diff --git a/OpenBCI_GUI/ADS1299SettingsController.pde b/OpenBCI_GUI/ADS1299SettingsController.pde
index 9d1f8dacb..a5f5d1c0c 100644
--- a/OpenBCI_GUI/ADS1299SettingsController.pde
+++ b/OpenBCI_GUI/ADS1299SettingsController.pde
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class ADS1299SettingsController {
         if (isVisible) {
             //Control button space above channels
             pushStyle();
-            //stroke(31,69,110, 50);
+            //stroke(OPENBCI_BLUE_ALPHA50);
             stroke(OBJECT_BORDER_GREY);
             fill(GREY_100);
             rect(x, y - columnLabelH, w, columnLabelH);
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ class ADS1299SettingsController {
                 if (!atLeastOneChannelHasChanged) {
                     output("No new settings to send to board.");
                 } else if (noErrors) {
-                    output("Hardware Settings sent to board!");
+                    outputSuccess("Hardware Settings sent to board!");
                 } else {
                     PopupMessage msg = new PopupMessage("Error", "Failed to send one or more Hardware Settings to board. Check hardware and battery level. Cyton users, check that your dongle is connected with blue light shining.");
                 }         
diff --git a/OpenBCI_GUI/Containers.pde b/OpenBCI_GUI/Containers.pde
index 15e419703..1dbd200e4 100644
--- a/OpenBCI_GUI/Containers.pde
+++ b/OpenBCI_GUI/Containers.pde
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ public class Container {
             //stroke(255, 0, 0);
             //rect(x0, y0, w0, h0);
 
-            fill(31, 69, 110, 100);
+            fill(OPENBCI_BLUE_ALPHA100);
             noStroke();
             rect(x, y, w, h);
 
diff --git a/OpenBCI_GUI/ControlPanel.pde b/OpenBCI_GUI/ControlPanel.pde
index f6f8356c7..a18e39e40 100644
--- a/OpenBCI_GUI/ControlPanel.pde
+++ b/OpenBCI_GUI/ControlPanel.pde
@@ -1339,7 +1339,7 @@ class SessionDataBox {
             .setOpen(false)
             .setColor(settings.dropdownColors)
             .setOutlineColor(150)
-            //.setColorBackground(color(31,69,110)) // text field bg color
+            //.setColorBackground(OPENBCI_BLUE) // text field bg color
             .setColorValueLabel(OPENBCI_DARKBLUE)       // text color
             //.setColorCaptionLabel(color(255))
             //.setColorForeground(color(125))    // border color when not selected
@@ -1987,7 +1987,7 @@ class RecentPlaybackBox {
     void createRecentPlaybackFilesDropdown(String name, List<String> _items){
         recentPlaybackSL = rpb_cp5.addScrollableList(name)
             .setOpen(false)
-            .setColorBackground(color(31,69,110)) // text field bg color
+            .setColorBackground(OPENBCI_BLUE) // text field bg color
             .setColorValueLabel(color(255))       // text color
             .setColorCaptionLabel(color(255))
             .setColorForeground(color(125))    // border color when not selected
@@ -2132,7 +2132,7 @@ class GaleaBox {
     private ScrollableList createDropdown(String name, GaleaSettingsEnum[] enumValues){
         ScrollableList list = localCP5.addScrollableList(name)
             .setOpen(false)
-            .setColorBackground(color(31,69,110)) // text field bg color
+            .setColorBackground(OPENBCI_BLUE) // text field bg color
             .setColorValueLabel(color(255))       // text color
             .setColorCaptionLabel(color(255))
             .setColorForeground(color(125))    // border color when not selected
@@ -2598,7 +2598,7 @@ class StreamingBoardBox {
     private ScrollableList createDropdown(String name, BrainFlowStreaming_Boards[] enumValues){
         ScrollableList list = localCP5.addScrollableList(name)
             .setOpen(false)
-            .setColorBackground(color(31,69,110)) // text field bg color
+            .setColorBackground(OPENBCI_BLUE) // text field bg color
             .setColorValueLabel(color(255))       // text color
             .setColorCaptionLabel(color(255))
             .setColorForeground(color(125))    // border color when not selected
@@ -3089,25 +3089,26 @@ class InitBox {
     public void initButtonPressed() {
         if (getInitSessionButtonText().equals("START SESSION")) {
             if ((eegDataSource == DATASOURCE_CYTON && selectedProtocol == BoardProtocol.NONE) || (eegDataSource == DATASOURCE_GANGLION && selectedProtocol == BoardProtocol.NONE)) {
-                output("No Transfer Protocol selected. Please select your Transfer Protocol and retry system initiation.");
+                outputWarn("No Transfer Protocol selected. Please select your Transfer Protocol and retry system initiation.");
