diff --git a/res/skins/Deere (64 Samplers)/skin.xml b/res/skins/Deere (64 Samplers)/skin.xml
index 4b0c4745f24..f4d4d5cfbd3 100644
--- a/res/skins/Deere (64 Samplers)/skin.xml	
+++ b/res/skins/Deere (64 Samplers)/skin.xml	
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@
 
   <ObjectName>Mixxx</ObjectName>
   <Style src="skin:../Deere/style.qss"
-         src-linux="skin:../Deere/style-linux.qss"
-         src-windows="skin:../Deere/style-windows.qss"
-         src-mac="skin:../Deere/style-mac.qss"/>
+         src-mac="skin:../Deere/style-mac.qss"
+         src-linux="skin:../default-menu-styles-linux.qss"
+         src-windows="skin:../default-menu-styles-windows.qss"/>
 
   <Size>1008me,550me</Size>
   <Layout>horizontal</Layout>
diff --git a/res/skins/Deere/skin.xml b/res/skins/Deere/skin.xml
index b51aebf3bcf..2edc824f9cf 100644
--- a/res/skins/Deere/skin.xml
+++ b/res/skins/Deere/skin.xml
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@
 
   <ObjectName>Mixxx</ObjectName>
   <Style src="skin:../Deere/style.qss"
-         src-linux="skin:../Deere/style-linux.qss"
-         src-windows="skin:../Deere/style-windows.qss"
-         src-mac="skin:../Deere/style-mac.qss"/>
+         src-mac="skin:../Deere/style-mac.qss"
+         src-linux="skin:../default-menu-styles-linux.qss"
+         src-windows="skin:../default-menu-styles-windows.qss"/>
 
   <Size>1008me,550me</Size>
   <Layout>horizontal</Layout>
diff --git a/res/skins/Deere/style-linux.qss b/res/skins/Deere/style-linux.qss
deleted file mode 100644
index 40bb651cea3..00000000000
--- a/res/skins/Deere/style-linux.qss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-
-#MainMenu::item {
-}
-#MainMenu QMenu::item {
-  padding: 0.1em 0.3em 0.2em 0.3em;
-  margin: 0em 0em 0em 1.4em;
-  }
-  /* Checkbox preceeding menu items */
-  #MainMenu QMenu::indicator {
-    /*width: 1em;*/
-    /*height: 1em;*/
-    margin: 0em -0.1em 0em -1.5em;
-    padding: 0.2em 0em 0.2em 0em;
-  }
-  #MainMenu QMenu::indicator,
-  #MainMenu QMenu::indicator:selected,
-  #MainMenu QMenu::indicator:checked,
-  #MainMenu QMenu::indicator:checked:selected {
-  }
diff --git a/res/skins/Deere/style-mac.qss b/res/skins/Deere/style-mac.qss
index dadb01d01c8..c255b7b0ed8 100644
--- a/res/skins/Deere/style-mac.qss
+++ b/res/skins/Deere/style-mac.qss
@@ -1,21 +1,18 @@
-/*  push skin settings Close button to the left so it's not in the same screen
-    position as the Open button.
-    fixes lp1795663 "settings panel disappears instantly after opening it in Tango & Deere skin"
-*/
+/*  push skin settings Close button to the left so it's not in
+    the same screen position as the Open button. Fixes lp1795663
+    "settings panel disappears instantly after opening it in Tango & Deere skin" */
 #SkinSettingsTop {
   padding-right: 27px;
 }
 
-
-/* Previously necessayr hack to hide the checkmark, otherwise text gets cut off
-on the right on Retina screens. This can only be done for macOS
-because it cuts off text on the left on KDE
-WEffectSelector QAbstractItemView {
-  margin: 0 0 0 -24px;
+/* Previously necessary hack to avoid cut-off effect names with scaled checkbox
+    on Macs with Retina screens */
+/* WEffectSelector QAbstractItemView {
+  margin: 0px 0px 0px -27px;
 } */
 
