diff --git a/openlp/core/ui/mainwindow.py b/openlp/core/ui/mainwindow.py
index 5a5594b18..e25947265 100644
--- a/openlp/core/ui/mainwindow.py
+++ b/openlp/core/ui/mainwindow.py
@@ -68,12 +68,14 @@ class MainWindow(object):
         self.MainContentLayout.setSpacing(0)
         self.MainContentLayout.setMargin(0)
         self.MainContentLayout.setObjectName("MainContentLayout")
+        self.main_window.setCentralWidget(self.MainContent)
         self.ControlSplitter = QtGui.QSplitter(self.MainContent)
         self.ControlSplitter.setOrientation(QtCore.Qt.Horizontal)
         self.ControlSplitter.setObjectName("ControlSplitter")
+        # xxx need some way to make this geometry work properly!
+        self.ControlSplitter.setGeometry(self.main_window.geometry())
         self.PreviewController = SlideController(self.ControlSplitter)
         self.LiveController = SlideController(self.ControlSplitter)
-        self.main_window.setCentralWidget(self.MainContent)
         self.MenuBar = QtGui.QMenuBar(self.main_window)
         self.MenuBar.setGeometry(QtCore.QRect(0, 0, 1087, 27))
         self.MenuBar.setObjectName("MenuBar")
diff --git a/openlp/core/ui/slidecontroller.py b/openlp/core/ui/slidecontroller.py
index 99ea16f64..8cf226717 100644
--- a/openlp/core/ui/slidecontroller.py
+++ b/openlp/core/ui/slidecontroller.py
@@ -21,25 +21,25 @@ import os
 from time import sleep
 from PyQt4 import QtCore, QtGui
 
-class SlideController(object):
+class SlideController(QtCore.QObject):
     def __init__(self, control_splitter):
         self.Pane = QtGui.QWidget(control_splitter)
-#         self.Pane.setObjectName("Pane")
-        self.PaneLayout = QtGui.QVBoxLayout(self.Pane)
-        self.PaneLayout.setSpacing(0)
-        self.PaneLayout.setMargin(0)
-#         self.PaneLayout.setObjectName("PaneLayout")
         self.Splitter = QtGui.QSplitter(self.Pane)
         self.Splitter.setOrientation(QtCore.Qt.Vertical)
-#         self.Splitter.setObjectName("Splitter")
+        
+        self.PaneLayout = QtGui.QVBoxLayout(self.Pane)
+        self.PaneLayout.addWidget(self.Splitter)
+        self.PaneLayout.setSpacing(50)
+        self.PaneLayout.setMargin(0)
+
+#         self.Controller = QtGui.QGraphicsView(self.Splitter)
         self.Controller = QtGui.QScrollArea(self.Splitter)
         self.Controller.setWidgetResizable(True)
-#         self.Controller.setObjectName("Controller")
         self.ControllerContents = QtGui.QWidget(self.Controller)
         self.ControllerContents.setGeometry(QtCore.QRect(0, 0, 228, 536))
-#         self.ControllerContents.setObjectName("ControllerContents")
+        self.Controller.setGeometry(QtCore.QRect(0, 0, 828, 536))
         self.Controller.setWidget(self.ControllerContents)
+
         self.Screen = QtGui.QGraphicsView(self.Splitter)
         self.Screen.setMaximumSize(QtCore.QSize(16777215, 250))
-#         self.Screen.setObjectName("Screen")
-        self.PaneLayout.addWidget(self.Splitter)
+