diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/settings.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/settings.ui
index 2784c1c18..569738f45 100755
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/settings.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/settings.ui
@@ -23,7 +23,16 @@
      <property name="spacing">
       <number>6</number>
      </property>
-     <property name="margin">
+     <property name="leftMargin">
+      <number>0</number>
+     </property>
+     <property name="topMargin">
+      <number>0</number>
+     </property>
+     <property name="rightMargin">
+      <number>0</number>
+     </property>
+     <property name="bottomMargin">
       <number>0</number>
      </property>
      <item>
@@ -103,6 +112,11 @@
        <verstretch>0</verstretch>
       </sizepolicy>
      </property>
+     <property name="font">
+      <font>
+       <pointsize>11</pointsize>
+      </font>
+     </property>
      <property name="defaultDropAction">
       <enum>Qt::IgnoreAction</enum>
      </property>
@@ -165,11 +179,20 @@
         <x>0</x>
         <y>0</y>
         <width>540</width>
-        <height>495</height>
+        <height>517</height>
        </rect>
       </property>
       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
-       <property name="margin">
+       <property name="leftMargin">
+        <number>3</number>
+       </property>
+       <property name="topMargin">
+        <number>3</number>
+       </property>
+       <property name="rightMargin">
+        <number>3</number>
+       </property>
+       <property name="bottomMargin">
         <number>3</number>
        </property>
        <item>