diff --git a/lib/TerrarumSansBitmap.jar b/lib/TerrarumSansBitmap.jar
index 1bd90e0fb..62e91097d 100644
Binary files a/lib/TerrarumSansBitmap.jar and b/lib/TerrarumSansBitmap.jar differ
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/gamecontroller/IME.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/gamecontroller/IME.kt
index f988d05ee..3d432bbc4 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/gamecontroller/IME.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/gamecontroller/IME.kt
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ object IME {
                 TerrarumIMEConf(name, copying, lang, candidatesCount, if (keysymtable == null) keysyms else null, if (keysymtable == null) null else keysymtable, mode),
                 { headkey, shifted, alted, lowLayerKeysym ->
                     val a = jsval.invokeMember("accept", headkey, shifted, alted, lowLayerKeysym)
+//                    println(a.getArrayElement(0).asString().map { it.code.toString(16) })
                     a.getArrayElement(0).asString().toCanditates() to a.getArrayElement(1).asString()
                 }, {
                     jsval.invokeMember("backspace").asString().toCanditates()
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/gamecontroller/IMEProviderDelegate.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/gamecontroller/IMEProviderDelegate.kt
index 0b7a27af8..0cfb80173 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/gamecontroller/IMEProviderDelegate.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/gamecontroller/IMEProviderDelegate.kt
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class IMEDictionary(private val filename: String) {
     private var dictLoaded = false
 
     private fun loadDict() {
-        val reader = FileReader(File("assets/keylayout/", filename))
+        val reader = FileReader(File("assets/keylayout/", filename), Charsets.UTF_8)
         reader.forEachLine {
             if (it.contains(',')) {
                 val (key, value) = it.split(',')
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/Notification.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/Notification.kt
index a4ec9880d..a3eae9157 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/Notification.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/Notification.kt
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class Notification : UICanvas() {
         message.forEachIndexed { index, s ->
             val xoff = 6 + (displayedTextWidth - realTextWidth) / 2
             val y = -textHeight + App.fontGame.lineHeight * index
-            App.fontGame.draw(batch, s, LRmargin + xoff, y)
+            App.fontGame.draw(batch, s, LRmargin + xoff, y )
         }
 
 
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIGraphicsControlPanel.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIGraphicsControlPanel.kt
index bb9f2e40c..11ec92628 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIGraphicsControlPanel.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIGraphicsControlPanel.kt
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ class UIGraphicsControlPanel(remoCon: UIRemoCon?) : UICanvas() {
             else
                 drawX + width/2 - panelgap - labelWidth // right aligned at the middle of the panel, offsetted by panelgap
 
-            App.fontGame.draw(batch, label, xpos.toFloat(), drawY + optionsYpos[index].toFloat())
+            App.fontGame.draw(batch, label, xpos.toFloat(), drawY + optionsYpos[index] - 2f)
 
             // draw hrule
             if (mode == "h1") {
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIIMEConfig.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIIMEConfig.kt
index 942c76ae7..99ca02d03 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIIMEConfig.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIIMEConfig.kt
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ private class UIItemInputKeycap(
                 batch.draw(labels.get(21,2), (posX + (width - 20) / 2).toFloat(), posY + 4f)
             else {
                 val keysymw = App.fontGame.getWidth(keysym)
-                App.fontGame.draw(batch, keysym, posX + (width - keysymw) / 2, posY + 4)
+                App.fontGame.draw(batch, keysym, posX + (width - keysymw) / 2, posY + 2)
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIKeyboardControlPanel.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIKeyboardControlPanel.kt
index 16cf431b6..cdb196910 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIKeyboardControlPanel.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIKeyboardControlPanel.kt
@@ -416,17 +416,17 @@ class UIItemControlPaletteBaloon(val parent: UIKeyboardControlPanel, initialX: I
 
         // texts. Sorted in the same way as UIItemControlPaletteBaloon.iconButtons
         batch.color = Color.WHITE
-        App.fontGame.draw(batch, Lang["GAME_ACTION_MOVE_VERB"], col0 + 72, posY + 43)
-        App.fontGame.draw(batch, Lang["GAME_ACTION_JUMP"], col1 + 40, posY + 43)
+        App.fontGame.draw(batch, Lang["GAME_ACTION_MOVE_VERB"], col0 + 72, posY + 41)
+        App.fontGame.draw(batch, Lang["GAME_ACTION_JUMP"], col1 + 40, posY + 41)
 
