diff --git a/files/styles/style-base.css b/files/styles/style-base.css
deleted file mode 100644
index ada957b..0000000
--- a/files/styles/style-base.css
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,319 +0,0 @@
-/* Due to the lack of support for @include in Qt's CSS implementation (see QTBUG-2047), the following is the base styles for the application. They are later modified with colors.*/
-
-* {
-    font-size: 11px;
-}
-
-QCheckBox::indicator {
-    border-radius: 2px;
-    border-width: 1px;
-    border-style: solid;
-    width: 10px;
-    height: 10px;
-}
-
-QComboBox {
-    border-radius: 2px;
-    border-width: 1px;
-    border-style: solid;
-}
-
-QDialog {
-    border-width: 1px;
-	border-style: solid;
-    border-radius: 2px;
-}
-
-QDockWidget {
-    border-radius: 1px;
-    border-width: 10px;
-    border-style: solid;
-}
-
-QDockWidget::title {
-    text-align: left;
-    padding-left: 10px;
-    height: 14px;
-    border-bottom-width: 2px;
-    border-bottom-style: solid;
-}
-
-QDockWidget::close-button, QDockWidget::float-button {
-    border-width: 1px;
-    border-style: solid;
-    background: none;
-    padding: 0;
-}
-
-QDockWidget::close-button:hover, QDockWidget::float-button:hover {
-    background: none;
-}
-
-QDockWidget::close-button:pressed, QDockWidget::float-button:pressed {
-    padding: 1px -1px -1px 1px;
-    background: none;
-}
-
-QGCToolWidgetItem {
-    border-radius: 3px;
-    border-width: 1px;
-    border-style: solid;
-    padding: 10px 0 0 0;
-    margin-top: 1ex; /* leave space at the top for the title */
-}
-
-QGroupBox {
-    border-radius: 3px;
-    border-width: 1px;
-    border-style: solid;
-    padding: 10px 0 0 0;
-    margin-top: 1ex; /* leave space at the top for the title */
-}
-
-QGroupBox::title {
-    subcontrol-origin: margin;
-    subcontrol-position: top center; /* position at the top center */
-    margin: 0 3px 0 3px;
-    padding: 0 3px 0 0;
-    font: bold 8px;
-}
-
-QLabel {
-    background: rgba(0,0,0,0);
-}
-
-QLabel#toolBarNameLabel {
-    font: bold 16px;
-}
-
-QLabel#toolBarModeLabel {
-    font: 12px;
-}
-
-QLabel#toolBarStateLabel {
-    font: 12px;
-}
-
-QLabel#toolBarMessageLabel {
-    font: 12px;
-    font-style: italic;
-}
-
-QLineEdit {
-    border-radius: 2px;
-    border-width: 1px;
-    border-style: solid;
-}
-
-QMainWindow::separator {
-    width: 2px; /* when vertical */
-    height: 2px; /* when horizontal */
-}
-
-QMenu {
-    border-width: 1px;
-    border-style: solid;
-}
-
-QMenu::separator {
-     height: 1px;
-     margin: 8px 5px 4px 5px;
- }
-
-QMenuBar::item:disabled {
-    border: none;
-    background: none;
-}
-
-QMenuBar::item:disabled:selected {
-    border: none;
-    background: none;
-}
-
-QMenuBar::item:disabled:pressed {
-    background: none;
-    border: none;
-}
-
-QPlainTextEdit {
-    border-radius: 2px;
-    border-width: 1px;
-    border-style: solid;
-    font-family: "Monospace";
-    font: large;
-}
-
-QPushButton {
-    min-height: 20px;
-    max-height: 20px;
-    margin: 1px;
-    border-width: 1px;
-    border-style: solid;
-    border-radius: 2px;
-    padding-left: 8px;
-    padding-right: 8px;
-}
-
-QPushButton#forceLandButton, QPushButton#killButton {
-    font-weight: bold;
-    min-height: 30px;
-    background-clip: border;
-    border-width: 1px;
-    border-radius: 5px;
-}
-
-QPushButton#controlButton {
-    min-height: 25px;
-}
-
-QProgressBar {
-    border-radius: 4px;
-    border-width: 1px;
-    border-style: solid;
-    text-align: center;
-    padding: 2px;
-    height: 10px;
-}
-
-QProgressBar:horizontal {
-    height: 9px;
-}
-
-QProgressBar:vertical {
-    width: 9px;
-}
-
-QSlider::groove:horizontal {
-    border-width: 1px;
-    border-style: solid;
-    height: 4px; /* the groove expands to the size of the slider by default. by giving it a height, it has a fixed size */
-    margin: 2px 0;
-}
-
-QSlider::groove:disabled:horizontal {
-    border-width: 1px;
-    border-style: solid;
-    height: 4px; /* the groove expands to the size of the slider by default. by giving it a height, it has a fixed size */
-    margin: 2px 0;
-}
-
-QSlider::handle:horizontal {
-    border-width: 2px;
-    border-style: solid;
-    width: 18px;
-    margin: -5px 0; /* handle is placed by default on the contents rect of the groove. Expand outside the groove */
-    border-radius: 3px;
-}
-
-QSlider::handle:disabled:horizontal {
-    border-width: 2px;
-    border-style: solid;
-    width: 18px;
-    margin: -5px 0; /* handle is placed by default on the contents rect of the groove. Expand outside the groove */
-    border-radius: 3px;
-}
- 
-QSlider::groove:vertical {
-    border-width: 1px;
-    border-style: solid;
-    width: 4px; /* the groove expands to the size of the slider by default. by giving it a height, it has a fixed size */
-    margin: 2px 0;
-}
-
-QSlider::handle:vertical {
-    border-width: 2px;
-    border-style: solid;
-    height: 18px;
-    margin: 0 -5px; /* handle is placed by default on the contents rect of the groove. Expand outside the groove */
-    border-radius: 3px;
-}
-
-QSpinBox, QDoubleSpinBox {
-    min-height: 14px;
-    max-height: 18px;
-    border-radius: 5px;
-    border-width: 1px;
-	border-style: solid;
-	padding-right: 16px; /* make room for the arrows */
-}
-
-QSpinBox::up-button, QDoubleSpinBox::up-button {
-	subcontrol-origin: border;
-	subcontrol-position: top right; /* position at the top right corner */
-	width: 16px;
-	padding-right: 1px;
-	border: none;
-}
-
-QSpinBox::down-button, QDoubleSpinBox::down-button {
-	subcontrol-origin: border;
-	subcontrol-position: bottom right; /* position at bottom right corner */
-	width: 16px;
-	padding-right: 1px;
-	border: none;
-}
-
-QSpinBox::up-arrow, QDoubleSpinBox::up-arrow {
-	width: 16px;
-}
-
-QSpinBox::down-arrow, QDoubleSpinBox::down-arrow {
-	width: 16px;
-}
-
-QStatusBar {
-    border-width: 1px 0;
-    border-style: solid;
-}
-
-QTabWidget::pane { /* The tab widget frame */
-    border-radius: 2px;
-    border-width: 1px;
-    border-style: solid;
-    position: absolute;
-    top: -0.5em;
-}
-
-QTabWidget::tab-bar {
-    alignment: center;
-}
-
-/* Style the tab using the tab sub-control. Note that
-     it reads QTabBar _not_ QTabWidget */
-QTabBar::tab {
-    border-radius: 4px;
-    min-width: 8ex;
-    padding: 2px;
-    border-width: 2px;
-    border-style: solid;
-}
-
-QTextEdit {
-    border-radius: 2px;
-    border-width: 1px;
-    border-style: solid;
-}
-
-QToolBar {
-    margin: 0;
-    border-width: 1px 0;
-    border-style: solid;
-}
-
-QToolButton {
-    font-weight: bold;
-    min-height: 20px;
-    max-height: 20px;
-    margin: 1px;
-    border-radius: 2px;
-    border-width: 1px;
-    border-style: solid;
-    padding-left: 3px;
-    padding-right: 3px;
-}
-
-QToolTip {
-    margin: 3px;
-	border: none;
-    border-radius: 3px;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/files/styles/style-dark.css b/files/styles/style-dark.css
index c5269d3..0241777 100644
--- a/files/styles/style-dark.css
+++ b/files/styles/style-dark.css
@@ -1,97 +1,44 @@
-QWidget {
-    background-color: #222224;
-    color: #FFFFFF;
+* {
+    background-color: #222;
+    color: #FFF;
     background-clip: border;
     font-size: 11px;
 }
 
