diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostThumbnail.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostThumbnail.h
index 4a0ae5855..f9ce488a0 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostThumbnail.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostThumbnail.h
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public:
         lb->setFixedSize(W,H);
 		lb->setPixmap(thumbnail);
 
-        lt->setText(msg);
+        setText(msg);
 
         QFont font = lt->font();
 
@@ -116,7 +116,16 @@ public:
     }
 
     void setPixmap(const QPixmap& p) { lb->setPixmap(p); }
-    void setText(const QString& s) { lt->setText(s); }
+    void setText(const QString& s)
+    {
+        QString ss;
+        if(s.length() > 30)
+            ss = s.left(30)+"...";
+        else
+            ss =s;
+
+        lt->setText(ss);
+    }
 
 private:
     QLabel *lb;
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostsWidgetWithModel.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostsWidgetWithModel.cpp
index 093c5b12c..1265f531f 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostsWidgetWithModel.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostsWidgetWithModel.cpp
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ GxsChannelPostsWidgetWithModel::GxsChannelPostsWidgetWithModel(const RsGxsGroupI
     ui->postTime_LB->hide();
     ui->postLogo_LB->hide();
 
-	ui->postDetails_TE->setPlaceholderText(tr("No post selected"));
+    ui->postDetails_TE->setPlaceholderText(tr("No text to display"));
 
 	// Set initial size of the splitter
 	ui->splitter->setStretchFactor(0, 1);
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostsWidgetWithModel.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostsWidgetWithModel.ui
index 2886e8dbe..e20b1413b 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostsWidgetWithModel.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostsWidgetWithModel.ui
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
    <item>
     <widget class="QTabWidget" name="channel_TW">
      <property name="currentIndex">
-      <number>0</number>
+      <number>1</number>
      </property>
      <widget class="QWidget" name="tab_3">
       <attribute name="title">
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
      </widget>
      <widget class="QWidget" name="tab_5">
       <attribute name="title">
-       <string>Files</string>
+       <string>All files</string>
       </attribute>
       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_5">
        <item>