I tried experimenting with the black strip at the top also, but in that position there seems to be a spacer on the right that prevents the bar from going all the way to right-alignment. I also had tried the transparency route, and like you, found the text distorted or broken up. However, when I tried to do a 425 x 350 transparency, although the text was still distorted, at least the entire field was linkable. Unfortunately, most folks use the big arrow in the middle to start 'play', and that activates the link :cry: