diff --git a/src/apps/stylededit/StyledEditApp.cpp b/src/apps/stylededit/StyledEditApp.cpp
index be0d4e2f0c..ea17599af9 100644
--- a/src/apps/stylededit/StyledEditApp.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/stylededit/StyledEditApp.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include "StyledEditApp.h"
 #include "StyledEditWindow.h"
 
-BRect windowRect(7,25,599,399);
+BRect windowRect(7,26,507,426);
 
 StyledEditApp * styled_edit_app;
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ void
 StyledEditApp::OpenDocument()
 {
 	new StyledEditWindow(windowRect,fNext_Untitled_Window++);
-	windowRect.OffsetBy(20,20); // todo: wrap around screen
+	windowRect.OffsetBy(15,15); // todo: wrap around screen
 	fWindowCount++;
 }
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ void
 StyledEditApp::OpenDocument(entry_ref * ref)
 {
 	new StyledEditWindow(windowRect,ref);
-	windowRect.OffsetBy(20,20); // todo: wrap around screen
+	windowRect.OffsetBy(15,15); // todo: wrap around screen
 	fWindowCount++;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/apps/stylededit/StyledEditWindow.cpp b/src/apps/stylededit/StyledEditWindow.cpp
index 048de11ae6..7c80a7ac73 100644
--- a/src/apps/stylededit/StyledEditWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/stylededit/StyledEditWindow.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ StyledEditWindow::InitWindow()
 	
 	viewFrame.top = fMenuBar->Bounds().Height()+1; //021021
 	viewFrame.right -=  B_V_SCROLL_BAR_WIDTH;
-	viewFrame.left = B_V_SCROLL_BAR_WIDTH-15; //021021
+	viewFrame.left = 0; //021021
 	viewFrame.bottom -= B_H_SCROLL_BAR_HEIGHT;