diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/ChatPage.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/ChatPage.cpp
index 88ac01760..3b1e650b0 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/ChatPage.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/ChatPage.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <QFontDialog>
 #include <time.h>
 
+#include <retroshare/rsnotify.h>
 #include "ChatPage.h"
 #include "gui/chat/ChatStyle.h"
 #include "gui/notifyqt.h"
@@ -156,6 +157,17 @@ ChatPage::save(QString &/*errmsg*/)
         }
     }
 
+    uint chatflags   = 0;
+
+    if (ui.chat_NewWindow->isChecked())
+        chatflags |= RS_CHAT_OPEN;
+    if (ui.chat_Focus->isChecked())
+        chatflags |= RS_CHAT_FOCUS;
+    if (ui.chat_tabbedWindow->isChecked())
+        chatflags |= RS_CHAT_TABBED_WINDOW;
+
+    Settings->setChatFlags(chatflags);
+
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -197,6 +209,12 @@ ChatPage::load()
     std::string nick ;
     rsMsgs->getDefaultNickNameForChatLobby(nick) ;
     ui.chatLobbyNick_LE->setText(QString::fromUtf8(nick.c_str())) ;
+
+    uint chatflags = Settings->getChatFlags();
+
+    ui.chat_NewWindow->setChecked(chatflags & RS_CHAT_OPEN);
+    ui.chat_Focus->setChecked(chatflags & RS_CHAT_FOCUS);
+    ui.chat_tabbedWindow->setChecked(chatflags & RS_CHAT_TABBED_WINDOW);
 }
 
 void ChatPage::on_pushButtonChangeChatFont_clicked()
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/ChatPage.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/ChatPage.ui
index d4ce4b03a..04089e517 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/ChatPage.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/ChatPage.ui
@@ -20,20 +20,20 @@
       <attribute name="title">
        <string>General</string>
       </attribute>
-      <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
+      <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_3">
        <item>
-        <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox">
-         <property name="sizePolicy">
-          <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Expanding">
-           <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-           <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-          </sizepolicy>
-         </property>
-         <property name="title">
-          <string>Chat Settings</string>
-         </property>
-         <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_3">
-          <item>
+        <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_5">
+         <item>
+          <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox">
+           <property name="sizePolicy">
+            <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Expanding">
+             <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+             <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+            </sizepolicy>
+           </property>
+           <property name="title">
+            <string>Chat Settings</string>
+           </property>
            <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_3">
             <item>
              <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBox_emoteprivchat">
@@ -139,6 +139,15 @@
               </property>
              </widget>
             </item>
+           </layout>
+          </widget>
+         </item>
+         <item>
+          <widget class="QGroupBox" name="chatLobbyGroupBox">
+           <property name="title">
+            <string>Chat Lobby</string>
+           </property>
+           <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_6">
             <item>
              <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
               <property name="text">
@@ -147,7 +156,7 @@
              </widget>
             </item>
             <item>
-             <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_2">
+             <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="nickNameLayout">
               <item>
                <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
                 <property name="orientation">
@@ -176,87 +185,121 @@
               </item>
              </layout>
             </item>
+           </layout>
+          </widget>
+         </item>
+         <item>
+          <spacer name="verticalSpacer_2">
+           <property name="orientation">
+            <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
+           </property>
+           <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+            <size>
+             <width>20</width>
+             <height>40</height>
+            </size>
+           </property>
+          </spacer>
+         </item>
+        </layout>
+       </item>
+       <item>
+        <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
+         <item>
+          <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_2">
+           <property name="title">
+            <string>Private Chat</string>
+           </property>
+           <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="_2">
             <item>
-             <spacer name="verticalSpacer">
-              <property name="orientation">
-               <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
+             <widget class="QCheckBox" name="chat_NewWindow">
+              <property name="text">
+               <string>Open Window for new chat</string>
               </property>
-              <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-               <size>
-                <width>20</width>
-                <height>40</height>
-               </size>
+             </widget>
+            </item>
+            <item>
+             <widget class="QCheckBox" name="chat_Focus">
+              <property name="text">
+               <string>Grab Focus when chat arrives</string>
               </property>
-             </spacer>
+             </widget>
+            </item>
+            <item>
+             <widget class="QCheckBox" name="chat_tabbedWindow">
+              <property name="text">
+               <string>Use a single tabbed window</string>
+              </property>
+             </widget>
             </item>
            </layout>
-          </item>
-          <item>
-           <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBoxIRCColors">
-            <property name="title">
-             <string>Chat Font</string>
+          </widget>
+         </item>
+         <item>
+          <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBoxIRCColors">
+           <property name="title">
+            <string>Chat Font</string>
+           </property>
+           <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_4">
+            <property name="spacing">
+             <number>2</number>
             </property>
-            <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_47">
-             <property name="leftMargin">
-              <number>2</number>
-             </property>
-             <property name="topMargin">
-              <number>0</number>
-             </property>
-             <property name="rightMargin">
-              <number>0</number>
-             </property>
-             <property name="bottomMargin">
-              <number>0</number>
-             </property>
-             <property name="spacing">
-              <number>2</number>
-             </property>
-             <item row="0" column="0" colspan="2">
-              <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButtonChangeChatFont">
-               <property name="text">
-                <string>Change Chat Font</string>
-               </property>
-              </widget>
-             </item>
-             <item row="1" column="0">
-              <widget class="QLabel" name="labelChatFont">
-               <property name="sizePolicy">
-                <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Preferred">
-                 <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-                 <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-                </sizepolicy>
-               </property>
-               <property name="text">
-                <string>Chat Font:</string>
-               </property>
-              </widget>
-             </item>
-             <item row="2" column="0">
-              <widget class="QLabel" name="labelChatFontPreview">
-               <property name="text">
-                <string notr="true">Font Preview</string>
-               </property>
-              </widget>
-             </item>
-             <item row="3" column="0" colspan="2">
-              <spacer name="verticalSpacer_2">
-               <property name="orientation">
-                <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
-               </property>
-               <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-                <size>
-                 <width>20</width>
-                 <height>40</height>
-                </size>
-               </property>
-              </spacer>
-             </item>
-            </layout>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-         </layout>
-        </widget>
+            <property name="leftMargin">
+             <number>2</number>
+            </property>
+            <property name="topMargin">
+             <number>0</number>
+            </property>
+            <property name="rightMargin">
+             <number>0</number>
+            </property>
+            <property name="bottomMargin">
+             <number>0</number>
+            </property>
+            <item>
+             <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButtonChangeChatFont">
+              <property name="text">
+               <string>Change Chat Font</string>
+              </property>
+             </widget>
+            </item>
+            <item>
+             <widget class="QLabel" name="labelChatFont">
+              <property name="sizePolicy">
+               <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Preferred">
+                <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+                <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+               </sizepolicy>
+              </property>
+              <property name="text">
+               <string>Chat Font:</string>
+              </property>
+             </widget>
+            </item>
+            <item>
+             <widget class="QLabel" name="labelChatFontPreview">
+              <property name="text">
+               <string notr="true">Font Preview</string>
+              </property>
+             </widget>
+            </item>
+           </layout>
+          </widget>
+         </item>
+         <item>
+          <spacer name="verticalSpacer">
+           <property name="orientation">
+            <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
+           </property>
+           <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+            <size>
+             <width>20</width>
+             <height>40</height>
+            </size>
+           </property>
+          </spacer>
+         </item>
+        </layout>
        </item>
       </layout>
      </widget>
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/NotifyPage.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/NotifyPage.cpp
index a2baf8a2e..cab8564f3 100755
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/NotifyPage.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/NotifyPage.cpp
@@ -126,16 +126,8 @@ NotifyPage::save(QString &/*errmsg*/)
 {
     /* extract from rsNotify the flags */
 
