diff --git a/terminal/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view/src/org/eclipse/tm/terminal/internal/view/PageBook.java b/terminal/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view/src/org/eclipse/tm/terminal/internal/view/PageBook.java
index 3e9432b100c..5a85f31ad35 100644
--- a/terminal/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view/src/org/eclipse/tm/terminal/internal/view/PageBook.java
+++ b/terminal/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view/src/org/eclipse/tm/terminal/internal/view/PageBook.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class PageBook extends Composite {
 			int y = minimumPageSize.y;
 			Control[] children = composite.getChildren();
 			for (int i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
-				Point size = children[i].computeSize(SWT.DEFAULT, SWT.DEFAULT, force);
+				Point size = children[i].computeSize(wHint, hHint, force);
 				x = Math.max(x, size.x);
 				y = Math.max(y, size.y);
 			}
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class PageBook extends Composite {
 			Rectangle rect = composite.getClientArea();
 			Control[] children = composite.getChildren();
 			for (int i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
-				children[i].setSize(rect.width, rect.height);
+                children[i].setBounds(rect);
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -75,8 +75,10 @@ public class PageBook extends Composite {
      * @param parent the parent composite
      * @param style the SWT style bits (use {@link SWT#NONE})
      */
-    public PageBook(Composite parent, int style) {
+    public PageBook(Composite parent, int style, int minWidth, int minHeight) {
         super(parent, style);
+        minimumPageSize.x=minWidth;
+        minimumPageSize.y=minHeight;
         setLayout(new PageBookLayout());
     }
 
diff --git a/terminal/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view/src/org/eclipse/tm/terminal/internal/view/TerminalSettingsDlg.java b/terminal/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view/src/org/eclipse/tm/terminal/internal/view/TerminalSettingsDlg.java
index 54ca7d017d0..b0b152e4fb7 100644
--- a/terminal/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view/src/org/eclipse/tm/terminal/internal/view/TerminalSettingsDlg.java
+++ b/terminal/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view/src/org/eclipse/tm/terminal/internal/view/TerminalSettingsDlg.java
@@ -116,13 +116,13 @@ class TerminalSettingsDlg extends Dialog {
 	}
 	private void setupSettingsGroup(Composite parent) {
 		Group group = new Group(parent, SWT.NONE);
-		GridLayout gridLayout = new GridLayout();
-		GridData gridData = new GridData(GridData.FILL_BOTH);
-
 		group.setText(ViewMessages.SETTINGS + ":"); //$NON-NLS-1$
-		group.setLayout(gridLayout);
-		group.setLayoutData(gridData);
-		fPageBook=new PageBook(group,SWT.NONE);
+		group.setLayout(new GridLayout());
+		group.setLayoutData(new GridData(GridData.FILL_BOTH));
+		fPageBook=new PageBook(group,SWT.NONE,230,0);
+		fPageBook.setLayoutData(new GridData(GridData.FILL_HORIZONTAL));
+		
+		
 		for (int i = 0; i < fPages.length; i++) {
 			fPages[i].createControl(fPageBook);
 		}