diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MessagesDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MessagesDialog.cpp
index 30f41e9b0..c2842beda 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MessagesDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MessagesDialog.cpp
@@ -1110,6 +1110,15 @@ void MessagesDialog::insertMessages()
                         text = "RetroShare";
                     } else {
                         text = QString::fromUtf8(rsPeers->getPeerName(it->srcId).c_str());
+								std::cerr << "(messages) getting name for id " << it->srcId << " => \"" << text.toStdString() << "\"" << std::endl;
+								if(text == "") 
+								{
+									RsIdentityDetails details;
+									if (rsIdentity->getIdDetails(RsGxsId(it->srcId), details) && !details.mNickname.empty())
+										text = QString::fromUtf8(details.mNickname.c_str()) ;
+									else
+										text = "GXS_id(" + QString::fromStdString(it->srcId.toStdString())+")" ;
+								}
                     }
                 } else {
                     if (gotInfo || rsMsgs->getMessage(it->msgId, msgInfo)) {
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsCommentTreeWidget.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsCommentTreeWidget.cpp
index b4577363f..3e7c704de 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsCommentTreeWidget.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsCommentTreeWidget.cpp
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ void GxsCommentTreeWidget::service_loadThread(const uint32_t &token)
 		std::cerr << "GxsCommentTreeWidget::service_loadThread() Got Comment: " << comment.mMeta.mMsgId;
 		std::cerr << std::endl;
 
-		GxsIdTreeWidgetItem *item = new GxsIdTreeWidgetItem();
+        GxsIdRSTreeWidgetItem *item = new GxsIdRSTreeWidgetItem(NULL);
 		QString text;
 
 		{
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdDetails.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdDetails.cpp
index 0673779c9..02374110d 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdDetails.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdDetails.cpp
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ bool GxsIdDetails::MakeIdDesc(const RsGxsId &id, bool doIcons, QString &str, std
 	
 	if (!rsIdentity->getIdDetails(id, details))
 	{
-		std::cerr << "GxsIdTreeWidget::MakeIdDesc() FAILED TO GET ID";
+        std::cerr << "GxsIdTreeWidget::MakeIdDesc() FAILED TO GET ID " << id;
 		std::cerr << std::endl;
 
         str = QObject::tr("Loading... ") + QString::fromStdString(id.toStdString().substr(0,5));
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdTreeWidget.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdTreeWidget.cpp
index df2c35e34..1e6b830aa 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdTreeWidget.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdTreeWidget.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ void GxsIdRSItemDelegate::paint( QPainter * painter,
 	std::cerr << "GxsIdRSItemDelegate::paint()";
 	std::cerr << std::endl;
 		
-    RsGxsId id ( mTree->ItemTextFromIndex(index, mGxsIdColumn).toStdString());
+    RsGxsId id ( mTree->ItemIdFromIndex(index, mGxsIdColumn));
 	paintGxsId(painter, option, id);
 }
 
@@ -157,7 +157,18 @@ void    GxsIdRSTreeWidget::setGxsIdColumn(int col)
 	setItemDelegateForColumn(col, mIdDelegate);
 }
 
-
+RsGxsId GxsIdRSTreeWidget::ItemIdFromIndex(const QModelIndex & index, int column ) const
+{
+    // get real item.
+    QTreeWidgetItem *item = itemFromIndex(index);
+    if (!item)
+    {
+        std::cerr << "GxsIdTreeWidget::ItemTextFromIndex() Invalid Item";
+        std::cerr << std::endl;
+        return RsGxsId();
+    }
+    return RsGxsId(item->data(column,Qt::UserRole).toString().toStdString());
+}
 QString GxsIdRSTreeWidget::ItemTextFromIndex(const QModelIndex & index, int column ) const
 {
 	// get real item.
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdTreeWidget.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdTreeWidget.h
index 423f82664..e8e9510bb 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdTreeWidget.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdTreeWidget.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <QTreeWidget>
 #include <QStyledItemDelegate>
 