-    uint chatflags   = 0;
     uint messageflags = 0;
 
-    if (ui.chat_NewWindow->isChecked())
-        chatflags |= RS_CHAT_OPEN;
-    if (ui.chat_Focus->isChecked())
-        chatflags |= RS_CHAT_FOCUS;
-    if (ui.chat_tabbedWindow->isChecked())
-        chatflags |= RS_CHAT_TABBED_WINDOW;
-
     if (ui.message_ConnectAttempt->isChecked())
         messageflags |= RS_MESSAGE_CONNECT_ATTEMPT;
 
@@ -147,7 +139,6 @@ NotifyPage::save(QString &/*errmsg*/)
 
     Settings->setNotifyFlags(getNotifyFlags());
     Settings->setNewsFeedFlags(getNewsFlags());
-    Settings->setChatFlags(chatflags);
     Settings->setMessageFlags(messageflags);
 
     Settings->setDisplayTrayChatLobby(ui.systray_ChatLobby->isChecked());
@@ -174,7 +165,6 @@ void NotifyPage::load()
     /* extract from rsNotify the flags */
     uint notifyflags = Settings->getNotifyFlags();
     uint newsflags = Settings->getNewsFeedFlags();
-    uint chatflags = Settings->getChatFlags();
     uint messageflags = Settings->getMessageFlags();
 
     ui.popup_Connect->setChecked(notifyflags & RS_POPUP_CONNECT);
@@ -194,10 +184,6 @@ void NotifyPage::load()
     ui.notify_Chat->setChecked(newsflags & RS_FEED_TYPE_CHAT);
     ui.notify_Security->setChecked(newsflags & RS_FEED_TYPE_SECURITY);
 