-QGroupBox {
-    border: 1px solid #66666B;
-    border-radius: 3px;
-    padding: 10px 0 0 0;
-    margin-top: 1ex; /* leave space at the top for the title */
+*::disabled {
+    color: #777;
 }
 
 QCheckBox {
-    color: #DDDDDF;
+    color: #DDD;
 }
 
 QCheckBox::indicator {
-    border: 1px solid #777777;
+    border: 1px solid #777;
     border-radius: 2px;
-    color: #FFFFFF;
     width: 10px;
     height: 10px;
 }
 
-QLineEdit {
-    border: 1px solid #777777;
-    border-radius: 2px;
+QCheckBox::indicator:checked, QCheckBox::indicator:checked:hover, QCheckBox::indicator:checked:pressed {
+    background-color: #379AC3;
 }
 
-QTextEdit {
-    border: 1px solid #777777;
+QComboBox {
+    border: 1px solid #777;
     border-radius: 2px;
 }
 
-QPlainTextEdit {
-    border: 1px solid #777777;
+QDialog {
+    border: 1px solid #62676B;
     border-radius: 2px;
-    font-family: "Monospace";
-    font: large;
 }
 
-QComboBox {
-    border: 1px solid #777777;
-    border-radius: 2px;
+QDockWidget {
+    border: 10px solid #666;
+    border-radius: 1px;
 }
 
- QCheckBox::indicator:checked {
-     background-color: #379AC3;
- }
-
- QCheckBox::indicator:checked:hover {
-     background-color: #379AC3;
- }
-
- QCheckBox::indicator:checked:pressed {
-     background-color: #379AC3;
- }
-
- QCheckBox::indicator:indeterminate:hover {
-     image: url(:/files/images/checkbox_indeterminate_hover.png);
- }
-
- QCheckBox::indicator:indeterminate:pressed {
-     image: url(:/files/images/checkbox_indeterminate_pressed.png);
- }
-
- QGroupBox::title {
-     subcontrol-origin: margin;
-     subcontrol-position: top center; /* position at the top center */
-     margin: 0 3px 0 3px;
-     padding: 0 3px 0 0;
-     font: bold 8px;
-     color: #DDDDDF;
- }
- 
- QMainWindow::separator {
-    background-color: #323235;
-    width: 2px; /* when vertical */
-    height: 2px; /* when horizontal */
- }
-
- QMainWindow::separator:hover {
-     background: white;
- }
- 
- QGCToolWidgetItem {
-    border: 1px solid #66666B;
-    border-radius: 3px;
-    padding: 10px 0 0 0;
-    margin-top: 1ex; /* leave space at the top for the title */
- }
-
 QDockWidget::close-button, QDockWidget::float-button {
     border: 1px solid transparent;
     background: none;
@@ -103,13 +50,8 @@ QDockWidget::close-button:hover, QDockWidget::float-button:hover {
 }
 
