diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ChatLobbyWidget.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ChatLobbyWidget.cpp
index 75894fea1..4caa97706 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ChatLobbyWidget.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ChatLobbyWidget.cpp
@@ -230,7 +230,8 @@ ChatLobbyWidget::ChatLobbyWidget(QWidget *parent, Qt::WindowFlags flags)
 	
 	int ltwH = misc::getFontSizeFactor("LobbyTreeWidget", 1.5).height();
 	ui.lobbyTreeWidget->setIconSize(QSize(ltwH,ltwH));
-	updateFontSize();
+
+	mFontSizeHandler.registerFontSize(ui.lobbyTreeWidget);
 }
 
 ChatLobbyWidget::~ChatLobbyWidget()
@@ -1369,25 +1370,3 @@ int ChatLobbyWidget::getNumColVisible()
 	}
     return iNumColVis;
 }
-
-void ChatLobbyWidget::showEvent(QShowEvent *event)
-{
-    if (!event->spontaneous()) {
-        updateFontSize();
-    }
-}
-
-void ChatLobbyWidget::updateFontSize()
-{
-#if defined(Q_OS_DARWIN)
-    int customFontSize = Settings->valueFromGroup("File", "MinimumFontSize", 13).toInt();
-#else
-    int customFontSize = Settings->valueFromGroup("File", "MinimumFontSize", 11).toInt();
-#endif
-    QFont newFont = ui.lobbyTreeWidget->font();
-    if (newFont.pointSize() != customFontSize) {
-        newFont.setPointSize(customFontSize);
-        QFontMetricsF fontMetrics(newFont);
-        ui.lobbyTreeWidget->setFont(newFont);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ChatLobbyWidget.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ChatLobbyWidget.h
index ce451fe04..424780dac 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ChatLobbyWidget.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ChatLobbyWidget.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 #include "chat/ChatLobbyUserNotify.h"
 #include "gui/gxs/GxsIdChooser.h"
+#include "util/FontSizeHandler.h"
 
 
 #include <retroshare/rsmsgs.h>
@@ -76,8 +77,6 @@ public:
 
 	uint unreadCount();
 
-	virtual void showEvent(QShowEvent *) ;
-
 signals:
 	void unreadCountChanged(uint unreadCount);
 
@@ -114,7 +113,6 @@ private slots:
 
 	void updateNotify(ChatLobbyId id, unsigned int count) ;
 	void idChooserCurrentIndexChanged(int index);
-	void updateFontSize();
 
 private:
 	void autoSubscribeLobby(QTreeWidgetItem *item);
@@ -149,6 +147,8 @@ private:
 	QAbstractButton* myInviteYesButton;
 	GxsIdChooser* myInviteIdChooser;
 
+	FontSizeHandler mFontSizeHandler;
+
 	/* UI - from Designer */
 	Ui::ChatLobbyWidget ui;
 };
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FileTransfer/SearchDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FileTransfer/SearchDialog.cpp
index db11ab613..2d00b3e5b 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FileTransfer/SearchDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FileTransfer/SearchDialog.cpp
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ SearchDialog::SearchDialog(QWidget *parent)
     //  To allow a proper sorting, be careful to pad at right with spaces. This
     //  is achieved by using QString("%1").arg(number,15,10).
     //
-    //ui.searchResultWidget->setItemDelegateForColumn(SR_SIZE_COL, mSizeColumnDelegate=new RSHumanReadableSizeDelegate()) ;
-    //ui.searchResultWidget->setItemDelegateForColumn(SR_AGE_COL, mAgeColumnDelegate=new RSHumanReadableAgeDelegate()) ;
+    ui.searchResultWidget->setItemDelegateForColumn(SR_SIZE_COL, mSizeColumnDelegate=new RSHumanReadableSizeDelegate()) ;
+    ui.searchResultWidget->setItemDelegateForColumn(SR_AGE_COL, mAgeColumnDelegate=new RSHumanReadableAgeDelegate()) ;
 
     /* make it extended selection */
     ui.searchResultWidget -> setSelectionMode(QAbstractItemView::ExtendedSelection);
@@ -202,10 +202,6 @@ SearchDialog::SearchDialog(QWidget *parent)
 
     ui.searchResultWidget->sortItems(SR_NAME_COL, Qt::AscendingOrder);
 
-    QFontMetricsF fontMetrics(ui.searchResultWidget->font());
-    int iconHeight = fontMetrics.height() * 1.4;
-    ui.searchResultWidget->setIconSize(QSize(iconHeight, iconHeight));
-
     /* Set initial size the splitter */
     QList<int> sizes;
     sizes << 250 << width(); // Qt calculates the right sizes
@@ -240,6 +236,8 @@ SearchDialog::SearchDialog(QWidget *parent)
         RsQThreadUtils::postToObject([=](){ handleEvent_main_thread(event); }, this );
     }, mEventHandlerId, RsEventType::FILE_TRANSFER );
 
+    mFontSizeHandler.registerFontSize(ui.searchSummaryWidget);
+    mFontSizeHandler.registerFontSize(ui.searchResultWidget, 1.4f);
 }
 
 SearchDialog::~SearchDialog()
@@ -256,8 +254,8 @@ SearchDialog::~SearchDialog()
     delete mSizeColumnDelegate;
     delete mAgeColumnDelegate;
 
-    //ui.searchResultWidget->setItemDelegateForColumn(SR_SIZE_COL, nullptr);
-    //ui.searchResultWidget->setItemDelegateForColumn(SR_AGE_COL, nullptr);
+    ui.searchResultWidget->setItemDelegateForColumn(SR_SIZE_COL, nullptr);
+    ui.searchResultWidget->setItemDelegateForColumn(SR_AGE_COL, nullptr);
 
     rsEvents->unregisterEventsHandler(mEventHandlerId);
 }
@@ -1042,7 +1040,7 @@ void SearchDialog::insertDirectory(const QString &txt, qulonglong searchId, cons
 
 		child->setText(SR_SOURCES_COL, QString::number(1));
 		child->setData(SR_SOURCES_COL, ROLE_SORT, 1);
-		child->setTextAlignment( SR_SOURCES_COL, Qt::AlignRight );
+		child->setTextAlignment( SR_SOURCES_COL, Qt::AlignRight | Qt::AlignVCenter );
 
 		child->setText(SR_SEARCH_ID_COL, sid_hexa);
 		setIconAndType(child, QString::fromUtf8(dir.name.c_str()));
@@ -1067,7 +1065,7 @@ void SearchDialog::insertDirectory(const QString &txt, qulonglong searchId, cons
 		child->setTextAlignment( SR_SIZE_COL, Qt::AlignRight );
 		child->setText(SR_SOURCES_COL, QString::number(1));
 		child->setData(SR_SOURCES_COL, ROLE_SORT, 1);
-		child->setTextAlignment( SR_SOURCES_COL, Qt::AlignRight );
+		child->setTextAlignment( SR_SOURCES_COL, Qt::AlignRight | Qt::AlignVCenter );
 		child->setText(SR_SEARCH_ID_COL, sid_hexa);
 		child->setText(SR_TYPE_COL, tr("Folder"));
 
@@ -1136,7 +1134,7 @@ void SearchDialog::insertDirectory(const QString &txt, qulonglong searchId, cons
     child->setTextAlignment( SR_SIZE_COL, Qt::AlignRight );
     child->setText(SR_SOURCES_COL, QString::number(1));
     child->setData(SR_SOURCES_COL, ROLE_SORT, 1);
-    child->setTextAlignment( SR_SOURCES_COL, Qt::AlignRight );
+    child->setTextAlignment( SR_SOURCES_COL, Qt::AlignRight | Qt::AlignVCenter );
     child->setText(SR_SEARCH_ID_COL, sid_hexa);
     child->setText(SR_TYPE_COL, tr("Folder"));
 
