diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MessagesDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MessagesDialog.cpp
index fba9c6c3e..aa90af976 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MessagesDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MessagesDialog.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "msgs/ChanMsgDialog.h"
 #include "gui/toaster/MessageToaster.h"
 #include "util/printpreview.h"
+#include "util/misc.h"
 
 #include "rsiface/rsiface.h"
 #include "rsiface/rspeers.h"
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ MessagesDialog::MessagesDialog(QWidget *parent)
   
     /* Set header resize modes and initial section sizes */
 	QHeaderView * msglheader = ui.msgList->header () ;
-   	msglheader->setResizeMode (0, QHeaderView::Interactive);
+  msglheader->setResizeMode (0, QHeaderView::Interactive);
 	msglheader->setResizeMode (1, QHeaderView::Interactive);
 	msglheader->setResizeMode (2, QHeaderView::Interactive);
 	msglheader->setResizeMode (3, QHeaderView::Interactive);
@@ -112,11 +113,11 @@ MessagesDialog::MessagesDialog(QWidget *parent)
 	msglheader->resizeSection ( 3, 200 );
 	
 	ui.newmessageButton->setIcon(QIcon(QString(":/images/folder-draft24-pressed.png")));
-    	ui.replymessageButton->setIcon(QIcon(QString(":/images/replymail-pressed.png")));
+  ui.replymessageButton->setIcon(QIcon(QString(":/images/replymail-pressed.png")));
 	ui.replyallmessageButton->setIcon(QIcon(QString(":/images/replymailall24-hover.png")));
 	ui.forwardmessageButton->setIcon(QIcon(QString(":/images/mailforward24-hover.png")));
-    	ui.removemessageButton->setIcon(QIcon(QString(":/images/deletemail-pressed.png")));
-    	ui.printbutton->setIcon(QIcon(QString(":/images/print24.png")));
+  ui.removemessageButton->setIcon(QIcon(QString(":/images/deletemail-pressed.png")));
+  ui.printbutton->setIcon(QIcon(QString(":/images/print24.png")));
 
 	ui.forwardmessageButton->setToolTip(tr("Forward selected Message"));
  	ui.replyallmessageButton->setToolTip(tr("Replay to All"));
@@ -716,7 +717,7 @@ void MessagesDialog::insertMsgTxtAndFiles()
 		item -> setText(0, QString::fromStdString(it->fname));
 		//std::cerr << "Msg FileItem(" << it->fname.length() << ") :" << it->fname << std::endl;
 
-		item -> setText(1, QString::number(it->size)); /* (1) Size */
+		item -> setText(1, misc::friendlyUnit(it->size)); /* (1) Size */
 		item -> setText(2, QString::number(0)); 			/* (2) Rank */ // what is this ???
 		item -> setText(3, QString::fromStdString(it->hash)); 
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/ChanMsgDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/ChanMsgDialog.cpp
index aff3e90c3..91071bb5c 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/ChanMsgDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/ChanMsgDialog.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "rsiface/rsmsgs.h"
 
 #include <gui/Preferences/rsharesettings.h>
+#include "util/misc.h"
 
 #include <sstream>
 
@@ -60,8 +61,7 @@ ChanMsgDialog::ChanMsgDialog(bool msg, QWidget *parent, Qt::WFlags flags)
 {
   /* Invoke the Qt Designer generated object setup routine */
   ui.setupUi(this);
-  
-  
+    
   setupFileActions();
   setupEditActions();
   setupViewActions();
@@ -200,9 +200,20 @@ ChanMsgDialog::ChanMsgDialog(bool msg, QWidget *parent, Qt::WFlags flags)
     alignmentmenu->addAction(actionAlignJustify);
     ui.textalignmentbtn->setMenu(alignmentmenu);
     
-	QPixmap pxm(24,24);
-	pxm.fill(Qt::black);
-	ui.colorbtn->setIcon(pxm);
+    QPixmap pxm(24,24);
+    pxm.fill(Qt::black);
+    ui.colorbtn->setIcon(pxm);
+	
+	  /* Set header resize modes and initial section sizes */
+    ui.msgFileList->setColumnCount(5);
+     
+    QHeaderView * _smheader = ui.msgFileList->header () ;   
+  
+    _smheader->resizeSection ( 0, 200 );
+    _smheader->resizeSection ( 1, 60 );
+    _smheader->resizeSection ( 2, 60 );
+    _smheader->resizeSection ( 3, 220 );
+    _smheader->resizeSection ( 4, 10 );
 
   /* Hide platform specific features */
 #ifdef Q_WS_WIN
@@ -456,7 +467,7 @@ void  ChanMsgDialog::insertFileList(const std::list<DirDetails>& files_info)
 		QTreeWidgetItem *item = new QTreeWidgetItem((QTreeWidget*)0);
 
 		item->setText(0, QString::fromStdString(it->name));			/* (0) Filename */
-		item->setText(1, QString::number(it->count));			 		/* (1) Size */
+		item->setText(1, misc::friendlyUnit(it->count));			 		/* (1) Size */
 		item->setText(2, QString::number(it->rank));
 		item->setText(3, QString::fromStdString(it->hash));
 		item->setFlags(Qt::ItemIsUserCheckable | Qt::ItemIsEnabled);