1 files changed, 28 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/src/gui/windows/mailwindow.cpp b/src/gui/windows/mailwindow.cpp
index da5192aee..ddc91603f 100644
--- a/src/gui/windows/mailwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/windows/mailwindow.cpp
@@ -92,25 +92,39 @@ MailWindow::MailWindow() :
     if (setupWindow != nullptr)
         setupWindow->registerWindowForReset(this);
 
-    setDefaultSize(310, 180, ImagePosition::CENTER, 0, 0);
-    setMinWidth(310);
-    setMinHeight(250);
     center();
 
+    // use line wrapping of mail subjects, instead.
     mListScrollArea->setHorizontalScrollPolicy(ScrollArea::SHOW_NEVER);
-
-    ContainerPlacer placer(nullptr, nullptr);
-    placer = getPlacer(0, 0);
-
-    placer(0, 0, mListScrollArea, 4, 5).setPadding(3);
-    placer(4, 0, mRefreshButton, 1, 1);
-    placer(4, 1, mOpenButton, 1, 1);
-    placer(4, 2, mNewButton, 1, 1);
-    placer(4, 3, mDeleteButton, 1, 1);
-    placer(4, 4, mReturnButton, 1, 1);
+    // set reasonable minimum width for calculations below
+    mListScrollArea->setWidth(200);
+
+    // at 0,0 and spawns/spans 4 columns and 6 rows
+    place(0, 0, mListScrollArea, 1, 6).setPadding(3);
+    // at column 5 and row 0...
+    place(1, 0, mRefreshButton, 1, 1);
+    place(1, 1, mOpenButton, 1, 1);
+    place(1, 2, mNewButton, 1, 1);
+    // Leave intentional gap in grid so that the button column (and thus,
+    // the whole window) can be resized without resizing any of the buttons.
+    // note: the empty cell still seems to enforce some padding, but this
+    // is fine.
+    place(1, 4, mDeleteButton, 1, 1);
+    place(1, 5, mReturnButton, 1, 1);
 
     Layout &layout = getLayout();
-    layout.setRowHeight(0, LayoutType::SET);
+    // scrollarea column and 4th row eat all remaining available screen space.
+    layout.setColWidth(0, LayoutType::SET);
+    layout.setRowHeight(3, LayoutType::SET);
+
+    // Enforce a minimum size.
+    int width = 0;
+    int height = 0;
+    layout.reflow(width, height);
+    setContentSize(width, height);
+    setMinWidth(getWidth());
+    setMinHeight(getHeight());
+    setDefaultSize(getWidth(), getHeight(), ImagePosition::CENTER, 0, 0);
 
     loadWindowState();
     enableVisibleSound(true);