diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ChanMsgItem.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ChanMsgItem.cpp
index 74600ec5f..71a3b82fd 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ChanMsgItem.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ChanMsgItem.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "FeedHolder.h"
 #include "SubFileItem.h"
 #include "gui/notifyqt.h"
+#include "util/misc.h"
 
 #include <retroshare/rschannels.h>
 
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ ChanMsgItem::ChanMsgItem(FeedHolder *parent, uint32_t feedId, std::string chanId
   playButton->hide();
   
   titleLabel->setMinimumWidth(100);
+  subjectLabel->setMinimumWidth(100);
 
   small();
   updateItemStatic();
@@ -160,7 +162,7 @@ void ChanMsgItem::updateItemStatic()
 	{
 		std::ostringstream out;
 		out << "(" << cmi.count << " Files)";
-		filelabel->setText(QString::fromStdString(out.str()));
+		filelabel->setText(QString::fromStdString(out.str()) + " " + misc::friendlyUnit(cmi.size));
 	}
 		
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ChanMsgItem.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ChanMsgItem.ui
index 7ba08e8a2..81fcf328f 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ChanMsgItem.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ChanMsgItem.ui
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>557</width>
-    <height>198</height>
+    <width>518</width>
+    <height>208</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
@@ -33,21 +33,21 @@ QToolButton:pressed, QPushButton:pressed{
 border-image: url(:/images/btn_26_pressed.png) 4;
 }</string>
   </property>
-  <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_3">
+  <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_4">
    <property name="leftMargin">
     <number>6</number>
    </property>
    <property name="topMargin">
-    <number>2</number>
+    <number>1</number>
    </property>
    <property name="rightMargin">
     <number>6</number>
    </property>
    <property name="bottomMargin">
-    <number>2</number>
+    <number>1</number>
    </property>
    <property name="horizontalSpacing">
-    <number>0</number>
+    <number>6</number>
    </property>
    <property name="verticalSpacing">
     <number>1</number>
@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ border-image: url(:/images/btn_26_pressed.png) 4;
        <verstretch>0</verstretch>
       </sizepolicy>
      </property>
+     <property name="maximumSize">
+      <size>
+       <width>16777215</width>
+       <height>140</height>
+      </size>
+     </property>
      <property name="styleSheet">
       <string notr="true">QFrame#frame{border: 3px solid #D3D3D3;
 background-color: qlineargradient(x1:0, y1:0, x2:0, y2:1, 
@@ -72,7 +78,7 @@ border-radius: 10px;}</string>
      <property name="frameShadow">
       <enum>QFrame::Raised</enum>
      </property>
-     <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_4">
+     <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_3">
       <item row="0" column="0">
        <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_2">
         <item row="0" column="0">
@@ -117,10 +123,7 @@ border-radius: 10px;}</string>
         <property name="horizontalSpacing">
          <number>4</number>
         </property>
-        <property name="verticalSpacing">
-         <number>6</number>
-        </property>
-        <item row="0" column="0" colspan="8">
+        <item row="0" column="0" rowspan="2" colspan="5">
          <widget class="QLabel" name="titleLabel">
           <property name="sizePolicy">
            <sizepolicy hsizetype="Minimum" vsizetype="Minimum">
@@ -149,7 +152,7 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
-        <item row="0" column="8" colspan="3">
+        <item row="0" column="5" rowspan="2" colspan="4">
          <widget class="QLabel" name="datetimelabel">
           <property name="font">
            <font>
@@ -167,7 +170,22 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
-        <item row="1" column="0" colspan="11">
+        <item row="2" column="6" colspan="3">
+         <widget class="QLabel" name="filelabel">
+          <property name="font">
+           <font>
+            <stylestrategy>PreferAntialias</stylestrategy>
+           </font>
+          </property>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string notr="true">fileLabel</string>
+          </property>
+          <property name="alignment">
+           <set>Qt::AlignRight|Qt::AlignTop|Qt::AlignTrailing</set>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item row="2" column="0" colspan="6">
          <widget class="QLabel" name="subjectLabel">
           <property name="sizePolicy">
            <sizepolicy hsizetype="MinimumExpanding" vsizetype="Expanding">
@@ -193,145 +211,7 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
-        <item row="2" column="7" colspan="2">
-         <widget class="QPushButton" name="unsubscribeButton">
-          <property name="sizePolicy">
-           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
-            <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-            <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-           </sizepolicy>
-          </property>
-          <property name="maximumSize">
-           <size>
-            <width>24</width>
-            <height>16777215</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-          <property name="toolTip">