 QDockWidget::close-button:pressed, QDockWidget::float-button:pressed {
-     padding: 1px -1px -1px 1px;
-     background: none;
-}
-
- QDockWidget {
-    border: 10px solid #66666B;
-     border-radius: 1px;
+    padding: 1px -1px -1px 1px;
+    background: none;
 }
 
 QDockWidget::title {
@@ -121,324 +63,341 @@ QDockWidget::title {
     border-bottom: 2px solid #2C3A4A;
 }
 
-QSeparator {
-    color: #EEEEEE;
-    }
-
-
-QSpinBox {
-    min-height: 14px;
-    max-height: 18px;
-    border: 1px solid #4A4A4F;
-    border-radius: 5px;
+QGCToolWidgetItem {
+    border: 1px solid #666;
+    border-radius: 3px;
+    padding: 10px 0 0 0;
+    margin-top: 1ex; /* leave space at the top for the title */
 }
 
-QSpinBox::up-button {
-    subcontrol-origin: border;
-    subcontrol-position: top right; /* position at the top right corner */
-    border-image: url(:/files/images/actions/go-up.svg) 1;
-    border-width: 1px;
-}
-QSpinBox::down-button {
-    subcontrol-origin: border;
-    subcontrol-position: bottom right; /* position at the top right corner */
-    border-image: url(:/files/images/actions/go-down.svg) 1;
-    border-width: 1px;
+QGroupBox {
+    border: 1px solid #666;
+    border-radius: 3px;
+    padding: 10px 0 0 0;
+    margin-top: 1ex; /* leave space at the top for the title */
 }
 
-QDoubleSpinBox {
-    min-height: 14px;
-    max-height: 18px;
-    border: 1px solid #4A4A4F;
-    border-radius: 5px;
+QGroupBox::title {
+    subcontrol-origin: margin;
+    subcontrol-position: top center;
+    margin: 0 3px 0 3px;
+    padding: 0 3px 0 0;
+    font: bold 8px;
+    color: #DDD;
 }
 
-QDoubleSpinBox::up-button {
-    subcontrol-origin: border;
-    subcontrol-position: top right; /* position at the top right corner */
-    border-image: url(:/files/images/actions/go-up.svg) 1;
-    border-width: 1px;
-    max-width: 5px;
+QLabel {
+    background-color: transparent;
 }
 
-QDoubleSpinBox::down-button {
-    subcontrol-origin: border;
-    subcontrol-position: bottom right; /* position at the top right corner */
-    border-image: url(:/files/images/actions/go-down.svg) 1;
-    border-width: 1px;
-    max-width: 5px;
+QLabel:disabled {
+    color: #353535;
 }
 
-QPushButton {
-    min-height: 20px;
-    max-height: 20px;
-    border: 1px solid #465158;
-    margin: 1px;
-    border-radius: 2px;
-    padding-left: 8px;
-    padding-right: 8px;
-    background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #59666f, stop: 1 #414B52);
+QLabel#toolBarNameLabel {
+    font: bold 16px;
+    color: #3C7B9E;
 }
 
-QPushButton:disabled {
-    background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #232228, stop: 1 #020208);
+QLabel#toolBarModeLabel {
+    font: 12px;
 }
 
-QPushButton:checked {
-    background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #09A2B2, stop: 1 #414B52);
+QLabel#toolBarStateLabel {
+    font: 12px;
+    color: #3C7B9E;
 }
 
-QPushButton:pressed {
-    background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #bbbbbb, stop: 1 #b0b0b0);
+QLabel#toolBarMessageLabel {
+    font: 12px;
+    font-style: italic;
+    color: #3C7B9E;
 }
 
-QToolButton {
-    font-weight: bold;
-    min-height: 20px;
-    max-height: 20px;
-    border: 1px solid #4A4A4F;
-    margin: 1px;
+QLineEdit {
+    border: 1px solid #777;
     border-radius: 2px;
-    padding-left: 3px;
-    padding-right: 3px;
-    background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #59666f, stop: 1 #414B52);
 }
 
-QToolButton:disabled {
-    background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #232228, stop: 1 #020208);
+QMainWindow::separator {
+   background-color: #323235;
+   width: 2px; /* when vertical */
+   height: 2px; /* when horizontal */
 }
 
-QToolButton:checked {
-    background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #09A2B2, stop: 1 #414B52);
+QMainWindow::separator:hover {
+    background-color: #FFF;
 }
 
-QToolButton:pressed {
-    background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #bbbbbb, stop: 1 #b0b0b0);
+QMenu {
+    border: 1px solid #379AC3;
 }
 
-QToolTip {
-    background-color: #3D5368;
-    border:0 solid #379AC3;
-    margin: 3px;
-    border-radius: 3px;
-    color: #DDDDDF;
+QMenu::item:selected {
+    background-color: #666;
 }
 
-QMenu {
-    border: 1px solid #379AC3;
+QMenu::separator {
+    height: 1px;
+    background: #379AC3;
+    margin: 8px 5px 4px 5px;
 }
 
