diff --git a/public_html/deployment/inc_functions.php b/public_html/deployment/inc_functions.php
index 3ec77ca915133922665d3da7428e775eaae45ead..55785c6e1ed9189b6d712154ff02390cfc1129aa 100644
--- a/public_html/deployment/inc_functions.php
+++ b/public_html/deployment/inc_functions.php
@@ -191,6 +191,118 @@ function aGotop($sClass = "scroll-link btn btn-default") {
     ));
 }
 
+function getTopNavLeft($aEmbed=[]) {
+    global $aParams, $oHtml;
+    $aReturn = [];
+    require_once("./classes/project.class.php");
+    require_once("./classes/user.class.php");
+    $oUser = new user();
+    $sBaseUrl = '/deployment/';
+
+    $sBaseUrl = '/deployment/';
+    $sWikiBaseUrl = 'https://intranet.iml.unibe.ch/wiki/doku.php';
+    $sCurrentProject=(array_key_exists("prj", $aParams) && $aParams["prj"] <> "all") ? $aParams["prj"] : false;
+    $sCurrentAction=(array_key_exists("action", $aParams) && $aParams["action"]) ? $aParams["action"] : false;
+    $sCurrentPar3=(array_key_exists("par3", $aParams) && $aParams["par3"]) ? $aParams["par3"] : false;
+    $sLiActive=' class="active"';
+
+    if($oUser->getUsername()){
+        $oPrj1 = new project();
+        $aPrjItems=[];
+        foreach ($oPrj1->getProjects() as $sPrj) {
+            $oPrj = new project($sPrj);
+            $aPrjItems[]=['href'=>$sBaseUrl . $sPrj .'/', 'label'=>$oPrj->getLabel(), 'class'=>$sCurrentProject===$oPrj->getId() ? 'active' : ''];
+        }
+
+        $aReturn=[
+                [
+                    'href'=>$sBaseUrl, 'label'=>t("menu"), 'class'=>(array_key_exists("prj", $aParams) && $aParams['prj']==='all' ? 'active' : ''),
+                    'children'=>[
+                        ['href'=>$sBaseUrl . 'all/setup/new/',       'label'=>t("menu-new-project") ],
+                        ['href'=>$sBaseUrl . 'all/setup/actionlog/', 'label'=>t("menu-logs")        ],
+                        ['href'=>$sBaseUrl . 'all/setup/checklang/', 'label'=>t("menu-checklang")   ],
+                        ['href'=>$sBaseUrl . 'all/setup/',           'label'=>t("menu-settings")    ],
+                    ]
+                ],
+                [
+                    'href'=>'#','label'=>t("menu-projects"),
+                    'children'=>$aPrjItems
+                ]
+                ]
+                ;
+                /*
+
+                if (array_key_exists("prj", $aParams) && $aParams["prj"] <> "all") {
+                    $oPrj = new project($aParams["prj"]);
+                    $sReturn.='
+                    <li class="dropdown active">'
+                        .$oHtml->getLink(array(
+                            'href'=>'#',
+                            'class'=>'dropdown-toggle',
+                            'data-toggle'=>'dropdown',
+                            'role'=>'button',
+                            'aria-expanded'=>'false',
+                            'icon'=>'project',
+                            'label'=>$oPrj->getLabel() .' <span class="caret"></span>',
+                        ))
+                        .'
+                        <ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu">
+                            <li'.($sCurrentAction===false ? $sLiActive :'') .'>'
+                            . $oHtml->getLink(array(
+                                'href'=>$sBaseUrl . $aParams["prj"] .'/',
+                                'icon'=>'project-home',
+                                'label'=>t("project-home"),
+                            ))
+                            .'</li>
+                        ';
+                        $aPhases = $oPrj->getActivePhases();
+                        if (count($aPhases)) {
+                            $sReturn.='<li role="separator" class="divider"></li>
+                                    <li'.($sCurrentAction==='build' ? $sLiActive :'') .'>'
+                                    .$oHtml->getLink(array(
+                                        'href'=>$sBaseUrl . $aParams["prj"] . '/build/',
+                                        'icon'=>'build',
+                                        'label'=>t("build"),
+                                    ))
+                                    .'</li> 
+                                    <li role="separator" class="divider"></li>
+                                    <li class="dropdown-header">'.t("menu-project-phases").'</li>';
+                            foreach ($aPhases as $sPhase) {
+                                $sReturn.='<li'.(isset($aParams['par3']) && $aParams['par3']===$sPhase ? $sLiActive :'') .'>'
+                                        . '<a href="' . $sBaseUrl . $aParams["prj"] . '/phase/' . $sPhase . '/">' . $oHtml->getIcon('phase').$sPhase . '</a></li>';
+                            }
+                        }
+                        $sReturn.='
+                            <li role="separator" class="divider"></li>
+                            <li'.($sCurrentAction==='setup' ? $sLiActive :'') .'>'
+                            .$oHtml->getLink(array(
+                                'href'=>$sBaseUrl . $aParams["prj"] . '/setup/',
+                                'icon'=>'setup',
+                                'label'=>t("menu-project-settings"),
+                            ))
+                            .'</li> 
+                            <li'.($sCurrentAction==='cleanup' ? $sLiActive :'') .'>'
+                            .$oHtml->getLink(array(
+                                'href'=>$sBaseUrl . $aParams["prj"] . '/cleanup/',
+                                'icon'=>'cleanup',
+                                'label'=>t("menu-project-cleanup"),
+                            ))
+                            .'</li> 
+                            <li'.($sCurrentAction==='delete' ? $sLiActive :'') .'>'
+                            .$oHtml->getLink(array(
+                                'href'=>$sBaseUrl . $aParams["prj"] . '/delete/',
+                                'icon'=>'delete',
+                                'label'=>t("menu-project-delete"),
+                            ))
+                            .'</li> 
+                        </ul></li>';
+                }
+        */
+    }    
+    // echo '<pre>'.print_r($aReturn, 1); die(__FUNCTION__);
+    return $aReturn;
+}
+
 /**
  * auto generate upper part of the page with header and navigation 
  * @global type $aParams
diff --git a/public_html/deployment/index.php b/public_html/deployment/index.php
index 627335b6139941e2210945e349aa987f75cc1426..65a2fb148ea9ddbb9889a431aee9b2ba75cef9b9 100644
--- a/public_html/deployment/index.php
+++ b/public_html/deployment/index.php
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ if(!$sTabApp && !$sPpage){
     return true;
 }
 
