diff --git a/src/qtgui/spell.ui b/src/qtgui/spell.ui
index 8c2bdeb4..fad07b6d 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/spell.ui
+++ b/src/qtgui/spell.ui
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
         <rect>
             <x>0</x>
             <y>0</y>
-            <width>796</width>
-            <height>351</height>
+            <width>-1</width>
+            <height>-1</height>
         </rect>
     </property>
     <property name="sizePolicy">
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
     </property>
     <property name="minimumSize">
         <size>
-            <width>130</width>
-            <height>30</height>
+            <width>0</width>
+            <height>0</height>
         </size>
     </property>
     <property name="caption">
diff --git a/src/qtgui/spell_w.cpp b/src/qtgui/spell_w.cpp
index 2749e2a2..9c0a3a44 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/spell_w.cpp
+++ b/src/qtgui/spell_w.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #ifndef lint
-static char rcsid[] = "@(#$Id: spell_w.cpp,v 1.3 2006-10-30 12:59:44 dockes Exp $ (C) 2005 J.F.Dockes";
+static char rcsid[] = "@(#$Id: spell_w.cpp,v 1.4 2006-11-04 17:09:08 dockes Exp $ (C) 2005 J.F.Dockes";
 #endif
 /*
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ void SpellW::init()
 /* Expand term according to current mode */
 void SpellW::doExpand()
 {
+    suggsTE->clear();
     if (baseWordLE->text().isEmpty()) 
 	return;
 
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ void SpellW::doExpand()
 	break;
 #ifdef RCL_USE_ASPELL
     case 2: {
+	LOGDEB(("SpellW::doExpand: aspelling\n"));
 	if (!aspell) {
 	    LOGDEB(("SpellW::doExpand: aspell init error\n"));
 	    return;
@@ -101,12 +103,10 @@ void SpellW::doExpand()
 	    LOGERR(("SpellW::doExpand:suggest failed: %s\n", reason.c_str()));
 	    return;
 	}
-	return;
     }
 #endif
     }
 
-    suggsTE->clear();
     if (suggs.empty()) {
 	suggsTE->append(tr("No spelling expansion found"));
     } else {