-           <string>Unsubscribe From Channel</string>
-          </property>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string/>
-          </property>
-          <property name="icon">
-           <iconset resource="../images.qrc">
-            <normaloff>:/images/mail_delete.png</normaloff>:/images/mail_delete.png</iconset>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item row="2" column="9">
-         <widget class="QPushButton" name="clearButton">
-          <property name="sizePolicy">
-           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
-            <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-            <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-           </sizepolicy>
-          </property>
-          <property name="maximumSize">
-           <size>
-            <width>24</width>
-            <height>16777215</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-          <property name="toolTip">
-           <string>Remove Item</string>
-          </property>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string/>
-          </property>
-          <property name="icon">
-           <iconset resource="../images.qrc">
-            <normaloff>:/images/close_normal.png</normaloff>:/images/close_normal.png</iconset>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item row="2" column="10">
-         <widget class="QPushButton" name="expandButton">
-          <property name="sizePolicy">
-           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
-            <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-            <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-           </sizepolicy>
-          </property>
-          <property name="maximumSize">
-           <size>
-            <width>24</width>
-            <height>16777215</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-          <property name="toolTip">
-           <string>Expand</string>
-          </property>
-          <property name="styleSheet">
-           <string notr="true"/>
-          </property>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string/>
-          </property>
-          <property name="icon">
-           <iconset resource="../images.qrc">
-            <normaloff>:/images/edit_add24.png</normaloff>:/images/edit_add24.png</iconset>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item row="2" column="1">
-         <widget class="QLabel" name="filelabel">
-          <property name="text">
-           <string notr="true">fileLabel</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item row="2" column="4">
-         <widget class="QPushButton" name="downloadButton">
-          <property name="font">
-           <font>
-            <pointsize>-1</pointsize>
-            <stylestrategy>PreferAntialias</stylestrategy>
-           </font>
-          </property>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Download</string>
-          </property>
-          <property name="icon">
-           <iconset resource="../images.qrc">
-            <normaloff>:/images/download16.png</normaloff>:/images/download16.png</iconset>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item row="2" column="5">
-         <widget class="QPushButton" name="playButton">
-          <property name="font">
-           <font>
-            <pointsize>-1</pointsize>
-            <stylestrategy>PreferAntialias</stylestrategy>
-           </font>
-          </property>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Play</string>
-          </property>
-          <property name="icon">
-           <iconset resource="../images.qrc">
-            <normaloff>:/images/player_play.png</normaloff>:/images/player_play.png</iconset>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item row="2" column="6">
-         <spacer>
-          <property name="orientation">
-           <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-          </property>
-          <property name="sizeType">
-           <enum>QSizePolicy::Expanding</enum>
-          </property>
-          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-           <size>
-            <width>5</width>
-            <height>21</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-         </spacer>
-        </item>
-        <item row="2" column="2">
+        <item row="3" column="0">
          <widget class="QPushButton" name="readButton">
           <property name="maximumSize">
            <size>
@@ -361,7 +241,7 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
-        <item row="2" column="3">
+        <item row="3" column="1">
          <widget class="QLabel" name="newLabel">
           <property name="maximumSize">
            <size>
@@ -385,27 +265,140 @@ border-radius: 3px}</string>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
+        <item row="3" column="2">
+         <widget class="QPushButton" name="downloadButton">
+          <property name="font">
+           <font>
+            <pointsize>-1</pointsize>
+           </font>
+          </property>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Download</string>
+          </property>
+          <property name="icon">
+           <iconset resource="../images.qrc">
+            <normaloff>:/images/download16.png</normaloff>:/images/download16.png</iconset>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item row="3" column="3">
+         <widget class="QPushButton" name="playButton">
