Index: layersel/layersel.c
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--- layersel/layersel.c	(revision 8509)
+++ layersel/layersel.c	(revision 8510)
@@ -119,8 +119,10 @@
 	/* install group name */
 	vlabel = gtk_label_new(gname);
 	gtk_label_set_angle(GTK_LABEL(vlabel), 90);
-/*	gtk_label_set_ellipsize(GTK_LABEL(vlabel), PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_END); */
-	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(gn_vert), vlabel, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
+	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(gn_vert), vlabel, TRUE, TRUE, 0);
+	gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(vlabel), 0, 1);
+	gtk_widget_set_size_request(vlabel, 32, 1);
+
 	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(ls->grp_closed), gtk_label_new(gname), FALSE, FALSE, 0);
 
 	/* install layers */
@@ -154,7 +156,7 @@
 	main_box = gtkc_vbox_new(FALSE, 0);
 	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(main_box), build_grp(&grp[0], "group0"), FALSE, FALSE, 0);
 	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(main_box), build_grp(&grp[1], "group1"), FALSE, FALSE, 0);
-	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(main_box), build_grp(&grp[2], "group2"), FALSE, FALSE, 0);
+	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(main_box), build_grp(&grp[2], "group2longnamed"), FALSE, FALSE, 0);
 
 
 /*