diff --git a/src/atlasViewer/widgetUnit/widgetUnit.component.ts b/src/atlasViewer/widgetUnit/widgetUnit.component.ts
index 35463f92e9d75f4804964dae65439e52c9984a35..3f731d2665272b7694df307600fcf8c77b70ce06 100644
--- a/src/atlasViewer/widgetUnit/widgetUnit.component.ts
+++ b/src/atlasViewer/widgetUnit/widgetUnit.component.ts
@@ -171,6 +171,11 @@ export class WidgetUnit implements OnInit, OnDestroy{
 
   /* floating widget specific functionalities */
 
+  @HostBinding('style.transform')
+  get styleTransform() {
+    return this.state === 'floating' ? `translate(${this.position.map(v => v + 'px').join(',')})` : null
+  }
+
   position : [number,number] = [400,100]
 
   get isMobile(){
diff --git a/src/ui/databrowserModule/datasetViewer/datasetViewer.template.html b/src/ui/databrowserModule/datasetViewer/datasetViewer.template.html
index 6b19fd16aa4248e039dfdb96a9ef8ca7af1f8fc5..fc1a6fe78977bdd21750a3015741cf1f996efcf3 100644
--- a/src/ui/databrowserModule/datasetViewer/datasetViewer.template.html
+++ b/src/ui/databrowserModule/datasetViewer/datasetViewer.template.html
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     (click)="isFaved ? removeFromFav() : saveToFav()"
     [class]="(isFaved ? 'text-primary' : 'text-muted') + ' ds-container ml-1 p-2 preview-container d-flex align-items-center'"
     [hoverable]="{translateY:-3}">
-    <i class="fas fa-star"></i>
+    <i class="fas fa-thumbtack"></i>
   </div>
 </div>
 
diff --git a/src/ui/menuicons/menuicons.component.ts b/src/ui/menuicons/menuicons.component.ts
index 3ff7f8b1db939b83b0fb91d7f057aa84841c0a04..e0965e9b7a90fcfeb70f93694b7232d3661f5862 100644
--- a/src/ui/menuicons/menuicons.component.ts
+++ b/src/ui/menuicons/menuicons.component.ts
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ export class MenuIconsBar{
 
   public clickPluginIcon(manifest: PluginManifest){
     this.pluginServices.launchPlugin(manifest)
-      .catch(this.constantService.catchError)
+      .catch(err => this.constantService.catchError(err))
   }
 
   public searchIconClickHandler(wu: WidgetUnit){
diff --git a/src/ui/menuicons/menuicons.template.html b/src/ui/menuicons/menuicons.template.html
index 9cae5deaa6047d1a1aab06773493bfe1981943c6..4ac71305082b3ab34ed31640688e9dcc00d4a9dc 100644
--- a/src/ui/menuicons/menuicons.template.html
+++ b/src/ui/menuicons/menuicons.template.html
@@ -269,10 +269,10 @@
                       <!-- star -->
                       <div
                         (click)="favKgSearch($event, wu)"
-                        matTooltip="Favourite (NYI)"
+                        matTooltip="Pin (NYI)"
                         matTooltipPosition="below"
                         [class]="(skeletonBtnClass$ | async) + ' text-muted'">
-                        <i class="far fa-star"></i>
+                        <i class="fas fa-thumbtack"></i>
                       </div>
   
                       <!-- close -->
diff --git a/src/ui/nehubaContainer/nehubaContainer.template.html b/src/ui/nehubaContainer/nehubaContainer.template.html
index 6ba9a1443ce3e189057eac4e8c347a48fd0a6b52..f9bf6b9798bff3e47b2178ce6fa08c750c5ff9ba 100644
--- a/src/ui/nehubaContainer/nehubaContainer.template.html
+++ b/src/ui/nehubaContainer/nehubaContainer.template.html
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@
       [matBadge]="(favDataEntries$ | async)?.length > 0 ? (favDataEntries$ | async)?.length : null "
       matBadgeColor="accent"
       matBadgePosition="above before"
-      matTooltip="Favourite datasets"
+      matTooltip="Pinned datasets"
       matTooltipPosition="before"
       mat-fab
       color="primary">
-      <i class="fas fa-star"></i>
+      <i class="fas fa-thumbtack"></i>
     </button>
   </div>
 
@@ -154,12 +154,12 @@
 
 <ng-template #savedDatasets>
   <mat-list rol="list">
-    <h3 mat-subheader>Favourite Datasets</h3>
+    <h3 mat-subheader>Pinned Datasets</h3>
 
     <!-- place holder when no fav data is available -->
     <mat-card *ngIf="(!(favDataEntries$ | async)) || (favDataEntries$ | async).length === 0">
       <mat-card-content class="muted">
-        No dataset favourited... yet.
+        No pinned dataset ... yet.
       </mat-card-content>
     </mat-card>
 
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
       <!-- remove from fav -->
       <button
         (click)="removeFav($event, ds)"
-        matTooltip="Remove Favourite"
+        matTooltip="Remove Pin"
         matTooltipPosition="after"
         color="warn"
         class="flex-grow-0 flex-shrink-0"
diff --git a/src/ui/signinBanner/signinBanner.template.html b/src/ui/signinBanner/signinBanner.template.html
index bb7f583cd6f167a278ff101cef385fa1d5ea70e2..a47e6e9fe192a93d6d8ce4950580d0e8433c11a0 100644
--- a/src/ui/signinBanner/signinBanner.template.html
+++ b/src/ui/signinBanner/signinBanner.template.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       matTooltipPosition="below"
       (click)="showHelp()" 
       mat-icon-button
-      color="basic">
+      color="primary">
       <i class="fas fa-question"></i>
     </button>
   </div>
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
       matTooltipPosition="below"
       (click)="showSetting(settingTemplate)" 
       mat-icon-button
-      color="basic">
+      color="primary">
       <i class="fas fa-cog"></i>
     </button>
   </div>