-/* hide the checkmark just in case the above shows a
-partial checkmark on some untested screen
-WEffectSelector::indicator {
+/* just in case there is a partial checkmark shown on some
+  untested screen, hide the checkmark */
+/* WEffectSelector::indicator {
     border: 0;
 } */
diff --git a/res/skins/Deere/style-windows.qss b/res/skins/Deere/style-windows.qss
deleted file mode 100644
index 0903d020cd1..00000000000
--- a/res/skins/Deere/style-windows.qss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-
-#MainMenu::item {
-}
-#MainMenu QMenu::item {
-  padding: 0.1em 0.3em 0.2em 0.3em;
-  margin: 0em 0em 0em 1.2em;
-  }
-  /* Checkbox preceeding menu items */
-  #MainMenu QMenu::indicator {
-    /*width: 1em;*/
-    /*height: 1em;*/
-    margin: 0em 0em 0em -1.3em;
-    padding: 0.3em 0em 0.3em 0.3em;
-  }
-  #MainMenu QMenu::indicator,
-  #MainMenu QMenu::indicator:selected,
-  #MainMenu QMenu::indicator:checked,
-  #MainMenu QMenu::indicator:checked:selected {
-  }
-
-/* Icons  (copy, paste, ...) in context menus of
-    - property cells in the tracks table
-    - WCueMenuPopup cue label editor
-    - WBeatSpinBox
-    - AutoDJ transition QSpinBox */
-#LibraryContainer QMenu::icon,
-QLineEdit QMenu::icon,
-/* - checkbox in Crate name context menu
-      "[ ] Auto DJ Track Source"
-   - QHeaderView QMenu::indicator */
-#LibraryContainer QMenu::indicator {
-  /* Linux: margin-right pushes the entire icon to the right !?? */
-  margin: 0px -20px 0px 5px;
-    }
diff --git a/res/skins/Deere/style.qss b/res/skins/Deere/style.qss
index 43c925a82a6..fcd231c4e89 100644
--- a/res/skins/Deere/style.qss
+++ b/res/skins/Deere/style.qss
@@ -2137,16 +2137,18 @@ QLineEdit QMenu::separator {
   border-top: 1px solid #0a0a0a;
 }
 
+/* All menus that have at least one item with a checkbox*/
 WLibrarySidebar QMenu::item,
 WLibrary QHeaderView QMenu::item,
-WTrackMenu::item,
-WTrackMenu QMenu::item {
+#CratesMenu::item {
 /* padding-right reserves space for the submenu expand arrow
   padding-left should be bigger than the menu icon width +
   icon margin-left/-right */
   padding: 5px 12px 5px 26px;
 }
 
+WTrackMenu::item,
+WTrackMenu QMenu::item,
 /* This catches context menus of
   - property cells in the tracks table
   - WCueMenuPopup cue label editor
diff --git a/res/skins/LateNight/skin.xml b/res/skins/LateNight/skin.xml
index 1b073dae62f..0d468dd8fd0 100644
--- a/res/skins/LateNight/skin.xml
+++ b/res/skins/LateNight/skin.xml
@@ -282,8 +282,8 @@
 
   <ObjectName>Mixxx</ObjectName>
   <Style src="skin:style.qss"
-         src-linux="skin:style_linux.qss"
-         src-windows="skin:style_windows.qss"/>
+         src-linux="skin:../default-menu-styles-linux.qss"
+         src-windows="skin:../default-menu-styles-windows.qss"/>
   <!-- MinimumSize should not be an exact monitor resolution. There needs
   to be space for the title bar or other chrome at full screen.
   https://www.mixxx.org/wiki/doku.php/skin_guidelines#the_optimal_size_for_skins -->
diff --git a/res/skins/LateNight/style.qss b/res/skins/LateNight/style.qss
index 51acc0037d3..c850ed008bc 100644
--- a/res/skins/LateNight/style.qss
+++ b/res/skins/LateNight/style.qss
@@ -181,9 +181,10 @@ QLineEdit QMenu::separator {
   margin: 4px;
 }
 
+/* All menus that have at least one item with a checkbox*/
 WLibrarySidebar QMenu::item,
 WLibrary QHeaderView QMenu::item,
-WTrackMenu QMenu::item {
+#CratesMenu::item {
 /* padding-right reserves space for the submenu expand arrow
   padding-left should be bigger than the menu icon width +
   icon margin-left/-right */
@@ -191,6 +192,7 @@ WTrackMenu QMenu::item {
 }
 
