diff --git a/pagelisteditor.py b/pagelisteditor.py
index 6d34e78..ec7c5ba 100644
--- a/pagelisteditor.py
+++ b/pagelisteditor.py
@@ -203,28 +203,28 @@ class PageListEditor(QWidget):
 			
 	def setDisplayPixmap( self, delta_w , delta_h ):
 			# the deltas let us know what the new width and height of the label will be
-			new_h = self.label.height() + delta_h
-			new_w = self.label.width() + delta_w
-			
-			#account for the border
-			new_h -= 4  
-			new_w -= 2  
+			new_h = self.frame.height() + delta_h
+			new_w = self.frame.width() + delta_w
 
-			#allow for the user to force a reduce by making it a bit smaller than the label
-			new_h -= 10 
-			new_w -= 10  
+			new_h -= 2
+			new_w -= 2
 			
 			if new_h < 0:
 				new_h = 0;
 			if new_w < 0:
 				new_w = 0;
-
-			if new_w > 1000 or new_h > 1000:
-				return
 				
+			# scale the pixmap to fit in the frame
 			scaled_pixmap = self.current_pixmap.scaled(new_w, new_h, Qt.KeepAspectRatio)			
-			self.label.setPixmap( scaled_pixmap )		
-		
+			self.label.setPixmap( scaled_pixmap )
+			
+			# ,pve and resize the label to be centered in the fame
+			img_w = scaled_pixmap.width()
+			img_h = scaled_pixmap.height()
+			self.label.resize( img_w, img_h )
+			self.label.move( (new_w - img_w)/2, (new_h - img_h)/2 )
+			
+
 	def setData( self, comic_archive, pages_list ):
 		self.comic_archive = comic_archive
 		self.pages_list = pages_list
@@ -288,13 +288,6 @@ class PageListEditor(QWidget):
 			pass
 			
 	def showEvent( self, event ):
-		self.label.show()
+		# make sure to adjust the size and pos of the pixmap based on frame size
 		self.setDisplayPixmap( 0,0 )
 
-	def hideEvent( self, event ):
-		# make the image tiny so that other tabs can resize?
-		self.show()
-		self.setDisplayPixmap( -10000,-10000 )
-		QCoreApplication.processEvents()
-		self.label.hide()
-		QCoreApplication.processEvents()
diff --git a/pagelisteditor.ui b/pagelisteditor.ui
index e85f081..48b8c43 100644
--- a/pagelisteditor.ui
+++ b/pagelisteditor.ui
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>511</width>
-    <height>294</height>
+    <width>527</width>
+    <height>323</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
       </layout>
      </item>
      <item>
-      <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
+      <widget class="QFrame" name="frame">
        <property name="sizePolicy">
         <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Preferred">
          <horstretch>0</horstretch>
@@ -106,23 +106,24 @@
         </sizepolicy>
        </property>
        <property name="frameShape">
-        <enum>QFrame::Panel</enum>
+        <enum>QFrame::StyledPanel</enum>
        </property>
        <property name="frameShadow">
         <enum>QFrame::Sunken</enum>
        </property>
-       <property name="text">
-        <string>TextLabel</string>
-       </property>
-       <property name="scaledContents">
-        <bool>false</bool>
-       </property>
-       <property name="alignment">
-        <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
-       </property>
-       <property name="indent">
-        <number>0</number>
-       </property>
+       <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
+        <property name="geometry">
+         <rect>
+          <x>10</x>
+          <y>10</y>
+          <width>151</width>
+          <height>141</height>
+         </rect>
+        </property>
+        <property name="text">
+         <string/>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
       </widget>
      </item>
     </layout>