diff --git a/src/controller/mainController.py b/src/controller/mainController.py
index 0290876..dd6893d 100644
--- a/src/controller/mainController.py
+++ b/src/controller/mainController.py
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class Controller(object):
 		self.status_setter.start()
 		self.set_online()
 		self.create_unread_messages()
-
+		self.window.realize()
 	def in_post(self, buffer):
 		buffer = self.search(buffer)
 		buffer.get_items()
diff --git a/src/wxUI/mainWindow.py b/src/wxUI/mainWindow.py
index 21d4913..fc92e8f 100644
--- a/src/wxUI/mainWindow.py
+++ b/src/wxUI/mainWindow.py
@@ -31,11 +31,14 @@ class mainWindow(wx.Frame):
 		self.sizer = wx.BoxSizer(wx.VERTICAL)
 		self.sb = self.CreateStatusBar()
 		self.tb = wx.Treebook(self.panel, -1)
-		self.sizer.Add(self.tb, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
+		self.sizer.Add(self.tb, 1, wx.ALL|wx.EXPAND, 5)
 
 	def realize(self):
 		self.panel.SetSizer(self.sizer)
 		self.SetClientSize(self.sizer.CalcMin())
+		self.Layout()
+		self.SetSize(self.GetBestSize())
+		print self.GetSize()
 
 	def change_status(self, status):
 		self.sb.SetStatusText(status)
diff --git a/src/wxUI/tabs/home.py b/src/wxUI/tabs/home.py
index 08df84a..a4b09dc 100644
--- a/src/wxUI/tabs/home.py
+++ b/src/wxUI/tabs/home.py
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ class homeTab(wx.Panel):
 	def create_list(self):
 		self.lbl = wx.StaticText(self, wx.NewId(), _(u"Po&sts"))
 		self.list = widgetUtils.list(self, *[_(u"User"), _(u"Text"), _(u"Date")], style=wx.LC_REPORT)
-		self.list.set_windows_size(0, 80)
-		self.list.set_windows_size(1, 190)
-		self.list.set_windows_size(2, 40)
+		self.list.set_windows_size(0, 200)
+		self.list.set_windows_size(1, 300)
+		self.list.set_windows_size(2, 250)
 		self.list.set_size()
 		self.list.list.Bind(wx.EVT_LIST_ITEM_ACTIVATED, self.OnKeyDown)
 
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ class homeTab(wx.Panel):
 		sizer.Add(self.postBox, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
 		self.create_list()
 		sizer.Add(self.lbl, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
-		sizer.Add(self.list.list, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
+		sizer.Add(self.list.list, 0, wx.EXPAND, 5)
 		self.SetSizer(sizer)
+		self.SetClientSize(sizer.CalcMin())
 
 	def OnKeyDown(self, ev=None):
 		pub.sendMessage("show-current-status", buffer=self.name)