@@ -1351,7 +1349,7 @@ void SearchDialog::insertFile(qulonglong searchId, const FileDetail& file, int s
 		item->setText(SR_SOURCES_COL,modifiedResult);
 		item->setToolTip(SR_SOURCES_COL, tr("Obtained via ")+QString::fromStdString(rsPeers->getPeerName(file.id)) );
 		item->setData(SR_SOURCES_COL, ROLE_SORT, fltRes);
-		item->setTextAlignment( SR_SOURCES_COL, Qt::AlignRight );
+		item->setTextAlignment( SR_SOURCES_COL, Qt::AlignRight | Qt::AlignVCenter );
 		item->setText(SR_SEARCH_ID_COL, sid_hexa);
 
 		QColor foreground;
@@ -1630,26 +1628,3 @@ void SearchDialog::openFolderSearch()
         }
     }
 }
-
-void SearchDialog::showEvent(QShowEvent *event)
-{
-    if (!event->spontaneous()) {
-        updateFontSize();
-    }
-}
-
-void SearchDialog::updateFontSize()
-{
-#if defined(Q_OS_DARWIN)
-    int customFontSize = Settings->valueFromGroup("File", "MinimumFontSize", 13).toInt();
-#else
-    int customFontSize = Settings->valueFromGroup("File", "MinimumFontSize", 12).toInt();
-#endif
-    QFont newFont = ui.searchSummaryWidget->font();
-    if (newFont.pointSize() != customFontSize) {
-        newFont.setPointSize(customFontSize);
-        QFontMetricsF fontMetrics(newFont);
-        ui.searchSummaryWidget->setFont(newFont);
-        ui.searchResultWidget->setFont(newFont);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FileTransfer/SearchDialog.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FileTransfer/SearchDialog.h
index aa5c4e2b4..0af53662b 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FileTransfer/SearchDialog.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FileTransfer/SearchDialog.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "retroshare/rsevents.h"
 #include "ui_SearchDialog.h"
 #include "retroshare-gui/mainpage.h"
+#include "util/FontSizeHandler.h"
 
 class AdvancedSearchDialog;
 class RSTreeWidgetItemCompareRole;
@@ -66,9 +67,6 @@ public:
 
     void updateFiles(qulonglong request_id, const FileDetail& file) ;
 
-protected:
-	virtual void showEvent(QShowEvent *) override;
-
 private slots:
 
 /** Create the context popup menu and it's submenus */
@@ -119,8 +117,6 @@ private slots:
 
 	void filterItems();
 
-	void updateFontSize();
-
 private:
 /** render the results to the tree widget display */
     void initSearchResult(const QString& txt,qulonglong searchId, int fileType, bool advanced) ;
@@ -178,6 +174,8 @@ private:
 	QAction *collViewAct;
 	QAction *collOpenAct;
 
+	FontSizeHandler mFontSizeHandler;
+
 /** Qt Designer generated object */
     Ui::SearchDialog ui;
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdDialog.cpp
index c69b71647..834fbbbe0 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdDialog.cpp
@@ -170,17 +170,14 @@ IdDialog::IdDialog(QWidget *parent)
 
 	ownItem = new QTreeWidgetItem();
 	ownItem->setText(RSID_COL_NICKNAME, tr("My own identities"));
-	ownItem->setFont(RSID_COL_NICKNAME, ui->idTreeWidget->font());
 	ownItem->setData(RSID_COL_VOTES, Qt::DecorationRole,0xff);	// this is in order to prevent displaying a reputaiton icon next to these items.
 
 	allItem = new QTreeWidgetItem();
 	allItem->setText(RSID_COL_NICKNAME, tr("All"));
-	allItem->setFont(RSID_COL_NICKNAME, ui->idTreeWidget->font());
 	allItem->setData(RSID_COL_VOTES, Qt::DecorationRole,0xff);
 
 	contactsItem = new QTreeWidgetItem();
 	contactsItem->setText(RSID_COL_NICKNAME, tr("My contacts"));
-	contactsItem->setFont(RSID_COL_NICKNAME, ui->idTreeWidget->font());
 	contactsItem->setData(RSID_COL_VOTES, Qt::DecorationRole,0xff);
 
 
@@ -415,6 +412,45 @@ IdDialog::IdDialog(QWidget *parent)
 
 	updateIdTimer.setSingleShot(true);
 	connect(&updateIdTimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(updateIdList()));
+
+	mFontSizeHandler.registerFontSize(ui->idTreeWidget, 0, [this] (QAbstractItemView*, int fontSize) {
+		// Set new font size on all items
+		QTreeWidgetItemIterator it(ui->idTreeWidget);
+		while (*it) {
+			QTreeWidgetItem *item = *it;
+			if (item->parent()) {
+				QFont font = item->font(CIRCLEGROUP_CIRCLE_COL_GROUPNAME);
+				font.setPointSize(fontSize);
+
+				item->setFont(CIRCLEGROUP_CIRCLE_COL_GROUPNAME, font);
+				item->setFont(CIRCLEGROUP_CIRCLE_COL_GROUPID, font);
+				item->setFont(CIRCLEGROUP_CIRCLE_COL_GROUPFLAGS, font);
+			}
+			++it;
+		}
+	});
+	mFontSizeHandler.registerFontSize(ui->treeWidget_membership, 0, [this] (QAbstractItemView*, int fontSize) {
+		// Set new font size on all items
+		QTreeWidgetItemIterator it(ui->treeWidget_membership);
+		while (*it) {
+			QTreeWidgetItem *item = *it;
+#ifdef CIRCLE_MEMBERSHIP_CATEGORIES
+			if (item->parent())
+			{
+#endif
+				QFont font = item->font(CIRCLEGROUP_CIRCLE_COL_GROUPNAME);
+				font.setPointSize(fontSize);
+
+				item->setFont(CIRCLEGROUP_CIRCLE_COL_GROUPNAME, font);
+				item->setFont(CIRCLEGROUP_CIRCLE_COL_GROUPID, font);
+				item->setFont(CIRCLEGROUP_CIRCLE_COL_GROUPFLAGS, font);
+
+#ifdef CIRCLE_MEMBERSHIP_CATEGORIES
+			}
+#endif
+			++it;
+		}
+	});
 }
 
 void IdDialog::handleEvent_main_thread(std::shared_ptr<const RsEvent> event)
@@ -664,7 +700,6 @@ void IdDialog::loadCircles(const std::list<RsGroupMetaData>& groupInfo)
 	{
 		mExternalOtherCircleItem = new QTreeWidgetItem();
 		mExternalOtherCircleItem->setText(CIRCLEGROUP_CIRCLE_COL_GROUPNAME, tr("Other circles"));
-		mExternalOtherCircleItem->setFont(CIRCLEGROUP_CIRCLE_COL_GROUPNAME, ui->treeWidget_membership->font());
 		ui->treeWidget_membership->addTopLevelItem(mExternalOtherCircleItem);
 	}
 
@@ -672,7 +707,6 @@ void IdDialog::loadCircles(const std::list<RsGroupMetaData>& groupInfo)
 	{
 		mExternalBelongingCircleItem = new QTreeWidgetItem();
 		mExternalBelongingCircleItem->setText(CIRCLEGROUP_CIRCLE_COL_GROUPNAME, tr("Circles I belong to"));
-		mExternalBelongingCircleItem->setFont(CIRCLEGROUP_CIRCLE_COL_GROUPNAME, ui->treeWidget_membership->font());
 		ui->treeWidget_membership->addTopLevelItem(mExternalBelongingCircleItem);
 	}
 #endif
@@ -956,10 +990,6 @@ void IdDialog::showEvent(QShowEvent *s)
 	needUpdateCirclesOnNextShow = false;
 
