diff --git a/wp-admin/admin-header.php b/wp-admin/admin-header.php
index b0dc2b9e80..11b97ccb71 100644
--- a/wp-admin/admin-header.php
+++ b/wp-admin/admin-header.php
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ if ( function_exists('mb_strlen') ) {
 </div>
 </div>
 
+<?php if ( get_user_setting('mfold') == 'f' ) { ?>
+<script type="text/javascript">jQuery('#wpcontent').addClass('folded');</script>
+<?php } ?>
+
 <div id="wpbody">
 <?php require(ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/menu-header.php'); ?>
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/css/global.css b/wp-admin/css/global.css
index 14ee71130e..0c9603a1e7 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/global.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/global.css
@@ -155,6 +155,33 @@ table {
 	width: 59%;
 }
 
+/* utility classes */
+.alignleft {
+	float: left;
+}
+
+.alignright {
+	float: right;
+}
+
+.textleft {
+	text-align: left;
+}
+
+.textright {
+	text-align: right;
+}
+
+.clear {
+	clear: both;
+}
+
+.hidden,
+.closed .inside,
+.hide-if-no-js {
+	display: none;
+}
+
 /* include margin and padding in the width calculation of input and textarea */
 input[type="text"],
 textarea {
@@ -213,26 +240,6 @@ select {
 	padding: 3px;
 }
 
-.alignleft {
-	float: left;
-}
-
-.alignright {
-	float: right;
-}
-
-.textleft {
-	text-align: left;
-}
-
-.textright {
-	text-align: right;
-}
-
-.clear { clear: both; }
-
-.hidden { display: none; }
-
 h1 {
   display: block;
   font-size: 2em;
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php b/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
index 30968c4e52..d8475a94b2 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ function _wp_dashboard_recent_comments_row( &$comment, $show_date = true ) {
 			if ( 'reply' == $action || 'quickedit' == $action )
 				$action .= ' hide-if-no-js';
 
-			$actions_string .= "$sep<span class='$action'>$link</span>";
+			$actions_string .= "<span class='$action'>$sep$link</span>";
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/template.php b/wp-admin/includes/template.php
index 67090ca4c9..bce9fb2b44 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/template.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/template.php
@@ -1396,7 +1396,7 @@ function _post_row($a_post, $pending_comments, $mode) {
 			foreach ( $actions as $action => $link ) {
 				++$i;
 				( $i == $action_count ) ? $sep = '' : $sep = ' | ';
-				echo "<span class='$action'>$link</span>$sep";
+				echo "<span class='$action'>$link$sep</span>";
 			}
 			echo '</div>';
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/wp-admin.css b/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
index 17e0760e6b..8339413a35 100644
--- a/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
+++ b/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
@@ -1712,14 +1712,6 @@ input#link_url {
 	vertical-align: middle;
 }
 
-.metabox-holder .closed .inside, #poststuff .closed .inside {
-	display: none;
-}
-
-.metabox-holder .closed h3, #poststuff .closed h3 {
-	margin: 0;
-}
-
 .submitbox .submit {
 	text-align: left;
 	padding: 12px 10px 10px;
@@ -1980,10 +1972,6 @@ td.action-links, th.action-links {
 	text-align: right;
 }
 
-.hide-if-no-js {
-	display: none;
-}
-
 /* Diff */
 
 table.diff {