diff --git a/gnome/ChangeLog b/gnome/ChangeLog
index fbe52689c..af8320bd7 100644
--- a/gnome/ChangeLog
+++ b/gnome/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+1998-12-10  Jonathan Blandford  <jrb@redhat.com>
+
+	* gscreen.c (x_create_panel): made some small stylistic changes.
+	Also, removed the hint bar and consolidated the status bar.
+
 Thu Dec 10 21:38:55 1998  Owen Taylor  <otaylor@redhat.com>
 
 	* gkey.c (delete_select_channel): Fixed list handling
diff --git a/gnome/gcliplabel.c b/gnome/gcliplabel.c
index 607f6c8f3..c32498656 100644
--- a/gnome/gcliplabel.c
+++ b/gnome/gcliplabel.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 #include <string.h>
 #include "gcliplabel.h"
-
+#include <gtk/gtkcompat.h>
 
 static void gtk_clip_label_class_init    (GtkClipLabelClass  *klass);
 static void gtk_clip_label_size_request  (GtkWidget          *widget,
diff --git a/gnome/glayout.c b/gnome/glayout.c
index 2642f2565..8da848d29 100644
--- a/gnome/glayout.c
+++ b/gnome/glayout.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ layout_panel_gone (WPanel *panel)
 void
 set_hintbar (char *str)
 {
-	gtk_label_set (GTK_LABEL (current_panel_ptr->panel->status), str);
+  /*gtk_label_set (GTK_LABEL (current_panel_ptr->panel->status), str);*/
 	x_flush_events ();
 }
 
diff --git a/gnome/gscreen.c b/gnome/gscreen.c
index a4db1278c..8cfefdb84 100644
--- a/gnome/gscreen.c
+++ b/gnome/gscreen.c
@@ -1657,7 +1657,10 @@ panel_create_tree_view (WPanel *panel)
 	GtkWidget *tree;
 
 	tree = gtk_dtree_new ();
-	
+	gtk_ctree_set_line_style (GTK_CTREE (tree), GTK_CTREE_LINES_SOLID);
+        gtk_ctree_set_expander_style (GTK_CTREE (tree), GTK_CTREE_EXPANDER_SQUARE);
+        gtk_ctree_set_indent (GTK_CTREE (tree), 10);
+
 	gtk_signal_connect (GTK_OBJECT (tree), "directory_changed",
 			    GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC (panel_chdir), panel);
 
@@ -1861,7 +1864,7 @@ x_create_panel (Dlg_head *h, widget_data parent, WPanel *panel)
 	/*
 	 * ministatus
 	 */
-	panel->ministatus = gtk_label_new (""); /* was a cliplabel */
+	panel->ministatus = gtk_label_new (" "); /* was a cliplabel */
 	gtk_widget_set_usize (panel->ministatus, 0, -1);
 	gtk_misc_set_alignment (GTK_MISC (panel->ministatus), 0.0, 0.0);
 	gtk_misc_set_padding (GTK_MISC (panel->ministatus), 3, 0);
@@ -1896,7 +1899,7 @@ x_create_panel (Dlg_head *h, widget_data parent, WPanel *panel)
 	panel->status = gtk_label_new (""); /* used to be a cliplabel */
 	gtk_misc_set_alignment (GTK_MISC (panel->status), 0.0, 0.5);
 	gtk_misc_set_padding (GTK_MISC (panel->status), 3, 0);
-	gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (frame), panel->status);
+	gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (frame), panel->ministatus);
 	gtk_label_set_justify (GTK_LABEL (panel->status), GTK_JUSTIFY_LEFT);
 	gtk_widget_show_all (frame);