 WTrackMenu::item,
+WTrackMenu QMenu::item,
 /* This catches context menus of
   - property cells in the tracks table
   - WCueMenuPopup cue label editor
diff --git a/res/skins/LateNight/style_linux.qss b/res/skins/LateNight/style_linux.qss
deleted file mode 100644
index 40bb651cea3..00000000000
--- a/res/skins/LateNight/style_linux.qss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-
-#MainMenu::item {
-}
-#MainMenu QMenu::item {
-  padding: 0.1em 0.3em 0.2em 0.3em;
-  margin: 0em 0em 0em 1.4em;
-  }
-  /* Checkbox preceeding menu items */
-  #MainMenu QMenu::indicator {
-    /*width: 1em;*/
-    /*height: 1em;*/
-    margin: 0em -0.1em 0em -1.5em;
-    padding: 0.2em 0em 0.2em 0em;
-  }
-  #MainMenu QMenu::indicator,
-  #MainMenu QMenu::indicator:selected,
-  #MainMenu QMenu::indicator:checked,
-  #MainMenu QMenu::indicator:checked:selected {
-  }
diff --git a/res/skins/LateNight/style_windows.qss b/res/skins/LateNight/style_windows.qss
deleted file mode 100644
index 0903d020cd1..00000000000
--- a/res/skins/LateNight/style_windows.qss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-
-#MainMenu::item {
-}
-#MainMenu QMenu::item {
-  padding: 0.1em 0.3em 0.2em 0.3em;
-  margin: 0em 0em 0em 1.2em;
-  }
-  /* Checkbox preceeding menu items */
-  #MainMenu QMenu::indicator {
-    /*width: 1em;*/
-    /*height: 1em;*/
-    margin: 0em 0em 0em -1.3em;
-    padding: 0.3em 0em 0.3em 0.3em;
-  }
-  #MainMenu QMenu::indicator,
-  #MainMenu QMenu::indicator:selected,
-  #MainMenu QMenu::indicator:checked,
-  #MainMenu QMenu::indicator:checked:selected {
-  }
-
-/* Icons  (copy, paste, ...) in context menus of
-    - property cells in the tracks table
-    - WCueMenuPopup cue label editor
-    - WBeatSpinBox
-    - AutoDJ transition QSpinBox */
-#LibraryContainer QMenu::icon,
-QLineEdit QMenu::icon,
-/* - checkbox in Crate name context menu
-      "[ ] Auto DJ Track Source"
-   - QHeaderView QMenu::indicator */
-#LibraryContainer QMenu::indicator {
-  /* Linux: margin-right pushes the entire icon to the right !?? */
-  margin: 0px -20px 0px 5px;
-    }
diff --git a/res/skins/Shade/skin.xml b/res/skins/Shade/skin.xml
index 32236daf7c8..20998cdb980 100644
--- a/res/skins/Shade/skin.xml
+++ b/res/skins/Shade/skin.xml
@@ -217,9 +217,8 @@
   -->
   <ObjectName>Mixxx</ObjectName>
   <Style src="skin:style.qss"
-         src-mac="skin:style_mac.qss"
-         src-linux="skin:style_linux.qss"
-         src-windows="skin:style_windows.qss"/>
+         src-linux="skin:../default-menu-styles-linux.qss"
+         src-windows="skin:../default-menu-styles-windows.qss"/>
   <Size>1008e,500e</Size>
   <Layout>vertical</Layout>
     <LaunchImageStyle>
diff --git a/res/skins/Shade/style.qss b/res/skins/Shade/style.qss
index 01972ef0c98..22408e89fda 100644
--- a/res/skins/Shade/style.qss
+++ b/res/skins/Shade/style.qss
@@ -392,16 +392,18 @@ WEffectSelector QAbstractScrollArea,
     border-color: #666;
   }
 
+/* All menus that have at least one item with a checkbox*/
 WLibrarySidebar QMenu::item,
 WLibrary QHeaderView QMenu::item,
-WTrackMenu::item,
-WTrackMenu QMenu::item {
+#CratesMenu::item {
 /* padding-right reserves space for the submenu expand arrow
   padding-left should be bigger than the menu icon width +
   icon margin-left/-right */
   padding: 5px 12px 5px 26px;
 }
 
