diff --git a/terminatorlib/prefs_profile.py b/terminatorlib/prefs_profile.py
index 861ebddf..865eb045 100644
--- a/terminatorlib/prefs_profile.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/prefs_profile.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class ProfileEditor:
   focus = ['click', 'sloppy', 'mouse']
   background_type = ['solid', 'image', 'transparent']
   tab_position = ['top', 'bottom', 'left', 'right']
+  tab_position_gtk = {'top' : gtk.POS_TOP, 'bottom' : gtk.POS_BOTTOM, 'left' : gtk.POS_LEFT, 'right' : gtk.POS_RIGHT}
 
   def __init__ (self, term):
     self.term = term
@@ -294,10 +295,23 @@ class ProfileEditor:
         elif changer == "borderless":
           self.term.window.set_decorated (not values[changer])
         elif changer == "handle_size":
-          # FIXME: How maek work?
-          pass
+          self.term.set_handle_size(values[changer])
+          gtk.rc_reset_styles(gtk.settings_get_default())
         elif changer == "tab_position":
-          # FIXME: maek work
+          notebook = self.term.window.get_child()
+          new_pos = self.tab_position_gtk[values[changer]]
+          angle = 0
+          if isinstance (notebook, gtk.Notebook):
+            notebook.set_tab_pos(new_pos)
+            if new_pos == gtk.POS_LEFT:
+              angle = 90
+            elif new_pos == gtk.POS_RIGHT:
+              angle = 270
+            num_pages = notebook.get_n_pages()
+            for i in xrange(0,num_pages):
+              tab = notebook.get_tab_label(notebook.get_nth_page(i))
+              label = tab.get_children()[0]
+              label.set_angle(angle)
           pass
         # FIXME: which others? cycle_term_tab, close_button_on_tab, copy_on_selection, extreme_tabs, try_posix_regexp
           
diff --git a/terminatorlib/terminator.py b/terminatorlib/terminator.py
index 54729f22..b43674b8 100755
--- a/terminatorlib/terminator.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/terminator.py
@@ -184,24 +184,7 @@ class Terminator:
       print "full_screen = <Ctrl><Shift>F11"
     self.keybindings.configure(self.conf.keybindings)
 
-    if self.conf.handle_size in xrange (0,6):
-      gtk.rc_parse_string("""
-        style "terminator-paned-style" {
-            GtkPaned::handle_size = %s 
-        }
-        
-        class "GtkPaned" style "terminator-paned-style"
-        """ % self.conf.handle_size)
-        
-    gtk.rc_parse_string("""
-      style "terminator-tab-close-button-style" {
-            GtkWidget::focus-padding = 0
-            GtkWidget::focus-line-width = 0
-            xthickness = 0
-            ythickness = 0
-         }
-         widget "*.terminator-tab-close-button" style "terminator-tab-close-button-style"
-         """)
+    self.set_handle_size (self.conf.handle_size)
 
     self.window = gtk.Window ()
     self.window.set_title (APP_NAME.capitalize())
@@ -248,7 +231,27 @@ class Terminator:
     self.window.show ()
     term.spawn_child ()
     self.save_yourself ()
- 
+
+  def set_handle_size (self, size):
+    if size in xrange (0,6):
+      gtk.rc_parse_string("""
+        style "terminator-paned-style" {
+            GtkPaned::handle_size = %s 
+        }
+        
+        class "GtkPaned" style "terminator-paned-style"
+        """ % self.conf.handle_size)
+        
+      gtk.rc_parse_string("""
+      style "terminator-tab-close-button-style" {
+            GtkWidget::focus-padding = 0
+            GtkWidget::focus-line-width = 0
+            xthickness = 0
+            ythickness = 0
+         }
+         widget "*.terminator-tab-close-button" style "terminator-tab-close-button-style"
+         """)
+
   def enable_rgba (self, rgba = False):
     screen = self.window.get_screen()
     if rgba: