Index: phpBB/adm/style/permission_mask.html
===================================================================
--- phpBB/adm/style/permission_mask.html	(revision 10597)
+++ phpBB/adm/style/permission_mask.html	(working copy)
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@
 // ]]>
 </script>
 <script type="text/javascript" src="style/permissions.js"></script>
-
+<script type="text/javascript">
+// <![CDATA[
+	window.onload = function(){enable_tooltips_list('role00', '{LA_ROLE_DESCRIPTION}', false, '{S_CONTENT_DIRECTION}')};
+// ]]>
+</script>
 <!-- BEGIN p_mask -->
 <div class="clearfix"></div>
 <h3>{p_mask.NAME}<!-- IF p_mask.S_LOCAL --> <span class="small"> [{p_mask.L_ACL_TYPE}]</span><!-- ENDIF --></h3>
@@ -41,6 +45,8 @@
 			<dt style="width: 20%"><label for="role{p_mask.S_ROW_COUNT}{p_mask.f_mask.S_ROW_COUNT}">{L_ROLE}:</label></dt>
 			<!-- IF p_mask.f_mask.S_ROLE_OPTIONS -->
 				<dd style="margin-left: 20%"><select id="role{p_mask.S_ROW_COUNT}{p_mask.f_mask.S_ROW_COUNT}" name="role[{p_mask.f_mask.UG_ID}][{p_mask.f_mask.FORUM_ID}]" onchange="set_role_settings(this.options[selectedIndex].value, 'advanced{p_mask.S_ROW_COUNT}{p_mask.f_mask.S_ROW_COUNT}'); init_colours('{p_mask.S_ROW_COUNT}{p_mask.f_mask.S_ROW_COUNT}')">{p_mask.f_mask.S_ROLE_OPTIONS}</select></dd>
+			<!-- ELSEIF p_mask.f_mask.S_ROLE_LIST -->
+				<dd style="margin-left: 20%"><ul id="role{p_mask.S_ROW_COUNT}{p_mask.f_mask.S_ROW_COUNT}" name="role[{p_mask.f_mask.UG_ID}][{p_mask.f_mask.FORUM_ID}]">{p_mask.f_mask.S_ROLE_LIST}</ul></dd>
 			<!-- ELSE -->
 				<dd>{L_NO_ROLE_AVAILABLE}</dd>
 			<!-- ENDIF -->
Index: phpBB/adm/style/permissions.js
===================================================================
--- phpBB/adm/style/permissions.js	(revision 10597)
+++ phpBB/adm/style/permissions.js	(working copy)
@@ -349,6 +349,7 @@
 		return;
 	}
 
+	active_list(role_id);
 	// Mark all options to no (unset) first...
 	mark_options(target_id, 'u');
 
@@ -357,3 +358,16 @@
 		mark_one_option(target_id, r, (settings[r] == 1) ? 'y' : 'n');
 	}
 }
+function active_list(role_id)
+{
+	var activated = document.getElementById(role_id);
+
+	// Mark all options to no (unset) first...
+	var list = document.getElementById(role_id).parentNode.getElementsByTagName('li');
+
+	for (i = 0; i < list.length; i++)
+	{
+		list[i].className = (list[i].id == role_id) ? 'notice' : '';
+	}
+	return false;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
Index: phpBB/adm/style/tooltip.js
===================================================================
--- phpBB/adm/style/tooltip.js	(revision 10597)
+++ phpBB/adm/style/tooltip.js	(working copy)
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	- further adjustements
 */
 
-var head_text, tooltip_mode;
+var head_text, tooltip_mode, s_content_direction;
 
 /**
 * Enable tooltip replacements for links
@@ -108,6 +108,52 @@
 	tooltip_mode = 'select';
 }
 