-QMenu::separator {
-     height: 1px;
-     background: #379AC3;
-     margin: 8px 5px 4px 5px;
- }
+QMenuBar::item:selected {
+    background-color: #666;
+}
 
 QMenuBar::item:disabled {
     border: none;
     background: none;
 }
 
-QMenuBar::item:disabled:selected {
-    border: none;
-    background: none;
+QPlainTextEdit {
+    border: 1px solid #777;
+    border-radius: 2px;
+    font-family: "Monospace";
+    font: large;
 }
 
-QMenuBar::item:disabled:pressed {
-    background: none;
-    border: none;
+QProgressBar {
+    border: 1px solid #4A4A4A;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    text-align: center;
+    padding: 2px;
+    color: #DDD;
+    background-color: #111;
+    height: 10px;
 }
 
-QSlider {
-    background-color: transparent;
+QProgressBar::chunk {
+    background-color: #3C7B9E;
 }
 
-QSlider::groove:horizontal {
-     border: 1px solid #999999;
-     height: 4px; /* the groove expands to the size of the slider by default. by giving it a height, it has a fixed size */
-     background: qlineargradient(x1:0, y1:0, x2:0, y2:1, stop:0 #4A4A4F, stop:1 #4A4A4F);
-     margin: 2px 0;
- }
-
- QSlider::groove:disabled:horizontal {
-     border: 1px solid #454545;
-     height: 4px; /* the groove expands to the size of the slider by default. by giving it a height, it has a fixed size */
-     background: qlineargradient(x1:0, y1:0, x2:0, y2:1, stop:0 #4A4A4F, stop:1 #4A4A4F);
-     margin: 2px 0;
- }
-
- QSlider::handle:horizontal {
-     background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #232228, stop: 1 #020208);
-     border: 2px solid #379AC3;
-     width: 18px;
-     margin: -5px 0; /* handle is placed by default on the contents rect of the groove. Expand outside the groove */
-     border-radius: 3px;
- }
-
- QSlider::handle:disabled:horizontal {
-     background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #535258, stop: 1 #050508);
-     border: 2px solid #444444;
-     width: 18px;
-     margin: -5px 0; /* handle is placed by default on the contents rect of the groove. Expand outside the groove */
-     border-radius: 3px;
- }
- 
- QSlider::groove:vertical {
-     border: 1px solid #999999;
-     width: 4px; /* the groove expands to the size of the slider by default. by giving it a height, it has a fixed size */
-     background: qlineargradient(x1:0, y1:0, x2:1, y2:0, stop:0 #4A4A4F, stop:1 #4A4A4F);
-     margin: 2px 0;
- }
-
- QSlider::handle:vertical {
-     background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 1, y2: 0, stop: 0 #232228, stop: 1 #020208);
-     border: 2px solid #379AC3;
-     height: 18px;
-     margin: 0 -5px; /* handle is placed by default on the contents rect of the groove. Expand outside the groove */
-     border-radius: 3px;
- }
+QProgressBar::chunk#batteryBar {
+    background-color: green;
+}
 
-QStatusBar {
-    border: 0;
-    border-bottom: 1px solid #101010;
-    border-top: 1px solid #4F4F4F;
-    background-color: qlineargradient(spread:pad, x1:0, y1:0, x2:0, y2:1, stop:0 #4B4B4B, stop:0.3 #404040, stop:0.34 #383838, stop:1 #181818);
+QProgressBar::chunk#speedBar {
+    background-color: yellow;
+}
+
+QProgressBar::chunk#thrustBar {
+    background-color: orange;
+}
+
+QProgressBar:horizontal {
+    height: 9px;
+}
+
+QProgressBar:vertical {
+    width: 9px;
+}
+
+QPushButton {
+    min-height: 20px;
+    max-height: 20px;
+    border: 1px solid #465158;
+    margin: 1px;
+    border-radius: 2px;
+    padding-left: 8px;
+    padding-right: 8px;
+    background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #59666f, stop: 1 #414B52);
+}
+
+QPushButton#controlButton {
+    min-height: 25px;
+    background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #A0AE00, stop: 1 #909E00);
 }
 
 QPushButton#killButton {
     font-weight: bold;
     min-height: 30px;
-    color: #000000;
-    background: qlineargradient(x1:0, y1:0, x2:0, y2:1,
-                             stop:0 #ffb917, stop:1 #b37300)
+    color: #000;
+    background-color: qlineargradient(x1:0, y1:0, x2:0, y2:1, stop:0 #ffb917, stop:1 #b37300);
     background-clip: border;
     border-width: 1px;
-    border-color: #555555;
+    border-color: #555;
     border-radius: 5px;
 }
 
+QPushButton:checked {
+    background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #09A2B2, stop: 1 #414B52);
+}
+
+QPushButton:checked#controlButton {
+    background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #b76f11, stop: 1 #e1a718);
+}
+
+QPushButton:disabled {
+    background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #232228, stop: 1 #020208);
+}
+
+QPushButton:hover {
+    background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #777, stop: 1 #333);
+}
+
+QPushButton:pressed {
+    background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #bbbbbb, stop: 1 #b0b0b0);
+}
+
 QPushButton:pressed#killButton {
     font-weight: bold;
     min-height: 30px;
     color: #000000;
-    background: qlineargradient(x1:0, y1:0, x2:0, y2:1,
-                             stop:0 #bb8500, stop:1 #903000);
+    background: qlineargradient(x1:0, y1:0, x2:0, y2:1, stop:0 #bb8500, stop:1 #903000);
     background-clip: border;
     border-width: 1px;
     border-color: #555555;
     border-radius: 5px;
 }
 
