diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/SecurityItem.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/SecurityItem.cpp
index 6ca69b8ba..45c79d516 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/SecurityItem.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/SecurityItem.cpp
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ SecurityItem::SecurityItem(FeedHolder *parent, uint32_t feedId, const std::strin
     /* Invoke the Qt Designer generated object setup routine */
     setupUi(this);
   
-    messageframe->setVisible(false);
-    sendmsgButton->setEnabled(false);
     quickmsgButton->hide();
     chatButton->hide();
     removeFriendButton->setEnabled(false);
@@ -66,10 +64,6 @@ SecurityItem::SecurityItem(FeedHolder *parent, uint32_t feedId, const std::strin
 
     /* specific ones */
     connect( chatButton, SIGNAL( clicked( void ) ), this, SLOT( openChat ( void ) ) );
-//    connect( actionNew_Message, SIGNAL( triggered( ) ), this, SLOT( sendMsg ( void ) ) );
-
-//    connect( quickmsgButton, SIGNAL( clicked( ) ), this, SLOT( togglequickmessage() ) );
-//    connect( cancelButton, SIGNAL( clicked( ) ), this, SLOT( togglequickmessage() ) );
 
     connect( quickmsgButton, SIGNAL( clicked( ) ), this, SLOT( sendMsg() ) );
 
@@ -79,9 +73,6 @@ SecurityItem::SecurityItem(FeedHolder *parent, uint32_t feedId, const std::strin
 
     connect(NotifyQt::getInstance(), SIGNAL(friendsChanged()), this, SLOT(updateItem()));
 
-    //QMenu *msgmenu = new QMenu();
-    //msgmenu->addAction(actionNew_Message);
-    //quickmsgButton->setMenu(msgmenu);
 
     avatar->setId(mSslId, false);
 
@@ -401,42 +392,3 @@ void SecurityItem::openChat()
 		mParent->openChat(mGpgId);
 	}
 }
-
-void SecurityItem::togglequickmessage()
-{
-	if (messageframe->isHidden())
-	{
-		messageframe->setVisible(true);
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		messageframe->setVisible(false);
-	}
-}
-
-void SecurityItem::sendMessage()
-{
-	/* construct a message */
-	MessageInfo mi;
-
-	mi.title = tr("Quick Message").toStdWString();
-	mi.msg =   quickmsgText->toHtml().toStdWString();
-	mi.msgto.push_back(mGpgId);
-
-	rsMsgs->MessageSend(mi);
-
-	quickmsgText->clear();
-	messageframe->setVisible(false);
-}
-
-void SecurityItem::on_quickmsgText_textChanged()
-{
-	if (quickmsgText->toPlainText().isEmpty())
-	{
-		sendmsgButton->setEnabled(false);
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		sendmsgButton->setEnabled(true);
-	}
-}
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/SecurityItem.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/SecurityItem.h
index 993f22b4a..bb3bb2993 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/SecurityItem.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/SecurityItem.h
@@ -57,10 +57,7 @@ private slots:
 
 	void updateItem();
 
-	void togglequickmessage();
-	void sendMessage();
 
-	void on_quickmsgText_textChanged();
 
 private:
 	FeedHolder *mParent;
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/SecurityItem.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/SecurityItem.ui
index b4952ceaa..39aceb338 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/SecurityItem.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/SecurityItem.ui
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>961</width>
-    <height>406</height>
+    <width>856</width>
+    <height>268</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <layout class="QGridLayout">
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
    <item row="0" column="0">
     <widget class="QFrame" name="frame">
      <property name="sizePolicy">
-      <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Preferred">
+      <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Fixed">
        <horstretch>0</horstretch>
        <verstretch>0</verstretch>
       </sizepolicy>
@@ -74,14 +74,17 @@
       </property>
       <item row="0" column="0">
        <widget class="QFrame" name="frame_2">
+        <property name="sizePolicy">
+         <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Expanding">
+          <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+          <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+         </sizepolicy>
+        </property>
         <layout class="QGridLayout">
-         <property name="leftMargin">
+         <property name="verticalSpacing">
           <number>0</number>
          </property>
-         <property name="topMargin">
-          <number>0</number>
-         </property>
-         <property name="bottomMargin">
+         <property name="margin">
           <number>0</number>
          </property>
          <item row="0" column="0" rowspan="2">
@@ -98,6 +101,9 @@
              <height>70</height>
             </size>
            </property>
+           <property name="alignment">
+            <set>Qt::AlignLeading|Qt::AlignLeft|Qt::AlignTop</set>
+           </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
          <item row="0" column="1">
@@ -113,7 +119,7 @@
               <string notr="true">Peer Name</string>
              </property>
              <property name="alignment">
-              <set>Qt::AlignLeading|Qt::AlignLeft|Qt::AlignTop</set>
+              <set>Qt::AlignLeading|Qt::AlignLeft|Qt::AlignVCenter</set>
              </property>
             </widget>
            </item>
@@ -150,16 +156,16 @@
              </property>
              <property name="font">
               <font>
-               <pointsize>10</pointsize>
-               <weight>75</weight>
-               <bold>true</bold>
+               <pointsize>14</pointsize>
+               <weight>50</weight>
+               <bold>false</bold>
               </font>
              </property>
              <property name="text">
               <string>wants to be friend with you on RetroShare</string>
              </property>
              <property name="alignment">
-              <set>Qt::AlignBottom|Qt::AlignLeading|Qt::AlignLeft</set>
+              <set>Qt::AlignLeading|Qt::AlignLeft|Qt::AlignVCenter</set>
              </property>
              <property name="wordWrap">
               <bool>true</bool>
@@ -395,72 +401,6 @@
        </widget>
       </item>
       <item row="1" column="0">
-       <widget class="QFrame" name="messageframe">
-        <property name="maximumSize">
-         <size>
-          <width>16777215</width>
-          <height>130</height>
-         </size>
-        </property>
-        <property name="frameShape">
-         <enum>QFrame::Box</enum>
-        </property>
-        <property name="frameShadow">
-         <enum>QFrame::Sunken</enum>
-        </property>
-        <layout class="QGridLayout">
-         <property name="verticalSpacing">
-          <number>2</number>
-         </property>
-         <property name="margin">
-          <number>0</number>
-         </property>
-         <item row="1" column="1">
-          <widget class="QPushButton" name="cancelButton">
-           <property name="focusPolicy">
-            <enum>Qt::NoFocus</enum>
-           </property>
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>Cancel</string>
-           </property>
-          </widget>
-         </item>
-         <item row="1" column="2">
-          <widget class="QPushButton" name="sendmsgButton">
-           <property name="focusPolicy">
-            <enum>Qt::NoFocus</enum>
-           </property>
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>Send</string>
-           </property>
-           <property name="autoDefault">
-            <bool>false</bool>
-           </property>
-           <property name="default">
-            <bool>true</bool>
-           </property>
-          </widget>
-         </item>
-         <item row="1" column="0">
-          <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_2">
-           <property name="orientation">
-            <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-           </property>
-           <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-            <size>
-             <width>469</width>
-             <height>20</height>
-            </size>
-           </property>
-          </spacer>
-         </item>
-         <item row="0" column="0" colspan="3">
-          <widget class="QTextEdit" name="quickmsgText"/>
-         </item>
-        </layout>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-      <item row="2" column="0">
        <widget class="QFrame" name="expandFrame">
         <layout class="QGridLayout">
          <item row="0" column="0">