-        App.fontGame.draw(batch, Lang["GAME_INVENTORY"], col0 + 40, row1)
-        App.fontGame.draw(batch, Lang["GAME_CRAFTING"], col0 + 40, row2)
-        App.fontGame.draw(batch, Lang["GAME_ACTION_GRAPPLE"], col0 + 40, row3)
-        App.fontGame.draw(batch, Lang["GAME_ACTION_QUICKSEL"], col0 + 40, row4)
+        App.fontGame.draw(batch, Lang["GAME_INVENTORY"], col0 + 40, row1 - 2)
+        App.fontGame.draw(batch, Lang["GAME_CRAFTING"], col0 + 40, row2 - 2)
+        App.fontGame.draw(batch, Lang["GAME_ACTION_GRAPPLE"], col0 + 40, row3 - 2)
+        App.fontGame.draw(batch, Lang["GAME_ACTION_QUICKSEL"], col0 + 40, row4 - 2)
 
-        App.fontGame.draw(batch, Lang["GAME_ACTION_ZOOM"], col1 + 40, row1)
-        App.fontGame.draw(batch, Lang["MENU_LABEL_IME_TOGGLE"], col1 + 40, row2)
-        App.fontGame.draw(batch, Lang["MENU_LABEL_MENU"], col1 + 40, row3)
+        App.fontGame.draw(batch, Lang["GAME_ACTION_ZOOM"], col1 + 40, row1 - 2)
+        App.fontGame.draw(batch, Lang["MENU_LABEL_IME_TOGGLE"], col1 + 40, row2 - 2)
+        App.fontGame.draw(batch, Lang["MENU_LABEL_MENU"], col1 + 40, row3 - 2)
     }
 
 
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UILoadDemoSavefiles.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UILoadDemoSavefiles.kt
index 9bc2f660c..baaf7ac52 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UILoadDemoSavefiles.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UILoadDemoSavefiles.kt
@@ -636,10 +636,10 @@ class UIItemPlayerCells(
         // texts
         batch.color = highlightTextCol
         val playTimeTextLen = App.fontGame.getWidth(totalPlayTime)
-        App.fontGame.draw(batch, playerName, x + 146f, y + height - 82f)
-        App.fontGame.draw(batch, worldName, x + 146f, y + height - 53f)
-        App.fontGame.draw(batch, lastPlayTime, x + 146f, y + height - 24f)
-        App.fontGame.draw(batch, totalPlayTime, x + width - 5f - playTimeTextLen, y + height - 24f)
+        App.fontGame.draw(batch, playerName, x + 146f, y + height - 84f)
+        App.fontGame.draw(batch, worldName, x + 146f, y + height - 55f)
+        App.fontGame.draw(batch, lastPlayTime, x + 146f, y + height - 26f)
+        App.fontGame.draw(batch, totalPlayTime, x + width - 5f - playTimeTextLen, y + height - 26f)
         // icons
         batch.draw(icons.get(24,0), x + 120f, y + height - 82f) // player name
         batch.draw(icons.get(12,0), x + 119f, y + height - 53f) // world map
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@ class UIItemWorldCells(
         App.fontSmallNumbers.draw(batch, "${skimmer.diskFile.length().ushr(10)} KiB", x + 3f, y + height - 16f)
         // savegame name
         if (saveDamaged) batch.color = colourBad
-        App.fontGame.draw(batch, saveName, x + 3f, y + 1f)
+        App.fontGame.draw(batch, saveName, x + 3f, y + -1f)
 
         super.render(batch, camera)
         batch.color = Color.WHITE
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UITooltip.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UITooltip.kt
index e0fc73a72..269c56ca8 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UITooltip.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UITooltip.kt
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ class UITooltip : UICanvas() {
     val textMarginX = 4
 
     override var width: Int
-        get() = msgWidth + (textMarginX + Toolkit.baloonTile.tileW) * 2
+        get() = msgWidth + (textMarginX + 36) * 2
         set(value) { throw Error("You are not supposed to set the width of the tooltip manually.") }
     override var height: Int
-        get() = Toolkit.baloonTile.tileH * 2 + font.lineHeight.toInt()
+        get() = 36 * 2 + font.lineHeight.toInt()
         set(value) { throw Error("You are not supposed to set the height of the tooltip manually.") }
 
     override fun renderUI(batch: SpriteBatch, camera: Camera) {
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIWorldPortalListing.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIWorldPortalListing.kt
index 864f303bd..329cfc4f3 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIWorldPortalListing.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIWorldPortalListing.kt
@@ -387,9 +387,9 @@ class UIItemWorldCellsSimple(
         // draw texts
         batch.color = tcol
         batch.draw(icons.get(0, 1), posX + 4f, posY + 1f)
-        App.fontGame.draw(batch, worldName ?: "$EMDASH", posX + 32, posY + 1)
+        App.fontGame.draw(batch, worldName ?: "$EMDASH", posX + 32, posY - 1)
         batch.draw(icons.get(1, 1), posX + 4f, posY + 25f)
-        App.fontGame.draw(batch, if (worldInfo?.seed == null) "$EMDASH" else "${(if (worldInfo.seed > 0) "+" else "")}${worldInfo.seed}" , posX + 32, posY + 25)
+        App.fontGame.draw(batch, if (worldInfo?.seed == null) "$EMDASH" else "${(if (worldInfo.seed > 0) "+" else "")}${worldInfo.seed}" , posX + 32, posY + 23)
         // text separator
         batch.color = bcol.cpy().sub(0f,0f,0f,0.65f)
         Toolkit.fillArea(batch, posX + 2, posY + 23, width - 4, 1)
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/Toolkit.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/Toolkit.kt
index c4d3616a4..d87547176 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/Toolkit.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/Toolkit.kt
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ object Toolkit : Disposable {
     object Theme {
         val COL_INVENTORY_CELL_BORDER = Color(1f, 1f, 1f, 0.25f)
         val COL_CELL_FILL = Color(0x282828C8)
+        val COL_CELL_FILL_OPAQUE = Color(0x282828FF)
 
         val COL_LIST_DEFAULT = Color.WHITE // white
         val COL_INACTIVE = Color.LIGHT_GRAY
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ object Toolkit : Disposable {
     private lateinit var blurWriteQuad2: Mesh
     private lateinit var blurWriteQuad4: Mesh
 
-    val baloonTile = TextureRegionPack("assets/graphics/gui/message_black_tileable.tga", 36, 36)
+//    val baloonTile = TextureRegionPack("assets/graphics/gui/message_black_tileable.tga", 36, 36)
 
     val textureWhiteSquare = Texture(Gdx.files.internal("assets/graphics/ortho_line_tex_2px.tga"))
     val textureWhiteCircle = Texture(Gdx.files.internal("assets/graphics/circle_512.tga"))
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ object Toolkit : Disposable {
     private val rng = HQRNG()
 
     override fun dispose() {
-        baloonTile.dispose()
+//        baloonTile.dispose()
         textureWhiteSquare.dispose()
         textureWhiteCircle.dispose()
 
@@ -251,7 +252,7 @@ object Toolkit : Disposable {
 
     fun drawBaloon(batch: SpriteBatch, x: Float, y: Float, w: Float, h: Float) {
         // centre area
-        batch.draw(baloonTile.get(1, 1), x, y, w, h)
+        /*batch.draw(baloonTile.get(1, 1), x, y, w, h)
 
         // edges
         batch.draw(baloonTile.get(1, 0), x, y - baloonTile.tileH, w, baloonTile.tileH.toFloat())
@@ -263,7 +264,13 @@ object Toolkit : Disposable {
         batch.draw(baloonTile.get(0, 0), x - baloonTile.tileW, y - baloonTile.tileH)
         batch.draw(baloonTile.get(2, 0), x + w, y - baloonTile.tileH)
         batch.draw(baloonTile.get(2, 2), x + w, y + h)
-        batch.draw(baloonTile.get(0, 2), x - baloonTile.tileW, y + h)
+        batch.draw(baloonTile.get(0, 2), x - baloonTile.tileW, y + h)*/
+
+
+        batch.color = Theme.COL_CELL_FILL_OPAQUE
+        fillArea(batch, x - 4, y - 4, w + 8, h + 8)
+        batch.color = Theme.COL_INACTIVE
+        drawBoxBorder(batch, x - 4, y - 4, w + 8, h + 8)
     }
 
