[Madhatterr]

This is the tabs section of main.css

/* header tabs */
.tabs {
    position: absolute;
  top: 0px;
  right: 0px;
  margin: 0px;
  padding: 0px;
    height: 25px;
  width: 80%;
  text-align: right;
}
.tabs ul {
  margin: 0px;
  padding: 0px;
  list-style: none;
}
.tabs li {
  float: right;
  margin: 0px 1px 0px 0px;
  padding: 0px;
  background: transparent url("images/tab_r.png") no-repeat right top;
  height: 25px;
}
.tabs a:link,
  .tabs a:visited,
  .tabs a:hover,
  .tabs a:active

{
  display: block;
  background: transparent url("images/tab_l.png") no-repeat left top;
  margin: 0px 5px 0px 0px;
  padding: 5px 10px 5px 15px;
  text-align: center;
  vertical-align: middle;
  white-space: nowrap;
  color: #253161;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: bold;
  font-size: 11px;
  height: 25px;
  outline-style: none;
}
.tabs a:hover {
  color: #2863c2;
}

should your suggested code replace the red section (above) or be added in addition too the existing code? I added it in addition to and the links appeared but I did lose the tab appearance... which, if I understand what you're saying correctly, is expected because there just isn't room for it there.

What I can't figure out (cause it seems to me this should be able to work) is why the breadcrumbs can't be pushed down so the speed bar goes across above it.

Am I just failing to understand how this works and it's impossible?