diff --git a/tabbox/qml/big_icons.qml b/tabbox/qml/big_icons.qml
index 4d8162d5d1..fa39827be2 100644
--- a/tabbox/qml/big_icons.qml
+++ b/tabbox/qml/big_icons.qml
@@ -26,8 +26,10 @@ Item {
     property int screenWidth : 0
     property int screenHeight : 0
     property int imagePathPrefix: (new Date()).getTime()
-    width: Math.min(Math.max(screenWidth * 0.3, (icons.iconSize + icons.margins.left + icons.margins.right) * icons.count + background.margins.left + background.margins.bottom), screenWidth * 0.9)
-    height: Math.min(Math.max(screenHeight * 0.05, icons.iconSize + icons.margins.top + icons.margins.bottom + background.margins.top + background.margins.bottom), screenHeight * 0.5)
+    property int optimalWidth: (icons.iconSize + icons.margins.left + icons.margins.right) * icons.count + background.margins.left + background.margins.bottom
+    property int optimalHeight: icons.iconSize + icons.margins.top + icons.margins.bottom + background.margins.top + background.margins.bottom
+    width: Math.min(Math.max(screenWidth * 0.3, optimalWidth), screenWidth * 0.9)
+    height: Math.min(Math.max(screenHeight * 0.05, optimalHeight), screenHeight * 0.5)
 
 
     function setModel(model) {
diff --git a/tabbox/qml/compact.qml b/tabbox/qml/compact.qml
index ee2dee67ea..0e9f4dd8c0 100644
--- a/tabbox/qml/compact.qml
+++ b/tabbox/qml/compact.qml
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@ Item {
     property int screenHeight : 0
     property string longestCaption: ""
     property int imagePathPrefix: (new Date()).getTime()
-    width: Math.min(Math.max(screenWidth * 0.2, compactListView.maxRowWidth), screenWidth * 0.8)
-    height: Math.min(Math.max(screenHeight * 0.2, compactListView.rowHeight * compactListView.count + background.margins.top + background.margins.bottom), screenHeight * 0.8)
+    property int optimalWidth: compactListView.maxRowWidth
+    property int optimalHeight: compactListView.rowHeight * compactListView.count + background.margins.top + background.margins.bottom
+    width: Math.min(Math.max(screenWidth * 0.2, optimalWidth), screenWidth * 0.8)
+    height: Math.min(Math.max(screenHeight * 0.2, optimalHeight), screenHeight * 0.8)
 
     property int textMargin: 2
 
diff --git a/tabbox/qml/informative.qml b/tabbox/qml/informative.qml
index 1078cca2b0..5b165af3fc 100644
--- a/tabbox/qml/informative.qml
+++ b/tabbox/qml/informative.qml
@@ -28,8 +28,10 @@ Item {
     property bool allDesktops: true
     property string longestCaption: ""
     property int imagePathPrefix: (new Date()).getTime()
-    width: Math.min(Math.max(screenWidth * 0.2, listView.maxRowWidth), screenWidth * 0.8)
-    height: Math.min(Math.max(screenHeight * 0.2, listView.rowHeight * listView.count + background.margins.top + background.margins.bottom), screenHeight * 0.8)
+    property int optimalWidth: listView.maxRowWidth
+    property int optimalHeight: listView.rowHeight * listView.count + background.margins.top + background.margins.bottom
+    width: Math.min(Math.max(screenWidth * 0.2, optimalWidth), screenWidth * 0.8)
+    height: Math.min(Math.max(screenHeight * 0.2, optimalHeight), screenHeight * 0.8)
 
     property int textMargin: 2
 
diff --git a/tabbox/qml/small_icons.qml b/tabbox/qml/small_icons.qml
index 8d8c6c40cf..8bab5ba0af 100644
--- a/tabbox/qml/small_icons.qml
+++ b/tabbox/qml/small_icons.qml
@@ -26,8 +26,10 @@ Item {
     property int screenWidth : 0
     property int screenHeight : 0
     property int imagePathPrefix: (new Date()).getTime()
-    width: Math.min(Math.max(screenWidth * 0.1, (icons.iconSize + icons.margins.left + icons.margins.right) * icons.count + background.margins.left + background.margins.bottom), screenWidth * 0.9)
-    height: Math.min(Math.max(screenHeight * 0.05, icons.iconSize + icons.margins.top + icons.margins.bottom + background.margins.top + background.margins.bottom), screenHeight * 0.5)
+    property int optimalWidth: (icons.iconSize + icons.margins.left + icons.margins.right) * icons.count + background.margins.left + background.margins.bottom
+    property int optimalHeight: icons.iconSize + icons.margins.top + icons.margins.bottom + background.margins.top + background.margins.bottom
+    width: Math.min(Math.max(screenWidth * 0.1, optimalWidth), screenWidth * 0.9)
+    height: Math.min(Math.max(screenHeight * 0.05, optimalHeight), screenHeight * 0.5)
 
 
     function setModel(model) {
diff --git a/tabbox/qml/text.qml b/tabbox/qml/text.qml
index 900173c390..9cdc7ef6b9 100644
--- a/tabbox/qml/text.qml
+++ b/tabbox/qml/text.qml
@@ -26,8 +26,10 @@ Item {
     property int screenWidth : 0
     property int screenHeight : 0
     property string longestCaption: ""
-    width: Math.min(Math.max(screenWidth * 0.2, textListView.maxRowWidth), screenWidth * 0.8)
-    height: Math.min(Math.max(screenHeight * 0.2, textListView.rowHeight * textListView.count + background.margins.top + background.margins.bottom), screenHeight * 0.8)
+    property int optimalWidth: textListView.maxRowWidth
+    property int optimalHeight: textListView.rowHeight * textListView.count + background.margins.top + background.margins.bottom
+    width: Math.min(Math.max(screenWidth * 0.2, optimalWidth), screenWidth * 0.8)
+    height: Math.min(Math.max(screenHeight * 0.2, optimalHeight), screenHeight * 0.8)
 
     property int textMargin: 2