     private var init = false
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/UIItemInlineRadioButtons.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/UIItemInlineRadioButtons.kt
index 1a70ba7ae..6f6f9a11c 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/UIItemInlineRadioButtons.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/UIItemInlineRadioButtons.kt
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class UIItemInlineRadioButtons(
                 val xpos = getCellX(i)
                 val text = labelfuns[i]()
                 val tw = App.fontGame.getWidth(text)
-                App.fontGame.draw(batch, text, xpos + (cellWidth - tw) / 2, posY + 2)
+                App.fontGame.draw(batch, text, xpos + (cellWidth - tw) / 2, posY)
             }
         }
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class UIItemInlineRadioButtons(
             Toolkit.drawBoxBorder(batch, xpos - 1, posY - 1, cellWidth + 2, height + 2)
             val text = labelfuns[mouseOnSelection]()
             val tw = App.fontGame.getWidth(text)
-            App.fontGame.draw(batch, text, xpos + (cellWidth - tw) / 2, posY + 2)
+            App.fontGame.draw(batch, text, xpos + (cellWidth - tw) / 2, posY)
         }
 
         // selection borders and text
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class UIItemInlineRadioButtons(
         Toolkit.drawBoxBorder(batch, xpos - 1, posY - 1, cellWidth + 2, height + 2)
         val text = labelfuns[selection]()
         val tw = App.fontGame.getWidth(text)
-        App.fontGame.draw(batch, text, xpos + (cellWidth - tw) / 2, posY + 2)
+        App.fontGame.draw(batch, text, xpos + (cellWidth - tw) / 2, posY)
 
 
         super.render(batch, camera)
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/UIItemModuleInfoCell.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/UIItemModuleInfoCell.kt
index 190fae4c3..e96d390d9 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/UIItemModuleInfoCell.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/UIItemModuleInfoCell.kt
@@ -85,12 +85,12 @@ class UIItemModuleInfoCell(
         batch.draw(modIcon, initialX + 35f, initialY + 12f)
         batch.shader = null
         batch.color = Color.WHITE
-        App.fontGame.draw(batch, "$ccZero${modName.toUpperCase()}$ccNum $modVer", initialX + 86f + 3f, initialY + 2f)
+        App.fontGame.draw(batch, "$ccZero${modName.toUpperCase()}$ccNum $modVer", initialX + 86f + 3f, initialY.toFloat())
         if (modErrored)
-            App.fontGame.draw(batch, "$emphRed${modErrors.first().cause?.message}", initialX + 86f + 3f, initialY + 26f)
+            App.fontGame.draw(batch, "$emphRed${modErrors.first().cause?.message}", initialX + 86f + 3f, initialY + 24f)
         else
-            App.fontGame.draw(batch, "$ccDesc$modDesc", initialX + 86f + 3f, initialY + 26f)
-        App.fontGame.draw(batch, "$ccZero2$modAuthor$ccNum2 $modDate", initialX + 86f + 3f, initialY + 50f)
+            App.fontGame.draw(batch, "$ccDesc$modDesc", initialX + 86f + 3f, initialY + 24f)
+        App.fontGame.draw(batch, "$ccZero2$modAuthor$ccNum2 $modDate", initialX + 86f + 3f, initialY + 48f)
 
         if (modErrored) {
             batch.draw(CommonResourcePool.getAsTextureRegion("basegame_errored_icon32"), initialX + width - 40f, initialY + 8f + 12f)
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/UIItemSpinner.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/UIItemSpinner.kt
index 78e77eb19..849dbc88c 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/UIItemSpinner.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/UIItemSpinner.kt
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ class UIItemSpinner(
         // draw text
         batch.color = UIItemTextLineInput.TEXTINPUT_COL_TEXT
 //        batch.draw(fbo.colorBufferTexture, posX + buttonW + 3f, posY + 2f, fbo.width.toFloat(), fbo.height.toFloat())
-        App.fontGame.draw(batch, textCache, posX + buttonW + 3f + (fboWidth - textCacheLen).div(2), posY + 2f)
+        App.fontGame.draw(batch, textCache, posX + buttonW + 3f + (fboWidth - textCacheLen).div(2), posY.toFloat())
 
