diff --git a/js/legacy/widgets/layout.js b/js/legacy/widgets/layout.js
index a759132615..9c4cfc22ac 100644
--- a/js/legacy/widgets/layout.js
+++ b/js/legacy/widgets/layout.js
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ function LayoutRow(layout, parent) {
 	
 	this.header = $a(this.main_body, 'div','',{padding:(layout.with_border ? '0px 8px' : '0px')});
 	this.body = $a(this.main_body,'div');
-	this.table = $a(this.body, 'table', '', {width:'100%', borderCollapse: 'collapse'});
+	this.table = $a(this.body, 'table', '', {width:'100%', borderCollapse: 'collapse', tableLayout:'fixed'});
 	this.row = this.table.insertRow(0);
 	
 	this.mycells = [];
diff --git a/js/lib/jQuery.Gantt/css/style.css b/js/lib/jQuery.Gantt/css/style.css
index e4fa914059..33908a8b2f 100644
--- a/js/lib/jQuery.Gantt/css/style.css
+++ b/js/lib/jQuery.Gantt/css/style.css
@@ -226,6 +226,13 @@
     color: #714715 !important;
 }
 
+.fn-gantt .ganttGray {
+    background-color: #eee;
+}
+.fn-gantt .ganttGray .fn-label {
+    color: #888 !important;
+}
+
 
 /* === BOTTOM NAVIGATION === */
 
diff --git a/py/webnotes/widgets/form/assign_to.py b/py/webnotes/widgets/form/assign_to.py
index 55e3d8e8fd..cce8d32a6d 100644
--- a/py/webnotes/widgets/form/assign_to.py
+++ b/py/webnotes/widgets/form/assign_to.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def add(args=None):
 		d.description = args['description']
 		d.priority = args.get('priority', 'Medium')
 		d.date = args.get('date', nowdate())
-		d.assigned_by = webnotes.user.name
+		d.assigned_by = args.get('assigned_by', webnotes.user.name)
 		d.save(1)
 
 	# notify