+          <property name="font">
+           <font>
+            <pointsize>-1</pointsize>
+           </font>
+          </property>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Play</string>
+          </property>
+          <property name="icon">
+           <iconset resource="../images.qrc">
+            <normaloff>:/images/player_play.png</normaloff>:/images/player_play.png</iconset>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item row="3" column="4">
+         <spacer>
+          <property name="orientation">
+           <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+          </property>
+          <property name="sizeType">
+           <enum>QSizePolicy::Expanding</enum>
+          </property>
+          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+           <size>
+            <width>13</width>
+            <height>21</height>
+           </size>
+          </property>
+         </spacer>
+        </item>
+        <item row="3" column="5" colspan="2">
+         <widget class="QPushButton" name="unsubscribeButton">
+          <property name="sizePolicy">
+           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
+            <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+            <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+           </sizepolicy>
+          </property>
+          <property name="maximumSize">
+           <size>
+            <width>24</width>
+            <height>16777215</height>
+           </size>
+          </property>
+          <property name="toolTip">
+           <string>Unsubscribe From Channel</string>
+          </property>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string/>
+          </property>
+          <property name="icon">
+           <iconset resource="../images.qrc">
+            <normaloff>:/images/mail_delete.png</normaloff>:/images/mail_delete.png</iconset>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item row="3" column="7">
+         <widget class="QPushButton" name="clearButton">
+          <property name="sizePolicy">
+           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
+            <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+            <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+           </sizepolicy>
+          </property>
+          <property name="maximumSize">
+           <size>
+            <width>24</width>
+            <height>16777215</height>
+           </size>
+          </property>
+          <property name="toolTip">
+           <string>Remove Item</string>
+          </property>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string/>
+          </property>
+          <property name="icon">
+           <iconset resource="../images.qrc">
+            <normaloff>:/images/close_normal.png</normaloff>:/images/close_normal.png</iconset>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item row="3" column="8">
+         <widget class="QPushButton" name="expandButton">
+          <property name="sizePolicy">
+           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
+            <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+            <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+           </sizepolicy>
+          </property>
+          <property name="maximumSize">
+           <size>
+            <width>24</width>
+            <height>16777215</height>
+           </size>
+          </property>
+          <property name="toolTip">
+           <string>Expand</string>
+          </property>
+          <property name="styleSheet">
+           <string notr="true"/>
+          </property>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string/>
+          </property>
+          <property name="icon">
+           <iconset resource="../images.qrc">
+            <normaloff>:/images/edit_add24.png</normaloff>:/images/edit_add24.png</iconset>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
        </layout>
       </item>
      </layout>
     </widget>
    </item>
-   <item row="2" column="0">
-    <spacer name="verticalSpacer_2">
-     <property name="orientation">
-      <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
-     </property>
-     <property name="sizeType">
-      <enum>QSizePolicy::Expanding</enum>
-     </property>
-     <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-      <size>
-       <width>20</width>
-       <height>3</height>
-      </size>
-     </property>
-    </spacer>
-   </item>
    <item row="1" column="0">
     <widget class="QFrame" name="expandFrame">
      <property name="styleSheet">
@@ -447,6 +440,19 @@ border-radius: 10px;}</string>
      </layout>
     </widget>
    </item>
+   <item row="2" column="0">
+    <spacer name="verticalSpacer_2">
+     <property name="orientation">
+      <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
+     </property>
+     <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+      <size>
+       <width>20</width>
+       <height>5</height>
+      </size>
+     </property>
+    </spacer>
+   </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>
  <resources>
@@ -462,6 +468,10 @@ border-radius: 10px;}</string>
   <include location="../images.qrc"/>
   <include location="../images.qrc"/>
   <include location="../images.qrc"/>
+  <include location="../images.qrc"/>
+  <include location="../images.qrc"/>
+  <include location="../images.qrc"/>
+  <include location="../images.qrc"/>
  </resources>
  <connections/>
 </ui>