diff --git a/conf/dlggeneral.ui b/conf/dlggeneral.ui
index ae117bfa3..9bcc63225 100644
--- a/conf/dlggeneral.ui
+++ b/conf/dlggeneral.ui
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
             <x>0</x>
             <y>0</y>
             <width>320</width>
-            <height>143</height>
+            <height>169</height>
         </rect>
     </property>
     <vbox>
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
                 </property>
                 <widget class="QLayoutWidget">
                     <property name="name">
-                        <cstring>layout9</cstring>
+                        <cstring>layout6</cstring>
                     </property>
                     <vbox>
                         <property name="name">
@@ -48,13 +48,24 @@
                         </widget>
                         <widget class="QLayoutWidget">
                             <property name="name">
-                                <cstring>layout1</cstring>
+                                <cstring>layout5</cstring>
                             </property>
-                            <hbox>
+                            <grid>
                                 <property name="name">
                                     <cstring>unnamed</cstring>
                                 </property>
-                                <spacer>
+                                <widget class="QCheckBox" row="0" column="1">
+                                    <property name="name">
+                                        <cstring>kcfg_ShowSearchBar</cstring>
+                                    </property>
+                                    <property name="enabled">
+                                        <bool>false</bool>
+                                    </property>
+                                    <property name="text">
+                                        <string>Show &amp;search bar in thumbnails list</string>
+                                    </property>
+                                </widget>
+                                <spacer row="0" column="0" rowspan="2" colspan="1">
                                     <property name="name">
                                         <cstring>spacer2</cstring>
                                     </property>
@@ -67,22 +78,22 @@
                                     <property name="sizeHint">
                                         <size>
                                             <width>16</width>
-                                            <height>20</height>
+                                            <height>30</height>
                                         </size>
                                     </property>
                                 </spacer>
-                                <widget class="QCheckBox">
+                                <widget class="QCheckBox" row="1" column="1">
                                     <property name="name">
-                                        <cstring>kcfg_ShowSearchBar</cstring>
+                                        <cstring>kcfg_SyncThumbnailsViewport</cstring>
                                     </property>
                                     <property name="enabled">
                                         <bool>false</bool>
                                     </property>
                                     <property name="text">
-                                        <string>Show &amp;search bar in thumbnails list</string>
+                                        <string>Link &amp;thumbnails list with the page</string>
                                     </property>
                                 </widget>
-                            </hbox>
+                            </grid>
                         </widget>
                         <widget class="QCheckBox">
                             <property name="name">
@@ -173,6 +184,12 @@
         <receiver>kcfg_ShowSearchBar</receiver>
         <slot>setEnabled(bool)</slot>
     </connection>
+    <connection>
+        <sender>kcfg_ShowLeftPanel</sender>
+        <signal>toggled(bool)</signal>
+        <receiver>kcfg_SyncThumbnailsViewport</receiver>
+        <slot>setEnabled(bool)</slot>
+    </connection>
 </connections>
 <includes>
     <include location="global" impldecl="in implementation">kdialog.h</include>
diff --git a/conf/dlgpresentation.ui b/conf/dlgpresentation.ui
index 3edca6699..1811691d7 100644
--- a/conf/dlgpresentation.ui
+++ b/conf/dlgpresentation.ui
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@
             <height>261</height>
         </rect>
     </property>
-    <property name="caption">
-        <string>DlgPresentation</string>
-    </property>
     <vbox>
         <property name="name">
             <cstring>unnamed</cstring>
diff --git a/conf/kpdf.kcfg b/conf/kpdf.kcfg
index 68ee5ea54..cdbbc19a4 100644
--- a/conf/kpdf.kcfg
+++ b/conf/kpdf.kcfg
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@
    <max>8</max>
   </entry>
  </group>
+ <group name="ThumbnailsList" >
+  <entry key="SyncThumbnailsViewport" type="Bool" >
+   <default>true</default>
+  </entry>
+ </group>
  <group name="Performance" >
   <entry key="MemoryLevel" type="Enum" >
    <default>Normal</default>
diff --git a/ui/presentationwidget.cpp b/ui/presentationwidget.cpp
index bcc303bd8..2a889a145 100644
--- a/ui/presentationwidget.cpp
+++ b/ui/presentationwidget.cpp
@@ -496,11 +496,18 @@ void PresentationWidget::generateOverlay()
     QImage image( doublePixmap.convertToImage().smoothScale( side, side ) );
     image.setAlphaBuffer( true );
 
-    // generate a monochrome pixmap using grey level as alpha channel
-    int pixels = image.width() * image.height();
+    // generate a monochrome pixmap using grey level as alpha channel and
+    // a saturated hilight color as base color
+    int hue, sat, val;
+    palette().active().highlight().getHsv( &hue, &sat, &val );
+    sat = (sat + 255) / 2;
+    const QColor & color = QColor( hue, sat, val, QColor::Hsv );
+    int red = color.red(), green = color.green(), blue = color.blue(),
+        pixels = image.width() * image.height();
     unsigned int * data = (unsigned int *)image.bits();
+    unsigned char alpha;
     for( int i = 0; i < pixels; ++i )
-        data[i] = qRgba( 0, 0, 0, data[i] & 0xFF ); // base color can be changed here
+        data[i] = qRgba( red, green, blue, data[i] & 0xFF );
     m_lastRenderedOverlay.convertFromImage( image );
 
     // start the autohide timer
diff --git a/ui/thumbnaillist.cpp b/ui/thumbnaillist.cpp
index 188dd97d6..213388292 100644
--- a/ui/thumbnaillist.cpp
+++ b/ui/thumbnaillist.cpp
@@ -134,23 +134,30 @@ void ThumbnailList::notifySetup( const QValueVector< KPDFPage * > & pages, bool
 
 void ThumbnailList::notifyViewportChanged()
 {
+	// skip notifies for the current page (already selected)
+	int newPage = m_document->viewport().pageNumber;
+	if ( m_selected && m_selected->pageNumber() == newPage )
+		return;
+
 	// deselect previous thumbnail
 	if ( m_selected )
 		m_selected->setSelected( false );
 	m_selected = 0;
 
 	// select the page with viewport and ensure it's centered in the view
-	int pageNumber = m_document->viewport().pageNumber;
 	m_vectorIndex = 0;
 	QValueVector<ThumbnailWidget *>::iterator tIt = m_thumbnails.begin(), tEnd = m_thumbnails.end();
 	for ( ; tIt != tEnd; ++tIt )
 	{
-		if ( (*tIt)->pageNumber() == pageNumber )
+		if ( (*tIt)->pageNumber() == newPage )
 		{
 			m_selected = *tIt;
 			m_selected->setSelected( true );
-			ensureVisible( 0, childY( m_selected ) + m_selected->height()/2, 0, visibleHeight()/2 );
-			//non-centered version: ensureVisible( 0, itemTop + itemHeight/2, 0, itemHeight/2 );
+			if ( Settings::syncThumbnailsViewport() )
+			{
+				int yOffset = QMAX( visibleHeight() / 4, m_selected->height() / 2 );
+				ensureVisible( 0, childY( m_selected ) + m_selected->height()/2, 0, yOffset );
+			}
 			break;
 		}
 		m_vectorIndex++;