 	MainPage::showEvent(s);
-
-    if (!s->spontaneous()) {
-        updateFontSize();
-    }
 }
 
 void IdDialog::createExternalCircle()
@@ -2603,22 +2633,3 @@ void IdDialog::restoreExpandedCircleItems(const std::vector<bool>& expanded_root
     restoreTopLevel(mExternalOtherCircleItem,1);
     restoreTopLevel(mMyCircleItem,2);
 }
-
-void IdDialog::updateFontSize()
-{
-#if defined(Q_OS_DARWIN)
-    int customFontSize = Settings->valueFromGroup("File", "MinimumFontSize", 13).toInt();
-#else
-    int customFontSize = Settings->valueFromGroup("File", "MinimumFontSize", 11).toInt();
-#endif
-    QFont newFont = ui->idTreeWidget->font();
-    if (newFont.pointSize() != customFontSize) {
-        newFont.setPointSize(customFontSize);
-        QFontMetricsF fontMetrics(newFont);
-        ui->idTreeWidget->setFont(newFont);
-        ui->treeWidget_membership->setFont(newFont);
-        contactsItem->setFont(RSID_COL_NICKNAME, newFont);
-        allItem->setFont(RSID_COL_NICKNAME, newFont);
-        ownItem->setFont(RSID_COL_NICKNAME, newFont);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdDialog.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdDialog.h
index ea6095d63..9b51cb933 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdDialog.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdDialog.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #define IDENTITYDIALOG_H
 
 #include "gui/gxs/RsGxsUpdateBroadcastPage.h"
+#include "util/FontSizeHandler.h"
 
 #include <retroshare/rsidentity.h>
 
@@ -113,8 +114,6 @@ private slots:
 	static QString inviteMessage();
 	void sendInvite();
 
-	void updateFontSize();
-
 private:
 	void processSettings(bool load);
 	QString createUsageString(const RsIdentityUsage& u) const;
@@ -159,6 +158,8 @@ private:
 	bool needUpdateIdsOnNextShow;
 	bool needUpdateCirclesOnNextShow;
 
+	FontSizeHandler mFontSizeHandler;
+
 	/* UI -  Designer */
 	Ui::IdDialog *ui;
 };
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
index 69ba1494e..829050514 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@
 #include "notifyqt.h"
 #include "common/UserNotify.h"
 #include "gui/ServicePermissionDialog.h"
-#include "gui/settings/rsharesettings.h"
 
 #ifdef UNFINISHED
 #include "unfinished/ApplicationWindow.h"
@@ -361,6 +360,8 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget* parent, Qt::WindowFlags flags)
 
     connect(NotifyQt::getInstance(), SIGNAL(settingsChanged()), this, SLOT(settingsChanged()));
     settingsChanged();
+
+    mFontSizeHandler.registerFontSize(ui->listWidget, 1.5f);
 }
 
 /** Destructor. */
@@ -1642,8 +1643,6 @@ void MainWindow::settingsChanged()
 	ui->toolBarAction->setIconSize(QSize(toolSize,toolSize));
 	int itemSize = Settings->getListItemIconSize();
 	ui->listWidget->setIconSize(QSize(itemSize,itemSize));
-
-	updateFontSize();
 }
 
 void MainWindow::externalLinkActivated(const QUrl &url)
@@ -1823,23 +1822,6 @@ void MainWindow::setCompactStatusMode(bool compact)
 	//opModeStatus: TODO Show only ???
 }
 
-void MainWindow::updateFontSize()
-{
-#if defined(Q_OS_DARWIN)
-    int customFontSize = Settings->valueFromGroup("File", "MinimumFontSize", 13).toInt();
-#else
-    int customFontSize = Settings->valueFromGroup("File", "MinimumFontSize", 11).toInt();
-#endif
-    QFont newFont = ui->listWidget->font();
-    if (newFont.pointSize() != customFontSize) {
-        newFont.setPointSize(customFontSize);
-        QFontMetricsF fontMetrics(newFont);
-        int iconHeight = fontMetrics.height()*1.5;
-        ui->listWidget->setFont(newFont);
-        ui->listWidget->setIconSize(QSize(iconHeight, iconHeight));
-    }
-}
-
 Gui_InputDialogReturn MainWindow::guiInputDialog(const QString& windowTitle, const QString& labelText, QLineEdit::EchoMode textEchoMode, bool modal)
 {
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.h
index 56745d7d6..b435524f0 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 #include "gui/common/rwindow.h"
 #include "gui/common/RSComboBox.h"
+#include "util/FontSizeHandler.h"
 
 namespace Ui {
 class MainWindow;
@@ -307,7 +308,6 @@ private slots:
     void doQuit();
     
     void updateTrayCombine();
-	void updateFontSize();
 
 private:
     void initStackedPage();
@@ -372,6 +372,8 @@ private:
     void setIdle(bool Idle);
     bool isIdle;
 
+    FontSizeHandler mFontSizeHandler;
+
 	 Ui::MainWindow *ui ;
 };
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/RSHumanReadableDelegate.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/RSHumanReadableDelegate.h
index 18943c1dc..1b3995cd7 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/RSHumanReadableDelegate.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/RSHumanReadableDelegate.h
@@ -88,11 +88,16 @@ class RSHumanReadableAgeDelegate: public RSHumanReadableDelegate
 	public:
 		virtual void paint(QPainter *painter,const QStyleOptionViewItem & option, const QModelIndex & index) const
 		{
+			painter->save();
 			QStyleOptionViewItem opt(option) ;
 			setPainterOptions(painter,opt,index) ;
 
-            if(index.data().toLongLong() > 0)	// no date is present.
-                painter->drawText(opt.rect, Qt::AlignCenter, misc::timeRelativeToNow(index.data().toLongLong())) ;
+            if(index.data().toLongLong() > 0) {	// no date is present.
+                painter->setFont(opt.font);
+                painter->drawText(opt.rect, opt.displayAlignment, misc::timeRelativeToNow(index.data().toLongLong())) ;
+            }
+
+            painter->restore();
 		}
 };
 
@@ -101,10 +106,14 @@ class RSHumanReadableSizeDelegate: public RSHumanReadableDelegate
 	public:
 		virtual void paint(QPainter *painter,const QStyleOptionViewItem & option, const QModelIndex & index) const
 		{
+			painter->save();
 			QStyleOptionViewItem opt(option) ;
 			setPainterOptions(painter,opt,index) ;
 
-			painter->drawText(opt.rect, Qt::AlignRight, misc::friendlyUnit(index.data().toULongLong()));
+			painter->setFont(opt.font);
+			painter->drawText(opt.rect, opt.displayAlignment, misc::friendlyUnit(index.data().toULongLong()));
+
+			painter->restore();
 		}
 };
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatLobbyDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatLobbyDialog.cpp
index 56feb5f2f..dd4a128a4 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatLobbyDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatLobbyDialog.cpp
@@ -208,6 +208,8 @@ ChatLobbyDialog::ChatLobbyDialog(const ChatLobbyId& lid, QWidget *parent, Qt::Wi
 	connect(unsubscribeButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this , SLOT(leaveLobby()));
 
 	getChatWidget()->addTitleBarWidget(unsubscribeButton) ;
+
+	mFontSizeHandler.registerFontSize(ui.participantsList);
 }
 
 void ChatLobbyDialog::leaveLobby()
@@ -1017,25 +1019,3 @@ void ChatLobbyDialog::setWindowed(bool windowed)
 	if (chatLobbyPage)// If not defined, we are on autosubscribe loop of lobby widget constructor. So don't recall it.
 		showDialog(RS_CHAT_FOCUS);
 }
-
-void ChatLobbyDialog::showEvent(QShowEvent *event)
-{
-    if (!event->spontaneous()) {
-        updateFontSize();
-    }
-}
-
-void ChatLobbyDialog::updateFontSize()
-{
-#if defined(Q_OS_DARWIN)
-    int customFontSize = Settings->valueFromGroup("File", "MinimumFontSize", 13).toInt();
-#else
-    int customFontSize = Settings->valueFromGroup("File", "MinimumFontSize", 11).toInt();
-#endif
-    QFont newFont = ui.participantsList->font();
-    if (newFont.pointSize() != customFontSize) {
-        newFont.setPointSize(customFontSize);
-        QFontMetricsF fontMetrics(newFont);
-        ui.participantsList->setFont(newFont);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatLobbyDialog.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatLobbyDialog.h
index 7df0f01b9..c3572cc4b 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatLobbyDialog.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatLobbyDialog.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "gui/common/RSTreeWidgetItem.h"
 #include "ChatDialog.h"
 #include "PopupChatWindow.h"
+#include "util/FontSizeHandler.h"
 
 // Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(RsGxsId)
 // Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(QList<RsGxsId>)
@@ -54,8 +55,6 @@ public:
 
 	inline bool isWindowed() const { return dynamic_cast<PopupChatWindow*>(this->window()) != nullptr; }
 
-	virtual void showEvent(QShowEvent *) ;
-
 public slots:
 	void leaveLobby() ;
 private slots:
@@ -66,7 +65,6 @@ private slots:
 	void showInPeopleTab();
 	void toggleWindowed(){setWindowed(!isWindowed());}
 	void setWindowed(bool windowed);
-	void updateFontSize();
 
 signals:
 	void typingEventReceived(ChatLobbyId) ;
@@ -118,6 +116,8 @@ private:
 	bool mWindowedSetted;
 	PopupChatWindow* mPCWindow;
 
+	FontSizeHandler mFontSizeHandler;
+
 	/** Qt Designer generated object */
 	Ui::ChatLobbyDialog ui;
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/FriendSelectionWidget.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/FriendSelectionWidget.cpp
index 2d42726c8..d9fc4b8dc 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/FriendSelectionWidget.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/FriendSelectionWidget.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include "gui/notifyqt.h"
 #include "gui/common/RSTreeWidgetItem.h"
 #include "gui/common/StatusDefs.h"
-#include "gui/settings/rsharesettings.h"
 #include "util/qtthreadsutils.h"
 #include "gui/common/PeerDefs.h"
 #include "gui/common/GroupDefs.h"
@@ -136,6 +135,8 @@ FriendSelectionWidget::FriendSelectionWidget(QWidget *parent)
     mEventHandlerId_peers = 0;
     rsEvents->registerEventsHandler( [this](std::shared_ptr<const RsEvent> event) {
         RsQThreadUtils::postToObject( [this,event]() { handleEvent_main_thread(event); }) ;}, mEventHandlerId_peers, RsEventType::PEER_CONNECTION );
+
+    mFontSizeHandler.registerFontSize(ui->friendList);
 }
 
 void FriendSelectionWidget::handleEvent_main_thread(std::shared_ptr<const RsEvent> event)
@@ -224,8 +225,6 @@ void FriendSelectionWidget::showEvent(QShowEvent */*e*/)
 {
     if(gxsIds.empty())
         loadIdentities();
-
-	updateFontSize();
 }
 void FriendSelectionWidget::start()
 {
@@ -1274,18 +1273,3 @@ bool FriendSelectionWidget::isFilterConnected()
 {
 	return mActionFilterConnected->isChecked();
 }
-
-void FriendSelectionWidget::updateFontSize()
-{
-#if defined(Q_OS_DARWIN)
-    int customFontSize = Settings->valueFromGroup("File", "MinimumFontSize", 13).toInt();
-#else
-    int customFontSize = Settings->valueFromGroup("File", "MinimumFontSize", 11).toInt();
-#endif
-    QFont newFont = ui->friendList->font();
-    if (newFont.pointSize() != customFontSize) {
-        newFont.setPointSize(customFontSize);
-        QFontMetricsF fontMetrics(newFont);
-        ui->friendList->setFont(newFont);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/FriendSelectionWidget.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/FriendSelectionWidget.h
index cde084ede..425e16774 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/FriendSelectionWidget.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/FriendSelectionWidget.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 #include "retroshare/rsevents.h"
 #include <gui/gxs/RsGxsUpdateBroadcastPage.h>
+#include "util/FontSizeHandler.h"
 
 namespace Ui {
 class FriendSelectionWidget;
@@ -144,7 +145,6 @@ private slots:
 	void itemChanged(QTreeWidgetItem *item, int column);
 	void selectAll() ;
 	void deselectAll() ;
-	void updateFontSize();
 
 private:
 	void fillList();
@@ -179,6 +179,8 @@ private:
 
     std::set<std::string> mPreSelectedIds; // because loading of GxsIds is asynchroneous we keep selected Ids from the client in a list here and use it to initialize after loading them.
 
+    FontSizeHandler mFontSizeHandler;
+
     RsEventsHandlerId_t mEventHandlerId_identities;
     RsEventsHandlerId_t mEventHandlerId_peers;
 };
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/GroupTreeWidget.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/GroupTreeWidget.cpp
index 3945037dd..43861c4c6 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/GroupTreeWidget.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/GroupTreeWidget.cpp
@@ -30,12 +30,10 @@
 #include "gui/settings/rsharesettings.h"
 #include "util/QtVersion.h"
 #include "util/DateTime.h"
-#include "gui/notifyqt.h"
 
 #include <QDesktopWidget>
 #include <QMenu>
 #include <QToolButton>
-#include <QShowEvent>
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 
@@ -69,8 +67,6 @@ GroupTreeWidget::GroupTreeWidget(QWidget *parent) :
 		connect(ui->treeWidget, SIGNAL(itemClicked(QTreeWidgetItem*,int)), this, SLOT(itemActivated(QTreeWidgetItem*,int)));
 	}
 
-	updateFontSize();
-
 	int H = QFontMetricsF(ui->treeWidget->font()).height() ;
 #if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(5,11,0)
 	int W = QFontMetricsF(ui->treeWidget->font()).width("_") ;
@@ -152,7 +148,19 @@ GroupTreeWidget::GroupTreeWidget(QWidget *parent) :
 
 	connect(ui->distantSearchLineEdit,SIGNAL(returnPressed()),this,SLOT(distantSearch())) ;
 
-	ui->treeWidget->setIconSize(QSize(H*1.8,H*1.8));
+	mFontSizeHandler.registerFontSize(ui->treeWidget, 1.8f, [this] (QAbstractItemView*, int fontSize) {
+		// Set new font size on all items
+		QTreeWidgetItemIterator it(ui->treeWidget);
+		while (*it) {
+			QTreeWidgetItem *item = *it;
+
+			QFont font = item->font(GTW_COLUMN_NAME);
+			font.setPointSize(fontSize);
+			item->setFont(GTW_COLUMN_NAME, font);
+
+			++it;
+		}
+	});
 }
 
 GroupTreeWidget::~GroupTreeWidget()
@@ -258,8 +266,8 @@ QTreeWidgetItem *GroupTreeWidget::addCategoryItem(const QString &name, const QIc
 	RSTreeWidgetItem *item = new RSTreeWidgetItem();
 	ui->treeWidget->addTopLevelItem(item);
 	// To get StyleSheet for Items
-	ui->treeWidget->style()->unpolish(ui->treeWidget);
-	ui->treeWidget->style()->polish(ui->treeWidget);
+//	ui->treeWidget->style()->unpolish(ui->treeWidget);
+//	ui->treeWidget->style()->polish(ui->treeWidget);
 
 	item->setText(GTW_COLUMN_NAME, name);
 	item->setData(GTW_COLUMN_DATA, ROLE_NAME, name);
@@ -394,7 +402,7 @@ void GroupTreeWidget::fillGroupItems(QTreeWidgetItem *categoryItem, const QList<
 		if (item == NULL) {
 			item = new RSTreeWidgetItem(compareRole);
 			item->setData(GTW_COLUMN_DATA, ROLE_ID, itemInfo.id);
-			item->setFont(GTW_COLUMN_DATA, ui->treeWidget->font());
+			item->setFont(GTW_COLUMN_NAME, ui->treeWidget->font());
 			//static_cast<RSTreeWidgetItem*>(item)->setNoDataAsLast(true); //Uncomment this to sort data with QVariant() always at end.
 			categoryItem->addChild(item);
 		}
@@ -671,28 +679,3 @@ void GroupTreeWidget::sort()
 {
 	ui->treeWidget->resort();
 }
-
-void GroupTreeWidget::showEvent(QShowEvent *event)
-{
-    if (!event->spontaneous()) {
-        updateFontSize();
-    }
-}
-
-void GroupTreeWidget::updateFontSize()
-{
-#if defined(Q_OS_DARWIN)
-    int customFontSize = Settings->valueFromGroup("File", "MinimumFontSize", 13).toInt();
-#else
-    int customFontSize = Settings->valueFromGroup("File", "MinimumFontSize", 11).toInt();
-#endif
-    QFont newFont = ui->treeWidget->font();
-    if (newFont.pointSize() != customFontSize) {
-        newFont.setPointSize(customFontSize);
-        QFontMetricsF fontMetrics(newFont);
-        ui->treeWidget->setFont(newFont);
-        int H = QFontMetricsF(ui->treeWidget->font()).height() ;
-        ui->treeWidget->setIconSize(QSize(H*1.8,H*1.8));
-    }
-}
-
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/GroupTreeWidget.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/GroupTreeWidget.h
index 7c95ec757..4aadb1c51 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/GroupTreeWidget.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/GroupTreeWidget.h
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@
 
