diff --git a/nw/config.py b/nw/config.py
index 5805396b..94eb21bd 100644
--- a/nw/config.py
+++ b/nw/config.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class Config:
         self.guiTheme     = "default"
         self.winGeometry  = [1100, 650]
         self.treeColWidth = [120, 30, 50]
-        self.mainPanePos  = [300, 800]
+        self.mainPanePos  = [300, 400, 400]
 
         ## Project
         self.autoSaveProj = 60
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class Config:
                 )
             if confParser.has_option(cnfSec,"mainpane"):
                 self.mainPanePos = self.unpackList(
-                    confParser.get(cnfSec,"mainpane"), 2, self.mainPanePos
+                    confParser.get(cnfSec,"mainpane"), 3, self.mainPanePos
                 )
 
         ## Project
diff --git a/nw/gui/doceditor.py b/nw/gui/doceditor.py
index ad90fe13..9842d03c 100644
--- a/nw/gui/doceditor.py
+++ b/nw/gui/doceditor.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class GuiDocEditor(QTextEdit):
         if self.mainConf.doJustify:
             self.theDoc.setDefaultTextOption(QTextOption(Qt.AlignJustify))
 
-        self.setMinimumWidth(400)
+        self.setMinimumWidth(300)
         self.setAcceptRichText(False)
         self.setFontPointSize(self.mainConf.textSize)
 
@@ -165,11 +165,18 @@ class GuiDocEditor(QTextEdit):
         set to True.
         """
         if self.mainConf.textFixedW:
+            vBar = self.verticalScrollBar()
+            if vBar.isVisible():
+                sW = vBar.width()
+            else:
+                sW = 0
             tW  = self.width()
-            sW  = self.verticalScrollBar().width()
             tM  = int((tW - sW - self.mainConf.textWidth)/2)
             mTB = self.mainConf.textMargin[0]
-            self.setViewportMargins(tM,mTB,0,mTB)
+            if tM > 0:
+                self.setViewportMargins(tM,mTB,0,mTB)
+            else:
+                self.setViewportMargins(0,mTB,0,mTB)
         return
 
     def docAction(self, theAction):
diff --git a/nw/gui/docviewer.py b/nw/gui/docviewer.py
index 9aa654ab..1a795b29 100644
--- a/nw/gui/docviewer.py
+++ b/nw/gui/docviewer.py
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ class GuiDocViewer(QTextBrowser):
         self.mainConf  = nw.CONFIG
         self.theParent = theParent
 
+        self.setMinimumWidth(300)
+
         logger.debug("DocViewer initialisation complete")
 
         return
diff --git a/nw/gui/winmain.py b/nw/gui/winmain.py
index 72aa6977..7beb5bbe 100644
--- a/nw/gui/winmain.py
+++ b/nw/gui/winmain.py
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ class GuiMain(QMainWindow):
         # Assemble Main Window
         self.stackPane = QStackedWidget()
         self.stackNone = self.stackPane.addWidget(QWidget())
-        self.stackDoc  = self.stackPane.addWidget(self.docEditor)
-        self.stackView = self.stackPane.addWidget(self.docViewer)
+        self.stackDoc  = self.stackPane.addWidget(QWidget())
+        self.stackView = self.stackPane.addWidget(QWidget())
         self.stackPane.setCurrentIndex(self.stackNone)
 
         self.treePane = QFrame()
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ class GuiMain(QMainWindow):
 
         self.splitMain = QSplitter(Qt.Horizontal)
         self.splitMain.addWidget(self.treePane)
-        self.splitMain.addWidget(self.stackPane)
+        self.splitMain.addWidget(self.docEditor)
+        self.splitMain.addWidget(self.docViewer)
         self.splitMain.setSizes(self.mainConf.mainPanePos)
         self.splitMain.splitterMoved.connect(self._splitMainMove)
 
diff --git a/tests/reference/novelwriter.conf b/tests/reference/novelwriter.conf
index 5b27daa9..f11f5904 100644
--- a/tests/reference/novelwriter.conf
+++ b/tests/reference/novelwriter.conf
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ timestamp = 2019-05-18 15:06:44
 [Sizes]
 geometry = 1100, 650
 treecols = 120, 30, 50
-mainpane = 300, 800
+mainpane = 300, 400, 400
 
 [Project]
 autosaveproject = 60
diff --git a/tests/test_config.py b/tests/test_config.py
index 528b7dcf..a46c3c41 100644
--- a/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/test_config.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def testConfigSetMainPanePos(nwTemp,nwRef):
     refConf = path.join(nwRef, "novelwriter.conf")
     assert theConf.setMainPanePos([0, 0])
     assert theConf.confChanged
-    assert theConf.setMainPanePos([300, 800])
+    assert theConf.setMainPanePos([300, 400, 400])
     assert theConf.saveConfig()
     assert cmpFiles(tmpConf, refConf, [2])
     assert not theConf.confChanged