+WTrackMenu::item,
+WTrackMenu QMenu::item,
 /* This catches context menus of
   - property cells in the tracks table
   - WCueMenuPopup cue label editor
diff --git a/res/skins/Shade/style_linux.qss b/res/skins/Shade/style_linux.qss
deleted file mode 100644
index 40bb651cea3..00000000000
--- a/res/skins/Shade/style_linux.qss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-
-#MainMenu::item {
-}
-#MainMenu QMenu::item {
-  padding: 0.1em 0.3em 0.2em 0.3em;
-  margin: 0em 0em 0em 1.4em;
-  }
-  /* Checkbox preceeding menu items */
-  #MainMenu QMenu::indicator {
-    /*width: 1em;*/
-    /*height: 1em;*/
-    margin: 0em -0.1em 0em -1.5em;
-    padding: 0.2em 0em 0.2em 0em;
-  }
-  #MainMenu QMenu::indicator,
-  #MainMenu QMenu::indicator:selected,
-  #MainMenu QMenu::indicator:checked,
-  #MainMenu QMenu::indicator:checked:selected {
-  }
diff --git a/res/skins/Shade/style_mac.qss b/res/skins/Shade/style_mac.qss
deleted file mode 100644
index c1bffb54f21..00000000000
--- a/res/skins/Shade/style_mac.qss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-/* Previously necessary hack around text getting cut off with scaled checkbox on Macs with Retina screens
-WEffectSelector QAbstractItemView {
-	margin: 0px 0px 0px -27px;
-} */
-
-/* just in case there is a partial checkmark shown on some untested screen, hide
-the checkmark
-WEffectSelector::indicator {
-    border: 0;
-} */
diff --git a/res/skins/Shade/style_windows.qss b/res/skins/Shade/style_windows.qss
deleted file mode 100644
index 0903d020cd1..00000000000
--- a/res/skins/Shade/style_windows.qss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-
-#MainMenu::item {
-}
-#MainMenu QMenu::item {
-  padding: 0.1em 0.3em 0.2em 0.3em;
-  margin: 0em 0em 0em 1.2em;
-  }
-  /* Checkbox preceeding menu items */
-  #MainMenu QMenu::indicator {
-    /*width: 1em;*/
-    /*height: 1em;*/
-    margin: 0em 0em 0em -1.3em;
-    padding: 0.3em 0em 0.3em 0.3em;
-  }
-  #MainMenu QMenu::indicator,
-  #MainMenu QMenu::indicator:selected,
-  #MainMenu QMenu::indicator:checked,
-  #MainMenu QMenu::indicator:checked:selected {
-  }
-
-/* Icons  (copy, paste, ...) in context menus of
-    - property cells in the tracks table
-    - WCueMenuPopup cue label editor
-    - WBeatSpinBox
-    - AutoDJ transition QSpinBox */
-#LibraryContainer QMenu::icon,
-QLineEdit QMenu::icon,
-/* - checkbox in Crate name context menu
-      "[ ] Auto DJ Track Source"
-   - QHeaderView QMenu::indicator */
-#LibraryContainer QMenu::indicator {
-  /* Linux: margin-right pushes the entire icon to the right !?? */
-  margin: 0px -20px 0px 5px;
-    }
diff --git a/res/skins/Tango (64 Samplers)/skin.xml b/res/skins/Tango (64 Samplers)/skin.xml
index 08f8a652e91..98b477b9b1a 100644
--- a/res/skins/Tango (64 Samplers)/skin.xml	
+++ b/res/skins/Tango (64 Samplers)/skin.xml	
@@ -127,9 +127,9 @@
 
   <ObjectName>Mixxx</ObjectName>
   <Style src="skin:../Tango/style.qss"
-         src-linux="skin:../Tango/style-linux.qss"
-         src-windows="skin:../Tango/style-windows.qss"
-         src-mac="skin:../Tango/style-mac.qss"/>
+         src-mac="skin:../Tango/style-mac.qss"
+         src-linux="skin:../default-menu-styles-linux.qss"
+         src-windows="skin:../default-menu-styles-windows.qss"/>
   <MinimumSize>1008,500</MinimumSize>
   <SizePolicy>me,me</SizePolicy>
   <Layout>vertical</Layout>
diff --git a/res/skins/Tango/skin.xml b/res/skins/Tango/skin.xml
index e52836467d4..8ea4e2920ae 100644
--- a/res/skins/Tango/skin.xml
+++ b/res/skins/Tango/skin.xml
@@ -121,9 +121,9 @@
 