 #include <QTreeWidgetItem>
 #include <QDateTime>
+#include "util/FontSizeHandler.h"
 
 class QToolButton;
 class RshareSettings;
 class RSTreeWidgetItemCompareRole;
 class RSTreeWidget;
-class QShowEvent;
 
 #define GROUPTREEWIDGET_COLOR_STANDARD   -1
 #define GROUPTREEWIDGET_COLOR_CATEGORY   0
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ signals:
 
 protected:
 	void changeEvent(QEvent *e);
-	virtual void showEvent(QShowEvent *) override;
 
 private slots:
 	void customContextMenuRequested(const QPoint &pos);
@@ -153,7 +152,6 @@ private slots:
 	void distantSearch();
 
 	void sort();
-	void updateFontSize();
 
 private:
 	void calculateScore(QTreeWidgetItem *item, const QString &filterText);
@@ -166,6 +164,7 @@ private:
 
 	// Compare role used for each column
 	RSTreeWidgetItemCompareRole *compareRole;
+	FontSizeHandler mFontSizeHandler;
 
 	Ui::GroupTreeWidget *ui;
 };
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/NewFriendList.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/NewFriendList.cpp
index 9e5039f76..38e141e86 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/NewFriendList.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/NewFriendList.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
 #include "gui/connect/ConnectProgressDialog.h"
 #include "gui/common/ElidedLabel.h"
 #include "gui/notifyqt.h"
-#include "gui/settings/rsharesettings.h"
 
 #include "NewFriendList.h"
 #include "ui_NewFriendList.h"
@@ -274,6 +273,8 @@ NewFriendList::NewFriendList(QWidget */*parent*/) : /* RsAutoUpdatePage(5000,par
     connect(ui->filterLineEdit, SIGNAL(textChanged(QString)), this, SLOT(filterItems(QString)),Qt::QueuedConnection);
 	connect(h, SIGNAL(customContextMenuRequested(QPoint)), this, SLOT(headerContextMenuRequested(QPoint)));
 
+    mFontSizeHandler.registerFontSize(ui->peerTreeWidget,1.5f);
+
 // #ifdef RS_DIRECT_CHAT
 // 	connect(ui->peerTreeWidget, SIGNAL(itemDoubleClicked(QTreeWidgetItem *, int)), this, SLOT(chatNode()));
 // #endif
@@ -1694,27 +1695,3 @@ void NewFriendList::expandGroup(const RsNodeGroupId& gid)
     QModelIndex index = mProxyModel->mapFromSource(mModel->getIndexOfGroup(gid));
 	ui->peerTreeWidget->setExpanded(index,true) ;
 }
-
-void NewFriendList::showEvent(QShowEvent *event)
-{
-    if (!event->spontaneous()) {
-        updateFontSize();
-    }
-}
-
-void NewFriendList::updateFontSize()
-{
-#if defined(Q_OS_DARWIN)
-    int customFontSize = Settings->valueFromGroup("File", "MinimumFontSize", 13).toInt();
-#else
-    int customFontSize = Settings->valueFromGroup("File", "MinimumFontSize", 11).toInt();
-#endif
-    QFont newFont = ui->peerTreeWidget->font();
-    if (newFont.pointSize() != customFontSize) {
-        newFont.setPointSize(customFontSize);
-        QFontMetricsF fontMetrics(newFont);
-        int iconHeight = fontMetrics.height()*1.5;
-        ui->peerTreeWidget->setFont(newFont);
-        ui->peerTreeWidget->setIconSize(QSize(iconHeight, iconHeight));
-    }
-}
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/NewFriendList.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/NewFriendList.h
index 4679b7804..cf4c68e6f 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/NewFriendList.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/NewFriendList.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 #include "FriendListModel.h"
 #include "retroshare/rsstatus.h"
+#include "util/FontSizeHandler.h"
 
 namespace Ui {
     class NewFriendList;
@@ -54,8 +55,6 @@ public:
 	explicit NewFriendList(QWidget *parent = 0);
 	~NewFriendList();
 
-	virtual void showEvent(QShowEvent *) ;
-
 	// Add a tool button to the tool area
 	void addToolButton(QToolButton *toolButton);
 	void processSettings(bool load);
@@ -97,7 +96,6 @@ private slots:
 	void sortColumn(int col,Qt::SortOrder so);
     void itemExpanded(const QModelIndex&);
     void itemCollapsed(const QModelIndex&);
-	void updateFontSize();
 
 protected:
 	void changeEvent(QEvent *e);
@@ -107,6 +105,7 @@ private:
 	Ui::NewFriendList *ui;
 	RsFriendListModel *mModel;
 	QAction *mActionSortByState;
+	FontSizeHandler mFontSizeHandler;
 
     void applyWhileKeepingTree(std::function<void()> predicate);
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumModel.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumModel.cpp
index b68a50173..18f518749 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumModel.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumModel.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ RsGxsForumModel::RsGxsForumModel(QObject *parent)
     : QAbstractItemModel(parent), mUseChildTS(false),mFilteringEnabled(false),mTreeMode(TREE_MODE_TREE)
 {
     initEmptyHierarchy(mPosts);
+    mFont = QApplication::font();
 }
 
 void RsGxsForumModel::preMods()
@@ -399,7 +400,7 @@ QVariant RsGxsForumModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
 
     if(role == Qt::FontRole)
     {
-        QFont font ;
+        QFont font = mFont;
         font.setBold( (fmpe.mPostFlags & ForumModelPostEntry::FLAG_POST_HAS_UNREAD_CHILDREN) || IS_MSG_UNREAD(fmpe.mMsgStatus));
         return QVariant(font);
     }
@@ -533,6 +534,15 @@ void RsGxsForumModel::setFilter(int column,const QStringList& strings,uint32_t&
 	postMods();
 }
 
+void RsGxsForumModel::setFont(const QFont &font)
+{
+    preMods();
+
+    mFont = font;
+
+    postMods();
+}
+
 QVariant RsGxsForumModel::missingRole(const ForumModelPostEntry& fmpe,int /*column*/) const
 {
     if(fmpe.mPostFlags & ForumModelPostEntry::FLAG_POST_IS_MISSING)
@@ -562,7 +572,7 @@ QVariant RsGxsForumModel::toolTipRole(const ForumModelPostEntry& fmpe,int column
 		if(!GxsIdDetails::MakeIdDesc(fmpe.mAuthorId, true, str, icons, comment,GxsIdDetails::ICON_TYPE_AVATAR))
 			return QVariant();
 
-		int S = QFontMetricsF(QApplication::font()).height();
+		int S = QFontMetricsF(mFont).height();
 		QImage pix( (*icons.begin()).pixmap(QSize(5*S,5*S)).toImage());
 
 		QString embeddedImage;
@@ -599,7 +609,7 @@ QVariant RsGxsForumModel::backgroundRole(const ForumModelPostEntry& fmpe,int /*c
 
