diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageComposer.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageComposer.cpp
index da7e85187..79e4a34de 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageComposer.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageComposer.cpp
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ MessageComposer::MessageComposer(QWidget *parent, Qt::WFlags flags)
     connect(ui.sizedecreaseButton, SIGNAL (clicked()), this, SLOT (fontSizeDecrease()));
     connect(ui.actionQuote, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(blockQuote()));
     connect(ui.codeButton, SIGNAL (clicked()), this, SLOT (toggleCode()));
-    connect(ui.splitPostButton, SIGNAL (clicked()), this, SLOT (addPostSplitter()));
 
     connect(ui.msgText, SIGNAL( checkSpellingChanged( bool ) ), this, SLOT( spellChecking( bool ) ) );
   
@@ -135,14 +134,15 @@ MessageComposer::MessageComposer(QWidget *parent, Qt::WFlags flags)
     actionAlignJustify->setShortcut(Qt::CTRL + Qt::Key_J);
     actionAlignJustify->setCheckable(true);
     
-    ui.comboStyle->addItem("Standard");
+    /*ui.comboStyle->addItem("Standard");
     ui.comboStyle->addItem("Bullet List (Disc)");
     ui.comboStyle->addItem("Bullet List (Circle)");
     ui.comboStyle->addItem("Bullet List (Square)");
     ui.comboStyle->addItem("Ordered List (Decimal)");
     ui.comboStyle->addItem("Ordered List (Alpha lower)");
-    ui.comboStyle->addItem("Ordered List (Alpha upper)");
-    connect(ui.comboStyle, SIGNAL(activated(int)),this, SLOT(textStyle(int)));
+    ui.comboStyle->addItem("Ordered List (Alpha upper)");*/
+    //connect(ui.comboStyle, SIGNAL(activated(int)),this, SLOT(textStyle(int)));
+    connect(ui.comboStyle, SIGNAL(activated(int)),this, SLOT(changeFormatType(int)));
     
     connect(ui.comboFont, SIGNAL(activated(const QString &)), this, SLOT(textFamily(const QString &)));
     
@@ -680,6 +680,10 @@ void MessageComposer::setupInsertActions()
     a = new QAction(QIcon(""), tr("&Image"), this);
     connect(a, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(addImage()));
     menu->addAction(a);
+        
+    a = new QAction(QIcon(""), tr("&Horizontal Line"), this);
+    connect(a, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(addPostSplitter()));
+    menu->addAction(a);
 
 }
 
@@ -721,6 +725,62 @@ void MessageComposer::textSize(const QString &p)
     }
 }
 
+void MessageComposer::changeFormatType(int styleIndex )
+{
+    ui.msgText->setFocus( Qt::OtherFocusReason );
+
+    QTextCursor cursor = ui.msgText->textCursor();
+    //QTextBlockFormat bformat = cursor.blockFormat();
+    QTextBlockFormat bformat;
+    QTextCharFormat cformat;
+
+    switch (styleIndex) {
+         default:
+            case 0:
+            bformat.setProperty( TextFormat::HtmlHeading, QVariant( 0 ) );
+            cformat.setFontWeight( QFont::Normal );
+            cformat.setProperty( QTextFormat::FontSizeAdjustment, QVariant( 0 ) );
+            break;
+        case 1:
+            bformat.setProperty( TextFormat::HtmlHeading, QVariant( 1 ) );
+            cformat.setFontWeight( QFont::Bold );
+            cformat.setProperty( QTextFormat::FontSizeAdjustment, QVariant( 3 ) );
+            break;
+        case 2:
+            bformat.setProperty( TextFormat::HtmlHeading, QVariant( 2 ) );
+            cformat.setFontWeight( QFont::Bold );
+            cformat.setProperty( QTextFormat::FontSizeAdjustment, QVariant( 2 ) );
+            break;
+        case 3:
+            bformat.setProperty( TextFormat::HtmlHeading, QVariant( 3 ) );
+            cformat.setFontWeight( QFont::Bold );
+            cformat.setProperty( QTextFormat::FontSizeAdjustment, QVariant( 1 ) );
+            break;
+        case 4:
+            bformat.setProperty( TextFormat::HtmlHeading, QVariant( 4 ) );
+            cformat.setFontWeight( QFont::Bold );
+            cformat.setProperty( QTextFormat::FontSizeAdjustment, QVariant( 0 ) );
+            break;
+        case 5:
+            bformat.setProperty( TextFormat::HtmlHeading, QVariant( 5 ) );
+            cformat.setFontWeight( QFont::Bold );
+            cformat.setProperty( QTextFormat::FontSizeAdjustment, QVariant( -1 ) );
+            break;
+        case 6:
+            bformat.setProperty( TextFormat::HtmlHeading, QVariant( 6 ) );
+            cformat.setFontWeight( QFont::Bold );
+            cformat.setProperty( QTextFormat::FontSizeAdjustment, QVariant( -2 ) );
+            break;
+    }
+    //cformat.clearProperty( TextFormat::HasCodeStyle );
+
+    cursor.beginEditBlock();
+    cursor.mergeBlockFormat( bformat );
+    cursor.select( QTextCursor::BlockUnderCursor );
+    cursor.mergeCharFormat( cformat );
+    cursor.endEditBlock();
+}
+
 void MessageComposer::textStyle(int styleIndex)
 {
     QTextCursor cursor = ui.msgText->textCursor();
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageComposer.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageComposer.h
index 4c42fbe19..1d9c56328 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageComposer.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageComposer.h
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ public slots:
   void  sendMessage();
   void  cancelMessage();
   void  addImage();
+    
+  void changeFormatType(int styleIndex );
+
 