-QPushButton#controlButton {
-    min-height: 25px;
-    background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #A0AE00, stop: 1 #909E00);
+QSeparator {
+    color: #EEE;
 }
 
-QPushButton:checked#controlButton {
-    background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #b76f11, stop: 1 #e1a718);
+QSlider {
+    background-color: transparent;
 }
 
-QProgressBar {
-    border: 1px solid #4A4A4F;
-    border-radius: 4px;
-    text-align: center;
-    padding: 2px;
-    color: #DDDDDF;
-    background-color: #111118;
-    height: 10px;
+QSlider::groove:horizontal {
+    border: 1px solid #999999;
+    height: 4px; /* the groove expands to the size of the slider by default. by giving it a height, it has a fixed size */
+    background-color: #4A4A4A;
+    margin: 2px 0;
 }
 
-QProgressBar:horizontal {
-    height: 9px;
+QSlider::groove:horizontal:disabled {
+    border: 1px solid #454545;
+    height: 4px; /* the groove expands to the size of the slider by default. by giving it a height, it has a fixed size */
+    background-color: #4A4A4A;
+    margin: 2px 0;
+}
+ 
+QSlider::groove:vertical {
+    border: 1px solid #999999;
+    width: 4px; /* the groove expands to the size of the slider by default. by giving it a height, it has a fixed size */
+    background-color: #4A4A4A;
+    margin: 2px 0;
 }
 
-QProgressBar:vertical {
-    width: 9px;
+QSlider::handle:horizontal {
+    background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #232228, stop: 1 #020208);
+    border: 2px solid #379AC3;
+    width: 18px;
+    margin: -5px 0; /* handle is placed by default on the contents rect of the groove. Expand outside the groove */
+    border-radius: 3px;
 }
 
-QProgressBar::chunk {
-    background-color: #3C7B9E;
+QSlider::handle:horizontal:disabled {
+    background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #535258, stop: 1 #050508);
+    border: 2px solid #444444;
+    width: 18px;
+    margin: -5px 0; /* handle is placed by default on the contents rect of the groove. Expand outside the groove */
+    border-radius: 3px;
 }
 
-QProgressBar::chunk#batteryBar {
-    background-color: green;
+QSlider::handle:vertical {
+    background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 1, y2: 0, stop: 0 #232228, stop: 1 #020208);
+    border: 2px solid #379AC3;
+    height: 18px;
+    margin: 0 -5px; /* handle is placed by default on the contents rect of the groove. Expand outside the groove */
+    border-radius: 3px;
 }
 
-QProgressBar::chunk#speedBar {
-    background-color: yellow;
+QSizeGrip {
+    background: none;
 }
 
-QProgressBar::chunk#thrustBar {
-    background-color: orange;
+QSpinBox, QDoubleSpinBox {
+    min-height: 14px;
+    max-height: 18px;
+    border: 1px solid #4A4A4A;
+    border-radius: 5px;
 }
 
-QDialog {
-  border: 1px solid #62676B;
-  border-radius: 2px;
+QSpinBox::down-arrow, QDoubleSpinBox::down-arrow {
+    image: url(:/files/images/actions/go-down.svg);
+    width: 16px;
 }
 
-QTabWidget::pane { /* The tab widget frame */
-    border: 1px solid #62676B;
-    border-radius: 2px;
-    position: absolute;
-    top: -0.5em;
+QSpinBox::down-button, QDoubleSpinBox::down-button {
+    border: none;
 }
 
-QTabWidget::tab-bar {
-    alignment: center;
+QSpinBox::up-arrow, QDoubleSpinBox::up-arrow {
+    image: url(:/files/images/actions/go-up.svg);
+    width: 16px;
+}
+
+QSpinBox::up-button, QDoubleSpinBox::up-button {
+    border: none;
+}
+
+QStatusBar {
+    background-color: qlineargradient(spread:pad, x1:0, y1:0, x2:0, y2:1, stop:0 #4B4B4B, stop:0.3 #404040, stop:0.34 #383838, stop:1 #181818);
 }
 
- /* Style the tab using the tab sub-control. Note that
-     it reads QTabBar _not_ QTabWidget */
- QTabBar::tab {
-    background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #090909, stop: 1 #353535);
+QTabBar::tab {
     border: 2px solid #62676B;
     border-radius: 4px;
     min-width: 8ex;
     padding: 2px;
- }
+}
 
- QTabBar::tab:selected, QTabBar::tab:hover {
-    background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #090909, stop: 1 #353535);
+QTabBar::tab:selected, QTabBar::tab:hover {
     border: 2px solid #379AC3;
- }
+}
 
- QTabBar::tab:selected {
-     border: 2px solid #379AC3;
- }
+QTabWidget::tab-bar {
+    alignment: center;
+}
 
-QToolBar {
-    margin: 0px;
-    border-bottom: 1px solid #484848;
-    border-top: 1px solid #969696;
-    background-color: qlineargradient(spread:pad, x1:0, y1:0, x2:0, y2:1, stop:0 #8B8B8B, stop:0.3 #808080, stop:0.34 #747474, stop:1 #484848);
+QTabWidget::pane {
+    border: 1px solid #62676B;
+    border-radius: 2px;
+    position: absolute;
+    top: -0.5em;
 }
 
-QLabel {
-    background-color: transparent;
+QTextEdit {
+    border: 1px solid #777;
+    border-radius: 2px;
 }
 
