diff --git a/cui/uiconfig/ui/acorexceptpage.ui b/cui/uiconfig/ui/acorexceptpage.ui
index 505457430969..d0069b9f986c 100644
--- a/cui/uiconfig/ui/acorexceptpage.ui
+++ b/cui/uiconfig/ui/acorexceptpage.ui
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@
                   <packing>
                     <property name="left_attach">0</property>
                     <property name="top_attach">0</property>
-                    <property name="width">1</property>
-                    <property name="height">1</property>
                   </packing>
                 </child>
                 <child>
@@ -69,7 +67,6 @@
                     <property name="visible">True</property>
                     <property name="can_focus">True</property>
                     <property name="receives_default">False</property>
-                    <property name="valign">end</property>
                     <property name="use_underline">True</property>
                     <property name="xalign">0</property>
                     <property name="draw_indicator">True</property>
@@ -77,16 +74,15 @@
                   <packing>
                     <property name="left_attach">1</property>
                     <property name="top_attach">0</property>
-                    <property name="width">1</property>
-                    <property name="height">2</property>
                   </packing>
                 </child>
                 <child>
                   <object class="GtkButtonBox" id="buttonbox1">
                     <property name="visible">True</property>
                     <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+                    <property name="valign">end</property>
                     <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
-                    <property name="spacing">12</property>
+                    <property name="spacing">6</property>
                     <property name="layout_style">start</property>
                     <child>
                       <object class="GtkButton" id="newabbrev">
@@ -146,10 +142,8 @@
                     </child>
                   </object>
                   <packing>
-                    <property name="left_attach">2</property>
-                    <property name="top_attach">0</property>
-                    <property name="width">1</property>
-                    <property name="height">2</property>
+                    <property name="left_attach">1</property>
+                    <property name="top_attach">1</property>
                   </packing>
                 </child>
                 <child>
@@ -166,8 +160,8 @@
                         <property name="receives_default">True</property>
                         <property name="hexpand">True</property>
                         <property name="vexpand">True</property>
-                        <property name="headers_visible">False</property>
                         <property name="model">liststore2</property>
+                        <property name="headers_visible">False</property>
                         <property name="search_column">0</property>
                         <property name="show_expanders">False</property>
                         <child internal-child="selection">
@@ -191,8 +185,6 @@
                   <packing>
                     <property name="left_attach">0</property>
                     <property name="top_attach">1</property>
-                    <property name="width">1</property>
-                    <property name="height">1</property>
                   </packing>
                 </child>
               </object>
@@ -250,8 +242,6 @@
                   <packing>
                     <property name="left_attach">0</property>
                     <property name="top_attach">0</property>
-                    <property name="width">1</property>
-                    <property name="height">1</property>
                   </packing>
                 </child>
                 <child>
@@ -260,7 +250,6 @@
                     <property name="visible">True</property>
                     <property name="can_focus">True</property>
                     <property name="receives_default">False</property>
-                    <property name="valign">end</property>
                     <property name="use_underline">True</property>
                     <property name="xalign">0</property>
                     <property name="draw_indicator">True</property>
@@ -268,16 +257,15 @@
                   <packing>
                     <property name="left_attach">1</property>
                     <property name="top_attach">0</property>
-                    <property name="width">1</property>
-                    <property name="height">2</property>
                   </packing>
                 </child>
                 <child>
                   <object class="GtkButtonBox" id="buttonbox2">
                     <property name="visible">True</property>
                     <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+                    <property name="valign">end</property>
                     <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
-                    <property name="spacing">12</property>
+                    <property name="spacing">6</property>
                     <property name="layout_style">start</property>
                     <child>
                       <object class="GtkButton" id="newdouble">
@@ -337,10 +325,8 @@
                     </child>
                   </object>
                   <packing>
-                    <property name="left_attach">2</property>
-                    <property name="top_attach">0</property>
-                    <property name="width">1</property>
-                    <property name="height">2</property>
+                    <property name="left_attach">1</property>
+                    <property name="top_attach">1</property>
                   </packing>
                 </child>
                 <child>
@@ -357,8 +343,8 @@
                         <property name="receives_default">True</property>
                         <property name="hexpand">True</property>
                         <property name="vexpand">True</property>
-                        <property name="headers_visible">False</property>
                         <property name="model">liststore1</property>
+                        <property name="headers_visible">False</property>
                         <property name="search_column">0</property>
                         <property name="show_expanders">False</property>
                         <child internal-child="selection">
@@ -382,8 +368,6 @@
                   <packing>
                     <property name="left_attach">0</property>
                     <property name="top_attach">1</property>
-                    <property name="width">1</property>
-                    <property name="height">1</property>
                   </packing>
                 </child>
               </object>