diff --git a/data/gui/default/window/recruit.cfg b/data/gui/default/window/recruit.cfg
index 5c0cd4f88af..3ebcaf205a0 100644
--- a/data/gui/default/window/recruit.cfg
+++ b/data/gui/default/window/recruit.cfg
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ###
 ### The recruit dialog.
 ###
-
+{gui/default/macros/_initial.cfg}
 #define _GUI_RECRUIT_WINDOW SIDE
     [window]
         id=recruit_message_{SIDE}
@@ -18,15 +18,15 @@
 
 	    definition= "default"
 
-	    automatic_placement= "false"
+	    #automatic_placement= "false"
 	    #vertical_placement= "center"
 	    #horizontal_placement= "right"
 	    maximum_width= 800
 	    maximum_height= 600
-            width=800
-            height=600
-            x=743
-            y=200
+            #width=700
+            #height=550
+#            x=743
+#            y=200
 
             [grid]
 
@@ -46,15 +46,34 @@
                 [row]
                     [column]
                         horizontal_alignment=left
-                        vertical_alignment=top
+                        vertical_alignment=bottom
                         [grid]
                             [row]
+
+                            
                                 [column]
+                                    vertical_alignment=bottom
+                        	    #min_width = 250 #"{__GUI_IMAGE_DISPLAYED_WIDTH}"
+	                            #min_height = 250 #"{__GUI_IMAGE_DISPLAYED_HEIGHT}"
+
+                                    #w=250
+                                    #h=250
+
+		                    #default_width = 250 #"{__GUI_IMAGE_DISPLAYED_WIDTH}"
+		                    #default_height = 250 #"{__GUI_IMAGE_DISPLAYED_HEIGHT}"
+                                    
+		                    #max_width =  250 #"{__GUI_IMAGE_DISPLAYED_WIDTH}"
+		                    #max_height = 250 #"{__GUI_IMAGE_DISPLAYED_HEIGHT}"
+                                    #{GUI_FORCE_WIDGET_MINIMUM_SIZE 
+                                    #{__GUI_IMAGE_DISPLAYED_WIDTH} {__GUI_IMAGE_DISPLAYED_HEIGHT} (
+                                    {GUI_FORCE_WIDGET_MINIMUM_SIZE 500 500 (
                                     [image]
+ vertical_alignment=bottom
                                         definition=scaled
                                         id=unit_portrait
-                                    [/image]
+                                    [/image])}
                                 [/column]
+                                
 
                                 [column]
                                     horizontal_alignment=right
@@ -80,7 +99,8 @@
 
                                         [row]
                                             [column]
-                                                #horizontal_grow=true
+                                                vertical_grow=false
+                                                #horizontal_grow=false
                                                 vertical_alignment=top
                                                 horizontal_alignment=right
                                                 [listbox]
@@ -112,7 +132,7 @@
                                                                                     [/row]
                                                                                     [row]
 				                                                        [column]
-				                                                            grow_factor=1
+				                                                            #grow_factor=1
 				                                                            #horizontal_grow="true"
 
 				                                                            border="all"
@@ -178,8 +198,8 @@
                                 [/column]
                                 [column]
                                     [spacer]
-                                        width=280
-                                        height=0
+                                        #width=120
+                                        #height=0
 
 
                                     [/spacer]