diff --git a/.classpath b/.classpath
index 51ca97e..63bece1 100644
--- a/.classpath
+++ b/.classpath
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <classpath>
-	<classpathentry kind="src" output="target/share-updates-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT/WEB-INF/classes" path="src/main/java">
+	<classpathentry kind="src" output="target/share-updates-1.1.0-SNAPSHOT/WEB-INF/classes" path="src/main/java">
 		<attributes>
 			<attribute name="optional" value="true"/>
 			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@
 			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
 		</attributes>
 	</classpathentry>
-	<classpathentry kind="output" path="target/share-updates-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT/WEB-INF/classes"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="output" path="target/share-updates-1.1.0-SNAPSHOT/WEB-INF/classes"/>
 </classpath>
diff --git a/.settings/com.google.gdt.eclipse.core.prefs b/.settings/com.google.gdt.eclipse.core.prefs
index 8e9f45b..f78db8d 100644
--- a/.settings/com.google.gdt.eclipse.core.prefs
+++ b/.settings/com.google.gdt.eclipse.core.prefs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 eclipse.preferences.version=1
 jarsExcludedFromWebInfLib=
-lastWarOutDir=/Users/massi/Documents/workspace/share-updates/target/share-updates-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT
+lastWarOutDir=/Users/massi/Documents/workspace/share-updates/target/share-updates-1.1.0-SNAPSHOT
 warSrcDir=src/main/webapp
 warSrcDirIsOutput=false
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c934f59..78f0d95 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 	<groupId>org.gcube.portlets.user</groupId>
 	<artifactId>share-updates</artifactId>
 	<packaging>war</packaging>
-	<version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
 	<name>gCube Share Updates Portlet</name>
 	<description>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/client/form/ShareUpdateForm.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/client/form/ShareUpdateForm.java
index 5d23ed1..b0e7ec3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/client/form/ShareUpdateForm.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/client/form/ShareUpdateForm.java
@@ -16,25 +16,26 @@ import org.gcube.portlets.user.shareupdates.shared.LinkPreview;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.shareupdates.shared.UserSettings;
 import org.gcube.portlets.widgets.fileupload.client.events.FileUploadCompleteEvent;
 import org.gcube.portlets.widgets.fileupload.client.events.FileUploadCompleteEventHandler;
-import org.gcube.portlets.widgets.fileupload.client.view.FileSubmit;
-import org.gcube.portlets.widgets.fileupload.client.view.UploadProgressDialog;
 import org.gcube.portlets.widgets.fileupload.client.view.UploadProgressPanel;
-import org.gcube.portlets.widgets.fileupload.client.view.UploadProgressView;
 import org.jsonmaker.gwt.client.Jsonizer;
 
 import com.google.gwt.core.client.GWT;
 import com.google.gwt.dom.client.Document;
+import com.google.gwt.dom.client.Style.Display;
+import com.google.gwt.dom.client.Style.Visibility;
 import com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.ClickEvent;
 import com.google.gwt.event.shared.HandlerManager;
 import com.google.gwt.uibinder.client.UiBinder;
 import com.google.gwt.uibinder.client.UiFactory;
 import com.google.gwt.uibinder.client.UiField;
 import com.google.gwt.uibinder.client.UiHandler;
-import com.google.gwt.user.client.Timer;
+import com.google.gwt.user.client.Element;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.Window;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.rpc.AsyncCallback;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Button;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Composite;
+import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.FileUpload;
+import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.HTML;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.HTMLPanel;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Image;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.ListBox;
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ public class ShareUpdateForm extends Composite {
 
 	public static final String loading = GWT.getModuleBaseURL() + "../images/avatarLoader.gif";
 	public static final String avatar_default = GWT.getModuleBaseURL() + "../images/Avatar_default.png";
+	public static final String attach = GWT.getModuleBaseURL() + "../images/attach.png";
 
 	private HandlerManager eventBus = new HandlerManager(null);
 
@@ -86,7 +88,7 @@ public class ShareUpdateForm extends Composite {
 	Button submitButton;
 
 	@UiField
-	Button attachButton;
+	HTML attachButton;
 
