diff --git a/nw/gui/noveltree.py b/nw/gui/noveltree.py
index 9c9e562b..bbb3948f 100644
--- a/nw/gui/noveltree.py
+++ b/nw/gui/noveltree.py
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ class GuiNovelTree(QTreeWidget):
         treeHeadItem.setToolTip(self.C_WORDS, "Word count")
         treeHeadItem.setToolTip(self.C_POV,   "Point-of-view character")
 
+        treeHeader = self.header()
+        treeHeader.setStretchLastSection(True)
+        treeHeader.setMinimumSectionSize(iPx + 6)
+
         # Get user's column width preferences for NAME and COUNT
         treeColWidth = self.mainConf.getNovelColWidths()
         if len(treeColWidth) <= 3:
@@ -161,6 +165,35 @@ class GuiNovelTree(QTreeWidget):
 
         return None
 
+    ##
+    #  Events
+    ##
+
+    def mousePressEvent(self, theEvent):
+        """Overload mousePressEvent to clear selection if clicking the
+        mouse in a blank area of the tree view, and to load a document
+        for viewing if the user middle-clicked.
+        """
+        QTreeWidget.mousePressEvent(self, theEvent)
+
+        if theEvent.button() == Qt.LeftButton:
+            selItem = self.indexAt(theEvent.pos())
+            if not selItem.isValid():
+                self.clearSelection()
+
+        elif theEvent.button() == Qt.MiddleButton:
+            selItem = self.itemAt(theEvent.pos())
+            if not isinstance(selItem, QTreeWidgetItem):
+                return
+
+            tHandle = self.getSelectedHandle()
+            if tHandle is None:
+                return
+
+            self.theParent.viewDocument(tHandle)
+
+        return
+
     ##
     #  Slots
     ##
diff --git a/nw/gui/projtree.py b/nw/gui/projtree.py
index 290c4391..79e6dcd9 100644
--- a/nw/gui/projtree.py
+++ b/nw/gui/projtree.py
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ class GuiProjectTree(QTreeWidget):
     def mousePressEvent(self, theEvent):
         """Overload mousePressEvent to clear selection if clicking the
         mouse in a blank area of the tree view, and to load a document
-        for viewing if the suer middle clicked.
+        for viewing if the user middle-clicked.
         """
         QTreeWidget.mousePressEvent(self, theEvent)
 
diff --git a/nw/guimain.py b/nw/guimain.py
index 4efba144..fb1808c9 100644
--- a/nw/guimain.py
+++ b/nw/guimain.py
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ class GuiMain(QMainWindow):
         """Wrapper function to clear all sub-elements of the main GUI.
         """
         self.treeView.clearTree()
+        self.novelView.clearTree()
         self.docEditor.clearEditor()
         self.closeDocViewer()
         self.statusBar.clearStatus()
@@ -878,6 +879,7 @@ class GuiMain(QMainWindow):
             self.docEditor.initEditor()
             self.docViewer.initViewer()
             self.treeView.initTree()
+            self.novelView.initTree()
             self.projView.initOutline()
             self.projMeta.initDetails()
 
@@ -1381,19 +1383,19 @@ class GuiMain(QMainWindow):
     def _projTabsChanged(self, tabIndex):
         """Activated when the project view tab is changed.
         """
-        tHandle = None
+        sHandle = None
 
         if tabIndex == self.idxTreeView:
             logger.verbose("Project tree tab activated")
-            tHandle = self.treeView.getSelectedHandle()
+            sHandle = self.treeView.getSelectedHandle()
 
         elif tabIndex == self.idxNovelView:
             logger.verbose("Novel tree tab activated")
             if self.hasProject:
                 self.novelView.refreshTree()
-                tHandle = self.novelView.getSelectedHandle()
+                sHandle = self.novelView.getSelectedHandle()
 
-        self.treeMeta.updateViewBox(tHandle)
+        self.treeMeta.updateViewBox(sHandle)
 
         return