                 return;
             } else if (eegDataSource == DATASOURCE_CYTON && selectedProtocol == BoardProtocol.SERIAL && openBCI_portName == "N/A") { //if data source == normal && if no serial port selected OR no SD setting selected
-                output("No Serial/COM port selected. Please select your Serial/COM port and retry system initiation.");
+                outputWarn("No Serial/COM port selected. Attempting to AUTO-CONNECT to Cyton.");
+                controlPanel.comPortBox.attemptAutoConnectCyton();   
                 return;
             } else if (eegDataSource == DATASOURCE_CYTON && selectedProtocol == BoardProtocol.WIFI && wifi_portName == "N/A" && controlPanel.getWifiSearchStyle() == controlPanel.WIFI_DYNAMIC) {
-                output("No Wifi Shield selected. Please select your Wifi Shield and retry system initiation.");
+                outputWarn("No Wifi Shield selected. Please select your Wifi Shield and retry system initiation.");
                 return;
             } else if (eegDataSource == DATASOURCE_PLAYBACKFILE && playbackData_fname == "N/A" && sdData_fname == "N/A") { //if data source == playback && playback file == 'N/A'
-                output("No playback file selected. Please select a playback file and retry system initiation.");        // tell user that they need to select a file before the system can be started
+                outputWarn("No playback file selected. Please select a playback file and retry system initiation.");        // tell user that they need to select a file before the system can be started
                 return;
             } else if (eegDataSource == DATASOURCE_GANGLION && (selectedProtocol == BoardProtocol.BLE || selectedProtocol == BoardProtocol.BLED112) && ganglion_portName == "N/A") {
-                output("No BLE device selected. Please select your Ganglion device and retry system initiation.");
+                outputWarn("No BLE device selected. Please select your Ganglion device and retry system initiation.");
                 return;
             } else if (eegDataSource == DATASOURCE_GANGLION && selectedProtocol == BoardProtocol.WIFI && wifi_portName == "N/A" && controlPanel.getWifiSearchStyle() == controlPanel.WIFI_DYNAMIC) {
-                output("No Wifi Shield selected. Please select your Wifi Shield and retry system initiation.");
+                outputWarn("No Wifi Shield selected. Please select your Wifi Shield and retry system initiation.");
                 return;
             } else if (eegDataSource == -1) {//if no data source selected
-                output("No DATA SOURCE selected. Please select a DATA SOURCE and retry system initiation.");//tell user they must select a data source before initiating system
+                outputWarn("No DATA SOURCE selected. Please select a DATA SOURCE and retry system initiation.");//tell user they must select a data source before initiating system
                 return;
             } else { //otherwise, initiate system!
                 //verbosePrint("ControlPanel: CPmouseReleased: init");
diff --git a/OpenBCI_GUI/CustomCp5Classes.pde b/OpenBCI_GUI/CustomCp5Classes.pde
index 8d2dd1ffa..ced72f01b 100644
--- a/OpenBCI_GUI/CustomCp5Classes.pde
+++ b/OpenBCI_GUI/CustomCp5Classes.pde
@@ -115,11 +115,11 @@ class ButtonHelpText{
             //if on left side of screen, draw box brightness to prevent box off screen
             if(x <= width/2){
                 rect(x, y, 200, 2*padding + numLines*lineSpacing + 4);
-                fill(31,69,110, masterOpacity); //text colof
+                fill(31,69,110, masterOpacity); //text color
                 text(myText, x + padding, y + padding, 180, (numLines*lineSpacing + 4));
             } else{ //if on right side of screen, draw box left to prevent box off screen
                 rect(x - 200, y, 200, 2*padding + numLines*lineSpacing + 4);
-                fill(31,69,110); //text colof
+                fill(OPENBCI_BLUE); //text color
                 text(myText, x + padding - 200, y + padding, 180, (numLines*lineSpacing + 4));
             }
             popStyle();
diff --git a/OpenBCI_GUI/Debugging.pde b/OpenBCI_GUI/Debugging.pde
index 26258292c..caffb8fd9 100644
--- a/OpenBCI_GUI/Debugging.pde
+++ b/OpenBCI_GUI/Debugging.pde
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class HelpWidget {
         } else if (colorScheme == COLOR_SCHEME_ALTERNATIVE_A){
             // draw background of widget
             stroke(OPENBCI_DARKBLUE);
-            fill(31,69,110);
+            fill(OPENBCI_BLUE);
             rect(-1, height-h, width+2, h);
             noStroke();
 
