diff --git a/xdoc/plugin.jelly b/xdoc/plugin.jelly
index e7676cb0..af06f99a 100644
--- a/xdoc/plugin.jelly
+++ b/xdoc/plugin.jelly
@@ -170,7 +170,8 @@
         <img class="handle" src="${relativePath}/images/${state}.png" alt=""/>
         <j:if test="${empty(img)}">${name}</j:if>
         <j:if test="${!empty(img)}"><img style="border: 1px" src="${img}" title="${name}" alt="${name}"/></j:if>
-       </a>
+        <img class="handle" src="${relativePath}/images/none.png" alt=""/>
+      </a>
     </define:tag>
     
     <define:tag name="text-xdoc">
diff --git a/xdoc/plugin.properties b/xdoc/plugin.properties
index 50e40ffa..fd1770df 100644
--- a/xdoc/plugin.properties
+++ b/xdoc/plugin.properties
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 maven.xdoc.developmentProcessUrl=http://maven.apache.org/development-process.html
 maven.xdoc.includeProjectDocumentation = yes
 
+maven.xdoc.crumb.separator=|
+
 #
 # DATE Preferences
 #
diff --git a/xdoc/src/plugin-resources/site.jsl b/xdoc/src/plugin-resources/site.jsl
index 1db07ac4..4bfabdf3 100644
--- a/xdoc/src/plugin-resources/site.jsl
+++ b/xdoc/src/plugin-resources/site.jsl
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@
   <jsl:template match="links" trim="false">
     <j:set var="linkCount" value="1"/>
     <x:forEach var="link" select="item">
-      <j:if test="${linkCount != 1}">|</j:if>
+      <j:if test="${linkCount != 1}">${maven.xdoc.crumb.separator}</j:if>
       <j:set var="_name"><x:expr select="@name"/></j:set>
       <j:set var="_link"><x:expr select="@href"/></j:set>
       <doc:itemLink name="${_name}" link="${_link}"/>
diff --git a/xdoc/xdocs/changes.xml b/xdoc/xdocs/changes.xml
index bae79716..4698f25d 100644
--- a/xdoc/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/xdoc/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 
   <body>
     <release version="1.5" date="in CVS">
+      <action dev="dion" type="update">
+        Fix MAVEN-966. Evenly space breadcrumbs, customize separator.
+      </action>
       <action dev="dion" type="update">
         Fix MAVEN-962. Better timezone calcs.
       </action>
diff --git a/xdoc/xdocs/properties.xml b/xdoc/xdocs/properties.xml
index 565b2566..a03f83c9 100644
--- a/xdoc/xdocs/properties.xml
+++ b/xdoc/xdocs/properties.xml
@@ -378,6 +378,11 @@
     </section>
     <section name="Miscellaneous Properties">
       <table>
+        <tr>
+          <td>maven.xdoc.crumb.separator</td>
+          <td>Yes</td>
+          <td>The separator between links. Defaults to <code>|</code></td>
+        </tr>
         <tr>
           <td>maven.xdoc.date</td>
           <td>Yes</td>

maven.xdoc.crumb.separator	Yes	The separator between links. Defaults to `\|`
maven.xdoc.date	Yes