- converted full materialbuttons...

EEEK! It doesn't look well yet! Hopefully it inspires others to come
  with great solutions.
- the material buttons have 6 panels, three of them merged
- some drawing errors in preview render
- made settings for new Material that makes sense for Flares

source/blender/src/space.c

@@ -2047,7 +2047,7 @@ void winqreadbutspace(ScrArea *sa, void *spacedata, BWinEvent *evt)
 			if (nr>=0) {
 				sbuts->align= nr;
 				if(nr) {
-					// uiAnimatePanels(sa);	
+					//uiAnimatePanels(sa);	
 					uiAlignPanelStep(sa, 1.0);
 					do_buts_buttons(B_BUTSHOME);
 				}