diff --git a/headers/libs/print/libprint/StatusWindow.h b/headers/libs/print/libprint/StatusWindow.h
index 6334310517..28516d755d 100644
--- a/headers/libs/print/libprint/StatusWindow.h
+++ b/headers/libs/print/libprint/StatusWindow.h
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ public:
 			void		SetPageCopies(uint32 copies);
 		
 private:
-			BView*		fStatusView;
 			BStatusBar*	fStatusBar;
 			BButton*	fCancelButton;
 			BButton*	fHideButton;
diff --git a/src/libs/print/libprint/StatusWindow.cpp b/src/libs/print/libprint/StatusWindow.cpp
index 358dd59aa7..450c32e4cf 100644
--- a/src/libs/print/libprint/StatusWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/print/libprint/StatusWindow.cpp
@@ -7,10 +7,13 @@
  */
 
 #include "StatusWindow.h"
+
+#include <Button.h>
+#include <GroupLayout.h>
+#include <GroupLayoutBuilder.h>
 #include <Message.h>
 #include <View.h>
 #include <StatusBar.h>
-#include <Button.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <StringView.h>
 
@@ -22,9 +25,11 @@
 StatusWindow::StatusWindow(bool oddPages, bool evenPages, uint32 firstPage,
 	uint32 numPages, uint32 numCopies, uint32 nup)
 	:
-	BWindow(BRect(200, 200, 650, 270),
+	BWindow(BRect(200, 200, 250, 250),
 		"Print Status",
-		B_DOCUMENT_WINDOW, B_NOT_RESIZABLE | B_NOT_CLOSABLE | B_NOT_ZOOMABLE)
+		B_TITLED_WINDOW,
+		B_NOT_RESIZABLE | B_NOT_CLOSABLE | B_NOT_ZOOMABLE
+			| B_AUTO_UPDATE_SIZE_LIMITS)
 {
 	//	oddPages	- if true, only print odd numbered pages
 	//	evenPages	- if true, only print even numbered pages
@@ -33,30 +38,25 @@ StatusWindow::StatusWindow(bool oddPages, bool evenPages, uint32 firstPage,
 	//                used)
 	//  numCopies   - total number of document copies
 	
-	BRect frame = Frame();
-	// the status view
-	frame.OffsetTo(B_ORIGIN);
-	fStatusView = new BView(frame, "Status View", B_FOLLOW_ALL, B_WILL_DRAW);
-	fStatusView->SetViewColor(216, 216, 216);
-	AddChild(fStatusView);			
-	
 	// the status bar
-	fStatusBar = new BStatusBar(BRect(10, 15, 245, 50), "Status Bar", "Page: ");
-	fStatusView->AddChild(fStatusBar);
+	fStatusBar = new BStatusBar("statusBar", "Page: ");
 	
 	// the cancel button
-	fHideButton = new BButton(BRect(260, 25, 330, 50), "Hide Button",
-		"Hide Status", new BMessage(HIDE_MSG));
-	fHideButton->ResizeToPreferred();
-	fStatusView->AddChild(fHideButton);
+	fHideButton = new BButton("hideButton",	"Hide Status",
+		new BMessage(HIDE_MSG));
 
-	fCancelButton = new BButton(BRect(260, 25, 330,50), "Cancel Button",
-		"Cancel", new BMessage(CANCEL_MSG));
-	fCancelButton->ResizeToPreferred();
-	fCancelButton->MoveBy(90,0);
-	
-	fStatusView->AddChild(fCancelButton);
+	fCancelButton = new BButton("cancelButton", "Cancel",
+		new BMessage(CANCEL_MSG));
 	
+	SetLayout(new BGroupLayout(B_VERTICAL));
+	AddChild(BGroupLayoutBuilder(B_HORIZONTAL, 10)
+		.Add(fStatusBar)
+		.Add(fHideButton)
+		.Add(fCancelButton)
+		.SetInsets(10, 10, 10, 10)
+	);
+
+
 	fCancelled = false;
 			
 	// calculate the real number of pages
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ StatusWindow::ResetStatusBar(void)
 {
 	Lock();
 		fStatusBar->Reset("Page:  ");
+		InvalidateLayout(true);
 	Unlock();
 }
 
@@ -151,6 +152,8 @@ StatusWindow::UpdateStatusBar(uint32 page, uint32 copy)
 			string1.String(), string3.String());
 		if (fStatusBar->MaxValue() == fStatusBar->CurrentValue())
 				fCancelButton->SetEnabled(false);
+
+		InvalidateLayout(true);
 	Unlock();
 	return fCancelled;
 }
@@ -175,6 +178,7 @@ StatusWindow::MessageReceived(BMessage *message)
 			fCancelled = true;
 			fCancelButton->SetEnabled(false);
 			fCancelButton->SetLabel("Job cancelled");
+			InvalidateLayout(true);
 			break;
 
 		case HIDE_MSG:	// 'HideButton' is pressed...