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@ class HelpWidget {
                 return color(199, sat, 97);
             case SUCCESS:
                 //base color -  #DFF2BF;
-                maxSat = 50;
-                sat = 25;
+                maxSat = 25;
+                sat = 0;
                 sat = (int)map(fadeVal, 0, 100, sat, maxSat);
                 return color(106, sat, 95);
             case WARN:
diff --git a/OpenBCI_GUI/FilterUI.pde b/OpenBCI_GUI/FilterUI.pde
index 9abb9c5d4..ed6ea3925 100644
--- a/OpenBCI_GUI/FilterUI.pde
+++ b/OpenBCI_GUI/FilterUI.pde
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ class FilterUIPopup extends PApplet implements Runnable {
     private int expanderLineTwoStart;
     private int[] expanderTriangleXYCollapsed = new int[6];
     private int[] expanderTriangleXYExpanded = new int[6];
+    private boolean ignoreExpanderInteraction = false;
+    List<controlP5.ScrollableList> cp5ElementsToCheck = new ArrayList<controlP5.ScrollableList>();
 
     DecimalFormat df = new DecimalFormat("#.0");
 
@@ -206,10 +208,12 @@ class FilterUIPopup extends PApplet implements Runnable {
         rect(0, 0, width, headerHeight);
 
         // Draw Channel Expander
+        lockExpanderOnOverlapCheck(cp5ElementsToCheck);
         expanderIsHover = mouseY > expanderY - expanderH/2
             && mouseX < expanderX + expanderW
             && mouseY < expanderY + expanderH/2
-            && mouseX > expanderX;
+            && mouseX > expanderX
+            && !ignoreExpanderInteraction;
         color expanderColor = expanderIsHover ? OPENBCI_BLUE : color(102);
         int[] triXY = filterSettings.values.filterChannelSelect == FilterChannelSelect.ALL_CHANNELS ?
             expanderTriangleXYCollapsed :
@@ -327,6 +331,8 @@ class FilterUIPopup extends PApplet implements Runnable {
         // Create header objects last so they always draw on top!
         bfGlobalFilterDropdown = createDropdown("filter", -1, headerObjX[1], headerObjY, headerObjWidth, filterSettings.values.brainFlowFilter, BFFilter.values());
         bfEnvironmentalNoiseDropdown = createDropdown("environmentalFilter", -1, headerObjX[3], headerObjY, headerObjWidth - 10, filterSettings.values.globalEnvFilter, GlobalEnvironmentalFilter.values());
+        cp5ElementsToCheck.add(bfGlobalFilterDropdown);
+        cp5ElementsToCheck.add(bfEnvironmentalNoiseDropdown);
         
         updateChannelCp5Objects();
         arrangeAllObjectsXY();
@@ -910,6 +916,7 @@ class FilterUIPopup extends PApplet implements Runnable {
             filterTypeDropdowns[chan] = createDropdown("filterType"+chan, chan, lg_spacer*4 + textfieldWidth*3, headerHeight*2 + sm_spacer*(chan+2) + uiObjectHeight*(chan+1), typeDropdownWidth, filterSettings.values.masterBandPassFilterType, BrainFlowFilterType.values());
         }
         masterFilterTypeDropdown = createDropdown("masterFilterTypeDropdown", -1, lg_spacer*4 + textfieldWidth*3, headerHeight*2 + sm_spacer, typeDropdownWidth, filterSettings.values.masterBandPassFilterType, BrainFlowFilterType.values());
+        cp5ElementsToCheck.add(masterFilterTypeDropdown);
     }
 
     private void createOrderDropdowns() {
@@ -917,6 +924,7 @@ class FilterUIPopup extends PApplet implements Runnable {
             filterOrderDropdowns[chan] = createDropdown("filterOrder"+chan, chan, lg_spacer*5 + textfieldWidth*3 + typeDropdownWidth, headerHeight*2 + sm_spacer*(chan+2) + uiObjectHeight*(chan+1), orderDropdownWidth, filterSettings.values.masterBandPassFilterOrder, BrainFlowFilterOrder.values());
         }
         masterFilterOrderDropdown = createDropdown("masterFilterOrderDropdown", -1, lg_spacer*5 + textfieldWidth*3 + typeDropdownWidth, headerHeight*2 + sm_spacer, orderDropdownWidth, filterSettings.values.masterBandPassFilterOrder, BrainFlowFilterOrder.values());
+        cp5ElementsToCheck.add(masterFilterOrderDropdown);
     }
 
     private void createFilterSettingsSaveButton(String name, String text, int _x, int _y, int _w, int _h) {
@@ -1029,4 +1037,18 @@ class FilterUIPopup extends PApplet implements Runnable {
     private void checkIfExpanderWasClicked() {
         setUItoChannelMode(filterSettings.values.filterChannelSelect);
     }
+
+    private void lockExpanderOnOverlapCheck(List<controlP5.ScrollableList> listOfControllers) { 
+        for (controlP5.ScrollableList c : listOfControllers) {
+            if (c == null) {
+                continue; //Gracefully skip over a controller if it is null
+            }
+            if (c.isOpen()) {
+                ignoreExpanderInteraction = true;
+                return;
+            } else {
+                ignoreExpanderInteraction = false;
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/OpenBCI_GUI/OpenBCI_GUI.pde b/OpenBCI_GUI/OpenBCI_GUI.pde
index c5ed95c5c..82b1a3f9c 100644
--- a/OpenBCI_GUI/OpenBCI_GUI.pde
+++ b/OpenBCI_GUI/OpenBCI_GUI.pde
@@ -231,11 +231,15 @@ final color WHITE = color(255);
 final color BLACK = color(0);
 final color OPENBCI_DARKBLUE = color(1, 18, 41);
 final color OPENBCI_BLUE = color(31, 69, 110);
+final color OPENBCI_BLUE_ALPHA50 = color(31, 69, 110, 50);
+final color OPENBCI_BLUE_ALPHA100 = color(31, 69, 110, 100);
 final color boxColor = color(200);
 final color boxStrokeColor = OPENBCI_DARKBLUE;
 final color isSelected_color = color(184, 220, 105); //Used for textfield borders,
 final color colorNotPressed = WHITE;
 final color buttonsLightBlue = color(57,128,204);
+final color GREY_235 = color(235);
+final color GREY_200 = color(200);
 final color GREY_125 = color(125);
 final color GREY_100 = color(100);
 final color GREY_20 = color(20);
diff --git a/OpenBCI_GUI/RadioConfig.pde b/OpenBCI_GUI/RadioConfig.pde
index f3871c1c8..60b96dd00 100644
--- a/OpenBCI_GUI/RadioConfig.pde
+++ b/OpenBCI_GUI/RadioConfig.pde
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ class RadioConfig {
                 return false;
             }
         } else {
-            output("No Serial/COM port selected. Please select your Serial/COM port and retry");
+            outputWarn("No Serial/COM port selected. Please select your Serial/COM port and retry.");
             rcConfig.print_onscreen("Select a Serial/COM port, then try again.");
             return false;
         }
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ class RadioConfig {
                 return false;
             }
         } else {
-            output("No Serial/COM port selected. Please select your Serial/COM port and retry");
+            outputWarn("No Serial/COM port selected. Please select your Serial/COM port and retry.");
             return false;
         }
     }
diff --git a/OpenBCI_GUI/TopNav.pde b/OpenBCI_GUI/TopNav.pde
index 660c4a50c..0d717eb1f 100644
--- a/OpenBCI_GUI/TopNav.pde
+++ b/OpenBCI_GUI/TopNav.pde
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@ class TopNav {
             configSelector.update();
             previousSystemMode = systemMode;
         }
+        
+        boolean topNavSubClassIsOpen = layoutSelector.isVisible || configSelector.isVisible || tutorialSelector.isVisible;
+        setDropdownMenuIsOpen(topNavSubClassIsOpen);
     }
 
