diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/ui/ExternalUi.ui b/src/frontends/qt4/ui/ExternalUi.ui
index 703d215fbd..a89363eb19 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/ui/ExternalUi.ui
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/ui/ExternalUi.ui
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
             <property name="sizeType" >
              <enum>QSizePolicy::Preferred</enum>
             </property>
-            <property name="sizeHint" >
+            <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0" >
              <size>
               <width>20</width>
               <height>20</height>
@@ -112,9 +112,7 @@
           <item row="0" column="0" >
            <widget class="QComboBox" name="externalCO" >
             <property name="sizePolicy" >
-             <sizepolicy>
-              <hsizetype>0</hsizetype>
-              <vsizetype>0</vsizetype>
+             <sizepolicy vsizetype="Fixed" hsizetype="Fixed" >
               <horstretch>0</horstretch>
               <verstretch>0</verstretch>
              </sizepolicy>
@@ -134,12 +132,12 @@
        <string>LaTe&amp;X and LyX options</string>
       </attribute>
       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" >
-       <property name="margin" >
-        <number>9</number>
-       </property>
        <property name="spacing" >
         <number>6</number>
        </property>
+       <property name="margin" >
+        <number>9</number>
+       </property>
        <item>
         <widget class="QGroupBox" name="optionsGB" >
          <property name="title" >
@@ -232,9 +230,7 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
              <bool>true</bool>
             </property>
             <property name="sizePolicy" >
-             <sizepolicy>
-              <hsizetype>0</hsizetype>
-              <vsizetype>0</vsizetype>
+             <sizepolicy vsizetype="Fixed" hsizetype="Fixed" >
               <horstretch>0</horstretch>
               <verstretch>0</verstretch>
              </sizepolicy>
@@ -249,7 +245,7 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
             <property name="orientation" >
              <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
             </property>
-            <property name="sizeHint" >
+            <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0" >
              <size>
               <width>40</width>
               <height>20</height>
@@ -265,7 +261,7 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
          <property name="orientation" >
           <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
          </property>
-         <property name="sizeHint" >
+         <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0" >
           <size>
            <width>81</width>
            <height>196</height>
@@ -309,7 +305,7 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
             <property name="sizeType" >
              <enum>QSizePolicy::Expanding</enum>
             </property>
-            <property name="sizeHint" >
+            <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0" >
              <size>
               <width>20</width>
               <height>20</height>
@@ -328,9 +324,7 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
             <item row="0" column="1" >
              <widget class="QLineEdit" name="angleED" >
               <property name="sizePolicy" >
-               <sizepolicy>
-                <hsizetype>0</hsizetype>
-                <vsizetype>0</vsizetype>
+               <sizepolicy vsizetype="Fixed" hsizetype="Fixed" >
                 <horstretch>0</horstretch>
                 <verstretch>0</verstretch>
                </sizepolicy>
@@ -541,7 +535,7 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
             <property name="orientation" >
              <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
             </property>
-            <property name="sizeHint" >
+            <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0" >
              <size>
               <width>43</width>
               <height>18</height>
@@ -571,12 +565,12 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
    </item>
    <item row="1" column="0" >
     <layout class="QHBoxLayout" >
-     <property name="margin" >
-      <number>0</number>
-     </property>
      <property name="spacing" >
       <number>6</number>
      </property>
+     <property name="margin" >
+      <number>0</number>
+     </property>
      <item>
       <spacer>
        <property name="orientation" >
@@ -585,7 +579,7 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
        <property name="sizeType" >
         <enum>QSizePolicy::Expanding</enum>
        </property>
-       <property name="sizeHint" >
+       <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0" >
         <size>
          <width>20</width>
          <height>20</height>