 QVariant RsGxsForumModel::sizeHintRole(int col) const
 {
-	float factor = QFontMetricsF(QApplication::font()).height()/14.0f ;
+	float factor = QFontMetricsF(mFont).height()/14.0f ;
 
 	switch(col)
 	{
@@ -650,7 +660,7 @@ QVariant RsGxsForumModel::displayRole(const ForumModelPostEntry& fmpe,int col) c
 		case COLUMN_THREAD_TITLE:  if(fmpe.mPostFlags & ForumModelPostEntry::FLAG_POST_IS_REDACTED)
 									return QVariant(tr("[ ... Redacted message ... ]"));
 //                                else if(fmpe.mPostFlags & ForumModelPostEntry::FLAG_POST_IS_PINNED)
-//                                    return QVariant( QString("<img src=\":/icons/pinned_64.png\" height=%1/>").arg(QFontMetricsF(QFont()).height())
+//                                    return QVariant( QString("<img src=\":/icons/pinned_64.png\" height=%1/>").arg(QFontMetricsF(mFont).height())
 //                                                     + QString::fromUtf8(fmpe.mTitle.c_str()));
                                 else
 									return QVariant(QString::fromUtf8(fmpe.mTitle.c_str()));
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumModel.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumModel.h
index c69013c3e..10248101f 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumModel.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumModel.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "retroshare/rsgxsifacetypes.h"
 #include <QModelIndex>
 #include <QColor>
+#include <QFont>
 
 struct ForumModelPostEntry: public ForumPostEntry
 {
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ public:
 	QModelIndex getIndexOfMessage(const RsGxsMessageId& mid) const;
 
     static const QString FilterString ;
+    void setFont(const QFont &font);
 
 	std::vector<std::pair<rstime_t,RsGxsMessageId> > getPostVersions(const RsGxsMessageId& mid) const;
 
@@ -185,6 +187,7 @@ private:
 
 	QColor mBackgroundColorPinned;
 	QColor mBackgroundColorFiltered;
+	QFont mFont;
 
     friend class const_iterator;
 };
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumThreadWidget.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumThreadWidget.cpp
index 8a0357303..fd293560f 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumThreadWidget.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumThreadWidget.cpp
@@ -250,7 +250,6 @@ GxsForumThreadWidget::GxsForumThreadWidget(const RsGxsGroupId &forumId, QWidget
     ui->setupUi(this);
 
     //setUpdateWhenInvisible(true);
-    updateFontSize();
 
     //mUpdating = false;
     mUnreadCount = 0;
@@ -308,10 +307,10 @@ GxsForumThreadWidget::GxsForumThreadWidget(const RsGxsGroupId &forumId, QWidget
     connect(ui->latestPostInThreadView_TB, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SLOT(toggleLstPostInThreadView(bool)));
 
     /* Set own item delegate */
-    //RSElidedItemDelegate *itemDelegate = new RSElidedItemDelegate(this);
-    //itemDelegate->setSpacing(QSize(0, 2));
-    //itemDelegate->setOnlyPlainText(true);
-    //ui->threadTreeWidget->setItemDelegate(itemDelegate);
+    RSElidedItemDelegate *itemDelegate = new RSElidedItemDelegate(this);
+    itemDelegate->setSpacing(QSize(0, 2));
+    itemDelegate->setOnlyPlainText(true);
+    ui->threadTreeWidget->setItemDelegate(itemDelegate);
 
     /* add filter actions */
     ui->filterLineEdit->addFilter(QIcon(), tr("Title"), RsGxsForumModel::COLUMN_THREAD_TITLE, tr("Search Title"));
@@ -322,10 +321,6 @@ GxsForumThreadWidget::GxsForumThreadWidget(const RsGxsGroupId &forumId, QWidget
 
     float f = QFontMetricsF(font()).height()/14.0f ;
 
-    QFontMetricsF fontMetrics(ui->threadTreeWidget->font());
-    int iconHeight = fontMetrics.height() * 1.4;
-    ui->threadTreeWidget->setIconSize(QSize(iconHeight, iconHeight));
-
     /* Set header resize modes and initial section sizes */
 
     QHeaderView * ttheader = ui->threadTreeWidget->header () ;
@@ -368,8 +363,6 @@ GxsForumThreadWidget::GxsForumThreadWidget(const RsGxsGroupId &forumId, QWidget
 
     blankPost();
 
-
-
     ui->subscribeToolButton->setToolTip(tr( "<p>Subscribing to the forum will gather \
                                             available posts from your subscribed friends, and make the \
                                             forum visible to all other friends.</p><p>Afterwards you can unsubscribe from the context menu of the forum list at left.</p>"));
@@ -383,6 +376,10 @@ GxsForumThreadWidget::GxsForumThreadWidget(const RsGxsGroupId &forumId, QWidget
                 [this](std::shared_ptr<const RsEvent> event)
     { RsQThreadUtils::postToObject([=](){ handleEvent_main_thread(event); }, this ); },
                 mEventHandlerId, RsEventType::GXS_FORUMS );
+
+    mFontSizeHandler.registerFontSize(ui->threadTreeWidget, 1.4f, [this](QAbstractItemView *view, int) {
+        mThreadModel->setFont(view->font());
+    });
 }
 
 void GxsForumThreadWidget::handleEvent_main_thread(std::shared_ptr<const RsEvent> event)
@@ -2102,27 +2099,3 @@ void GxsForumThreadWidget::showAuthorInPeople(const RsGxsForumMsg& msg)
     MainWindow::showWindow(MainWindow::People);
     idDialog->navigate(RsGxsId(msg.mMeta.mAuthorId));
 }
-
-void GxsForumThreadWidget::showEvent(QShowEvent *event)
-{
-    if (!event->spontaneous()) {
-        updateFontSize();
-    }
-}
-
-void GxsForumThreadWidget::updateFontSize()
-{
-#if defined(Q_OS_DARWIN)
-    int customFontSize = Settings->valueFromGroup("File", "MinimumFontSize", 13).toInt();
-#else
-    int customFontSize = Settings->valueFromGroup("File", "MinimumFontSize", 12).toInt();
-#endif
-    QFont newFont = ui->threadTreeWidget->font();
-    if (newFont.pointSize() != customFontSize) {
-        newFont.setPointSize(customFontSize);
-        QFontMetricsF fontMetrics(newFont);
-        ui->threadTreeWidget->setFont(newFont);
-        int iconHeight = fontMetrics.height() * 1.4;
-        ui->threadTreeWidget->setIconSize(QSize(iconHeight, iconHeight));
-    }
-}
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumThreadWidget.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumThreadWidget.h
index b867c2399..8e6b1c01b 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumThreadWidget.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumThreadWidget.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "gui/gxs/GxsMessageFrameWidget.h"
 #include <retroshare/rsgxsforums.h>
 #include "gui/gxs/GxsIdDetails.h"
+#include "util/FontSizeHandler.h"
 
 class QSortFilterProxyModel;
 class QTreeWidgetItem;
@@ -97,7 +98,6 @@ public:
 protected:
 	//bool eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *ev);
 	//void changeEvent(QEvent *e);
-	virtual void showEvent(QShowEvent *) override;
 
 	/* RsGxsUpdateBroadcastWidget */
 	virtual void updateDisplay(bool complete);
@@ -161,8 +161,6 @@ private slots:
 	void filterColumnChanged(int column);
 	void filterItems(const QString &text);
 
-	void updateFontSize();
-
 #if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 13, 0)
 	void expandSubtree();
 #endif
@@ -237,6 +235,8 @@ private:
     QSortFilterProxyModel *mThreadProxyModel;
     QList<RsGxsMessageId> mSavedExpandedMessages;
 
+    FontSizeHandler mFontSizeHandler;
+
     Ui::GxsForumThreadWidget *ui;
     RsEventsHandlerId_t mEventHandlerId;
 };
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageComposer.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageComposer.cpp
index bbca45bd3..0ee408685 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageComposer.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageComposer.cpp
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ MessageComposer::MessageComposer(QWidget *parent, Qt::WindowFlags flags)
 
     QFontDatabase db;
     foreach(int size, db.standardSizes())
-        ui.comboSize->addItem(QString::number(size));
+        ui.comboSize->addItem(QString::number(size), size);
 
     QStyleOptionComboBox opt; QSize sh;
     opt.initFrom(ui.comboSize);
@@ -408,6 +408,10 @@ MessageComposer::MessageComposer(QWidget *parent, Qt::WindowFlags flags)
     ui.hashBox->setDropWidget(this);
     ui.hashBox->setAutoHide(true);
 