-    ui.chat_NewWindow->setChecked(chatflags & RS_CHAT_OPEN);
-    ui.chat_Focus->setChecked(chatflags & RS_CHAT_FOCUS);
-    ui.chat_tabbedWindow->setChecked(chatflags & RS_CHAT_TABBED_WINDOW);
-
     ui.message_ConnectAttempt->setChecked(messageflags & RS_MESSAGE_CONNECT_ATTEMPT);
 
     ui.systray_GroupChat->setChecked(Settings->getDisplayTrayGroupChat());
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/NotifyPage.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/NotifyPage.ui
index 8a143f67b..5f4631529 100755
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/NotifyPage.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/NotifyPage.ui
@@ -144,22 +144,22 @@
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
-        <item>
-         <spacer name="verticalSpacer">
-          <property name="orientation">
-           <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
-          </property>
-          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-           <size>
-            <width>20</width>
-            <height>40</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-         </spacer>
-        </item>
        </layout>
       </widget>
      </item>
+     <item>
+      <spacer name="verticalSpacer">
+       <property name="orientation">
+        <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
+       </property>
+       <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+        <size>
+         <width>20</width>
+         <height>40</height>
+        </size>
+       </property>
+      </spacer>
+     </item>
     </layout>
    </item>
    <item>
@@ -363,34 +363,17 @@
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item>
-      <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_2">
-       <property name="title">
-        <string>Private Chat</string>
+      <spacer name="verticalSpacer_4">
+       <property name="orientation">
+        <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
        </property>
-       <layout class="QVBoxLayout">
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="chat_NewWindow">
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Open Window for new chat</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="chat_Focus">
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Grab Focus when chat arrives</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="chat_tabbedWindow">
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Use a single tabbed window</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-       </layout>
-      </widget>
+       <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+        <size>
+         <width>20</width>
+         <height>40</height>
+        </size>
+       </property>
+      </spacer>
      </item>
     </layout>
    </item>
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/lang/retroshare_de.qm b/retroshare-gui/src/lang/retroshare_de.qm
index b18b0816e..8ac5dac0d 100644
Binary files a/retroshare-gui/src/lang/retroshare_de.qm and b/retroshare-gui/src/lang/retroshare_de.qm differ
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/lang/retroshare_de.ts b/retroshare-gui/src/lang/retroshare_de.ts
index ec58d697e..7aa7d2051 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/lang/retroshare_de.ts
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/lang/retroshare_de.ts
@@ -1210,6 +1210,22 @@ Bitte wähle einen zum Chatten aus.</translation>
         <source>Enable Emoticons Private Chat</source>
         <translation>Emoticons für privaten Chat</translation>
     </message>
+    <message>
+        <source>Open Window for new chat</source>
+        <translation type="unfinished">Fenster für neuen Chat öffnen</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <source>Grab Focus when chat arrives</source>
+        <translation type="unfinished">Fokus auf neues Chatfenster legen</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <source>Use a single tabbed window</source>
+        <translation type="unfinished">Ein Fenster mit Tabs verwenden</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <source>Chat Lobby</source>
+        <translation type="unfinished">Chatlobby</translation>
+    </message>
 </context>
 <context>
     <name>ChatStyle</name>
@@ -4135,6 +4151,10 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
         <source>You can&apos;t reply an Anonymous Author</source>
         <translation>Du kannst einem anonymen Autor nicht antworten</translation>
     </message>
+    <message>
+        <source>Search this forum...</source>
+        <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
+    </message>
 </context>
 <context>
     <name>ForumsFillThread</name>
@@ -7806,15 +7826,15 @@ Rechtsklick und als Freund hinzufügen um zu verbinden.</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
         <source>Open Window for new chat</source>
-        <translation>Fenster für neuen Chat öffnen</translation>
+        <translation type="obsolete">Fenster für neuen Chat öffnen</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
         <source>Grab Focus when chat arrives</source>
-        <translation>Fokus auf neues Chatfenster legen</translation>
+        <translation type="obsolete">Fokus auf neues Chatfenster legen</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
         <source>Use a single tabbed window</source>
-        <translation>Ein Fenster mit Tabs verwenden</translation>
+        <translation type="obsolete">Ein Fenster mit Tabs verwenden</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
         <source>Group chat</source>
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/lang/retroshare_en.ts b/retroshare-gui/src/lang/retroshare_en.ts
index af2b3e01a..69a7c2880 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/lang/retroshare_en.ts
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/lang/retroshare_en.ts
@@ -1178,6 +1178,22 @@ Please choose one of it to chat with.</source>
         <source>Enable Emoticons Private Chat</source>
         <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
     </message>
+    <message>
+        <source>Open Window for new chat</source>
+        <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <source>Grab Focus when chat arrives</source>
+        <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <source>Use a single tabbed window</source>
+        <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <source>Chat Lobby</source>
+        <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
+    </message>
 </context>
 <context>
     <name>ChatStyle</name>
@@ -4071,6 +4087,10 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
         <source>You can&apos;t reply an Anonymous Author</source>
         <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
     </message>
+    <message>
+        <source>Search this forum...</source>
+        <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
+    </message>
 </context>
 <context>
     <name>ForumsFillThread</name>
@@ -7635,18 +7655,6 @@ Right-click and select &apos;make friend&apos; to be able to connect.</source>
         <source>Private Chat</source>
         <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
     </message>
-    <message>
-        <source>Open Window for new chat</source>
-        <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
-    </message>
-    <message>
-        <source>Grab Focus when chat arrives</source>
-        <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
-    </message>
-    <message>
-        <source>Use a single tabbed window</source>
-        <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
-    </message>
     <message>
         <source>Group chat</source>
         <translation type="unfinished"></translation>