diff --git a/toxygen/mainscreen.py b/toxygen/mainscreen.py
index 8d7f937..336ba9d 100644
--- a/toxygen/mainscreen.py
+++ b/toxygen/mainscreen.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from widgets import MultilineEdit, LineEdit, ComboBox
 import plugin_support
 from mainscreen_widgets import *
 import settings
+import platform
 
 
 class MainWindow(QtGui.QMainWindow, Singleton):
@@ -374,8 +375,12 @@ class MainWindow(QtGui.QMainWindow, Singleton):
         self.close()
 
     def resizeEvent(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        self.messages.setGeometry(0, 0, self.width() - 270, self.height() - 159)
-        self.friends_list.setGeometry(0, 0, 270, self.height() - 129)
+        if platform.system() == 'Windows':
+            self.messages.setGeometry(0, 0, self.width() - 270, self.height() - 155)
+            self.friends_list.setGeometry(0, 0, 270, self.height() - 125)
+        else:
+            self.messages.setGeometry(0, 0, self.width() - 270, self.height() - 159)
+            self.friends_list.setGeometry(0, 0, 270, self.height() - 129)
 
         self.videocallButton.setGeometry(QtCore.QRect(self.width() - 330, 10, 50, 50))
         self.callButton.setGeometry(QtCore.QRect(self.width() - 390, 10, 50, 50))
diff --git a/toxygen/util.py b/toxygen/util.py
index c8cd6f4..d532f70 100644
--- a/toxygen/util.py
+++ b/toxygen/util.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import time
 import shutil
 import sys
 
-program_version = '0.2.6'
+program_version = '0.2.7'
 
 
 def log(data):
diff --git a/toxygen/widgets.py b/toxygen/widgets.py
index ae4eb70..f83e02c 100644
--- a/toxygen/widgets.py
+++ b/toxygen/widgets.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class DataLabel(QtGui.QLabel):
     Label with elided text
     """
     def setText(self, text):
-        text = ''.join(c if c <= '\U0010FFFF' else '\u25AF' for c in text)
+        text = ''.join('\u25AF' if len(bytes(c, 'utf-8')) >= 4 else c for c in text)
         metrics = QtGui.QFontMetrics(self.font())
         text = metrics.elidedText(text, QtCore.Qt.ElideRight, self.width())
         super().setText(text)