+    mMessageFontSizeHandler.registerFontSize(ui.msgText, [this, db] (QWidget*, int fontSize) {
+        ui.comboSize->setCurrentIndex(ui.comboSize->findData(fontSize));
+    });
+
 #if QT_VERSION < 0x040700
     // embedded images are not supported before QT 4.7.0
     ui.imagebtn->setVisible(false);
@@ -2933,26 +2937,3 @@ void MessageComposer::checkLength()
 		ui.actionSend->setEnabled(true);
 	}
 }
-
-void MessageComposer::showEvent(QShowEvent *event)
-{
-    if (!event->spontaneous()) {
-        updateFontSize();
-    }
-}
-
-void MessageComposer::updateFontSize()
-{
-#if defined(Q_OS_DARWIN)
-    int customFontSize = Settings->valueFromGroup("Messages", "MinimumFontSize", 13).toInt();
-#else
-    int customFontSize = Settings->valueFromGroup("Messages", "MinimumFontSize", 12).toInt();
-#endif
-    QFont newFont = ui.msgText->font();
-    if (newFont.pointSize() != customFontSize) {
-        newFont.setPointSize(customFontSize);
-        QFontMetricsF fontMetrics(newFont);
-        ui.msgText->setFont(newFont);
-        ui.comboSize->setCurrentIndex(ui.comboSize->findText(QString::number(newFont.pointSize())));
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageComposer.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageComposer.h
index d89aecda5..27bf28458 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageComposer.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageComposer.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "ui_MessageComposer.h"
 
 #include "gui/msgs/MessageInterface.h"
+#include "util/FontSizeHandler.h"
 
 class QAction;
 struct RsIdentityDetails;
@@ -95,7 +96,6 @@ public slots:
 protected:
     void closeEvent (QCloseEvent * event);
     bool eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *ev);
-	virtual void showEvent(QShowEvent *) ;
 
 private slots:
     /* toggle Contacts DockWidget */
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ private slots:
     static QString inviteMessage();
 
 	void checkLength();
-	void updateFontSize();
 
 private:
     static QString buildReplyHeader(const MessageInfo &msgInfo);
@@ -269,6 +268,8 @@ private:
 	bool has_gxs;
     bool mAlreadySent; // prevents a Qt bug that calls the same action twice.
 
+    MessageFontSizeHandler mMessageFontSizeHandler;
+
     /** Qt Designer generated object */
     Ui::MessageComposer ui;
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageModel.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageModel.cpp
index 14b15479c..dc2f16c7c 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageModel.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageModel.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ RsMessageModel::RsMessageModel(QObject *parent)
     mQuickViewFilter = QUICK_VIEW_ALL;
     mFilterType = FILTER_TYPE_NONE;
     mFilterStrings.clear();
+    mFont = QApplication::font();
 }
 
 void RsMessageModel::preMods()
@@ -248,7 +249,7 @@ QVariant RsMessageModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
 
     if(role == Qt::FontRole)
     {
-        QFont font ;
+        QFont font = mFont;
 		font.setBold(fmpe.msgflags & (RS_MSG_NEW | RS_MSG_UNREAD_BY_USER));
 
         return QVariant(font);
@@ -404,6 +405,15 @@ void RsMessageModel::setFilter(FilterType filter_type, const QStringList& string
             emit dataChanged(createIndex(0,0),createIndex(rowCount()-1,RsMessageModel::columnCount()-1));
 }
 
+void RsMessageModel::setFont(const QFont &font)
+{
+	mFont = font;
+
+	if (rowCount() > 0) {
+		emit dataChanged(createIndex(0,0), createIndex(rowCount() - 1, RsMessageModel::columnCount() - 1));
+	}
+}
+
 QVariant RsMessageModel::toolTipRole(const Rs::Msgs::MsgInfoSummary& fmpe,int column) const
 {
     if(column == COLUMN_THREAD_AUTHOR || column == COLUMN_THREAD_TO)
@@ -440,7 +450,7 @@ QVariant RsMessageModel::backgroundRole(const Rs::Msgs::MsgInfoSummary &/*fmpe*/
 
 QVariant RsMessageModel::sizeHintRole(int col) const
 {
-	float factor = QFontMetricsF(QApplication::font()).height()/14.0f ;
+	float factor = QFontMetricsF(mFont).height()/14.0f ;
 
 	switch(col)
 	{
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageModel.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageModel.h
index d23b21f86..3bbd6ee31 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageModel.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageModel.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 #include <QModelIndex>
 #include <QColor>
+#include <QFont>
 
 #include "retroshare/rsmsgs.h"
 
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ public:
     void setQuickViewFilter(QuickViewFilter fn) ;
 
     void setFilter(FilterType filter_type, const QStringList& strings) ;
+    void setFont(const QFont &font);
 
     int rowCount(const QModelIndex& parent = QModelIndex()) const override;
     int columnCount(const QModelIndex &parent = QModelIndex()) const override;
@@ -184,6 +186,7 @@ private:
     QuickViewFilter mQuickViewFilter ;
     QStringList mFilterStrings;
     FilterType  mFilterType;
+    QFont mFont;
 
     std::vector<Rs::Msgs::MsgInfoSummary> mMessages;
     std::map<std::string,uint32_t> mMessagesMap;
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessagesDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessagesDialog.cpp
index 196012070..8f573c6b7 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessagesDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessagesDialog.cpp
@@ -163,9 +163,9 @@ MessagesDialog::MessagesDialog(QWidget *parent)
 
 	changeBox(0);	// set to inbox
 
-    //RSElidedItemDelegate *itemDelegate = new RSElidedItemDelegate(this);
-    //itemDelegate->setSpacing(QSize(0, 2));
-    //ui.messageTreeWidget->setItemDelegateForColumn(RsMessageModel::COLUMN_THREAD_SUBJECT,itemDelegate);
+    RSElidedItemDelegate *itemDelegate = new RSElidedItemDelegate(this);
+    itemDelegate->setSpacing(QSize(0, 2));
+    ui.messageTreeWidget->setItemDelegateForColumn(RsMessageModel::COLUMN_THREAD_SUBJECT,itemDelegate);
 
     ui.messageTreeWidget->setItemDelegateForColumn(RsMessageModel::COLUMN_THREAD_AUTHOR,new GxsIdTreeItemDelegate()) ;
     ui.messageTreeWidget->setItemDelegateForColumn(RsMessageModel::COLUMN_THREAD_TO,new GxsIdTreeItemDelegate()) ;
@@ -306,6 +306,23 @@ MessagesDialog::MessagesDialog(QWidget *parent)
 
     mTagEventHandlerId = 0;
     rsEvents->registerEventsHandler( [this](std::shared_ptr<const RsEvent> event) { RsQThreadUtils::postToObject( [this,event]() { handleTagEvent_main_thread(event); }); }, mEventHandlerId, RsEventType::MAIL_TAG );
+
+    mFontSizeHandler.registerFontSize(ui.listWidget, 1.5f, [this] (QAbstractItemView*, int fontSize) {
+        // Set new font size on all items
+        QList<int> rows;
+        rows << ROW_INBOX << ROW_OUTBOX << ROW_DRAFTBOX;
+
+        foreach (int row, rows) {
+            QListWidgetItem *item = ui.listWidget->item(row);
+            QFont font = item->font();
+            font.setPointSize(fontSize);
+            item->setFont(font);
+        }
+    });
+    mFontSizeHandler.registerFontSize(ui.quickViewWidget, 1.5f);
+    mFontSizeHandler.registerFontSize(ui.messageTreeWidget, 1.5f, [this] (QAbstractItemView *view, int) {
+        mMessageModel->setFont(view->font());
+    });
 }
 