     void draw() {
@@ -631,7 +634,6 @@ class LayoutSelector {
 
     void toggleVisibility() {
         isVisible = !isVisible;
-        topNav.setDropdownMenuIsOpen(isVisible);
         if (isVisible) {
             //the very convoluted way of locking all controllers of a single controlP5 instance...
             for (int i = 0; i < wm.widgets.size(); i++) {
@@ -815,7 +817,6 @@ class ConfigSelector {
 
     void toggleVisibility() {
         isVisible = !isVisible;
-        topNav.setDropdownMenuIsOpen(isVisible);
         if (systemMode >= SYSTEMMODE_POSTINIT) {
             if (isVisible) {
                 //the very convoluted way of locking all controllers of a single controlP5 instance...
@@ -1061,7 +1062,6 @@ class TutorialSelector {
 
     void toggleVisibility() {
         isVisible = !isVisible;
-        topNav.setDropdownMenuIsOpen(isVisible);
         if (systemMode >= SYSTEMMODE_POSTINIT) {
             if (isVisible) {
                 //the very convoluted way of locking all controllers of a single controlP5 instance...
diff --git a/OpenBCI_GUI/W_Accelerometer.pde b/OpenBCI_GUI/W_Accelerometer.pde
index e57efa982..620f4ac9c 100644
--- a/OpenBCI_GUI/W_Accelerometer.pde
+++ b/OpenBCI_GUI/W_Accelerometer.pde
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class W_Accelerometer extends Widget {
         accelerometerBar.adjustTimeAxis(xLimOptions[settings.accHorizScaleSave]);
         accelerometerBar.adjustVertScale(yLimOptions[settings.accVertScaleSave]);
 
-        createAccelModeButton("accelModeButton", "Turn Accel. Off", (int)(x + 3), (int)(y + 3 - navHeight), 120, navHeight - 6, p5, 12, colorNotPressed, OPENBCI_DARKBLUE);
+        createAccelModeButton("accelModeButton", "Turn Accel. Off", (int)(x + 1), (int)(y0 + navHeight + 1), 120, navHeight - 3, p5, 12, colorNotPressed, OPENBCI_DARKBLUE);
     }
 
     float adjustYMaxMinBasedOnSource() {
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ class W_Accelerometer extends Widget {
         //resize the accelerometer line graph
         accelerometerBar.screenResized(accelGraphX, accelGraphY, accelGraphWidth-accPadding*2, accelGraphHeight); //bar x, bar y, bar w, bar h
         //update the position of the accel mode button
-        accelModeButton.setPosition((int)(x + 3), (int)(y + 3 - navHeight));
+        accelModeButton.setPosition((int)(x0 + 1), (int)(y0 + navHeight + 1));
     }
     
     void mousePressed() {
diff --git a/OpenBCI_GUI/W_AnalogRead.pde b/OpenBCI_GUI/W_AnalogRead.pde
index 1b98ceeb9..d5e5c680f 100644
--- a/OpenBCI_GUI/W_AnalogRead.pde
+++ b/OpenBCI_GUI/W_AnalogRead.pde
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class W_AnalogRead extends Widget {
             analogReadBars[i].adjustTimeAxis(w_timeSeries.getTSHorizScale().getValue());
         }
 
-        createAnalogModeButton("analogModeButton", "Turn Analog Read On", (int)(x + 3), (int)(y + 3 - navHeight), 128, navHeight - 6, p5, 12, colorNotPressed, OPENBCI_DARKBLUE);
+        createAnalogModeButton("analogModeButton", "Turn Analog Read On", (int)(x0 + 1), (int)(y0 + navHeight + 1), 128, navHeight - 3, p5, 12, colorNotPressed, OPENBCI_DARKBLUE);
     }
 
     public int getNumAnalogReads() {
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ class W_AnalogRead extends Widget {
             analogReadBars[i].screenResized(int(ar_x), analogReadBarY, int(ar_w), analogReadBarHeight); //bar x, bar y, bar w, bar h
         }
 
-        analogModeButton.setPosition(x + 3, y + 3 - navHeight);
+        analogModeButton.setPosition((int)(x0 + 1), (int)(y0 + navHeight + 1));
     }
 
     void mousePressed() {
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ class AnalogReadBar{
         pushStyle();
 
         //draw plot
-        stroke(31,69,110, 50);
+        stroke(OPENBCI_BLUE_ALPHA50);
         fill(color(125,30,12,30));
 
         rect(x + 36 + 4, y, w - 36 - 4, h);
diff --git a/OpenBCI_GUI/W_CytonImpedance.pde b/OpenBCI_GUI/W_CytonImpedance.pde
index e1fcea2b7..2ce8a65b1 100644
--- a/OpenBCI_GUI/W_CytonImpedance.pde
+++ b/OpenBCI_GUI/W_CytonImpedance.pde
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ class W_CytonImpedance extends Widget {
         //Init the electrode map and fill and create signal check buttons
         initCytonImpedanceMap();
 
