diff -purN kdelibs-3.5.5.orig/kdeui/kiconview.cpp kdelibs-3.5.5/kdeui/kiconview.cpp
--- kdelibs-3.5.5.orig/kdeui/kiconview.cpp	2005-10-10 10:06:38.000000000 -0500
+++ kdelibs-3.5.5/kdeui/kiconview.cpp	2006-10-08 10:15:11.000000000 -0500
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ void KIconViewItem::calcRect( const QStr
     r = m_wordWrap->boundingRect();
 
     int realWidth = QMAX( QMIN( r.width() + 4, tw ), fm->width( "X" ) );
-    itemTextRect.setWidth( realWidth );
+    itemTextRect.setWidth( realWidth + 4 );
     itemTextRect.setHeight( r.height() );
 
     int w = 0;    int h = 0;    int y = 0;
@@ -699,11 +699,13 @@ void KIconViewItem::paintPixmap( QPainte
 
 void KIconViewItem::paintText( QPainter *p, const QColorGroup &cg )
 {
-    int textX = textRect( false ).x() + 2;
+    int textX = textRect( false ).x() + 4;
     int textY = textRect( false ).y();
 
     if ( isSelected() ) {
-        p->fillRect( textRect( false ), cg.highlight() );
+        p->setBrush(QBrush(cg.highlight()));
+        p->setPen(QPen(cg.highlight()));
+        p->drawRoundRect( textRect( false ) ,1000/textRect(false).width(),1000/textRect(false).height() );		
         p->setPen( QPen( cg.highlightedText() ) );
     } else {
         if ( iconView()->itemTextBackground() != NoBrush )
diff -purN kdelibs-3.5.5.orig/kdeui/kjanuswidget.cpp kdelibs-3.5.5/kdeui/kjanuswidget.cpp
--- kdelibs-3.5.5.orig/kdeui/kjanuswidget.cpp	2005-11-08 16:38:47.000000000 -0600
+++ kdelibs-3.5.5/kdeui/kjanuswidget.cpp	2006-10-08 10:15:11.000000000 -0500
@@ -53,12 +53,14 @@ class KJanusWidget::IconListItem : publi
     virtual int height( const QListBox *lb ) const;
     virtual int width( const QListBox *lb ) const;
     int expandMinimumWidth( int width );
+    void highlight( bool erase );
 
   protected:
     const QPixmap &defaultPixmap();
     void paint( QPainter *painter );
 
   private:
+    void paintContents( QPainter *painter );
     QPixmap mPixmap;
     int mMinimumWidth;
 };
@@ -141,6 +143,8 @@ KJanusWidget::KJanusWidget( QWidget *par
 
       mIconList->verticalScrollBar()->installEventFilter( this );
       connect( mIconList, SIGNAL(selectionChanged()), SLOT(slotShowPage()));
+      connect( mIconList, SIGNAL(onItem(QListBoxItem *)), SLOT(slotOnItem(QListBoxItem *)));
+
       hbox->addSpacing( KDialog::marginHint() );
       page = new QFrame( this );
       hbox->addWidget( page, 10 );
@@ -721,6 +725,12 @@ void KJanusWidget::slotItemClicked(QList
     it->setOpen(!it->isOpen());
 }
 
+// hack because qt does not support Q_OBJECT in nested classes
+void KJanusWidget::slotOnItem(QListBoxItem *qitem)
+{
+  mIconList->slotOnItem( qitem );
+}
+
 void KJanusWidget::setFocus()
 {
   if( !mValid ) { return; }
@@ -929,11 +939,11 @@ bool KJanusWidget::eventFilter( QObject 
 KJanusWidget::IconListBox::IconListBox( QWidget *parent, const char *name,
 					WFlags f )
   :KListBox( parent, name, f ), mShowAll(false), mHeightValid(false),
-   mWidthValid(false)
+   mWidthValid(false),
+   mOldItem(0)
 {
 }
 
-
 void KJanusWidget::IconListBox::updateMinimumHeight()
 {
   if( mShowAll && !mHeightValid )
@@ -995,6 +1005,45 @@ void KJanusWidget::IconListBox::setShowA
 }
 
 
+void KJanusWidget::IconListBox::leaveEvent( QEvent *ev )
+{
+  KListBox::leaveEvent( ev ); 
+
+  if ( mOldItem && !mOldItem->isSelected() )
+  {
+    ((KJanusWidget::IconListItem *) mOldItem)->highlight( true );
+    mOldItem = 0;
+  }
+}
+
+// hack because qt does not support Q_OBJECT in nested classes
+void KJanusWidget::IconListBox::slotOnItem(QListBoxItem *qitem)
+{
+  KListBox::slotOnItem( qitem );
+
+  if ( qitem == mOldItem )
+  {
+    return;
+  }
+ 
+  if ( mOldItem && !mOldItem->isSelected() )
+  {
+    ((KJanusWidget::IconListItem *) mOldItem)->highlight( true );
+  }
+
+  KJanusWidget::IconListItem *item = dynamic_cast< KJanusWidget::IconListItem * >( qitem );
+  if ( item && !item->isSelected() )
+  {
+    item->highlight( false );
+    mOldItem = item;
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    mOldItem = 0;
+  }
+}
+
+
 
