diff --git a/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.cpp b/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.cpp
index 78900e4a..371de4da 100755
--- a/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.cpp
@@ -411,6 +411,10 @@ mainWindowImpl::mainWindowImpl(ConfigFile *c, QMainWindow *parent)
 	//raise actionLable above just inserted mypixmaplabel
 	for (i=0; i<MAX_NUMBER_OF_PLAYERS; i++) { actionLabelArray[i]->raise(); }
 
+	//fix for away string bug in righttabwidget on windows
+	tabWidget_Right->setTabText(0, " "+tabWidget_Right->tabText(0)+" ");
+	tabWidget_Right->setTabText(1, " "+tabWidget_Right->tabText(1)+" ");
+
 
 	//resize stop-button depending on translation
 	QFontMetrics tempMetrics = this->fontMetrics();
diff --git a/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/myrighttabwidget.cpp b/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/myrighttabwidget.cpp
index f36142a3..297ed0f1 100644
--- a/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/myrighttabwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/myrighttabwidget.cpp
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@
 //
 //
 #include "myrighttabwidget.h"
+#include <iostream>
 
-// using namespace std;
+using namespace std;
 
 MyRightTabWidget::MyRightTabWidget(QGroupBox *parent)
  : QTabWidget(parent), myTabBar(0)
@@ -30,20 +31,22 @@ MyRightTabWidget::MyRightTabWidget(QGroupBox *parent)
 	int paddingTop = 1;
 	int paddingSide = 10;
 
-	this->setTabText(0, " "+this->tabText(0)+" ");
-	this->setTabText(1, " "+this->tabText(1)+" ");
-
+// 	this->setTabText(0, " "+this->tabText(0)+" ");
+// 	this->setTabText(1, " "+this->tabText(1)+" ");
+/*
 	QFontMetrics tempMetrics = this->fontMetrics();
 	int minimumTabWidth = tempMetrics.width(QString("W"+this->tabText(0)+"W"));
-	if(minimumTabWidth < tempMetrics.width(QString("W"+this->tabText(1)+"W"))) minimumTabWidth = tempMetrics.width(QString("W"+this->tabText(1)+"W"));
+	if(minimumTabWidth < tempMetrics.width(QString("W"+this->tabText(1)+"W"))) minimumTabWidth = tempMetrics.width(QString("W"+this->tabText(1)+"W"));*/
 
-	QString minimumTabWidthString(" min-width:"+QString::number(minimumTabWidth,10)+"px;");
+// 	QString minimumTabWidthString(" min-width:"+QString::number(minimumTabWidth,10)+"ex;");
+	QString minimumTabWidthString("");
 
 #else 
 	QString font1String("font-family: \"Nimbus Sans L\";");
 	int paddingTop = 0;
 	int paddingSide = 10;
 
+
 	QString minimumTabWidthString("");
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/session.cpp b/src/session.cpp
index a6149086..88b9d314 100755
--- a/src/session.cpp
+++ b/src/session.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <net/serveracceptthread.h>
 #include <net/ircthread.h>
 #include <core/avatarmanager.h>
+#include <boost/regex.hpp>
 
 #include <sstream>
 
@@ -148,6 +149,14 @@ void Session::startInternetClient()
 
 	if (myConfig->readConfigInt("UseIRCLobbyChat"))
 	{
+		//testing boost::regexp
+// 		boost::regex pattern (" ",boost::regex_constants::icase|boost::regex_constants::perl);
+// 		std::string stringa (myConfig->readConfigString("MyName"));
+// 		std::string replace ("");
+// 		std::string myNameNewString;
+// 		myNameNewString = boost::regex_replace (stringa, pattern, replace);
+		//testing boost:;regexp
+
 		myIrcThread = new IrcThread(*myGui);
 		myIrcThread->Init(
 			myConfig->readConfigString("IRCServerAddress"),