-*/
+
 $aTopnav = [
     ['href'=>'#',          'label'=>'Menu A', 'icon'=>'fa-solid fa-home' ],
     ['href'=>'#',          'label'=>'Menu B', 'icon'=>'fa-solid fa-tv'],
@@ -219,6 +219,8 @@ $aTopnav = [
         ]
     ]
 ];
+*/
+$aTopnav=getTopNavLeft();
 
 $aReplace['{{NAVI_TOP}}']=''
 . $renderAdminLTE->addWrapper(
diff --git a/public_html/deployment/main.css b/public_html/deployment/main.css
index 7efa7efbd4bf0e602b57460e4e07294a3c3598d4..12c2a7f43c30f059c6028afd84e947c4bdb092a4 100644
--- a/public_html/deployment/main.css
+++ b/public_html/deployment/main.css
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ body{padding-top: 0;
     */
 }
 
-div#navtop, div#navbuttom{background: #d0d8e0; padding: 0.5em;}
+div#navtop, div#navbuttom{background: #e0e4e8; padding: 0.5em;}
 div#navtop{margin-bottom: 2em;}
 div#navtop .current{font-size: 170%; color: #667; padding: 0 0.2em; position: absolute;}
 div#navbuttom{
diff --git a/public_html/deployment/main_new_ui.css b/public_html/deployment/main_new_ui.css
index fa956cec382b0a07bd1f75e5daa67ffab34f3861..73da8a215eb69a891eae6d6220caeadc081721c6 100644
--- a/public_html/deployment/main_new_ui.css
+++ b/public_html/deployment/main_new_ui.css
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
 li.nav-item .active{background-color: #e8e8e8;}
 pre.config{background:#f4f4f4; color:#448; border-radius: 0.5em; max-height: auto; transition: all ease-in-out 0.2s;}
 .hidden{max-height: 0px; padding: 0; margin: 0;}
+
+.nav-tabs .nav-item.show .nav-link, .nav-tabs .nav-link.active {
+	color: #f8f8f8;
+	background-color: #456;
+	border-color: #dee2e6 #dee2e6 #fff;
+}
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