-        cytonResetAllChannels = createCytonResetChannelsButton("cytonResetAllChannels", "Reset Channels", (int)(x + padding_3), (int)(y + padding_3 - navHeight), 90, navHeight - 6, p5, 12, colorNotPressed, OPENBCI_DARKBLUE);
-        cytonImpedanceMasterCheck = createCytonImpMasterCheckButton("cytonImpedanceMasterCheck", "Check All Channels", (int)(x + padding_3*2 + 90), (int)(y + padding_3 - navHeight), 120, navHeight - 6, p5, 12, colorNotPressed, OPENBCI_DARKBLUE);
+        cytonResetAllChannels = createCytonResetChannelsButton("cytonResetAllChannels", "Reset Channels", (int)(x0 + 1), (int)(y0 + navHeight + 1), 90, navHeight - 3, p5, 12, colorNotPressed, OPENBCI_DARKBLUE);
+        cytonImpedanceMasterCheck = createCytonImpMasterCheckButton("cytonImpedanceMasterCheck", "Check All Channels", (int)(x0 + 1 + padding_3 + 90), (int)(y0 + navHeight + 1), 120, navHeight - 3, p5, 12, colorNotPressed, OPENBCI_DARKBLUE);
         errorThreshold = new SignalCheckThresholdUI(threshold_ui_cp5, "errorThreshold", x + tableWidth + padding, y + h - navH, thresholdTFWidth, thresholdTFHeight, SIGNAL_CHECK_RED, signalCheckMode);
         warningThreshold = new SignalCheckThresholdUI(threshold_ui_cp5, "warningThreshold", x + tableWidth + padding, y + h - navH/2, thresholdTFWidth, thresholdTFHeight, SIGNAL_CHECK_YELLOW, signalCheckMode);
     }
@@ -192,8 +192,8 @@ class W_CytonImpedance extends Widget {
         imp_buttons_cp5.setGraphics(pApplet, 0, 0);
         threshold_ui_cp5.setGraphics(pApplet, 0, 0);
 
-        cytonResetAllChannels.setPosition((int)(x + padding_3), (int)(y + padding_3 - navHeight));
-        cytonImpedanceMasterCheck.setPosition((int)(x + padding_3*2 + 90), (int)(y + padding_3 - navHeight));
+        cytonResetAllChannels.setPosition((int)(x0 + 1), (int)(y0 + navHeight + 1));
+        cytonImpedanceMasterCheck.setPosition((int)(x0 + 1 + padding_3 + 90), (int)(y0 + navHeight + 1));
 
         resizeTable();
 
@@ -431,6 +431,7 @@ class W_CytonImpedance extends Widget {
     private Button createCytonImpMasterCheckButton(String name, String text, int _x, int _y, int _w, int _h, PFont _font, int _fontSize, color _bg, color _textColor) {
         final Button myButton = createButton(cp5_widget, name, text, _x, _y, _w, _h, _font, _fontSize, _bg, _textColor);
         myButton.setSwitch(true);
+        myButton.setBorderColor(OBJECT_BORDER_GREY);
         myButton.setVisible(signalCheckMode == CytonSignalCheckMode.IMPEDANCE);
         myButton.onRelease(new CallbackListener() {
             public void controlEvent(CallbackEvent theEvent) {
@@ -462,6 +463,7 @@ class W_CytonImpedance extends Widget {
         final Button myButton = createButton(cp5_widget, name, text, _x, _y, _w, _h, _font, _fontSize, _bg, _textColor);
         //myButton.setSwitch(true);
         myButton.setVisible(signalCheckMode == CytonSignalCheckMode.IMPEDANCE);
+        myButton.setBorderColor(OBJECT_BORDER_GREY);
         myButton.onRelease(new CallbackListener() {
             public void controlEvent(CallbackEvent theEvent) {
                 println("Cyton Impedance Check: User clicked reset all channel settings.");
diff --git a/OpenBCI_GUI/W_DigitalRead.pde b/OpenBCI_GUI/W_DigitalRead.pde
index e0276b5ac..6cd6af32f 100644
--- a/OpenBCI_GUI/W_DigitalRead.pde
+++ b/OpenBCI_GUI/W_DigitalRead.pde
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class W_DigitalRead extends Widget {
             digitalReadDots[i] = tempDot;
         }
 
-        createDigitalModeButton("digitalModeButton", "Turn Digital Read On", (int)(x + 3), (int)(y + 3 - navHeight), 128, navHeight - 6, p5, 12, buttonsLightBlue, WHITE);
+        createDigitalModeButton("digitalModeButton", "Turn Digital Read On", (int)(x0 + 1), (int)(y0 + navHeight + 1), 128, navHeight - 3, p5, 12, buttonsLightBlue, WHITE);
     }
 
     public int getNumDigitalReads() {
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ class W_DigitalRead extends Widget {
 
         }
 
-        digitalModeButton.setPosition((int)(x + 3), (int)(y + 3 - navHeight));
+        digitalModeButton.setPosition((int)(x0 + 1), (int)(y0 + navHeight + 1));
     }
 
     public void mousePressed() {
diff --git a/OpenBCI_GUI/W_Networking.pde b/OpenBCI_GUI/W_Networking.pde
index 4ab7816da..e48f71ff2 100644
--- a/OpenBCI_GUI/W_Networking.pde
+++ b/OpenBCI_GUI/W_Networking.pde
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ class W_Networking extends Widget {
     }
 
