Yes, that does look better. We got there in the end!
It now fits in better with the style of the site. I guess that you have used the same graphic as for the main bar. Having done that in such a way, it would be interesting to see what it would actually look like in the headline bar, as per Balinor's earlier suggestion.
Paul Dodman
e-business consultant
Lumino Internet
luminointernet.co.uk