diff --exclude='*orig' -Naur psi-0.10-test3-orig/src/chatdlg.cpp psi-0.10-test3/src/chatdlg.cpp
--- psi-0.10-test3-orig/src/chatdlg.cpp	2005-11-07 14:01:25.000000000 +0000
+++ psi-0.10-test3/src/chatdlg.cpp	2005-11-07 14:06:32.000000000 +0000
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #include<qtooltip.h>
 #include<qtimer.h>
 #include<qdatetime.h>
-#include<qlcdnumber.h>
 #include"profiles.h"
 #include"psiaccount.h"
 #include"common.h"
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@
 	QLabel *lb_ident;
 	IconLabel *lb_status;
 	QLineEdit *le_jid;
-	QLCDNumber *lcd_count;
+	QLabel *lb_count;
 	QPopupMenu *pm_settings;
 
 	QLabel *lb_composing;
@@ -135,7 +134,7 @@
 	}
 
 	void updateCounter() {
-		lcd_count->display((int)mle->text().length());
+		lb_count->setNum((int)mle->text().length());
 	}
 
 	// Records that the user is composing
@@ -204,12 +203,15 @@
 	hb2->addWidget(d->lb_status);
 	d->le_jid = new QLineEdit(sp_top);
 	d->le_jid->setReadOnly(true);
-	d->lcd_count = new QLCDNumber(sp_top);
 	d->le_jid->setFocusPolicy(QWidget::NoFocus);
-	QToolTip::add(d->lcd_count, tr("Message length"));
-	d->lcd_count->setFixedWidth(50);
+	d->lb_count = new QLabel(sp_top);
+	QToolTip::add(d->lb_count, tr("Message length"));
+	d->lb_count->setFrameStyle(QFrame::Panel | QFrame::Sunken);
+	d->lb_count->setAlignment(Qt::AlignRight | Qt::AlignVCenter);
+	d->lb_count->setFixedWidth(40);
+	d->lb_count->setNum((int)0);
 	hb2->addWidget(d->le_jid);
-	hb2->addWidget(d->lcd_count);
+	hb2->addWidget(d->lb_count);
 	hb2->addWidget(d->lb_ident);
 
 	// mid area
@@ -459,9 +461,9 @@
 	doFlash(false);
 
 	if(option.showCounter && !d->smallChat)
-		d->lcd_count->show();
+		d->lb_count->show();
 	else
-		d->lcd_count->hide();
+		d->lb_count->hide();
 
 	d->mle->setFocus();
 }
@@ -672,9 +674,9 @@
 	}
 
 	if ( option.showCounter && !d->smallChat )
-		d->lcd_count->show();
+		d->lb_count->show();
 	else
-		d->lcd_count->hide();
+		d->lb_count->hide();
 
 	// update contact info
 	d->status = -2; // sick way of making it redraw the status
diff --exclude='*orig' -Naur psi-0.10-test3-orig/src/eventdlg.cpp psi-0.10-test3/src/eventdlg.cpp
--- psi-0.10-test3-orig/src/eventdlg.cpp	2005-11-07 14:01:25.000000000 +0000
+++ psi-0.10-test3/src/eventdlg.cpp	2005-11-07 14:06:32.000000000 +0000
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 #include<qheader.h>
 #include<qapplication.h>
 #include<qclipboard.h>
-#include<qlcdnumber.h>
 #include<qinputdialog.h>
 #include"psievent.h"
 #include"psicon.h"
@@ -505,7 +504,7 @@
 	IconLabel *lb_status;
 	ELineEdit *le_to;
 	HLineEdit *le_from, *le_subj;
-	QLCDNumber *lcd_count;
+	QLabel *lb_count;
 	IconToolButton *tb_url, *tb_info, *tb_history, *tb_pgp, *tb_icon;
 	IconLabel *lb_pgp;
 	bool enc;
@@ -560,7 +559,7 @@
 	}
 
 	void updateCounter() {
-		lcd_count->display((int)mle->text().length());
+		lb_count->setNum((int)mle->text().length());
 	}
 
 	void sendDecline(const QString &reason)
@@ -773,9 +772,12 @@
 
 	// message length counter
 	d->le_subj = new HLineEdit(this);
-	d->lcd_count = new QLCDNumber(this);
-	QToolTip::add(d->lcd_count, tr("Message length"));
-	d->lcd_count->setFixedWidth(50);
+	d->lb_count = new QLabel(this);
+	QToolTip::add(d->lb_count, tr("Message length"));
+	d->lb_count->setFrameStyle(QFrame::Panel | QFrame::Sunken);
+	d->lb_count->setAlignment(Qt::AlignRight | Qt::AlignVCenter);
+	d->lb_count->setFixedWidth(40);
+	d->lb_count->setNum((int)0);
 
 	if(d->composing) {
 		d->tb_pgp = new IconToolButton(this);
@@ -807,7 +809,7 @@
 		l = new QLabel(tr("Subject:"), this);
 		hb3->addWidget(l);
 		hb3->addWidget(d->le_subj);
-		hb3->addWidget(d->lcd_count);
+		hb3->addWidget(d->lb_count);
 		hb3->addWidget(d->tb_icon);
 		hb3->addWidget(d->tb_url);
 		hb3->addWidget(d->tb_info);
@@ -822,7 +824,7 @@
 
 	} else {
 		d->le_subj->hide();
-		hb2->addWidget(d->lcd_count);
+		hb2->addWidget(d->lb_count);
 		hb2->addWidget(d->tb_icon);
 		hb2->addWidget(d->tb_url);
 		hb2->addWidget(d->tb_info);
@@ -1284,9 +1286,9 @@
 	doWhois(true);
 
 	if ( option.showCounter && d->composing )
-		d->lcd_count->show();
+		d->lb_count->show();
 	else
-		d->lcd_count->hide();
+		d->lb_count->hide();
 
 	if ( option.useEmoticons && option.emoticonsInEventDlg)
 		d->tb_icon->show();