
         }
         if (!info.no_line_break)
             info.line_number++;
@@ -658,7 +662,6 @@
     
     struct skin_element* viewport = data->tree;
     struct skin_viewport* skin_viewport;
-    
     int old_refresh_mode = refresh_mode;
     
 #ifdef HAVE_LCD_CHARCELLS
@@ -798,10 +801,10 @@
                 /* if the line is a scrolling one we don't want to update
                    too often, so that it has the time to scroll */
                 if ((refresh_type & SKIN_REFRESH_SCROLL) || info.force_redraw)
-                    write_line(display, align, info.line_number, true);
+                    write_line(display, align, info.line_number, true, info.line_shadow);
             }
             else
-                write_line(display, align, info.line_number, false);
+                write_line(display, align, info.line_number, false, info.line_shadow);
         }
         info.line_number++;
         info.offset++;
Index: apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_display.c
===================================================================
--- apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_display.c	(revision 28779)
+++ apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_display.c	(working copy)
@@ -421,7 +421,8 @@
 void write_line(struct screen *display,
                        struct align_pos *format_align,
                        int line,
-                       bool scroll)
+                       bool scroll,
+                       int shadow)
 {
     int left_width = 0, left_xpos;
     int center_width = 0, center_xpos;
@@ -556,6 +557,27 @@
         which will reset the scroller for that line */
         display->puts_scroll(0, line, (unsigned char *)"");
 
+        /* print aligned strings' shadows */
+        int fg = display->get_foreground();            
+        display->set_foreground(display->get_background());
+        display->set_drawmode(DRMODE_FG);
+        if (left_width != 0 && shadow)
+        {
+            display->putsxy(left_xpos+shadow, ypos+shadow,
+                            (unsigned char *)format_align->left);
+        }
+        if (center_width != 0 && shadow)
+        {
+            display->putsxy(center_xpos+shadow, ypos+shadow,
+                            (unsigned char *)format_align->center);
+        }
+        if (right_width != 0 && shadow)
+        {
+            display->putsxy(right_xpos+shadow, ypos+shadow,
+                            (unsigned char *)format_align->right);
+        }
+        display->set_foreground(fg);
+        
         /* print aligned strings */
         if (left_width != 0)
         {