diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/doc/operation.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/doc/operation.cpp
index cbe94694af..2d4200689f 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/doc/operation.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/doc/operation.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ void CSVDoc::Operation::initWidgets()
     mProgressBar = new QProgressBar();
     mAbortButton = new QPushButton("Abort");
     mLayout = new QHBoxLayout();
+    mLayout->setContentsMargins(8, 4, 8, 4);
 
     mLayout->addWidget(mProgressBar);
     mLayout->addWidget(mAbortButton);
@@ -101,10 +102,10 @@ void CSVDoc::Operation::setBarColor(int type)
           "margin: 2px 2px 2px 2px;"
           "}";
 
-    QString topColor = "#F2F6F8";
-    QString bottomColor = "#E0EFF9";
-    QString midTopColor = "#D8E1E7";
-    QString midBottomColor = "#B5C6D0"; // default gray gloss
+    QString topColor = "#9e9e9e";
+    QString bottomColor = "#919191";
+    QString midTopColor = "#848484";
+    QString midBottomColor = "#717171"; // default gray
 
     // colors inspired by samples from:
     // http://www.colorzilla.com/gradient-editor/
@@ -113,34 +114,34 @@ void CSVDoc::Operation::setBarColor(int type)
     {
         case CSMDoc::State_Saving:
 
-            topColor = "#FECCB1";
-            midTopColor = "#F17432";
-            midBottomColor = "#EA5507";
-            bottomColor = "#FB955E"; // red gloss #2
+            topColor = "#f27d6e";
+            midTopColor = "#ee6954";
+            midBottomColor = "#f05536";
+            bottomColor = "#de511e"; // red
             break;
 
         case CSMDoc::State_Searching:
 
-            topColor = "#6DB3F2";
-            midTopColor = "#54A3EE";
-            midBottomColor = "#3690F0";
-            bottomColor = "#1E69DE"; // blue gloss #3
+            topColor = "#6db3f2";
+            midTopColor = "#54a3ee";
+            midBottomColor = "#3690f0";
+            bottomColor = "#1e69de"; // blue
             break;
 
         case CSMDoc::State_Verifying:
 
-            topColor = "#BFD255";
-            midTopColor = "#8EB92A";
-            midBottomColor = "#72AA00";
-            bottomColor = "#9ECB2D"; // green gloss
+            topColor = "#bfd255";
+            midTopColor = "#8eb92a";
+            midBottomColor = "#72aa00";
+            bottomColor = "#9ecb2d"; // green
             break;
 
         case CSMDoc::State_Merging:
 
-            topColor = "#F3E2C7";
-            midTopColor = "#C19E67";
-            midBottomColor = "#B68D4C";
-            bottomColor = "#E9D4B3"; // l Brown 3D
+            topColor = "#d89188";
+            midTopColor = "#d07f72";
+            midBottomColor = "#cc6d5a";
+            bottomColor = "#b86344"; // brown
             break;
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/doc/operations.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/doc/operations.cpp
index 00736b93c5..97f47d621b 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/doc/operations.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/doc/operations.cpp
@@ -10,18 +10,18 @@
 
 namespace
 {
-    constexpr int operationLineHeight = 40;
+    constexpr int operationLineHeight = 36;
 }
 
 CSVDoc::Operations::Operations()
 {
-    /// \todo make widget height fixed (exactly the height required to display all operations)
-
     setFeatures(QDockWidget::NoDockWidgetFeatures);
 
     QWidget* widgetContainer = new QWidget(this);
     mLayout = new QVBoxLayout;
+    mLayout->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
 
+    widgetContainer->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
     widgetContainer->setLayout(mLayout);
     setWidget(widgetContainer);
     setVisible(false);