--- a/QTfrontend/chatwidget.cpp	Tue Feb 20 18:51:05 2007 +0000
+++ b/QTfrontend/chatwidget.cpp	Tue Feb 20 19:00:46 2007 +0000
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
   mainLayout.setSpacing(1);
   mainLayout.setMargin(1);
   mainLayout.setSizeConstraint(QLayout::SetMinimumSize);
+  mainLayout.setColumnStretch(0, 75);
+  mainLayout.setColumnStretch(1, 25);
 
   chatEditLine = new QLineEdit(this);
   connect(chatEditLine, SIGNAL(returnPressed()), this, SLOT(returnPressed()));