         super.render(batch, camera)
     }
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/UIItemTextButton.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/UIItemTextButton.kt
index 41b6861d6..4b7a90c3b 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/UIItemTextButton.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/UIItemTextButton.kt
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ open class UIItemTextButton(
             Alignment.LEFT -> posX + paddingLeft
             Alignment.RIGHT -> width - paddingRight - textW
         }
-        val fontY = posY + 2 + (hitboxSize - font.lineHeight.toInt()) / 2
+        val fontY = posY + (hitboxSize - font.lineHeight.toInt()) / 2
 
 
         // draw background
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/UIItemTextLineInput.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/UIItemTextLineInput.kt
index 6885546a7..decc660df 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/UIItemTextLineInput.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/UIItemTextLineInput.kt
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ class UIItemTextLineInput(
                     0
                 // TODO support alignment-right
 
-                App.fontGameFBO.draw(it, text, -1f*cursorDrawScroll + textDrawOffset, 0f)
+                App.fontGameFBO.draw(it, text, -1f*cursorDrawScroll + textDrawOffset, -2f)
             } }
             textCommitListener(getTextOrPlaceholder())
         }
@@ -587,7 +587,8 @@ class UIItemTextLineInput(
         batch.draw(labels.get(8,2), btn2PosX + 2f, posY + 2f)
 
         // state of the candidates are concurrently changing, so we buffer them
-        val localCandidates = ArrayList<CodepointSequence>(); candidates.forEach { localCandidates.add(it) }
+        val localCandidates = ArrayList<CodepointSequence>()
+        candidates.forEach { localCandidates.add(it) }
 
         // draw candidates view
         if (localCandidates.isNotEmpty() && ime != null) {
@@ -618,7 +619,7 @@ class UIItemTextLineInput(
                     val candidateNum = listOf(i+48,46,32)
                     App.fontGame.draw(batch, CodepointSequence(candidateNum + localCandidates[i]),
                             candidatePosX + (i / halfcount) * (longestCandidateW + 3) + 2,
-                            candidatePosY + (i % halfcount) * 20 // using hard-coded 20 instead of the actual font height of 24
+                            candidatePosY + (i % halfcount) * 20 - 2 // using hard-coded 20 instead of the actual font height of 24
                     )
                 }
 
@@ -639,7 +640,7 @@ class UIItemTextLineInput(
                 Toolkit.drawBoxBorder(batch, candidatePosX - 1, candidatePosY - 1, candidateWinW + 2, candidateWinH + 2)
 
                 val previewTextWidth = textWidths[0]
-                App.fontGame.draw(batch, localCandidates[0], candidatePosX + (candidateWinW - previewTextWidth) / 2, candidatePosY)
+                App.fontGame.draw(batch, localCandidates[0], candidatePosX + (candidateWinW - previewTextWidth) / 2, candidatePosY - 2)
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/UIItemTextSelector.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/UIItemTextSelector.kt
index 6b945ac07..34cb8501b 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/UIItemTextSelector.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/UIItemTextSelector.kt
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ class UIItemTextSelector(
             val t = labelCache[selection]
             val tw = App.fontGame.getWidth(t)
 //            batch.draw(fbo.colorBufferTexture, posX + buttonW + 3f, posY + 2f, fbo.width.toFloat(), fbo.height.toFloat())
-            App.fontGame.draw(batch, t, posX + buttonW + 3 + (fboWidth - tw) / 2, posY + 2)
+            App.fontGame.draw(batch, t, posX + buttonW + 3 + (fboWidth - tw) / 2, posY)
         }
         // palette
         else {
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ class UIItemTextSelector(
                 val tw = App.fontGame.getWidth(t)
                 App.fontGame.draw(batch, t,
                         palX + (palW - tw) / 2,
-                        getPalItemPosY(index)
+                        getPalItemPosY(index) - 2
                 )
             }
         }