diff --git a/theme/magazine/config.php b/theme/magazine/config.php
index 99b27cf6f05..cc138f2f770 100644
--- a/theme/magazine/config.php
+++ b/theme/magazine/config.php
@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@ $THEME->name = 'magazine';
 // the directory in which this file resides.
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+$THEME->parents = array('canvas','base');
 
-$THEME->parents = array('base','canvas');
-$THEME->parents_exclude_sheets = array('base'=>array('pagelayout'),'canvas'=>array('pagelayout') );
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Which existing theme(s) in the /theme/ directory
 // do you want this theme to extend. A theme can
@@ -22,7 +21,6 @@ $THEME->parents_exclude_sheets = array('base'=>array('pagelayout'),'canvas'=>arr
 // changes you want to your theme.
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-
 $THEME->sheets = array('layout','core','colors','css3');
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -30,6 +28,12 @@ $THEME->sheets = array('layout','core','colors','css3');
 // this theme's /styles/ directory.
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+$THEME->parents_exclude_sheets = array('base'=>array('pagelayout'),'canvas'=>array('pagelayout') );
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// An array of stylesheets not to inherit from the
+// themes parents
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 $THEME->enable_dock = true;
 
@@ -137,7 +141,8 @@ $THEME->layouts = array(
 // if you want to add a different layout template to a
 // specific page.
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//$THEME->csspostprocess = 'simplespace_process_css';
+
+$THEME->csspostprocess = 'magazine_process_css';
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Allows the user to provide the name of a function
@@ -159,25 +164,19 @@ $THEME->layouts = array(
 // As above but will be included in the page footer.
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-//$THEME->larrow = "&#60";
+// $THEME->larrow = "&#60";
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Overrides the left arrow image used throughout
 // Moodle
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
- //$THEME->rarrow = "&#62";
+// $THEME->rarrow = "&#62";
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Overrides the right arrow image used throughout Moodle
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-// $THEME->layouts
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// An array setting the layouts for the theme
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
 // $THEME->parents_exclude_javascripts
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -185,13 +184,6 @@ $THEME->layouts = array(
 // the themes parents
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-// $THEME->parents_exclude_sheets
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// An array of stylesheets not to inherit from the
-// themes parents
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
 // $THEME->plugins_exclude_sheets
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -200,10 +192,8 @@ $THEME->layouts = array(
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 // $THEME->rendererfactory
-//$THEME->rendererfactory = 'theme_simplespace_renderer_factory';
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Sets a custom render factory to use with the
 // theme, used when working with custom renderers.
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-$THEME->csspostprocess = 'magazine_process_css';
\ No newline at end of file
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/theme/magazine/style/colors.css b/theme/magazine/style/colors.css
index ee1f866729b..c26efa969fe 100644
--- a/theme/magazine/style/colors.css
+++ b/theme/magazine/style/colors.css
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ html a:hover,body a:hover {
 /** header and dock, default #002f2f and #092323 **/
 
 #page-header, #dock {
-    background: [[setting:maincolor]];
+    background-color: [[setting:maincolor]];
     border-bottom: 1px solid [[setting:maincoloraccent]];
 }
 
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ td.category.number, .yui-module.yui-overlay.yui-panel div.hd, #navigation li a:l
 }
 
 div.dockedtitle {
-    border-bottom: 1px solid [[setting:maincoloraccent]] !important;
     border-top: 1px solid #333333 !important;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid [[setting:maincoloraccent]] !important;
 }
 
 /** main headings and forum post subject default color #4e0000 **/
@@ -59,10 +59,9 @@ div.dockedtitle {
 /** table header background color, default is #002f2f **/
 
 td.maincalendar table.calendartable th, table.rolecap .header,.generaltable .header,.forumheaderlist .header,.files .header,.editcourse .header,.logtable .header,#attempts .header,table#categoryquestions th {
-    background: [[setting:maincolor]] !important;
+    background-color: [[setting:maincolor]] !important;
 }
 
-
 /** dock item hover, default is #4e0000 **/
 
 div.dockeditem_container div.dockeditem:hover {
diff --git a/theme/magazine/style/core.css b/theme/magazine/style/core.css
index 322a18e4c74..a617287ccfc 100644
--- a/theme/magazine/style/core.css
+++ b/theme/magazine/style/core.css
@@ -17,15 +17,11 @@ div.yui3-widget-bd a, .tabtree li a, .block div.content a, .unlist a, .categoryb
 }
 
 a:active {
-    outline: 0;
-
-/* for browsers that understand */
+    outline: 0; /* for browsers that understand */
 }
 
 a:focus {
-    outline: 0;
-
-/* for browsers that understand */
+    outline: 0; /* for browsers that understand */
 }
 
 /**header divs **/
@@ -870,7 +866,7 @@ div.categorybox {
 
 td.category.name a {
     padding-left: 20px;
-    background-image: url([[pix:theme|jcourse]]) no-repeat 0 50%;
+    background: url([[pix:theme|jcourse]]) no-repeat 0 50%;
     font-weight: 400;
     font-size: 16px;
 }
@@ -1119,35 +1115,6 @@ div.course-content div.availabilityinfo {
     margin-bottom: 10px;
 }
 
-/** login form **/
-
-.twocolumns div.loginpanel {
-    border-right: 1px dashed #dadada !important;
-}
-
-div.forgetpass {
-    clear: both;
-}
-
-div.loginform {
-    width: 50% !important;
-}
-
-div.loginform div.form-input input {
-    width: 90px !important;
-}
-
-div.loginform label {
-    line-height: 20px;
-}
-
-div.signuppanel {
-    float: right !important;
-    width: 40% !important;
-    margin-left: 0px;
-    padding-left: 0px;
-}
-
 div.singlebutton.forumaddnew {
     text-align: center;
 }