diff --git a/backend.php b/backend.php
index 31c1215f6..1daf49aa0 100644
--- a/backend.php
+++ b/backend.php
@@ -1823,7 +1823,7 @@
 
 		if (db_num_rows($result) != 0) {
 
-			print "<div id=\"infoBoxShadow\"><div id=\"infoBox\">PLACEHOLDER</div></div>";
+//			print "<div id=\"infoBoxShadow\"><div id=\"infoBox\">PLACEHOLDER</div></div>";
 
 			print "<p><table width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" 
 				class=\"prefFeedList\" id=\"prefFeedList\">";
@@ -2159,8 +2159,7 @@
 
 		if ($quiet) return;
 
-		print "<div id=\"infoBoxShadow\">
-			<div id=\"infoBox\">PLACEHOLDER</div></div>";
+//		print "<div id=\"infoBoxShadow\"><div id=\"infoBox\">PLACEHOLDER</div></div>";
 
 		$result = db_query($link, "SELECT id,description 
 			FROM ttrss_filter_types ORDER BY description");
@@ -2472,7 +2471,7 @@
 				owner_uid = ".$_SESSION["uid"]."
 			ORDER by description");
 
-		print "<div id=\"infoBoxShadow\"><div id=\"infoBox\">PLACEHOLDER</div></div>";
+//		print "<div id=\"infoBoxShadow\"><div id=\"infoBox\">PLACEHOLDER</div></div>";
 
 		if (db_num_rows($result) != 0) {
 
@@ -3379,7 +3378,7 @@
 				ttrss_users
 			ORDER by login");
 
-		print "<div id=\"infoBoxShadow\"><div id=\"infoBox\">PLACEHOLDER</div></div>";
+//		print "<div id=\"infoBoxShadow\"><div id=\"infoBox\">PLACEHOLDER</div></div>";
 
 		print "<p><table width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" 
 			class=\"prefUserList\" id=\"prefUserList\">";
diff --git a/functions.js b/functions.js
index fda1ff4e4..e09846893 100644
--- a/functions.js
+++ b/functions.js
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ function delay(gap) {
 var notify_hide_timerid = false;
 var notify_last_doc = false;
 
+var notify_effect = false;
+
 function hide_notify() {
 	if (notify_last_doc) {
 		var n = notify_last_doc.getElementById("notify");		
@@ -1028,6 +1030,5 @@ function qafAdd() {
 	xmlhttp.open("GET", "backend.php?" + query, true);
 	xmlhttp.onreadystatechange=dlg_frefresh_callback;
 	xmlhttp.send(null);
-
 }
 
diff --git a/prefs.js b/prefs.js
index 8fcdcff20..f9ec1a5b5 100644
--- a/prefs.js
+++ b/prefs.js
@@ -634,6 +634,8 @@ function feedEditSave() {
 		xmlhttp.setRequestHeader('Content-Type', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded');
 		xmlhttp.send(query);
 
+		closeInfoBox();
+
 		return false;
 
 	} catch (e) {
@@ -1130,6 +1132,9 @@ function selectTab(id, noupdate) {
 
 		notify("Loading, please wait...", true);
 
+		// close active infobox if needed
+		closeInfoBox();
+
 		// clean up all current selections, just in case
 		active_feed_cat = false;
 		active_filter = false;
diff --git a/prefs.php b/prefs.php
index 03a1e9b6b..7e71c7548 100644
--- a/prefs.php
+++ b/prefs.php
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
 	<script type="text/javascript" src="functions.js?<?= $dt_add ?>"></script>
 	<script type="text/javascript" src="prefs.js?<?= $dt_add ?>"></script>
 
+	<div id="infoBoxShadow"><div id="infoBox">BAH</div></div>
+
 	<!--[if gte IE 5.5000]>
 		<script type="text/javascript" src="pngfix.js"></script>
 		<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="tt-rss-ie.css">