diff --git a/src/preferences/filetypes/AttributeWindow.cpp b/src/preferences/filetypes/AttributeWindow.cpp
index 83e6ba672c..645ca3fb20 100644
--- a/src/preferences/filetypes/AttributeWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/preferences/filetypes/AttributeWindow.cpp
@@ -243,18 +243,17 @@ AttributeWindow::AttributeWindow(FileTypesWindow* target, BMimeType& mimeType,
 			BLayoutBuilder::Grid<>(padding, padding / 2)
 				.Add(fDisplayAsMenuField->CreateLabelLayoutItem(), 0, 0)
 				.Add(fDisplayAsMenuField->CreateMenuBarLayoutItem(), 1, 0)
-				.Add(fEditableCheckBox, 3, 0)
+				.Add(fEditableCheckBox, 2, 0)
 				.Add(fSpecialControl->CreateLabelLayoutItem(), 0, 1)
-				.Add(fSpecialControl->CreateTextViewLayoutItem(), 1, 1, 3)
+				.Add(fSpecialControl->CreateTextViewLayoutItem(), 1, 1, 2)
 				.Add(fWidthControl->CreateLabelLayoutItem(), 0, 2)
-				.Add(fWidthControl->CreateTextViewLayoutItem(), 1, 2, 3)
+				.Add(fWidthControl->CreateTextViewLayoutItem(), 1, 2, 2)
 				.Add(fAlignmentMenuField->CreateLabelLayoutItem(), 0, 3)
-				.Add(fAlignmentMenuField->CreateMenuBarLayoutItem(), 1, 3, 3)
+				.Add(fAlignmentMenuField->CreateMenuBarLayoutItem(), 1, 3, 2)
 				.SetInsets(padding, padding, padding, padding)
 				.View())
 			)
 		.AddGroup(B_HORIZONTAL, padding)
-			.Add(BSpaceLayoutItem::CreateGlue())
 			.Add(BSpaceLayoutItem::CreateGlue())
 			.Add(cancelButton)
 			.Add(fAcceptButton);
diff --git a/src/preferences/filetypes/FileTypesWindow.cpp b/src/preferences/filetypes/FileTypesWindow.cpp
index 6812baa6f2..b8f0364d9e 100644
--- a/src/preferences/filetypes/FileTypesWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/preferences/filetypes/FileTypesWindow.cpp
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ class ExtensionListView : public DropTargetListView {
 			uint32 flags = B_WILL_DRAW | B_FRAME_EVENTS | B_NAVIGABLE);
 		virtual ~ExtensionListView();
 
+		virtual	BSize MinSize();
+
 		virtual void MessageReceived(BMessage* message);
 		virtual bool AcceptsDrag(const BMessage* message);
 
@@ -123,6 +125,7 @@ class ExtensionListView : public DropTargetListView {
 
 	private:
 		BMimeType	fType;
+		BSize		fMinSize;
 };
 
 
@@ -247,6 +250,23 @@ ExtensionListView::~ExtensionListView()
 }
 
 
+BSize
+ExtensionListView::MinSize()
+{
+	if (!fMinSize.IsWidthSet() || fMinSize.IsHeightSet()) {
+		BFont font;
+		GetFont(&font);
+		fMinSize.width = font.StringWidth(".mmmmm");
+
+		font_height height;
+		font.GetHeight(&height);
+		fMinSize.height = (height.ascent + height.descent + height.leading) * 3;
+	}
+
+	return fMinSize;
+}
+
+
 void
 ExtensionListView::MessageReceived(BMessage* message)
 {
@@ -432,7 +452,6 @@ FileTypesWindow::FileTypesWindow(const BMessage& settings)
 		.Add(fRuleControl, 0, 4, 3, 1)
 		.SetInsets(padding, padding, padding, padding);
 
-	recognitionBoxGrid->SetExplicitAlignment(fullAlignment);
 	fRecognitionBox->AddChild(recognitionBoxGrid);
 
 	// "Description" group