-QLabel:disabled {
-    color: #353535;
+QToolBar {
+    border-top-color: #969696;
+    border-bottom-color: #484848;
+    background: qlineargradient(spread:pad, x1:0, y1:0, x2:0, y2:1, stop:0 #4B4B4B, stop:0.3 #404040, stop:0.34 #383838, stop:1 #181818);
 }
 
-QLabel#toolBarNameLabel {
-    font: bold 16px;
-    color: #3C7B9E;
+QToolButton {
+    font-weight: bold;
+    min-height: 20px;
+    max-height: 20px;
+    border: 1px solid #4A4A4A;
+    margin: 1px;
+    border-radius: 2px;
+    padding-left: 3px;
+    padding-right: 3px;
+    background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #59666f, stop: 1 #414B52);
 }
 
-QLabel#toolBarModeLabel {
-    font: 12px;
+QToolButton:disabled {
+    background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #232228, stop: 1 #020208);
 }
 
-QLabel#toolBarStateLabel {
-    font: 12px;
-    color: #3C7B9E;
+QToolButton:checked {
+    background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #09A2B2, stop: 1 #414B52);
 }
 
-QLabel#toolBarMessageLabel {
-    font: 12px;
-    font-style: italic;
-    color: #3C7B9E;
+QToolButton:pressed {
+    background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #bbbbbb, stop: 1 #b0b0b0);
 }
 
+QToolTip {
+    background-color: #3D5368;
+    border:0 solid #379AC3;
+    margin: 3px;
+    border-radius: 3px;
+    color: #DDD;
+}
diff --git a/files/styles/style-light.css b/files/styles/style-light.css
index b2661b3..f8584e9 100644
--- a/files/styles/style-light.css
+++ b/files/styles/style-light.css
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-/* These general styles need to go first so that following definitions override them */
 * {
     background-color: #F6F6F6;
     color: #000;
+    background-clip: border;
+    font-size: 11px;
 }
 
 *::disabled {
-    color: #777;
+    color: #AAA;
 }
 
 QCheckBox {
@@ -13,97 +14,169 @@ QCheckBox {
 }
 
 QCheckBox::indicator {
-    background-color: #F6F6F6;
-    border-color: #111;
-    color: #222;
+    border: 1px solid #111;
+    border-radius: 2px;
+    width: 10px;
+    height: 10px;
 }
 
-QCheckBox::indicator:checked {
-    background-color: #777;
+QCheckBox::indicator:checked, QCheckBox::indicator:checked:hover, QCheckBox::indicator:checked:pressed {
+    background-color: #379AC3;
 }
 
 QComboBox {
-    border-color: #111;
+    border: 1px solid #111;
+    border-radius: 2px;
 }
 
-QDockWidget {
-    border: 1px solid #32345E;
+QDialog {
+    border: 1px solid #777;
+    border-radius: 2px;
 }
 
-QDockWidget::title {
-    background: #EEE;
-    color: #111;
-    border-bottom: 1px solid #222;
+QDockWidget {
+    border: 1px solid #32345E;
+    border-radius: 1px;
 }
 
 QDockWidget::close-button, QDockWidget::float-button {
     border: 1px solid transparent;
-    background-color: #EEE;
+    background: none;
+    padding: 0;
 }
 
 QDockWidget::close-button:hover, QDockWidget::float-button:hover {
-    background-color: #AAA;
+    background: none;
+}
+
+QDockWidget::close-button:pressed, QDockWidget::float-button:pressed {
+    padding: 1px -1px -1px 1px;
+    background: none;
+}
+
+QDockWidget::title {
+    text-align: left;
+    background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #3F556A, stop: 1 #293645);
+    color: #111;
+    padding-left: 10px;
+    height: 14px;
+    border-bottom: 2px solid #222;
+}
+
+QGCToolWidgetItem {
+    border: 1px solid #666;
+    border-radius: 3px;
+    padding: 10px 0 0 0;
+    margin-top: 1ex; /* leave space at the top for the title */
 }
 
 QGroupBox {
-    border-color: #222216;
+    border: 1px solid #666;
+    border-radius: 3px;
+    padding: 10px 0 0 0;
+    margin-top: 1ex; /* leave space at the top for the title */
+}
+
+QGroupBox::title {
+    subcontrol-origin: margin;
+    subcontrol-position: top center;
+    margin: 0 3px 0 3px;
+    padding: 0 3px 0 0;
+    font: bold 8px;
+    color: #000;
 }
 
 QLabel {
     background-color: transparent;
 }
 
-QLineEdit {
-    border-color: #111;
+QLabel:disabled {
+    color: #353535;
 }
 
-QGroupBox::title {
-    color: #000;
+QLabel#toolBarNameLabel {
+    font: bold 16px;
+    color: #3C7B9E;
 }
- 
+
+QLabel#toolBarModeLabel {
+    font: 12px;
+}
+
+QLabel#toolBarStateLabel {
+    font: 12px;
+    color: #3C7B9E;
+}
+
+QLabel#toolBarMessageLabel {
+    font: 12px;
+    font-style: italic;
+    color: #3C7B9E;
+}
+
+QLineEdit {
+    border: 1px solid #111;
+    border-radius: 2px;
+}
+
 QMainWindow::separator {
-    background-color: #090909;
+   background-color: #090909;
+   width: 2px; /* when vertical */
+   height: 2px; /* when horizontal */
 }
 
 QMainWindow::separator:hover {
     background-color: #222;
 }
 
-QMenuBar::item:selected {
-    background-color: #CCC;
+QMenu {
+    border: 1px solid #379AC3;
 }
 