 	@UiField
 	Image avatarImage;
@@ -103,7 +105,11 @@ public class ShareUpdateForm extends Composite {
 		bind();
 		avatarImage.setUrl(loading);
 		shareTextArea.setText(SHARE_UPDATE_TEXT);
-
+		
+		attachButton.getElement().getStyle().setDisplay(Display.INLINE);
+		attachButton.setHTML("<span style=\"padding: 5px 1px; background: url('"+attach+"') 50% 50% no-repeat;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>");
+	
+			
 		shareupdateService.getUserSettings(new AsyncCallback<UserSettings>() {
 			public void onFailure(Throwable caught) {
 				avatarImage.setSize("60px", "60px");
@@ -140,7 +146,7 @@ public class ShareUpdateForm extends Composite {
 			}
 		});
 	}
-
+	
 	/** Used by UiBinder to instantiate UploadProgressView */
 	@UiFactory 
 	UploadProgressPanel instatiateProgressView() {
@@ -170,15 +176,24 @@ public class ShareUpdateForm extends Composite {
 
 	@UiHandler("attachButton")
 	void onAttachClick(ClickEvent e) {	
-		GWT.log("aaa");
 		if (myLinkPreviewer == null) {
-			uploadProgress.initialize();
+			FileUpload up = uploadProgress.initialize();
+			up.setVisible(false);
+			fileBrowse(up.getElement());
 			uploadProgress.setVisible(true);
-			attachButton.setVisible(false);
+			attachButton.getElement().getStyle().setVisibility(Visibility.HIDDEN); //beacuse otherwise it looses the other properties setting
 		} else {
 			Window.alert("You cannot post two files, please remove the previous one first.");
 		}
 	}
+	/**
+	 * this simulates the click on the hidden native GWT FileUpload Button
+	 * @param el
+	 */
+	public static native void fileBrowse(Element el) /*-{
+	  el.click();
+	}-*/;
+	
 
 	@UiHandler("submitButton")
 	void onClick(ClickEvent e) {		
@@ -344,7 +359,7 @@ public class ShareUpdateForm extends Composite {
 			public void onFailure(Throwable caught) {
 				uploadProgress.showRegisteringResult(false);
 				preview.clear();
-				attachButton.setVisible(true);
+				attachButton.getElement().getStyle().setVisibility(Visibility.VISIBLE); //beacuse otherwise it looses the other properties setting
 			}
 
 			public void onSuccess(LinkPreview result) {
@@ -389,6 +404,6 @@ public class ShareUpdateForm extends Composite {
 	protected void cancelPreview() {
 		preview.clear();
 		myLinkPreviewer = null;
-		attachButton.setVisible(true);
+		attachButton.getElement().getStyle().setVisibility(Visibility.VISIBLE); //beacuse otherwise it looses the other properties setting	
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/client/form/ShareUpdateForm.ui.xml b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/client/form/ShareUpdateForm.ui.xml
index 2a20e0a..02a260c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/client/form/ShareUpdateForm.ui.xml
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/client/form/ShareUpdateForm.ui.xml
@@ -39,9 +39,8 @@
 				</td>
 				<td valign="middle"></td>
 				<td valign="middle">
-					<div class="buttonDiv">
-						<!-- TODO: "Attach a Link" /> -->
-						<g:Button ui:field="attachButton" width="90px" text="Attach" />
+					<div class="buttonDiv">					
+						<g:HTML	 ui:field="attachButton" styleName="gwt-Button"/>
 						<g:Button ui:field="submitButton" styleName="shareButton" width="90px" text="Share" />
 					</div>
 				</td>
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/ShareUpdates.css b/src/main/webapp/ShareUpdates.css
index 6233234..bb394ed 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/ShareUpdates.css
+++ b/src/main/webapp/ShareUpdates.css
@@ -1,11 +1,3 @@
-.FileSubmit input {
-	width: 570px !important;
-}
-
-.bar-container {
-	width: 600px !important;
-	margin: 1px !important;
-}
 
 /* Superpose TextArea and Highlight DIV trick starts here */
 #supercontainer {
@@ -78,6 +70,7 @@
 .gwt-Button {
 	text-shadow: none;
 	font-weight: normal;
+	padding: 5px 15px !important;
 }
 
 .darker-color {
@@ -100,7 +93,7 @@
 	font-size: 12px;
 	text-shadow: 0 -1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
 	cursor: pointer;
-	padding: 3px 15px;
+	padding: 5px 15px;
 }
 
 .shareButton:hover, .shareButton:focus  {
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/images/attach.png b/src/main/webapp/images/attach.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c43bdb9
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/main/webapp/images/attach.png differ