+function enable_tooltips_list(id, headline, sub_id, content_direction)
+{
+	var links, i, hold;
+
+	s_content_direction = (content_direction) ? content_direction : 'rtl';
+	head_text = headline;
+
+	if (!document.getElementById || !document.getElementsByTagName)
+	{
+		return;
+	}
+
+	hold = document.createElement('span');
+	hold.id = '_tooltip_container';
+	hold.setAttribute('id', '_tooltip_container');
+	hold.style.position = 'absolute';
+
+	document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0].appendChild(hold);
+
+	if (id == null)
+	{
+		links = document.getElementsByTagName('a');
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		links = document.getElementById(id).getElementsByTagName('a');
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < links.length; i++)
+	{
+		if (sub_id)
+		{
+			if (links[i].id.substr(0, sub_id.length) == sub_id)
+			{
+				prepare(links[i]);
+			}
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			prepare(links[i]);
+		}
+	}
+
+	tooltip_mode = 'list';
+}
+
 /**
 * Prepare elements to replace
 */
@@ -217,6 +263,12 @@
 		document.getElementById('_tooltip_container').style.top=(posy+20) + 'px';
 		document.getElementById('_tooltip_container').style.left=(posx-20) + 'px';
 	}
+	else if (tooltip_mode == 'list')
+	{
+		document.getElementById('_tooltip_container').style.top=(posy) + 'px';
+		document.getElementById('_tooltip_container').style.left= (s_content_direction == 'rtl' ? (posx-205) : (posx+205)) + 'px';
+
+	}
 	else
 	{
 		document.getElementById('_tooltip_container').style.top=(posy+30) + 'px';
Index: phpBB/includes/acp/auth.php
===================================================================
--- phpBB/includes/acp/auth.php	(revision 10597)
+++ phpBB/includes/acp/auth.php	(working copy)
@@ -464,6 +464,7 @@
 					$current_role_id = (isset($cur_roles[$ug_id][$forum_id])) ? $cur_roles[$ug_id][$forum_id] : 0;
 
 					$s_role_options = '';
+					$s_role_list = '';
 
 					@reset($roles);
 					while (list($role_id, $role_row) = each($roles))
@@ -473,11 +474,13 @@
 
 						$title = ($role_description) ? ' title="' . $role_description . '"' : '';
 						$s_role_options .= '<option value="' . $role_id . '"' . (($role_id == $current_role_id) ? ' selected="selected"' : '') . $title . '>' . $role_name . '</option>';
+						$s_role_list .= '<li id="' . $role_id . '"' . (($role_id == $current_role_id) ? ' class="notice"' : '') . '><a href="#" ' . $title . ' onclick="set_role_settings(this.parentNode.id, \'advanced00\'); init_colours(\'00\'); return false;">' . $role_name . '</a></li>';
 					}
 
 					if ($s_role_options)
 					{
 						$s_role_options = '<option value="0"' . ((!$current_role_id) ? ' selected="selected"' : '') . ' title="' . htmlspecialchars($user->lang['NO_ROLE_ASSIGNED_EXPLAIN']) . '">' . $user->lang['NO_ROLE_ASSIGNED'] . '</option>' . $s_role_options;
+						$s_role_list = '<li id="0"' . ((!$current_role_id) ? ' class="notice"' : '') . '><a href="#" title="' . htmlspecialchars($user->lang['NO_ROLE_ASSIGNED_EXPLAIN']) . '" onclick="set_role_settings(this.parentNode.id, \'advanced00\'); init_colours(\'00\'); return false;">' . $user->lang['NO_ROLE_ASSIGNED'] . '</a></li>' . $s_role_list;
 					}
 
 					if (!$current_role_id && $mode != 'view')
@@ -500,7 +503,9 @@
 
 					$template->assign_block_vars($tpl_pmask . '.' . $tpl_fmask, array(
 						'NAME'				=> $ug_names_ary[$ug_id],
-						'S_ROLE_OPTIONS'	=> $s_role_options,
+					//	We don't need it anymore ;)
+					//	'S_ROLE_OPTIONS'	=> $s_role_options,
+						'S_ROLE_LIST'		=> $s_role_list,
 						'UG_ID'				=> $ug_id,
 						'S_CUSTOM'			=> $s_custom_permissions,
 						'FORUM_ID'			=> $forum_id)