-QMenuBar::item:disabled {
-    border: none;
-    background: none;
+QMenu::item:selected {
+    background-color: #CCC;
 }
 
-QMenuBar::item:disabled:selected {
-    border: none;
-    background: none;
+QMenu::separator {
+    height: 1px;
+    background: #379AC3;
+    margin: 8px 5px 4px 5px;
 }
 
-QMenuBar::item:disabled:pressed {
-    background: none;
-    border: none;
+QMenuBar::item:selected {
+    background-color: #CCC;
 }
 
-QMenu::item:selected {
-    background-color: #CCC;
+QMenuBar::item:disabled {
+    border: none;
+    background: none;
 }
 
 QPlainTextEdit {
-    border-color: #111;
+    border: 1px solid #111;
+    border-radius: 2px;
+    font-family: "Monospace";
+    font: large;
 }
 
 QProgressBar {
-    border-color: #666;
+    border: 1px solid #666;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    text-align: center;
+    padding: 2px;
+    color: #000;
+    background: none;
+    height: 10px;
 }
 
 QProgressBar::chunk {
     background-color: #666;
 }
 
+QProgressBar::chunk#batteryBar {
+    background-color: green;
+}
+
 QProgressBar::chunk#speedBar {
     background-color: yellow;
 }
@@ -112,20 +185,53 @@ QProgressBar::chunk#thrustBar {
     background-color: orange;
 }
 
-QProgressBar QLabel {
-    background-color: #FFF;
+QProgressBar:horizontal {
+    height: 9px;
+}
+
+QProgressBar:vertical {
+    width: 9px;
 }
 
 QPushButton {
-    border-style: solid;
-    border-color: #444;
-    background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #CCC, stop: 1 #888);
+    min-height: 20px;
+    max-height: 20px;
+    border: 1px solid #465158;
+    margin: 1px;
+    border-radius: 2px;
+    padding-left: 8px;
+    padding-right: 8px;
+    background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #59666f, stop: 1 #414B52);
+}
+
+QPushButton#controlButton {
+    min-height: 25px;
+    background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #A0AE00, stop: 1 #909E00);
+}
+
+QPushButton#killButton {
+    font-weight: bold;
+    min-height: 30px;
+    color: #000;
+    background-color: qlineargradient(x1:0, y1:0, x2:0, y2:1, stop:0 #ffb917, stop:1 #b37300);
+    background-clip: border;
+    border-width: 1px;
+    border-color: #555;
+    border-radius: 5px;
 }
 
 QPushButton:checked {
     background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #444, stop: 1 #888);
 }
 
+QPushButton:checked#controlButton {
+    background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #b76f11, stop: 1 #e1a718);
+}
+
+QPushButton:disabled {
+    background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #232228, stop: 1 #020208);
+}
+
 QPushButton:hover {
     background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #BBB, stop: 1 #777);
 }
@@ -134,77 +240,154 @@ QPushButton:pressed {
     background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #AAA, stop: 1 #666);
 }
 
-QPushButton#controlButton {
-    background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #A0AE00, stop: 1 #909E00);
-}
-
-QPushButton:checked#controlButton {
-    background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #b76f11, stop: 1 #e1a718);
+QPushButton:pressed#killButton {
+    font-weight: bold;
+    min-height: 30px;
+    color: #000000;
+    background: qlineargradient(x1:0, y1:0, x2:0, y2:1, stop:0 #bb8500, stop:1 #903000);
+    background-clip: border;
+    border-width: 1px;
+    border-color: #555555;
+    border-radius: 5px;
 }
 
 QSeparator {
     color: #EEE;
 }
 
-QSpinBox {
-    border-color: #4A4A4F;
+QSlider {
+    background-color: transparent;
 }
 
-QSpinBox::up-arrow, QDoubleSpinBox::up-arrow {
-	image: url(:/files/images/actions/go-up.svg);
-	width: 16px;
+QSlider::groove:horizontal {
+    border: 1px solid #999999;
+    height: 4px; /* the groove expands to the size of the slider by default. by giving it a height, it has a fixed size */
+    background-color: #4A4A4A;
+    margin: 2px 0;
+}
+
+QSlider::groove:horizontal:disabled {
+    border: 1px solid #454545;
+    height: 4px; /* the groove expands to the size of the slider by default. by giving it a height, it has a fixed size */
+    background-color: #4A4A4A;
+    margin: 2px 0;
+}
+ 
+QSlider::groove:vertical {
+    border: 1px solid #999999;
+    width: 4px; /* the groove expands to the size of the slider by default. by giving it a height, it has a fixed size */
+    background-color: #4A4A4A;
+    margin: 2px 0;
+}
+
+QSlider::handle:horizontal {
+    background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #232228, stop: 1 #020208);
+    border: 2px solid #379AC3;
+    width: 18px;
+    margin: -5px 0; /* handle is placed by default on the contents rect of the groove. Expand outside the groove */
+    border-radius: 3px;
+}
+
+QSlider::handle:horizontal:disabled {
+    background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #535258, stop: 1 #050508);
+    border: 2px solid #444444;
+    width: 18px;
+    margin: -5px 0; /* handle is placed by default on the contents rect of the groove. Expand outside the groove */
+    border-radius: 3px;
+}
+
+QSlider::handle:vertical {
+    background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 1, y2: 0, stop: 0 #232228, stop: 1 #020208);
+    border: 2px solid #379AC3;
+    height: 18px;
+    margin: 0 -5px; /* handle is placed by default on the contents rect of the groove. Expand outside the groove */
+    border-radius: 3px;
+}
+
+QSizeGrip {
+    background: none;
+}
+
+QSpinBox, QDoubleSpinBox {
+    min-height: 14px;
+    max-height: 18px;
+    border: 1px solid #4A4A4A;
+    border-radius: 5px;
 }
 