+#include "retroshare/rsgxsifacetypes.h"
 #include "gui/common/RSTreeWidget.h"
 
 /*****
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ public:
 
 void    setGxsIdColumn(int col);
 QString ItemTextFromIndex(const QModelIndex & index, int column ) const;
+RsGxsId ItemIdFromIndex(const QModelIndex & index, int column ) const;
 
 private:
 	GxsIdRSItemDelegate *mIdDelegate;
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdTreeWidgetItem.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdTreeWidgetItem.cpp
index 24b624d44..9c45b2320 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdTreeWidgetItem.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdTreeWidgetItem.cpp
@@ -93,12 +93,12 @@ void GxsIdRSTreeWidgetItem::loadId()
 		setIcon(mColumn, combinedIcon);
     }
     setToolTip(mColumn,comment) ;
+        setText(mColumn, desc);
+        setData(mColumn,Qt::UserRole, QString::fromStdString(mId.toStdString()));
 
-	setText(mColumn, desc);
-
-	if (loaded)
+    if (loaded)
 	{
-		std::cerr << " GxsIdRSTreeWidgetItem::loadId() Loaded Okay";
+        std::cerr << " GxsIdRSTreeWidgetItem::loadId() Loaded Okay";
 		std::cerr << std::endl;
 		return;
 	}
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ void GxsIdRSTreeWidgetItem::loadId()
 	}
 }
 
+#if 0
 /** Constructor */
 GxsIdTreeWidgetItem::GxsIdTreeWidgetItem(QTreeWidget *parent)
 : QObject(NULL), QTreeWidgetItem(parent), mCount(0), mColumn(0)
@@ -193,3 +194,4 @@ void GxsIdTreeWidgetItem::loadId()
 		connect(rApp, SIGNAL(secondTick()), this, SLOT(loadId()));
 	}
 }
+#endif
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdTreeWidgetItem.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdTreeWidgetItem.h
index d2f8393af..652b2a852 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdTreeWidgetItem.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdTreeWidgetItem.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ private:
 	int mColumn;
 };
 
+#if 0
 class GxsIdTreeWidgetItem : public QObject, public QTreeWidgetItem
 {
 	Q_OBJECT
@@ -78,5 +79,6 @@ private:
 	int mCount;
 	int mColumn;
 };
+#endif
 
 #endif
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumThreadWidget.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumThreadWidget.cpp
index 03f433a11..4e78d85d9 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumThreadWidget.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumThreadWidget.cpp
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ void GxsForumThreadWidget::fillThreadStatus(QString text)
 
 QTreeWidgetItem *GxsForumThreadWidget::convertMsgToThreadWidget(const RsGxsForumMsg &msg, bool useChildTS, uint32_t filterColumn)
 {
-	GxsIdRSTreeWidgetItem *item = new GxsIdRSTreeWidgetItem(mThreadCompareRole);
+    GxsIdRSTreeWidgetItem *item = new GxsIdRSTreeWidgetItem(mThreadCompareRole);
 	item->moveToThread(ui->threadTreeWidget->thread());
 
 	QString text;
@@ -810,8 +810,8 @@ QTreeWidgetItem *GxsForumThreadWidget::convertMsgToThreadWidget(const RsGxsForum
 	item->setText(COLUMN_THREAD_DATE, text);
 	item->setData(COLUMN_THREAD_DATE, ROLE_THREAD_SORT, sort);
 
-	item->setText(COLUMN_THREAD_AUTHOR, QString::fromStdString(msg.mMeta.mAuthorId.toStdString()));
-	//item->setId(msg.mMeta.mAuthorId, COLUMN_THREAD_AUTHOR);
+    //item->setText(COLUMN_THREAD_AUTHOR, QString::fromStdString(msg.mMeta.mAuthorId.toStdString()));
+    item->setId(msg.mMeta.mAuthorId, COLUMN_THREAD_AUTHOR);
 //#TODO
 #if 0
 	text = QString::fromUtf8(authorName.c_str());