diff --git a/src/list_items.py b/src/list_items.py
index 79529cf..97dbcad 100644
--- a/src/list_items.py
+++ b/src/list_items.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class MessageItem(QtGui.QListWidget):
         font.setBold(True)
         self.name.setFont(font)
         self.name.setObjectName("name")
-        self.name.setText(user)
+        self.name.setText(user if len(user) <= 14 else user[:11] + '...')
 
         self.time = QtGui.QLabel(self)
         self.time.setGeometry(QtCore.QRect(parent.width() - 50, 0, 50, 25))
diff --git a/src/loginscreen.py b/src/loginscreen.py
index 7fb860f..3cced1d 100644
--- a/src/loginscreen.py
+++ b/src/loginscreen.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class LoginScreen(QtGui.QWidget):
         self.load_profile.raise_()
         self.new_name.raise_()
         self.new_profile.raise_()
-        self.toxygen.setGeometry(QtCore.QRect(160, 10, 81, 21))
+        self.toxygen.setGeometry(QtCore.QRect(160, 10, 90, 21))
         font = QtGui.QFont()
         font.setFamily("Impact")
         font.setPointSize(16)
diff --git a/src/menu.py b/src/menu.py
index aa54276..af1dd3f 100644
--- a/src/menu.py
+++ b/src/menu.py
@@ -106,11 +106,11 @@ class ProfileSettings(CenteredWidget):
         self.label.setFont(font)
         self.label.setObjectName("label")
         self.label_2 = QtGui.QLabel(self)
-        self.label_2.setGeometry(QtCore.QRect(50, 100, 91, 21))
+        self.label_2.setGeometry(QtCore.QRect(40, 100, 100, 21))
         self.label_2.setFont(font)
         self.label_2.setObjectName("label_2")
         self.label_3 = QtGui.QLabel(self)
-        self.label_3.setGeometry(QtCore.QRect(50, 170, 91, 21))
+        self.label_3.setGeometry(QtCore.QRect(40, 170, 100, 21))
         self.label_3.setFont(font)
         self.label_3.setObjectName("label_3")
         self.tox_id = QtGui.QLabel(self)
@@ -121,11 +121,11 @@ class ProfileSettings(CenteredWidget):
         s = profile.tox_id
         self.tox_id.setText(s)
         self.copyId = QtGui.QPushButton(self)
-        self.copyId.setGeometry(QtCore.QRect(40, 250, 100, 30))
+        self.copyId.setGeometry(QtCore.QRect(40, 250, 150, 30))
         self.copyId.setObjectName("copyId")
         self.copyId.clicked.connect(self.copy)
         self.export = QtGui.QPushButton(self)
-        self.export.setGeometry(QtCore.QRect(150, 250, 100, 30))
+        self.export.setGeometry(QtCore.QRect(200, 250, 150, 30))
         self.export.setObjectName("export")
         self.export.clicked.connect(self.export_profile)
         self.comboBox = QtGui.QComboBox(self)
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class ProfileSettings(CenteredWidget):
         self.new_avatar = QtGui.QPushButton(self)
         self.new_avatar.setGeometry(QtCore.QRect(400, 50, 200, 50))
         self.delete_avatar = QtGui.QPushButton(self)
-        self.delete_avatar.setGeometry(QtCore.QRect(400, 100, 200, 50))
+        self.delete_avatar.setGeometry(QtCore.QRect(400, 120, 200, 50))
         self.delete_avatar.clicked.connect(self.reset_avatar)
         self.new_avatar.clicked.connect(self.set_avatar)
         self.retranslateUi()
diff --git a/src/profile.py b/src/profile.py
index 5305968..e6606f2 100644
--- a/src/profile.py
+++ b/src/profile.py
@@ -84,8 +84,15 @@ class Contact(object):
         """
         self._name, self._status_message = name, status_message
         self._status, self._widget = None, widget
-        widget.name.setText(name)
-        widget.status_message.setText(status_message)
+        if type(self) is Profile:
+            self._widget.name.setText(name if len(name) <= 14 else name[:11] + '...')
+        else:
+            self._widget.name.setText(name if len(name) <= 20 else name[:17] + '...')
+        if type(self) is Profile:
+            text = self._status_message if len(self._status_message) <= 20 else self._status_message[:17] + '...'
+        else:
+            text = self._status_message if len(self._status_message) <= 30 else self._status_message[:27] + '...'
+        self._widget.status_message.setText(text)
         self._tox_id = tox_id
         self.load_avatar()
 
@@ -98,7 +105,10 @@ class Contact(object):
 
     def set_name(self, value):
         self._name = value.decode('utf-8')
-        self._widget.name.setText(self._name)
+        if type(self) is Profile:
+            self._widget.name.setText(self._name if len(self._name) <= 14 else self._name[:11] + '...')
+        else:
+            self._widget.name.setText(self._name if len(self._name) <= 20 else self._name[:17] + '...')
         self._widget.name.repaint()
 
     name = property(get_name, set_name)
@@ -112,7 +122,11 @@ class Contact(object):
 
     def set_status_message(self, value):
         self._status_message = value.decode('utf-8')
-        self._widget.status_message.setText(self._status_message)
+        if type(self) is Profile:
+            text = self._status_message if len(self._status_message) <= 20 else self._status_message[:17] + '...'
+        else:
+            text = self._status_message if len(self._status_message) <= 30 else self._status_message[:27] + '...'
+        self._widget.status_message.setText(text)
         self._widget.status_message.repaint()
 
     status_message = property(get_status_message, set_status_message)
@@ -590,7 +604,7 @@ class Profile(Contact, Singleton):
                     aliases.append((friend.tox_id, text))
                 friend.set_alias(text)
             else:  # use default name
-                friend.name = self._tox.friend_get_name(friend.number)
+                friend.name = self._tox.friend_get_name(friend.number).encode('utf-8')
                 friend.set_alias('')
                 try:
                     index = map(lambda x: x[0], aliases).index(friend.tox_id)