I removed some extra space and placed the prev/next buttons vertically and got this result (no icons): http://www.kolumbus.fi/kare.sars/KDE/kate_find_mod.jpeg http://www.kolumbus.fi/kare.sars/KDE/searchbarpower.ui original layout: http://www.kolumbus.fi/kare.sars/KDE/kate_find_orig.jpeg -- Kåre Särs