     void createGuideButton() {
-        guideButton = createButton(cp5_networking, "networkingGuideButton", "Networking Guide", x0 + 2, y0 + navH + 2, 125, navH - 6, p5, 12, colorNotPressed, OPENBCI_DARKBLUE);
+        guideButton = createButton(cp5_networking, "networkingGuideButton", "Networking Guide", (int)(x0 + 1), (int)(y0 + navH + 1), 125, navH - 3, p5, 12, colorNotPressed, OPENBCI_DARKBLUE);
         guideButton.setBorderColor(OBJECT_BORDER_GREY);
         guideButton.onRelease(new CallbackListener() {
             public void controlEvent(CallbackEvent theEvent) {
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ class W_Networking extends Widget {
     }
 
     void createDataOutputsButton() {
-        dataOutputsButton = createButton(cp5_networking, "dataOutputsButton", "Data Outputs", x0 + 2*2 + guideButton.getWidth(), y0 + navH + 2, 100, navH - 6, p5, 12, colorNotPressed, OPENBCI_DARKBLUE);
+        dataOutputsButton = createButton(cp5_networking, "dataOutputsButton", "Data Outputs", x0 + 1 + 3 + guideButton.getWidth(), y0 + navH + 1, 100, navH - 3, p5, 12, colorNotPressed, OPENBCI_DARKBLUE);
         dataOutputsButton.setBorderColor(OBJECT_BORDER_GREY);
         dataOutputsButton.onRelease(new CallbackListener() {
             public void controlEvent(CallbackEvent theEvent) {
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ class W_Networking extends Widget {
         ScrollableList scrollList = cp5_networking_dropdowns.addScrollableList(name)
                 .setOpen(false)
                 .setOutlineColor(OPENBCI_DARKBLUE)
-                .setColorBackground(color(31,69,110)) // text field bg color
+                .setColorBackground(OPENBCI_BLUE) // text field bg color
                 .setColorValueLabel(color(255))       // text color
                 .setColorCaptionLabel(color(255))
                 .setColorForeground(color(125))    // border color when not selected
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ class W_Networking extends Widget {
         ScrollableList scrollList = cp5_networking_baudRate.addScrollableList(name)
                 .setOpen(false)
                 .setOutlineColor(OPENBCI_DARKBLUE)
-                .setColorBackground(color(31,69,110)) // text field bg color
+                .setColorBackground(OPENBCI_BLUE) // text field bg color
                 .setColorValueLabel(color(255))       // text color
                 .setColorCaptionLabel(color(255))
                 .setColorForeground(color(125))    // border color when not selected
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ class W_Networking extends Widget {
         ScrollableList scrollList = cp5_networking_portName.addScrollableList(name)
             .setOpen(false)
             .setOutlineColor(OPENBCI_DARKBLUE)
-            .setColorBackground(color(31,69,110)) // text field bg color
+            .setColorBackground(OPENBCI_BLUE) // text field bg color
             .setColorValueLabel(color(255))       // text color
             .setColorCaptionLabel(color(255))
             .setColorForeground(color(125))    // border color when not selected
@@ -776,8 +776,8 @@ class W_Networking extends Widget {
 
         //reset the button positions using new x and y
         startButton.setPosition(x + w/2 - 70, y + h - 40 );
-        guideButton.setPosition(x0 + 2, y0 + navH + 2);
-        dataOutputsButton.setPosition(x0 + 2*2 + guideButton.getWidth() , y0 + navH + 2);
+        guideButton.setPosition(x0 + 1, y0 + navH + 1);
+        dataOutputsButton.setPosition(x0 + 1 + 2 + guideButton.getWidth() , y0 + navH + 1);
 
         int dropdownsItemsToShow = int((this.h0 * datatypeDropdownScaling) / (this.navH - 4));
         int dropdownHeight = (dropdownsItemsToShow) * (this.navH - 4);
diff --git a/OpenBCI_GUI/W_Playback.pde b/OpenBCI_GUI/W_Playback.pde
index abb8f858d..410b8e3f9 100644
--- a/OpenBCI_GUI/W_Playback.pde
+++ b/OpenBCI_GUI/W_Playback.pde
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class W_playback extends Widget {
     MenuList playbackMenuList;
     //Used for spacing
     int padding = 10;
+    List<controlP5.Controller> cp5ElementsToCheck = new ArrayList<controlP5.Controller>();
 
     private boolean menuHasUpdated = false;
 
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ class W_playback extends Widget {
             menuHasUpdated = true;
         }
         //Lock the MenuList if Widget selector is open, otherwise update
-        if (cp5_widget.get(ScrollableList.class, "WidgetSelector").isOpen()) {
+        if (cp5_widget.get(ScrollableList.class, "WidgetSelector").isOpen() || topNav.getDropdownMenuIsOpen()) {
             if (!playbackMenuList.isLock()) {
                 playbackMenuList.lock();
                 playbackMenuList.setUpdate(false);
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ class W_playback extends Widget {
             }
             playbackMenuList.updateMenu();
         }
+        lockElementsOnOverlapCheck(cp5ElementsToCheck);
     }
 
     void draw() {
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ class W_playback extends Widget {
         fill(boxColor);
         stroke(boxStrokeColor);
         strokeWeight(1);
-        rect(x, y, w, h);
+        rect(x-1, y, w+1, h);
         //Add text if needed
         /*
         fill(OPENBCI_DARKBLUE);
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ class W_playback extends Widget {
         cp5_playback.setGraphics(pApplet, 0, 0);
 
