diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/ChanMsgDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/ChanMsgDialog.cpp
index 0a2e8a763..4749e50a7 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/ChanMsgDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/ChanMsgDialog.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 #include <QPoint>
 #include <QMouseEvent>
 #include <QPixmap>
+#include <QHeaderView>
+
 
 /** Constructor */
 ChanMsgDialog::ChanMsgDialog(bool msg, QWidget *parent, Qt::WFlags flags)
@@ -65,7 +67,10 @@ ChanMsgDialog::ChanMsgDialog(bool msg, QWidget *parent, Qt::WFlags flags)
     
   /* hide the Tree +/- */
   ui.msgSendList -> setRootIsDecorated( false );
-
+  ui.msgFileList -> setRootIsDecorated( false );
+  
+   /* to hide the header  */
+  //ui.msgSendList->header()->hide(); 
 
   /* Hide platform specific features */
 #ifdef Q_WS_WIN
@@ -122,7 +127,7 @@ void  ChanMsgDialog::insertSendList()
 
         /* remove old items ??? */
 	sendWidget->clear();
-	sendWidget->setColumnCount(6);
+	sendWidget->setColumnCount(1);
 
         QList<QTreeWidgetItem *> items;
 	for(it = friends.begin(); it != friends.end(); it++)
@@ -141,18 +146,18 @@ void  ChanMsgDialog::insertSendList()
 		/* (0) Person */
 		item -> setText(0, QString::fromStdString(it->second.name));
 		/* () Org */
-		item -> setText(1, QString::fromStdString(it->second.org));
+		//item -> setText(1, QString::fromStdString(it->second.org));
 		/* () Location */
-		item -> setText(2, QString::fromStdString(it->second.loc));
+		//item -> setText(2, QString::fromStdString(it->second.loc));
 		/* () Country */
-		item -> setText(3, QString::fromStdString(it->second.country));
-		{
+		//item -> setText(3, QString::fromStdString(it->second.country));
+		/*{
 			std::ostringstream out;
 			out << it->second.id;
 			item -> setText(4, QString::fromStdString(out.str()));
-		}
+		}*/
 
-		item -> setText(5, "Friend");
+		item -> setText(1, "Friend");
 