 protected:
   void closeEvent (QCloseEvent * event);
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageComposer.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageComposer.ui
index 14313da7d..306b15142 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageComposer.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageComposer.ui
@@ -182,10 +182,50 @@ border: 1px solid #CCCCCC;}</string>
                <widget class="QComboBox" name="comboStyle">
                 <property name="maximumSize">
                  <size>
-                  <width>75</width>
+                  <width>16777215</width>
                   <height>16777215</height>
                  </size>
                 </property>
+                <item>
+                 <property name="text">
+                  <string>Paragraph</string>
+                 </property>
+                </item>
+                <item>
+                 <property name="text">
+                  <string>Heading 1</string>
+                 </property>
+                </item>
+                <item>
+                 <property name="text">
+                  <string>Heading 2</string>
+                 </property>
+                </item>
+                <item>
+                 <property name="text">
+                  <string>Heading 2</string>
+                 </property>
+                </item>
+                <item>
+                 <property name="text">
+                  <string>Heading 3</string>
+                 </property>
+                </item>
+                <item>
+                 <property name="text">
+                  <string>Heading 4</string>
+                 </property>
+                </item>
+                <item>
+                 <property name="text">
+                  <string>Heading 5</string>
+                 </property>
+                </item>
+                <item>
+                 <property name="text">
+                  <string>Heading 6</string>
+                 </property>
+                </item>
                </widget>
               </item>
               <item row="0" column="1">
@@ -383,7 +423,7 @@ border: 1px solid #CCCCCC;}</string>
                 </property>
                </widget>
               </item>
-              <item row="0" column="10">
+              <item row="0" column="9">
                <widget class="QToolButton" name="colorbtn">
                 <property name="minimumSize">
                  <size>
@@ -408,7 +448,7 @@ border: 1px solid #CCCCCC;}</string>
                 </property>
                </widget>
               </item>
-              <item row="0" column="11">
+              <item row="0" column="10">
                <widget class="QToolButton" name="textalignmentbtn">
                 <property name="minimumSize">
                  <size>
@@ -442,7 +482,7 @@ border: 1px solid #CCCCCC;}</string>
                 </property>
                </widget>
               </item>
-              <item row="0" column="12">
+              <item row="0" column="11">
                <widget class="QToolButton" name="imagebtn">
                 <property name="minimumSize">
                  <size>
@@ -500,7 +540,7 @@ border: 1px solid #CCCCCC;}</string>
                 </property>
                </widget>
               </item>
-              <item row="0" column="15">
+              <item row="0" column="14">
                <spacer>
                 <property name="orientation">
                  <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
@@ -513,29 +553,6 @@ border: 1px solid #CCCCCC;}</string>
                 </property>
                </spacer>
               </item>
-              <item row="0" column="9">
-               <widget class="QToolButton" name="splitPostButton">
-                <property name="toolTip">
-                 <string>Split text</string>
-                </property>
-                <property name="text">
-                 <string/>
-                </property>
-                <property name="icon">
-                 <iconset resource="../images.qrc">
-                  <normaloff>:/images/textedit/hi22-action-insert-more-mark.png</normaloff>:/images/textedit/hi22-action-insert-more-mark.png</iconset>
-                </property>
-                <property name="iconSize">
-                 <size>
-                  <width>22</width>
-                  <height>22</height>
-                 </size>
-                </property>
-                <property name="autoRaise">
-                 <bool>true</bool>
-                </property>
-               </widget>
-              </item>
              </layout>
             </item>
            </layout>