         //Resize and position cp5 objects within this widget
-        selectPlaybackFileButton.setPosition(x + w - selectPlaybackFileButton.getWidth() - padding, y - navHeight + 2);
+        selectPlaybackFileButton.setPosition(x + w - selectPlaybackFileButton.getWidth() - 2, y - navHeight + 2);
 
         playbackMenuList.setPosition(x + padding/2, y + 2);
         playbackMenuList.setSize(w - padding*2, h - padding*2);
@@ -131,6 +133,7 @@ class W_playback extends Widget {
             }
         });
         selectPlaybackFileButton.setDescription("Click to open a dialog box to select an OpenBCI playback file (.txt or .csv).");
+        cp5ElementsToCheck.add((controlP5.Controller)selectPlaybackFileButton);
     }
 
     private void createPlaybackMenuList(ControlP5 _cp5, String name, int _x, int _y, int _w, int _h, PFont font) {
diff --git a/OpenBCI_GUI/W_PulseSensor.pde b/OpenBCI_GUI/W_PulseSensor.pde
index 1f9e90259..1185424c8 100644
--- a/OpenBCI_GUI/W_PulseSensor.pde
+++ b/OpenBCI_GUI/W_PulseSensor.pde
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class W_PulseSensor extends Widget {
         setPulseWidgetVariables();
         initializePulseFinderVariables();
 
-        createAnalogModeButton("pulseSensorAnalogModeButton", "Turn Analog Read On", (int)(x + 3), (int)(y + 3 - navHeight), 128, navHeight - 6, p5, 12, colorNotPressed, OPENBCI_DARKBLUE);
+        createAnalogModeButton("pulseSensorAnalogModeButton", "Turn Analog Read On", (int)(x0 + 1), (int)(y0 + navHeight + 1), 128, navHeight - 3, p5, 12, colorNotPressed, OPENBCI_DARKBLUE);
     }
 
     void update(){
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ class W_PulseSensor extends Widget {
         super.screenResized(); //calls the parent screenResized() method of Widget (DON'T REMOVE)
 
         setPulseWidgetVariables();
-        analogModeButton.setPosition((int)(x + 3), (int)(y + 3 - navHeight));
+        analogModeButton.setPosition((int)(x0 + 1), (int)(y0 + navHeight + 1));
     }
 
     void mousePressed(){
diff --git a/OpenBCI_GUI/W_TimeSeries.pde b/OpenBCI_GUI/W_TimeSeries.pde
index b7b125de5..482010fe0 100644
--- a/OpenBCI_GUI/W_TimeSeries.pde
+++ b/OpenBCI_GUI/W_TimeSeries.pde
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ class W_timeSeries extends Widget {
         plotBottomWell = 45.0; //this appears to be an arbitrary vertical space adds GPlot leaves at bottom, I derived it through trial and error
         ts_padding = 10.0;
         ts_x = xF + ts_padding;
-        ts_y = yF + (ts_padding);
+        ts_y = yF + ts_padding;
         ts_w = wF - ts_padding*2;
         ts_h = hF - playbackWidgetHeight - plotBottomWell - (ts_padding*2);
         numChannelBars = nchan; //set number of channel bars = to current nchan of system (4, 8, or 16)
@@ -171,8 +171,12 @@ class W_timeSeries extends Widget {
             pb_y = ts_y + ts_h + playbackWidgetHeight + (ts_padding * 3);
             pb_w = ts_w - ts_padding*4;
             pb_h = playbackWidgetHeight/2;
+            int _x = floor(xF) - 1;
+            int _y = int(ts_y + ts_h + playbackWidgetHeight + 5);
+            int _w = int(wF) + 1;
+            int _h = int(playbackWidgetHeight);
             //Make a new scrollbar
-            scrollbar = new PlaybackScrollbar(int(pb_x), int(pb_y), int(pb_w), int(pb_h));
+            scrollbar = new PlaybackScrollbar(_x, _y, _w, _h, int(pb_x), int(pb_y), int(pb_w), int(pb_h));
         } else {
             int td_h = 18;
             timeDisplay = new TimeDisplay(int(ts_x), int(ts_y + hF - td_h), int(ts_w), td_h);
@@ -201,7 +205,7 @@ class W_timeSeries extends Widget {
         int h_hsc = channelBarHeight * numChannelBars;
 
         if (currentBoard instanceof ADS1299SettingsBoard) {
-            hwSettingsButton = createHSCButton("HardwareSettings", "Hardware Settings", (int)(x0 + 80), (int)(y + navHeight + 3), 120, navHeight - 6);
+            hwSettingsButton = createHSCButton("HardwareSettings", "Hardware Settings", (int)(x0 + 80), (int)(y0 + navHeight + 1), 120, navHeight - 3);
             cp5ElementsToCheck.add((controlP5.Controller)hwSettingsButton);
             adsSettingsController = new ADS1299SettingsController(_parent, tsChanSelect.activeChan, x_hsc, y_hsc, w_hsc, h_hsc, channelBarHeight);
         }
@@ -263,11 +267,6 @@ class W_timeSeries extends Widget {
 
         //Display playback scrollbar, timeDisplay, or ADSSettingsController depending on data source
         if ((currentBoard instanceof FileBoard) && hasScrollbar) { //you will only ever see the playback widget in Playback Mode ... otherwise not visible
-            pushStyle();
-            fill(GREY_20);
-            stroke(31,69,110);
-            rect(xF, ts_y + ts_h + playbackWidgetHeight + 5, wF, playbackWidgetHeight);
-            popStyle();
             scrollbar.draw();
         } else if (currentBoard instanceof ADS1299SettingsBoard) {
             //Hide time display when ADSSettingsController is open for compatible boards
@@ -301,11 +300,15 @@ class W_timeSeries extends Widget {
         
