diff --git a/src/GcCalendar.cpp b/src/GcCalendar.cpp
index e3a0d7368..beddbf7cb 100644
--- a/src/GcCalendar.cpp
+++ b/src/GcCalendar.cpp
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ GcLabel::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *)
 
         // draw text in white behind...
         QRectF off(xoff,yoff,width(),height());
-        painter.setPen(QColor(220,220,220,160));
+        painter.setPen(QColor(255,255,255,200));
         painter.drawText(off, alignment(), text());
     }
 
diff --git a/src/GcScopeBar.cpp b/src/GcScopeBar.cpp
index 973fcca0a..4f82aa9da 100644
--- a/src/GcScopeBar.cpp
+++ b/src/GcScopeBar.cpp
@@ -198,7 +198,11 @@ GcScopeButton::GcScopeButton(QWidget *parent) : QWidget(parent)
     checked = false;
     QFont font;
     font.setFamily("Helvetica");
+#ifdef WIN32
+    font.setPointSize(8);
+#else
     font.setPointSize(10);
+#endif
     font.setWeight(QFont::Black);
     setFont(font);
 }
diff --git a/src/GcSideBarItem.cpp b/src/GcSideBarItem.cpp
index 1d1ed8a6b..5912fb5bc 100644
--- a/src/GcSideBarItem.cpp
+++ b/src/GcSideBarItem.cpp
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ GcSplitterHandle::GcSplitterHandle(QString title, GcSplitterItem *widget, Qt::Or
     titleLayout->setSpacing(2);
 
     titleLabel = new GcLabel(title, this);
-    titleLabel->setXOff(1);
+    titleLabel->setXOff(0);
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_MAC
     int shade = 178;
@@ -245,13 +245,17 @@ GcSplitterHandle::GcSplitterHandle(QString title, GcSplitterItem *widget, Qt::Or
     QFont font;
 #ifdef Q_OS_MAC
     titleLabel->setFixedHeight(16);
-    titleLabel->setYOff(2);
+    titleLabel->setYOff(1);
     font.setFamily("Lucida Grande");
     font.setPointSize(11);
 #else
-    titleLabel->setYOff(2);
+    titleLabel->setYOff(1);
     font.setFamily("Helvetica");
+#ifdef WIN32
+    font.setPointSize(8);
+#else
     font.setPointSize(10);
+#endif
 #endif
     font.setWeight(QFont::Black);
     titleLabel->setFont(font);
@@ -268,6 +272,7 @@ GcSplitterHandle::GcSplitterHandle(QString title, GcSplitterItem *widget, Qt::Or
 #endif
     titleToolbar->setIconSize(QSize(8,8));
     titleToolbar->setToolButtonStyle(Qt::ToolButtonIconOnly);
+    titleToolbar->setAutoFillBackground(false);
 
     titleLayout->addWidget(titleToolbar);