   <ObjectName>Mixxx</ObjectName>
   <Style src="skin:../Tango/style.qss"
-         src-linux="skin:../Tango/style-linux.qss"
-         src-windows="skin:../Tango/style-windows.qss"
-         src-mac="skin:../Tango/style-mac.qss"/>
+         src-mac="skin:../Tango/style-mac.qss"
+         src-linux="skin:../default-menu-styles-linux.qss"
+         src-windows="skin:../default-menu-styles-windows.qss"/>
   <MinimumSize>1008,500</MinimumSize>
   <SizePolicy>me,me</SizePolicy>
   <Layout>vertical</Layout>
diff --git a/res/skins/Tango/style-linux.qss b/res/skins/Tango/style-linux.qss
deleted file mode 100644
index 40bb651cea3..00000000000
--- a/res/skins/Tango/style-linux.qss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-
-#MainMenu::item {
-}
-#MainMenu QMenu::item {
-  padding: 0.1em 0.3em 0.2em 0.3em;
-  margin: 0em 0em 0em 1.4em;
-  }
-  /* Checkbox preceeding menu items */
-  #MainMenu QMenu::indicator {
-    /*width: 1em;*/
-    /*height: 1em;*/
-    margin: 0em -0.1em 0em -1.5em;
-    padding: 0.2em 0em 0.2em 0em;
-  }
-  #MainMenu QMenu::indicator,
-  #MainMenu QMenu::indicator:selected,
-  #MainMenu QMenu::indicator:checked,
-  #MainMenu QMenu::indicator:checked:selected {
-  }
diff --git a/res/skins/Tango/style-mac.qss b/res/skins/Tango/style-mac.qss
index dd673acb3d4..fb037d2c57e 100644
--- a/res/skins/Tango/style-mac.qss
+++ b/res/skins/Tango/style-mac.qss
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
-/*  push skin settings Close button to the left so it's not in the same screen
-    position as the Open button.
-    fixes lp1795663 "settings panel disappears instantly after opening it in Tango & Deere skin"
-*/
+/*  push skin settings Close button to the left so it's not in
+    the same screen position as the Open button. Fixes lp1795663
+    "settings panel disappears instantly after opening it in Tango & Deere skin" */
 #SkinSettingsHeader {
   padding-right: 27px;
 }
 
-/* Previously necessary hack around text getting cut off with scaled checkbox on Macs with Retina screens
-WEffectSelector QAbstractItemView {
-	margin: 0px 0px 0px -27px;
+/* Previously necessary hack to avoid cut-off effect names with scaled checkbox
+    on Macs with Retina screens */
+/* WEffectSelector QAbstractItemView {
+  margin: 0px 0px 0px -27px;
 } */
 
