diff --git a/Fltk/FlGui.cpp b/Fltk/FlGui.cpp
index e8d5de6c85f27f35af9ae99f95355bf50bad3843..8e92bd367cd7c55bf796e9a1ec0a84f2da71b779 100644
--- a/Fltk/FlGui.cpp
+++ b/Fltk/FlGui.cpp
@@ -661,7 +661,8 @@ void FlGui::setStatus(const std::string &msg, bool opengl)
 {
   if(!opengl){
     static char buff[1024];
-    strncpy(buff, msg.c_str(), sizeof(buff) - 1);
+    std::string tmp = std::string(" ") + msg;
+    strncpy(buff, tmp.c_str(), sizeof(buff) - 1);
     buff[sizeof(buff) - 1] = '\0';
     for(unsigned int i = 0; i < graph.size(); i++){
       graph[i]->getProgress()->label(buff);
diff --git a/Fltk/graphicWindow.cpp b/Fltk/graphicWindow.cpp
index f9ec20efb1267e44b3abe0d7bf4c21a7fee6fe49..11faa56c8f19eb70e1547e67444ac0ffd94caeb9 100644
--- a/Fltk/graphicWindow.cpp
+++ b/Fltk/graphicWindow.cpp
@@ -2711,7 +2711,7 @@ graphicWindow::graphicWindow(bool main, int numTiles, bool detachedMenu)
     _butt[i]->align(FL_ALIGN_CENTER | FL_ALIGN_INSIDE | FL_ALIGN_CLIP);
   }
 
-  x += 6;
+  x += 4;
   _label = new Fl_Progress(x, mh + glheight + mheight + 2, width - x, sht);
   _label->box(FL_FLAT_BOX);
   _label->align(FL_ALIGN_LEFT | FL_ALIGN_INSIDE | FL_ALIGN_CLIP);