 		item -> setFlags(Qt::ItemIsUserCheckable | Qt::ItemIsEnabled);
 		//item -> setCheckState(0, Qt::Checked);
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/ChanMsgDialog.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/ChanMsgDialog.ui
index c79bac60d..385293e50 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/ChanMsgDialog.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/ChanMsgDialog.ui
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>599</width>
-    <height>411</height>
+    <width>580</width>
+    <height>430</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="contextMenuPolicy" >
@@ -29,77 +29,42 @@
     <item row="0" column="0" >
      <widget class="QSplitter" name="splitter_2" >
       <property name="orientation" >
-       <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
+       <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
       </property>
+      <widget class="QTreeWidget" name="msgSendList" >
+       <property name="sizePolicy" >
+        <sizepolicy>
+         <hsizetype>5</hsizetype>
+         <vsizetype>7</vsizetype>
+         <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+         <verstretch>4</verstretch>
+        </sizepolicy>
+       </property>
+       <property name="minimumSize" >
+        <size>
+         <width>20</width>
+         <height>0</height>
+        </size>
+       </property>
+       <property name="maximumSize" >
+        <size>
+         <width>160</width>
+         <height>16777215</height>
+        </size>
+       </property>
+       <property name="sortingEnabled" >
+        <bool>true</bool>
+       </property>
+       <column>
+        <property name="text" >
+         <string>Send To:</string>
+        </property>
+       </column>
+      </widget>
       <widget class="QSplitter" name="splitter" >
        <property name="orientation" >
         <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
        </property>
-       <widget class="QWidget" name="layoutWidget" >
-        <layout class="QGridLayout" >
-         <property name="margin" >
-          <number>0</number>
-         </property>
-         <property name="spacing" >
-          <number>6</number>
-         </property>
-         <item row="0" column="0" >
-          <widget class="QLabel" name="label_14" >
-           <property name="sizePolicy" >
-            <sizepolicy>
-             <hsizetype>0</hsizetype>
-             <vsizetype>0</vsizetype>
-             <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-             <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-            </sizepolicy>
-           </property>
-           <property name="font" >
-            <font>
-             <pointsize>10</pointsize>
-             <weight>75</weight>
-             <bold>true</bold>
-            </font>
-           </property>
-           <property name="text" >
-            <string>Send To:</string>
-           </property>
-          </widget>
-         </item>
-         <item row="1" column="0" colspan="2" >
-          <widget class="QTreeWidget" name="msgSendList" >
-           <property name="sizePolicy" >
-            <sizepolicy>
-             <hsizetype>7</hsizetype>
-             <vsizetype>7</vsizetype>
-             <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-             <verstretch>4</verstretch>
-            </sizepolicy>
-           </property>
-           <property name="sortingEnabled" >
-            <bool>true</bool>
-           </property>
-           <column>
-            <property name="text" >
-             <string>1</string>
-            </property>
-           </column>
-          </widget>
-         </item>
-         <item row="0" column="1" >
-          <spacer>
-           <property name="orientation" >
-            <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-           </property>
-           <property name="sizeHint" >
-            <size>
-             <width>421</width>
-             <height>20</height>
-            </size>
-           </property>
-          </spacer>
-         </item>
-        </layout>
-       </widget>
        <widget class="QWidget" name="layoutWidget" >
         <layout class="QGridLayout" >
          <property name="margin" >
@@ -143,7 +108,7 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
            <property name="sizePolicy" >
             <sizepolicy>
              <hsizetype>7</hsizetype>
-             <vsizetype>7</vsizetype>
+             <vsizetype>3</vsizetype>
              <horstretch>4</horstretch>
              <verstretch>4</verstretch>
             </sizepolicy>
@@ -155,58 +120,58 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
          </item>
         </layout>
        </widget>
-      </widget>
-      <widget class="QWidget" name="layoutWidget" >
-       <layout class="QGridLayout" >
-        <property name="margin" >
-         <number>0</number>
-        </property>
-        <property name="spacing" >
-         <number>6</number>
-        </property>
-        <item row="0" column="0" >
-         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_13" >
-          <property name="sizePolicy" >
-           <sizepolicy>
-            <hsizetype>0</hsizetype>
-            <vsizetype>0</vsizetype>
-            <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-            <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-           </sizepolicy>
-          </property>
-          <property name="font" >
-           <font>
-            <pointsize>10</pointsize>
-            <weight>75</weight>
-            <bold>true</bold>
-           </font>
-          </property>
-          <property name="text" >
-           <string>Recommended Files</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item row="1" column="0" >
-         <widget class="QTreeWidget" name="msgFileList" >
-          <property name="sizePolicy" >
-           <sizepolicy>
-            <hsizetype>7</hsizetype>
-            <vsizetype>7</vsizetype>
-            <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-            <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-           </sizepolicy>
-          </property>
-          <property name="sortingEnabled" >
-           <bool>true</bool>
-          </property>
-          <column>
-           <property name="text" >
-            <string>1</string>
+       <widget class="QWidget" name="layoutWidget" >
+        <layout class="QGridLayout" >
+         <property name="margin" >
+          <number>0</number>
+         </property>
+         <property name="spacing" >
+          <number>6</number>
+         </property>
+         <item row="0" column="0" >
+          <widget class="QLabel" name="label_13" >
+           <property name="sizePolicy" >
+            <sizepolicy>
+             <hsizetype>0</hsizetype>
+             <vsizetype>0</vsizetype>
+             <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+             <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+            </sizepolicy>
            </property>
-          </column>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-       </layout>
+           <property name="font" >
+            <font>
+             <pointsize>10</pointsize>
+             <weight>75</weight>
+             <bold>true</bold>
+            </font>
+           </property>
+           <property name="text" >
+            <string>Recommended Files</string>
+           </property>
+          </widget>
+         </item>
+         <item row="1" column="0" >
+          <widget class="QTreeWidget" name="msgFileList" >
+           <property name="sizePolicy" >
+            <sizepolicy>
+             <hsizetype>7</hsizetype>
+             <vsizetype>7</vsizetype>
+             <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+             <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+            </sizepolicy>
+           </property>
+           <property name="sortingEnabled" >
+            <bool>true</bool>
+           </property>
+           <column>
+            <property name="text" >
+             <string>1</string>
+            </property>
+           </column>
+          </widget>
+         </item>
+        </layout>
+       </widget>
       </widget>
      </widget>
     </item>
@@ -217,7 +182,7 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
     <rect>
      <x>0</x>
      <y>0</y>
-     <width>599</width>
+     <width>580</width>
      <height>24</height>
     </rect>
    </property>