-/* just in case there is a partial checkmark shown on some untested screen, hide
-the checkmark
-WEffectSelector::indicator {
+/* just in case there is a partial checkmark shown on some
+  untested screen, hide the checkmark */
+/* WEffectSelector::indicator {
     border: 0;
 } */
diff --git a/res/skins/Tango/style-windows.qss b/res/skins/Tango/style-windows.qss
deleted file mode 100644
index 0903d020cd1..00000000000
--- a/res/skins/Tango/style-windows.qss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-
-#MainMenu::item {
-}
-#MainMenu QMenu::item {
-  padding: 0.1em 0.3em 0.2em 0.3em;
-  margin: 0em 0em 0em 1.2em;
-  }
-  /* Checkbox preceeding menu items */
-  #MainMenu QMenu::indicator {
-    /*width: 1em;*/
-    /*height: 1em;*/
-    margin: 0em 0em 0em -1.3em;
-    padding: 0.3em 0em 0.3em 0.3em;
-  }
-  #MainMenu QMenu::indicator,
-  #MainMenu QMenu::indicator:selected,
-  #MainMenu QMenu::indicator:checked,
-  #MainMenu QMenu::indicator:checked:selected {
-  }
-
-/* Icons  (copy, paste, ...) in context menus of
-    - property cells in the tracks table
-    - WCueMenuPopup cue label editor
-    - WBeatSpinBox
-    - AutoDJ transition QSpinBox */
-#LibraryContainer QMenu::icon,
-QLineEdit QMenu::icon,
-/* - checkbox in Crate name context menu
-      "[ ] Auto DJ Track Source"
-   - QHeaderView QMenu::indicator */
-#LibraryContainer QMenu::indicator {
-  /* Linux: margin-right pushes the entire icon to the right !?? */
-  margin: 0px -20px 0px 5px;
-    }
diff --git a/res/skins/Tango/style.qss b/res/skins/Tango/style.qss
index 7a97d9e92ed..946376ed900 100644
--- a/res/skins/Tango/style.qss
+++ b/res/skins/Tango/style.qss
@@ -2184,16 +2184,18 @@ WEffectSelector::indicator:unchecked,
     margin-right: 0.2em;
   }
 
+/* All menus that have at least one item with a checkbox*/
 WLibrarySidebar QMenu::item,
 WLibrary QHeaderView QMenu::item,
-WTrackMenu::item,
-WTrackMenu QMenu::item {
+#CratesMenu::item {
 /* padding-right reserves space for the submenu expand arrow
   padding-left should be bigger than the menu icon width +
   icon margin-left/-right */
   padding: 5px 12px 5px 26px;
 }
 
+WTrackMenu::item,
+WTrackMenu QMenu::item,
 /* This catches context menus of
   - property cells in the tracks table
   - WCueMenuPopup cue label editor
diff --git a/res/skins/default-menu-styles-linux.qss b/res/skins/default-menu-styles-linux.qss
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..67193916590
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/skins/default-menu-styles-linux.qss
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+
+#MainMenu::item {
+  /* Don't touch except font and bg color.
+     Should automatically look like the native menus. */
+  /*padding: 0.1em 0.3em 0.1em 0.3em;*/
+  /*margin: 0em;*/
+}
+#MainMenu QMenu::item {
+  padding: 0.1em 0.3em 0.2em 0.3em;
+  /* Text and checkbox are left-aligned with checkbox = overlap
+    margin-left: moves icon & text to the right, so they still overlap
+                 but we now have space for the checkbox */
+  margin: 0em 0em 0em 1.3em;
+  }
+  /* Checkbox preceeding menu items */
+  #MainMenu QMenu::indicator {
+    /*width: 1em;*/
+    /*height: 1em;*/
+    /* margin-left: negative to move the checkbox left into the gap
+                    we created with the item's padding-left
+       margin-right: negative to eliminate the tiny margin between
+                     checkbox and text (visible when the row is highlighted) */
+    margin: 0em -0.1em 0em -1.3em;
+    padding: 0.2em 0em 0.2em 0em;
+  }
diff --git a/res/skins/default-menu-styles-windows.qss b/res/skins/default-menu-styles-windows.qss
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d3d84a3d638
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/skins/default-menu-styles-windows.qss
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+
+#MainMenu::item {
+  /* Don't touch except font and bg color.
+     Should automatically look like the native menus. */
+  /*padding: 0.1em 0.3em 0.1em 0.3em;*/
+  /*margin: 0em;*/
+}
+#MainMenu QMenu::item {
+  padding: 0.1em 0.3em 0.2em 0.3em;
+  /* Text and checkbox are left-aligned with checkbox = overlap
+    margin-left: moves icon & text to the right, so they still overlap
+                 but we now have space for the checkbox */
+  margin: 0em 0em 0em 1.2em;
+  }
+  /* Checkbox preceeding menu items */
+  #MainMenu QMenu::indicator {
+    /*width: 1em;*/
+    /*height: 1em;*/
+    /* margin-left: negative to move the checkbox left into the gap
+                    we created with the item's padding-left
+
+                     */
+    margin: 0em 0em 0em -1.3em;
+    padding: 0.3em 0em 0.3em 0.3em;
+  }