diff --git a/dist/style_prive.html b/dist/style_prive.html
index 116323003d6653daaa3177622f12712e9a3c240c..ce321db488443a7c2f1c7e9637a2b0e1153bc8b8 100644
--- a/dist/style_prive.html
+++ b/dist/style_prive.html
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@
 #HTTP_HEADER{Vary: Accept-Encoding}
 body { 
 	font-family: Verdana,Arial,Sans,sans-serif; 
+	color: #000000;
+	background-color: #f8f7f3; 
 	border: none;
+	margin: 0px;
 	scrollbar-face-color: #fff;
 	scrollbar-shadow-color: #fff;
 	scrollbar-highlight-color: #fff;
diff --git a/ecrire/exec/articles_ortho.php b/ecrire/exec/articles_ortho.php
index 1d1e1cccaada15337923b3919cf0d2096db5deb1..7cd22e9c69e8d8c3e76bd1c8faa494ccae5873df 100644
--- a/ecrire/exec/articles_ortho.php
+++ b/ecrire/exec/articles_ortho.php
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ function debut_html($titre = "", $rubrique="") {
 
 	// Fin des entetes
 	echo "\n</head>\n";
-	echo "<body ",  _ATTRIBUTES_BODY, ">";
+	echo "<body", ($GLOBALS['spip_lang_rtl'] ? " dir='rtl'" : ""), ">";
 }
 
 ?>
diff --git a/ecrire/exec/forum_envoi.php b/ecrire/exec/forum_envoi.php
index 7909e27c7ca369bc959bb64dac71e14114486818..b95ce973f650cef8e5f0dcfb8ae96aac01b2940f 100644
--- a/ecrire/exec/forum_envoi.php
+++ b/ecrire/exec/forum_envoi.php
@@ -226,7 +226,6 @@ function forum_envoi_entete($parent, $titre_parent, $texte, $titre_texte, $nom_s
 {
 	global $spip_lang_rtl;
 
-	spip_log("forum_envoi_entete($parent, $titre_parent, $texte, $titre_texte, $nom_site, $url_site");
 	return "\n<table width='100%' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' border='0'>"
 		. (!$parent ? '' : "<tr><td colspan='2'>$parent</td></tr>")
 		. "\n<tr>"
diff --git a/ecrire/inc/commencer_page.php b/ecrire/inc/commencer_page.php
index d9fd2e103ae4842b36674740498dd9559830a35f..aa7e051746522c84feace05d81825ae3c3810573 100644
--- a/ecrire/inc/commencer_page.php
+++ b/ecrire/inc/commencer_page.php
@@ -82,7 +82,9 @@ function init_body($rubrique='accueil', $sous_rubrique='accueil', $id_rubrique='
 
 	if ($spip_ecran == "large") $largeur = 974; else $largeur = 750;
 
-	$res = pipeline('body_prive',"<body class='$rubrique $sous_rubrique'". _ATTRIBUTES_BODY . '>')
+	$res = pipeline('body_prive',"<body class='$rubrique $sous_rubrique'"
+			. ($GLOBALS['spip_lang_rtl'] ? " dir='rtl'" : "")
+			.'>')
 	. "\n<div><map name='map_layout' id='map_layout'>"
 	. lien_change_var (self(), 'set_disp', 1, '1,0,18,15', _T('lien_afficher_texte_seul'), "onmouseover=\"changestyle('bandeauvide');\" onfocus=\"changestyle('bandeauvide');\" onblur=\"changestyle('bandeauvide');\"")
 	. lien_change_var (self(), 'set_disp', 2, '19,0,40,15', _T('lien_afficher_texte_icones'), "onmouseover=\"changestyle('bandeauvide');\" onfocus=\"changestyle('bandeauvide');\" onblur=\"changestyle('bandeauvide');\"")
diff --git a/ecrire/index.php b/ecrire/index.php
index 25ae5ed6d8961a4799f31259a2b38f5cfaf229e5..848bbc28e9348269f14d53d6d3078652d860a7e9 100644
--- a/ecrire/index.php
+++ b/ecrire/index.php
@@ -155,13 +155,6 @@ if (isset($GLOBALS['_COOKIE']['spip_lang_ecrire'])) {
 
 utiliser_langue_visiteur(); 
 
-define ('_ATTRIBUTES_BODY',  "
-link='" .  $GLOBALS['couleurs_spip'][$choix_couleur]['couleur_lien'] . "'
-vlink='" . $GLOBALS['couleurs_spip'][$choix_couleur]['couleur_lien_off'] ."'
-alink='" . $GLOBALS['couleurs_spip'][$choix_couleur]['couleur_lien_off'] ."'
-style='margin: 0px; background-color: #f8f7f3; color: #000000'" .
-	($GLOBALS['spip_lang_rtl'] ? " dir='rtl'" : ""));
-
 define('_TRANCHES', 10);
 
 //