diff --git a/src/gui/PluginBrowser.cpp b/src/gui/PluginBrowser.cpp
index 6e7174168..6e7b9a619 100644
--- a/src/gui/PluginBrowser.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/PluginBrowser.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ PluginBrowser::PluginBrowser( QWidget * _parent ) :
 					"Beat+Bassline Editor or into an "
 					"existing instrument track." ),
 								m_view );
-	hint->setFont( pointSize<8>( hint->font() ) );
 	hint->setWordWrap( true );
 
 	QScrollArea* scrollarea = new QScrollArea( m_view );
@@ -153,8 +152,12 @@ void PluginDescWidget::paintEvent( QPaintEvent * )
 	p.drawRect( 0, 0, rect().right(), rect().bottom() );
 	p.drawPixmap( 4, 4, logo );
 
-	QFont f = pointSize<8>( p.font() );
-	f.setBold( true );
+	QFont f = p.font();
+	if ( m_mouseOver )
+	{
+		f.setBold( true );
+	}
+
 	p.setFont( f );
 	p.drawText( 10 + logo_size.width(), 15,
 					m_pluginDescriptor.displayName );
@@ -162,7 +165,7 @@ void PluginDescWidget::paintEvent( QPaintEvent * )
 	if( height() > 24 || m_mouseOver )
 	{
 		f.setBold( false );
-		p.setFont( pointSize<8>( f ) );
+		p.setFont( f );
 		QRect br;
 		p.drawText( 10 + logo_size.width(), 20, width() - 58 - 5, 999,
 								Qt::TextWordWrap,
@@ -231,7 +234,7 @@ void PluginDescWidget::updateHeight()
 
 	if( !m_updateTimer.isActive() )
 	{
-		m_updateTimer.start( 15 );
+		m_updateTimer.start( 10 );
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/gui/widgets/SideBarWidget.cpp b/src/gui/widgets/SideBarWidget.cpp
index 2da0c9a45..c1559f909 100644
--- a/src/gui/widgets/SideBarWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widgets/SideBarWidget.cpp
@@ -55,21 +55,22 @@ SideBarWidget::~SideBarWidget()
 
 void SideBarWidget::paintEvent( QPaintEvent * )
 {
-	const int TITLE_FONT_HEIGHT = 13;
-
 	QPainter p( this );
 	p.fillRect( 0, 0, width(), 27, palette().highlight().color() );
 
 	QFont f = p.font();
 	f.setBold( true );
-	p.setFont( pointSize<TITLE_FONT_HEIGHT>( f ) );
+	f.setUnderline( true );
+	f.setPointSize( f.pointSize() + 2 );
+	p.setFont( f );
 
 	p.setPen( palette().highlightedText().color() );
 
 	const int tx = m_icon.width()+4;
-	const int ty = 2+TITLE_FONT_HEIGHT;
+
+	QFontMetrics metrics( f );
+	const int ty = metrics.ascent();
 	p.drawText( tx, ty, m_title );
-	p.drawLine( tx, ty+4, width()-4, ty+4 );
 
 	p.drawPixmap( 2, 2, m_icon.transformed( QTransform().rotate( -90 ) ) );
 }