 KJanusWidget::IconListItem::IconListItem( QListBox *listbox, const QPixmap &pixmap,
                                           const QString &text )
@@ -1006,6 +1055,7 @@ KJanusWidget::IconListItem::IconListItem
     mPixmap = defaultPixmap();
   }
   setText( text );
+  setCustomHighlighting( true );
   mMinimumWidth = 0;
 }
 
@@ -1017,6 +1067,36 @@ int KJanusWidget::IconListItem::expandMi
 }
 
 
+void KJanusWidget::IconListItem::highlight( bool erase )
+{
+   QRect r = listBox()->itemRect( this );
+   r.addCoords( 1, 1, -1, -1 );
+
+   QPainter p( listBox()->viewport() );
+   p.setClipRegion( r );
+
+   const QColorGroup &cg = listBox()->colorGroup();
+   if ( erase )
+   {
+      p.setPen( cg.base() );
+      p.setBrush( cg.base() );
+      p.drawRect( r );
+   }
+   else
+   {
+      p.setBrush( cg.highlight().light( 120 ) );
+      p.drawRect( r );
+
+      p.setPen( cg.highlight().dark( 140 ) );
+      p.drawRect( r );
+   }
+
+   p.setPen( cg.foreground() );
+   p.translate( r.x() - 1, r.y() - 1 );
+   paintContents( &p );
+}
+
+
 const QPixmap &KJanusWidget::IconListItem::defaultPixmap()
 {
   static QPixmap *pix=0;
@@ -1044,6 +1124,25 @@ const QPixmap &KJanusWidget::IconListIte
 
 void KJanusWidget::IconListItem::paint( QPainter *painter )
 {
+  QRect itemPaintRegion( listBox()->itemRect( this ) );
+  QRect r( 1, 1, itemPaintRegion.width() - 2, itemPaintRegion.height() - 2);
+
+  if ( isSelected() )
+  {
+    painter->eraseRect( r );
+
+    painter->save();
+    painter->setPen( listBox()->colorGroup().highlight().dark( 160 ) );
+    painter->drawRect( r );
+    painter->restore();
+  }
+
+  paintContents( painter );
+}
+
+
+void KJanusWidget::IconListItem::paintContents( QPainter *painter )
+{
   QFontMetrics fm = painter->fontMetrics();
   int ht = fm.boundingRect( 0, 0, 0, 0, Qt::AlignCenter, text() ).height();
   int wp = mPixmap.width();
@@ -1052,7 +1151,7 @@ void KJanusWidget::IconListItem::paint( 
   painter->drawPixmap( (mMinimumWidth-wp)/2, 5, mPixmap );
   if( !text().isEmpty() )
   {
-    painter->drawText( 0, hp+7, mMinimumWidth, ht, Qt::AlignCenter, text() );
+    painter->drawText( 1, hp + 7, mMinimumWidth - 2, ht, Qt::AlignCenter, text() );
   }
 }
 
diff -purN kdelibs-3.5.5.orig/kdeui/kjanuswidget.h kdelibs-3.5.5/kdeui/kjanuswidget.h
--- kdelibs-3.5.5.orig/kdeui/kjanuswidget.h	2005-10-10 10:06:38.000000000 -0500
+++ kdelibs-3.5.5/kdeui/kjanuswidget.h	2006-10-08 10:15:11.000000000 -0500
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ class KDEUI_EXPORT KJanusWidget : public
   private:
     class IconListBox : public KListBox
     {
+      friend class KJanusWidget;
+
       public:
         IconListBox( QWidget *parent=0, const char *name=0, WFlags f=0 );
 	void updateMinimumHeight();
@@ -79,10 +81,15 @@ class KDEUI_EXPORT KJanusWidget : public
 	void invalidateWidth();
 	void setShowAll( bool showAll );
 
+      protected:
+	void slotOnItem( QListBoxItem *item );
+	virtual void leaveEvent( QEvent * );
+
       private:
 	bool mShowAll;
 	bool mHeightValid;
 	bool mWidthValid;
+	QListBoxItem *mOldItem;	
     };
 
   public:
@@ -558,6 +565,8 @@ class KDEUI_EXPORT KJanusWidget : public
   private slots:
     bool slotShowPage();
     void slotFontChanged();
+
+    void slotOnItem(QListBoxItem *item);
     void slotItemClicked(QListViewItem *it);
     void pageGone(QObject *obj); // signal from the added page's "destroyed" signal
     void slotReopen(QListViewItem *item);