         ////Resize the playback slider if using playback mode, or resize timeDisplay div at the bottom of timeSeries
         if((currentBoard instanceof FileBoard) && hasScrollbar) {
+            int _x = floor(xF) - 1;
+            int _y = int(ts_y + ts_h + playbackWidgetHeight + 5);
+            int _w = int(wF) + 1;
+            int _h = int(playbackWidgetHeight);
             pb_x = ts_x - ts_padding/2;
             pb_y = ts_y + ts_h + playbackWidgetHeight + (ts_padding*3);
             pb_w = ts_w - ts_padding*4;
             pb_h = playbackWidgetHeight/2;
-            scrollbar.screenResized(pb_x, pb_y, pb_w, pb_h);
+            scrollbar.screenResized(_x, _y, _w, _h, pb_x, pb_y, pb_w, pb_h);
         } else {
             int td_h = 18;
             timeDisplay.screenResized(int(ts_x), int(ts_y + hF - td_h), int(ts_w), td_h);
@@ -328,7 +331,7 @@ class W_timeSeries extends Widget {
         }
         
         if (currentBoard instanceof ADS1299SettingsBoard) {
-            hwSettingsButton.setPosition(x0 + 80, (int)(y0 + navHeight + 3));
+            hwSettingsButton.setPosition(x0 + 80, (int)(y0 + navHeight + 1));
         }
         
     }
@@ -529,7 +532,7 @@ class ChannelBar {
             plot.getXAxis().setAxisLabelText("Time (s)");
             plot.getXAxis().getAxisLabel().setOffset(plotBottomWellH/2 + 5f);
         }
-        // plot.setBgColor(color(31,69,110));
+        // plot.setBgColor(OPENBCI_BLUE);
 
         //Fill the GPlot with initial data
         nPoints = nPointsBasedOnDataSource();
@@ -647,7 +650,7 @@ class ChannelBar {
 
         //draw channel holder background
         pushStyle();
-        stroke(31,69,110, 50);
+        stroke(OPENBCI_BLUE_ALPHA50);
         noFill();
         rect(x,y,w,h);
         popStyle();
@@ -862,6 +865,7 @@ class ChannelBar {
 //========================== PLAYBACKSLIDER ==========================
 class PlaybackScrollbar {
     private final float ps_Padding = 50.0; //used to make room for skip to start button
+    private int x, y, w, h;
     private int swidth, sheight;    // width and height of bar
     private float xpos, ypos;       // x and y position of bar
     private float spos;    // x position of slider
@@ -879,7 +883,11 @@ class PlaybackScrollbar {
     private final DateFormat currentTimeFormatLong = new SimpleDateFormat("HH:mm:ss");
     private final DateFormat timeStampFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss");
 
-    PlaybackScrollbar (float xp, float yp, int sw, int sh) {
+    PlaybackScrollbar (int _x, int _y, int _w, int _h, float xp, float yp, int sw, int sh) {
+        x = _x;
+        y = _y;
+        w = _w;
+        h = _h;
         swidth = sw;
         sheight = sh;
         //float widthtoheight = sw - sh;
@@ -902,7 +910,7 @@ class PlaybackScrollbar {
     }
 
     private void createSkipToStartButton(String name, String text, int _x, int _y, int _w, int _h) {
-        skipToStartButton = createButton(pbsb_cp5, name, text, _x, _y, _w, _h, 0, p5, 12, color(235), OPENBCI_DARKBLUE, BUTTON_HOVER, BUTTON_PRESSED, (Integer)null, 0);
+        skipToStartButton = createButton(pbsb_cp5, name, text, _x, _y, _w, _h, 0, p5, 12, GREY_235, OPENBCI_DARKBLUE, BUTTON_HOVER, BUTTON_PRESSED, (Integer)null, 0);
         PImage defaultImage = loadImage("skipToStart_default-30x26.png");
         skipToStartButton.setImage(defaultImage);
         skipToStartButton.setForceDrawBackground(true);
@@ -1019,9 +1027,13 @@ class PlaybackScrollbar {
     void draw() {
         pushStyle();
 
+        fill(GREY_235);
+        stroke(OPENBCI_BLUE);
+        rect(x, y, w, h);
+
         //draw the playback slider inside the playback sub-widget
         noStroke();
-        fill(204);
+        fill(GREY_200);
         rect(xpos, ypos, swidth, sheight);
 
         //select color for playback indicator
@@ -1046,11 +1058,15 @@ class PlaybackScrollbar {
         pbsb_cp5.draw();
     }
 
-    void screenResized(float _x, float _y, float _w, float _h) {
-        swidth = int(_w);
-        sheight = int(_h);
-        xpos = _x + ps_Padding; //add lots of padding for use
-        ypos = _y - sheight/2;
+    void screenResized(int _x, int _y, int _w, int _h, float _pbx, float _pby, float _pbw, float _pbh) {
+        x = _x;
+        y = _y;
+        w = _w;
+        h = _h;
+        swidth = int(_pbw);
+        sheight = int(_pbh);
+        xpos = _pbx + ps_Padding; //add lots of padding for use
+        ypos = _pby - sheight/2;
         sposMin = xpos;
         sposMax = xpos + swidth - sheight/2;
         //update the position of the playback indicator us
@@ -1059,8 +1075,8 @@ class PlaybackScrollbar {
         pbsb_cp5.setGraphics(ourApplet, 0, 0);
 
         skipToStartButton.setPosition(
-            int(_x) + int(skipToStart_diameter*.5),
-            int(_y) - int(skipToStart_diameter*.5)
+            int(_pbx) + int(skipToStart_diameter*.5),
+            int(_pby) - int(skipToStart_diameter*.5)
             );
     }