Index: branches/RC/core/admin_templates/js/frame_resizer.js
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diff -u -r9238 -r9239
--- branches/RC/core/admin_templates/js/frame_resizer.js	(.../frame_resizer.js)	(revision 9238)
+++ branches/RC/core/admin_templates/js/frame_resizer.js	(.../frame_resizer.js)	(revision 9239)
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
-function FrameResizer($show_title, $hide_title, $frameset) {
+function FrameResizer($show_title, $hide_title, $frameset, $save_url) {
 	this.StatusIcon = {0: 'img/list_arrow_desc.gif', 1 : 'img/list_arrow_no.gif'};
 	this.StatusText = {0: $hide_title, 1 : $show_title};
-	this.StatusImage = document.getElementById('menu_toggle');
+	this.StatusImage = document.getElementById('menu_toggle_img');
+	this.StatusLink = document.getElementById('menu_toggle_link');
 	this.Frameset = $frameset;
-	
+	this.SaveURL = $save_url;
+
 	this.SubFrameset = $frameset.document.getElementById('sub_frameset');
 	this.TopFrameset = $frameset.document.getElementById('top_frameset');
 }
 
 FrameResizer.prototype.InitControls = function ($instance) {
-	this.StatusImage.onclick = function () {
+	this.StatusLink.onclick = function () {
 		$instance.FrameToggle();
+		return false;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -20,11 +23,29 @@
 
 FrameResizer.prototype.SetStatus = function ($status) {
 	this.StatusImage.src = this.StatusIcon[$status];
-	this.StatusImage.alt = this.StatusText[$status];
-	this.StatusImage.title = this.StatusText[$status];
+	this.StatusImage.alt = this.StatusLink.title = this.StatusText[$status];
 	document.getElementById('site_logo').style.display = $status ? 'none' : 'block';
+
+	// save via ajax
+	var $url = this.SaveURL.replace('#NAME#', 'ShowAdminMenu').replace('#VALUE#', $status);
+	Request.makeRequest($url, false, '', this.successCallback, this.errorCallback, '', this);
 }
 
+FrameResizer.prototype.successCallback = function($request, $params, $object) {
+	/*var $responce = $request.responseText;
+	var $match_redirect = new RegExp('^#redirect#(.*)').exec($responce);
+	if ($match_redirect != null) {
+		$object.showProgress(100);
+		// redirect to external template requested
+		window.location.href = $match_redirect[1];
+		return false;
+	}*/
+}
+
+FrameResizer.prototype.errorCallback = function($request, $params, $object) {
+	alert('AJAX Error; class: FrameResizer; ' + Request.getErrorHtml($request));
+}
+
 FrameResizer.prototype.FrameToggle = function () {
 	if (this.MenuVisible()) {
 		this.TopFrameset.setAttribute('rows', '25,*');
Index: branches/RC/core/units/admin/admin_events_handler.php
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diff -u -r8953 -r9239
--- branches/RC/core/units/admin/admin_events_handler.php	(.../admin_events_handler.php)	(revision 8953)
+++ branches/RC/core/units/admin/admin_events_handler.php	(.../admin_events_handler.php)	(revision 9239)
@@ -196,6 +196,25 @@
 	}
 
 	/**
+	 * Saves various admin settings via ajax
+	 *
+	 * @param kEvent $event
+	 */
+	function OnSaveSetting(&$event)
+	{
+		if ($this->Application->GetVar('ajax') != 'yes') {
+			return ;
+		}
+
+		$var_name = $this->Application->GetVar('var_name');
+		$var_value = $this->Application->GetVar('var_value');
+
+		$this->Application->StorePersistentVar($var_name, $var_value);
+
+		$event->status = erSTOP;
+	}
+
+	/**
 	 * Just closes popup & deletes last_template & opener_stack if popup, that is closing
 	 *
 	 * @param kEvent $event
Index: branches/RC/core/admin_templates/index.tpl
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diff -u -r9238 -r9239
--- branches/RC/core/admin_templates/index.tpl	(.../index.tpl)	(revision 9238)
+++ branches/RC/core/admin_templates/index.tpl	(.../index.tpl)	(revision 9239)
@@ -16,17 +16,22 @@
 
 		<script type="text/javascript">
 			window.name = 'main_frame';
+
 			var $top_height = 94;
 			if (navigator.appName == 'Netscape') {
 				$top_height = navigator.appVersion.substring(0, 1) != '5' ? 96 : 95;
 			}
 
-			document.write('<frameset id="top_frameset" rows="' + $top_height + ',*" framespacing="0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0">');
+			<inp2:m_if check="m_RecallEquals" name="ShowAdminMenu" value="0" persistent="1">
+				document.write('<frameset id="top_frameset" rows="' + $top_height + ',*" framespacing="0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0">');
+			<inp2:m_else/>
+				document.write('<frameset id="top_frameset" rows="25,*" framespacing="0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0">');
+			</inp2:m_if>
 		</script>
 	</head>
 
 	<frame src="<inp2:m_t t="head" pass="m" m_cat_id="0" m_opener="s" no_pass_through="1"/>" name="head" scrolling="no" noresize="noresize">
-		<frameset id="sub_frameset" cols="200,*" border="0">
+		<frameset id="sub_frameset" cols="<inp2:m_if check="m_RecallEquals" name="ShowAdminMenu" value="0" persistent="1">200<inp2:m_else/>0</inp2:m_if>,*" border="0">
 			<frame src="<inp2:m_t t="tree" pass="m" m_cat_id="0" m_opener="s" no_pass_through="1"/>" name="menu" target="main" noresize scrolling="auto" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0">
 			<inp2:m_DefineElement name="root_node">
 				<frame src="<inp2:m_if check="adm_MainFrameLink"><inp2:adm_MainFrameLink/><inp2:m_else/><inp2:m_param name="section_url"/></inp2:m_if>" name="main" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="no" noresize scrolling="auto">