 QSpinBox::down-arrow, QDoubleSpinBox::down-arrow {
-	image: url(:/files/images/actions/go-down.svg);
-	width: 16px;
+    image: url(:/files/images/actions/go-down.svg);
+    width: 16px;
 }
 
-QStatusBar {
-    border-bottom-color: #111;
-    border-top-color: #EEE;
-    background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #CCC, stop: 1 #888);
+QSpinBox::down-button, QDoubleSpinBox::down-button {
+    border: none;
 }
 
-QTabBar::tab {
-    border-color: #62676B;
+QSpinBox::up-arrow, QDoubleSpinBox::up-arrow {
+    image: url(:/files/images/actions/go-up.svg);
+    width: 16px;
+}
+
+QSpinBox::up-button, QDoubleSpinBox::up-button {
+    border: none;
+}
+
+QStatusBar {
     background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #CCC, stop: 1 #888);
 }
 
-QTabBar::tab:hover {
-    background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #BBB, stop: 1 #777);
+QTabBar::tab {
+    border: 2px solid #62676B;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    min-width: 8ex;
+    padding: 2px;
 }
 
-QTabBar::tab:pressed {
-    background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #AAA, stop: 1 #666);
+QTabBar::tab:selected, QTabBar::tab:hover {
+    border: 2px solid #379AC3;
 }
 
-QTabBar::tab:selected {
-    border-color: #379AC3;
-    background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #AAA, stop: 1 #666);
+QTabWidget::tab-bar {
+    alignment: center;
 }
 
-QTabWidget::pane { /* The tab widget frame */
-    border-color: #62676B;
+QTabWidget::pane {
+    border: 1px solid #62676B;
+    border-radius: 2px;
+    position: absolute;
+    top: -0.5em;
 }
 
 QTextEdit {
-    border-color: #222;
+    border: 1px solid #222;
+    border-radius: 2px;
 }
 
 QToolBar {
     border-top-color: #969696;
     border-bottom-color: #484848;
-    background-color: qlineargradient(spread:pad, x1:0, y1:0, x2:0, y2:1, stop:0 #090909, stop:0.3 #404040, stop:0.34 #383838, stop:1 #F6F6F6);
+    background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #CCC, stop: 1 #888);
 }
 
 QToolButton {
-    border-color: #4A4A4F;
+    font-weight: bold;
+    min-height: 20px;
+    max-height: 20px;
+    border: 1px solid #4A4A4A;
+    margin: 1px;
+    border-radius: 2px;
+    padding-left: 3px;
+    padding-right: 3px;
     background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #C3C2C8, stop: 1 #828288);
 }
 
+QToolButton:disabled {
+    background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #232228, stop: 1 #020208);
+}
+
 QToolButton:checked {
-    background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #090909, stop: 1 #353535);
+    background-color: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #09A2B2, stop: 1 #414B52);
 }
 
 QToolButton:pressed {
@@ -212,5 +395,9 @@ QToolButton:pressed {
 }
 
 QToolTip {
-    color: #000;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    background-color: #3D5368;
+    border:0 solid #379AC3;
+    margin: 3px;
+    border-radius: 3px;
+    color: #DDD;
+}
diff --git a/src/ui/MainWindow.cc b/src/ui/MainWindow.cc
index f2730f6..c5f311e 100644
--- a/src/ui/MainWindow.cc
+++ b/src/ui/MainWindow.cc
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ This file is part of the QGROUNDCONTROL project
 #include "LogCompressor.h"
 
 // Set up some constants
-const QString MainWindow::baseStyle = ":files/styles/style-base.css";
 const QString MainWindow::defaultDarkStyle = ":files/styles/style-dark.css";
 const QString MainWindow::defaultLightStyle = ":files/styles/style-light.css";
 
@@ -1249,15 +1248,9 @@ bool MainWindow::loadStyle(QGC_MAINWINDOW_STYLE style, QString cssFile)
         // Signal to the user that the app will pause to apply a new stylesheet
         qApp->setOverrideCursor(Qt::WaitCursor);
 
-		// Now fetch the base stylesheet.
-		QFile baseStyleSheet(baseStyle);
-		QString newStyle(baseStyleSheet.readAll());
-		
-		// Then append the desired coloring and apply to QGC.
-		newStyle.append(styleSheet.readAll());
-		qApp->setStyleSheet(newStyle);
+        qApp->setStyleSheet(styleSheet.readAll());
 
-		// And save the new stylesheet path.
+        // And save the new stylesheet path.
         if (currentStyle == QGC_MAINWINDOW_STYLE_LIGHT)
         {
             lightStyleFileName = cssFile;
diff --git a/src/ui/MainWindow.h b/src/ui/MainWindow.h
index 7374081..3ec196f 100644
--- a/src/ui/MainWindow.h
+++ b/src/ui/MainWindow.h
@@ -106,8 +106,7 @@ public:
         QGC_MAINWINDOW_STYLE_DARK,
         QGC_MAINWINDOW_STYLE_LIGHT
     };
-	
-    static const QString baseStyle;
+
     static const QString defaultDarkStyle;
     static const QString defaultLightStyle;