diff --git a/Gui/mplayer/gtk/sb.c b/Gui/mplayer/gtk/sb.c
index 0c3a4a960b..eb3ed5faa8 100644
--- a/Gui/mplayer/gtk/sb.c
+++ b/Gui/mplayer/gtk/sb.c
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ void on_SkinList_select_row( GtkCList * clist,gint row,gint column,GdkEvent * be
   {
    prev=sbSelectedSkin;
    ChangeSkin( sbSelectedSkin );
+   gtkActive( SkinBrowser );
   }
  if( !bevent ) return;
  if( bevent->type == GDK_2BUTTON_PRESS )
diff --git a/Gui/mplayer/widgets.c b/Gui/mplayer/widgets.c
index 08f868a220..a4ef8aa422 100644
--- a/Gui/mplayer/widgets.c
+++ b/Gui/mplayer/widgets.c
@@ -134,15 +134,20 @@ void gtkShow( int type,char * param )
  switch( type )
   {
    case evSkinBrowser:
-//	SkinBrowser=create_SkinBrowser();
 	ShowSkinBrowser();
 //        gtkClearList( SkinList );
         if ( gtkFillSkinList( sbMPlayerPrefixDir ) && gtkFillSkinList( sbMPlayerDirInHome ) )
          {
           gtkSetDefaultToCList( SkinList,param );
+	  gtk_clist_sort( SkinList );
           gtk_widget_show( SkinBrowser );
 	  gtkSetLayer( SkinBrowser );
-         } else gtk_widget_destroy( SkinBrowser );
+         } 
+	 else 
+	  {
+	   gtk_widget_destroy( SkinBrowser );
+	   gtkMessageBox( GTK_MB_ERROR,"Skin dirs not found ... Please install skins." );
+	  }
         break;
    case evPreferences:
         gtkMessageBox( GTK_MB_WARNING,"Sorry, this feature is under development ..." );