diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c714b7f..7e6f9ee 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ Feel free to change and share the code.
 
 ## changelog
 
+0.71 fix left/right anchored tabs
+
 0.70 modernize tabs
 
 0.65 add `darker` Qt5 colorscheme for Kate and installer script, tweak GTK2 theme and Qt5 colorscheme
diff --git a/gtk-2.0/gtkrc b/gtk-2.0/gtkrc
index 9c91f0e..c1e2913 100644
--- a/gtk-2.0/gtkrc
+++ b/gtk-2.0/gtkrc
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ style "default" {
       function = EXTENSION
       state    = NORMAL
       file     = "../img/tab-active-90.png"
-      border   = { 0,2,0,0 }
+      border   = { 2,0,0,0 }
       stretch  = TRUE
       gap_side = LEFT
     }
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ style "default" {
     image {
       function = EXTENSION
       file     = "../img/tab-inactive-90.png"
-      border   = { 0,2,0,0 }
+      border   = { 2,0,0,0 }
       stretch  = TRUE
       gap_side = LEFT
     }
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ style "default" {
       function = EXTENSION
       state    = NORMAL
       file     = "../img/tab-active-270.png"
-      border   = { 2,0,0,0 }
+      border   = { 0,2,0,0 }
       stretch  = TRUE
       gap_side = RIGHT
     }
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ style "default" {
     image {
       function = EXTENSION
       file     = "../img/tab-inactive-90.png"
-      border   = { 2,0,0,0 }
+      border   = { 0,2,0,0 }
       stretch  = TRUE
       gap_side = RIGHT
     }
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ style "notebook" {
       function = EXTENSION
       state    = NORMAL
       file     = "../img/tab-active-90.png"
-      border   = { 0,2,0,0 }
+      border   = { 2,0,0,0 }
       stretch  = TRUE
       gap_side = LEFT
     }
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ style "notebook" {
     image {
       function = EXTENSION
       file     = "../img/tab-inactive-90.png"
-      border   = { 0,2,0,0 }
+      border   = { 2,0,0,0 }
       stretch  = TRUE
       gap_side = LEFT
     }
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ style "notebook" {
       function = EXTENSION
       state    = NORMAL
       file     = "../img/tab-active-270.png"
-      border   = { 2,0,0,0 }
+      border   = { 0,2,0,0 }
       stretch  = TRUE
       gap_side = RIGHT
     }
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ style "notebook" {
     image {
       function = EXTENSION
       file     = "../img/tab-inactive-90.png"
-      border   = { 2,0,0,0 }
+      border   = { 0,2,0,0 }
       stretch  = TRUE
       gap_side = RIGHT
     }