diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/BoardPostDisplayWidget.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/BoardPostDisplayWidget.cpp
index 093459746..ac512a57d 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/BoardPostDisplayWidget.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/BoardPostDisplayWidget.cpp
@@ -260,8 +260,10 @@ void BoardPostDisplayWidget::fill()
 	// FIX THIS UP LATER.
 	ui->notes->setText(RsHtml().formatText(NULL, QString::fromUtf8(mPost.mNotes.c_str()), RSHTML_FORMATTEXT_EMBED_SMILEYS | RSHTML_FORMATTEXT_EMBED_LINKS));
 
-	
-	if( ui->notes->document()==nullptr || ui->notes->document()->toPlainText().trimmed().isEmpty())
+	QTextDocument doc;
+	doc.setHtml(ui->notes->text());
+
+	if(doc.toPlainText().trimmed().isEmpty())
 		ui->notes->hide();
 
 #ifdef TO_REMOVE
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/BoardPostDisplayWidget.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/BoardPostDisplayWidget.ui
index 0d59d03f3..900877531 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/BoardPostDisplayWidget.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/BoardPostDisplayWidget.ui
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>747</width>
-    <height>366</height>
+    <height>199</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="sizePolicy">
@@ -24,76 +24,93 @@
   </property>
   <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_4">
    <item>
-    <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
+    <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_3">
      <item>
-      <widget class="QToolButton" name="voteUpButton">
-       <property name="sizePolicy">
-        <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Preferred">
-         <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-         <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-        </sizepolicy>
-       </property>
-       <property name="toolTip">
-        <string>Vote up</string>
-       </property>
-       <property name="text">
-        <string/>
-       </property>
-       <property name="icon">
-        <iconset resource="Posted_images.qrc">
-         <normaloff>:/images/up-arrow.png</normaloff>:/images/up-arrow.png</iconset>
-       </property>
-       <property name="autoRaise">
-        <bool>true</bool>
-       </property>
-      </widget>
+      <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QToolButton" name="voteUpButton">
+         <property name="sizePolicy">
+          <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Preferred">
+           <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+           <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+          </sizepolicy>
+         </property>
+         <property name="toolTip">
+          <string>Vote up</string>
+         </property>
+         <property name="text">
+          <string/>
+         </property>
+         <property name="icon">
+          <iconset resource="Posted_images.qrc">
+           <normaloff>:/images/up-arrow.png</normaloff>:/images/up-arrow.png</iconset>
+         </property>
+         <property name="autoRaise">
+          <bool>true</bool>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item>
+        <widget class="StyledLabel" name="scoreLabel">
+         <property name="font">
+          <font>
+           <pointsize>9</pointsize>
+          </font>
+         </property>
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>0</string>
+         </property>
+         <property name="alignment">
+          <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QToolButton" name="voteDownButton">
+         <property name="sizePolicy">
+          <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Preferred">
+           <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+           <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+          </sizepolicy>
+         </property>
+         <property name="minimumSize">
+          <size>
+           <width>0</width>
+           <height>0</height>
+          </size>
+         </property>
+         <property name="toolTip">
+          <string>Vote down</string>
+         </property>
+         <property name="styleSheet">
+          <string notr="true"/>
+         </property>
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>\/</string>
+         </property>
+         <property name="icon">
+          <iconset resource="Posted_images.qrc">
+           <normaloff>:/images/down-arrow.png</normaloff>:/images/down-arrow.png</iconset>
+         </property>
+         <property name="autoRaise">
+          <bool>true</bool>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+      </layout>
      </item>
      <item>
-      <widget class="StyledLabel" name="scoreLabel">
-       <property name="font">
-        <font>
-         <pointsize>9</pointsize>
-        </font>
+      <spacer name="verticalSpacer">
+       <property name="orientation">
+        <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
        </property>
-       <property name="text">
-        <string>0</string>
-       </property>
-       <property name="alignment">
-        <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
-       </property>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-     <item>
-      <widget class="QToolButton" name="voteDownButton">
-       <property name="sizePolicy">
-        <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Preferred">
-         <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-         <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-        </sizepolicy>
-       </property>
-       <property name="minimumSize">
+       <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
         <size>
-         <width>0</width>
-         <height>0</height>
+         <width>20</width>
+         <height>40</height>
         </size>
        </property>
-       <property name="toolTip">
-        <string>Vote down</string>
-       </property>
-       <property name="styleSheet">
-        <string notr="true"/>
-       </property>
-       <property name="text">
-        <string>\/</string>
-       </property>
-       <property name="icon">
-        <iconset resource="Posted_images.qrc">
-         <normaloff>:/images/down-arrow.png</normaloff>:/images/down-arrow.png</iconset>
-       </property>
-       <property name="autoRaise">
-        <bool>true</bool>
-       </property>
-      </widget>
+      </spacer>
      </item>
     </layout>
    </item>
@@ -248,6 +265,19 @@
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QLabel" name="notes">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>TextLabel</string>
+       </property>
+       <property name="wordWrap">
+        <bool>true</bool>
+       </property>
+       <property name="openExternalLinks">
+        <bool>true</bool>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
      <item>
       <widget class="QLabel" name="siteLabel">
        <property name="sizePolicy">
@@ -291,9 +321,6 @@
        </item>
       </layout>
      </item>
-     <item>
-      <widget class="QTextEdit" name="notes"/>
-     </item>
      <item>
       <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
        <item>