 void MessagesDialog::handleEvent_main_thread(std::shared_ptr<const RsEvent> event)
@@ -1660,32 +1677,3 @@ void MessagesDialog::updateInterface()
         ui.tabWidget->setTabIcon(0, FilesDefs::getIconFromQtResourcePath(":/icons/warning_yellow_128.png"));
 	}
 }
-
-void MessagesDialog::showEvent(QShowEvent *event)
-{
-    if (!event->spontaneous()) {
-        updateFontSize();
-    }
-}
-
-void MessagesDialog::updateFontSize()
-{
-#if defined(Q_OS_DARWIN)
-    int customFontSize = Settings->valueFromGroup("File", "MinimumFontSize", 13).toInt();
-#else
-    int customFontSize = Settings->valueFromGroup("File", "MinimumFontSize", 11).toInt();
-#endif
-    QFont newFont = ui.listWidget->font();
-    if (newFont.pointSize() != customFontSize) {
-        newFont.setPointSize(customFontSize);
-        QFontMetricsF fontMetrics(newFont);
-        int iconHeight = fontMetrics.height()*1.5;
-        ui.listWidget->setFont(newFont);
-        ui.quickViewWidget->setFont(newFont);
-        ui.messageTreeWidget->setFont(newFont);
-        ui.listWidget->setIconSize(QSize(iconHeight, iconHeight));
-        ui.quickViewWidget->setIconSize(QSize(iconHeight, iconHeight));
-        ui.messageTreeWidget->setIconSize(QSize(iconHeight, iconHeight));
-    }
-}
-
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessagesDialog.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessagesDialog.h
index 753f910dd..7f9573f81 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessagesDialog.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessagesDialog.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 #include <retroshare/rsevents.h>
 #include <retroshare-gui/mainpage.h>
+#include "util/FontSizeHandler.h"
 
 #include "ui_MessagesDialog.h"
 
@@ -54,7 +55,6 @@ public:
 
 // replaced by shortcut
 //  virtual void keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *) ;
-	virtual void showEvent(QShowEvent *) ;
 
   QColor textColorInbox() const { return mTextColorInbox; }
 
@@ -111,8 +111,6 @@ private slots:
   void tabChanged(int tab);
   void tabCloseRequested(int tab);
 
-  void updateFontSize();
-
 private:
     void handleEvent_main_thread(std::shared_ptr<const RsEvent> event);
     void handleTagEvent_main_thread(std::shared_ptr<const RsEvent> event);
@@ -169,6 +167,8 @@ private:
 
   RsEventsHandlerId_t mEventHandlerId;
   RsEventsHandlerId_t mTagEventHandlerId;
+
+  FontSizeHandler mFontSizeHandler;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/rsettingswin.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/rsettingswin.cpp
index 663cc7d03..a9fab8895 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/rsettingswin.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/rsettingswin.cpp
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ SettingsPage::SettingsPage(QWidget *parent)
 
     connect(ui.listWidget, SIGNAL(currentRowChanged(int)), this, SLOT(setNewPage(int)));
     connect(this, SIGNAL(finished(int)), this, SLOT(dialogFinished(int)));
+
+    mFontSizeHandler.registerFontSize(ui.listWidget);
 }
 
 SettingsPage::~SettingsPage()
@@ -239,25 +241,3 @@ void SettingsPage::notifySettingsChanged()
 	if (NotifyQt::getInstance())
 		NotifyQt::getInstance()->notifySettingsChanged();
 }
-
-void SettingsPage::showEvent(QShowEvent *event)
-{
-    if (!event->spontaneous()) {
-        updateFontSize();
-    }
-}
-
-void SettingsPage::updateFontSize()
-{
-#if defined(Q_OS_DARWIN)
-    int customFontSize = Settings->valueFromGroup("File", "MinimumFontSize", 13).toInt();
-#else
-    int customFontSize = Settings->valueFromGroup("File", "MinimumFontSize", 11).toInt();
-#endif
-    QFont newFont = ui.listWidget->font();
-    if (newFont.pointSize() != customFontSize) {
-        newFont.setPointSize(customFontSize);
-        QFontMetricsF fontMetrics(newFont);
-        ui.listWidget->setFont(newFont);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/rsettingswin.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/rsettingswin.h
index 64d8ebb52..47eb33e4b 100755
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/rsettingswin.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/rsettingswin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <retroshare-gui/mainpage.h>
 
 #include "ui_settingsw.h"
+#include "util/FontSizeHandler.h"
 
 class FloatingHelpBrowser;
 
@@ -53,7 +54,6 @@ protected:
 	~SettingsPage();
 
 	void addPage(ConfigPage*) ;
-	virtual void showEvent(QShowEvent *) override;
 
 public slots:
 	//! Go to a specific part of the control panel.
@@ -68,12 +68,13 @@ private slots:
 
 private:
 	void initStackedWidget();
-	void updateFontSize();
 
 private:
 	FloatingHelpBrowser *mHelpBrowser;
 	static int lastPage;
 
+	FontSizeHandler mFontSizeHandler;
+
 	/* UI - from Designer */
 	Ui::Settings ui;
 };
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/util/RichTextEdit.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/util/RichTextEdit.cpp
index 9d88d989f..020b13db9 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/util/RichTextEdit.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/util/RichTextEdit.cpp
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ RichTextEdit::RichTextEdit(QWidget *parent) : QWidget(parent) {
 
     QFontDatabase db;
     foreach(int size, db.standardSizes())
-        f_fontsize->addItem(QString::number(size));
+        f_fontsize->addItem(QString::number(size), size);
 
     connect(f_fontsize, SIGNAL(activated(QString)),
             this, SLOT(textSize(QString)));
@@ -195,6 +195,9 @@ RichTextEdit::RichTextEdit(QWidget *parent) : QWidget(parent) {
 	// check message length
 	connect(f_textedit, SIGNAL(textChanged()), this, SLOT(checkLength()));
 
+    mMessageFontSizeHandler.registerFontSize(f_textedit, [this] (QWidget*, int fontSize) {
+        f_fontsize->setCurrentIndex(f_fontsize->findData(fontSize));
+    });
 }
 
 
@@ -614,26 +617,3 @@ void RichTextEdit::checkLength(){
 void RichTextEdit::setPlaceHolderTextPosted() {
 	f_textedit->setPlaceholderText(tr("Text (optional)"));
 }
-
-void RichTextEdit::showEvent(QShowEvent *event)
-{
-    if (!event->spontaneous()) {
-        updateFontSize();
-    }
-}
-
-void RichTextEdit::updateFontSize()
-{
-#if defined(Q_OS_DARWIN)
-    int customFontSize = Settings->valueFromGroup("Messages", "MinimumFontSize", 13).toInt();
-#else
-    int customFontSize = Settings->valueFromGroup("Messages", "MinimumFontSize", 12).toInt();
-#endif
-    QFont newFont = f_textedit->font();
-    if (newFont.pointSize() != customFontSize) {
-        newFont.setPointSize(customFontSize);
-        QFontMetricsF fontMetrics(newFont);
-        f_textedit->setFont(newFont);
-        f_fontsize->setCurrentIndex(f_fontsize->findText(QString::number(newFont.pointSize())));
-    }
-}
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/util/RichTextEdit.h b/retroshare-gui/src/util/RichTextEdit.h
index a621a8514..6e4869838 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/util/RichTextEdit.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/util/RichTextEdit.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 #include <QPointer>
 #include "ui_RichTextEdit.h"
+#include "util/FontSizeHandler.h"
 
 /**
  * @Brief A simple rich-text editor
@@ -69,7 +70,6 @@ signals:
     void insertImage();
     void textSource();
     void checkLength();
-    void updateFontSize();
 
   protected:
     void mergeFormatOnWordOrSelection(const QTextCharFormat &format);
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ signals:
     void list(bool checked, QTextListFormat::Style style);
     void indent(int delta);
     void focusInEvent(QFocusEvent *event);
-    virtual void showEvent(QShowEvent *);
 
     QStringList m_paragraphItems;
     int m_fontsize_h1;
@@ -95,6 +94,9 @@ signals:
                           ParagraphMonospace };
 
     QPointer<QTextList> m_lastBlockList;
+
+private:
+    MessageFontSizeHandler mMessageFontSizeHandler;
 };
 
 #endif