Cobalt forum - user menu mess

I am not sure where to place it. What do you think?

may be I just add background to buttons?

Was about to post the same issue. Solid background is not a bad idea. Also a very quick solution.

Yes, solid background would be a good start ... See Yahoo mail

Also, make sure the height of the selected article will not change. It is annoying if you hoover over an article and it seems to "jump" a little ...