diff --git a/linkcheck/gui/linkchecker_ui_options.py b/linkcheck/gui/linkchecker_ui_options.py
index 1b8d970d..3cb24f09 100644
--- a/linkcheck/gui/linkchecker_ui_options.py
+++ b/linkcheck/gui/linkchecker_ui_options.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Form implementation generated from reading ui file 'ui/options.ui'
 #
-# Created: Sat Nov 20 19:52:49 2010
+# Created: Sun Nov 28 11:04:36 2010
 #      by: PyQt4 UI code generator 4.7.3
 #
 # WARNING! All changes made in this file will be lost!
@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@ class Ui_Options(object):
     def setupUi(self, Options):
         Options.setObjectName("Options")
         Options.setWindowModality(QtCore.Qt.ApplicationModal)
-        Options.resize(271, 258)
+        Options.resize(271, 239)
         self.verticalLayout = QtGui.QVBoxLayout(Options)
+        self.verticalLayout.setSpacing(2)
+        self.verticalLayout.setSizeConstraint(QtGui.QLayout.SetMinimumSize)
         self.verticalLayout.setObjectName("verticalLayout")
         self.tabWidget = QtGui.QTabWidget(Options)
         self.tabWidget.setToolTip("")
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@ class Ui_Options(object):
         self.verticalLayout_3 = QtGui.QVBoxLayout(self.gui_options)
         self.verticalLayout_3.setObjectName("verticalLayout_3")
         self.label_8 = QtGui.QLabel(self.gui_options)
+        self.label_8.setMinimumSize(QtCore.QSize(240, 0))
         self.label_8.setTextFormat(QtCore.Qt.AutoText)
         self.label_8.setWordWrap(True)
         self.label_8.setObjectName("label_8")
@@ -39,12 +42,20 @@ class Ui_Options(object):
         self.frame.setFrameShadow(QtGui.QFrame.Raised)
         self.frame.setObjectName("frame")
         self.formLayout = QtGui.QFormLayout(self.frame)
+        self.formLayout.setSizeConstraint(QtGui.QLayout.SetMinimumSize)
         self.formLayout.setFieldGrowthPolicy(QtGui.QFormLayout.ExpandingFieldsGrow)
+        self.formLayout.setVerticalSpacing(2)
         self.formLayout.setObjectName("formLayout")
         self.label = QtGui.QLabel(self.frame)
         self.label.setObjectName("label")
         self.formLayout.setWidget(0, QtGui.QFormLayout.LabelRole, self.label)
         self.recursionlevel = QtGui.QSpinBox(self.frame)
+        sizePolicy = QtGui.QSizePolicy(QtGui.QSizePolicy.Minimum, QtGui.QSizePolicy.Preferred)
+        sizePolicy.setHorizontalStretch(0)
+        sizePolicy.setVerticalStretch(0)
+        sizePolicy.setHeightForWidth(self.recursionlevel.sizePolicy().hasHeightForWidth())
+        self.recursionlevel.setSizePolicy(sizePolicy)
+        self.recursionlevel.setMinimumSize(QtCore.QSize(0, 25))
         self.recursionlevel.setMinimum(-1)
         self.recursionlevel.setMaximum(100)
         self.recursionlevel.setProperty("value", -1)
@@ -71,6 +82,7 @@ class Ui_Options(object):
         self.widget = QtGui.QWidget(self.gui_options)
         self.widget.setObjectName("widget")
         self.horizontalLayout = QtGui.QHBoxLayout(self.widget)
+        self.horizontalLayout.setSizeConstraint(QtGui.QLayout.SetMinimumSize)
         self.horizontalLayout.setObjectName("horizontalLayout")
         self.closeButton = QtGui.QPushButton(self.widget)
         self.closeButton.setObjectName("closeButton")
diff --git a/linkcheck/gui/ui/options.ui b/linkcheck/gui/ui/options.ui
index 9ae71a40..99c9eab2 100644
--- a/linkcheck/gui/ui/options.ui
+++ b/linkcheck/gui/ui/options.ui
@@ -10,13 +10,19 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>271</width>
-    <height>258</height>
+    <height>239</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
    <string>Linkchecker options</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
+   <property name="spacing">
+    <number>2</number>
+   </property>
+   <property name="sizeConstraint">
+    <enum>QLayout::SetMinimumSize</enum>
+   </property>
    <item>
     <widget class="QTabWidget" name="tabWidget">
      <property name="toolTip">
@@ -35,6 +41,12 @@
       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_3">
        <item>
         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_8">
+         <property name="minimumSize">
+          <size>
+           <width>240</width>
+           <height>0</height>
+          </size>
+         </property>
          <property name="text">
           <string>The most common check options are configurable. They override any configuration file settings.</string>
          </property>
@@ -62,9 +74,15 @@
           <enum>QFrame::Raised</enum>
          </property>
          <layout class="QFormLayout" name="formLayout">
+          <property name="sizeConstraint">
+           <enum>QLayout::SetMinimumSize</enum>
+          </property>
           <property name="fieldGrowthPolicy">
            <enum>QFormLayout::ExpandingFieldsGrow</enum>
           </property>
+          <property name="verticalSpacing">
+           <number>2</number>
+          </property>
           <item row="0" column="0">
            <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
             <property name="toolTip">
@@ -77,6 +95,18 @@
           </item>
           <item row="0" column="1">
            <widget class="QSpinBox" name="recursionlevel">
+            <property name="sizePolicy">
+             <sizepolicy hsizetype="Minimum" vsizetype="Preferred">
+              <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+              <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+             </sizepolicy>
+            </property>
+            <property name="minimumSize">
+             <size>
+              <width>0</width>
+              <height>25</height>
+             </size>
+            </property>
             <property name="toolTip">
              <string>Check recursively all links up to given depth. A negative depth will enable infinite recursion.</string>
             </property>
@@ -147,6 +177,9 @@
        <item>
         <widget class="QWidget" name="widget" native="true">
          <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
+          <property name="sizeConstraint">
+           <enum>QLayout::SetMinimumSize</enum>
+          </property>
           <item>
            <widget class="QPushButton" name="closeButton">
             <property name="text">