diff --git a/scribus/ui/checkDocument.cpp b/scribus/ui/checkDocument.cpp
index bacd3e1dc5b00d851560bb987848517cff0a925b..d8f46e1add035812371aea1cd3d6298b025d9dcf 100644
--- a/scribus/ui/checkDocument.cpp
+++ b/scribus/ui/checkDocument.cpp
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ CheckDocument::CheckDocument( QWidget* parent, bool modal )
 	iconSetChange();
 
 	checkDocumentLayout = new QVBoxLayout( this );
-	checkDocumentLayout->setMargin(5);
-	checkDocumentLayout->setSpacing(5);
+	checkDocumentLayout->setContentsMargins(9, 9, 9, 9);
+	checkDocumentLayout->setSpacing(6);
 
 	layout1 = new QHBoxLayout;
-	layout1->setMargin(0);
-	layout1->setSpacing(5);
+	layout1->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
+	layout1->setSpacing(6);
 	textLabel1 = new QLabel( this );
 	layout1->addWidget( textLabel1 );
 	curCheckProfile = new QComboBox( this );
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ CheckDocument::CheckDocument( QWidget* parent, bool modal )
 	checkDocumentLayout->addWidget( reportDisplay );
 
 	layout2 = new QHBoxLayout;
-	layout2->setMargin(0);
-	layout2->setSpacing(5);
+	layout2->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
+	layout2->setSpacing(6);
 	reScan = new QPushButton(this );
 	layout2->addWidget( reScan );
 	QSpacerItem* spacer = new QSpacerItem( 2, 2, QSizePolicy::Expanding, QSizePolicy::Minimum );
diff --git a/scribus/ui/colorsandfillsbase.ui b/scribus/ui/colorsandfillsbase.ui
index af6a0efd93dd88f6c80ba4df7588ff731054376c..e037003949080076b91cac833cf704a9e6d16802 100644
--- a/scribus/ui/colorsandfillsbase.ui
+++ b/scribus/ui/colorsandfillsbase.ui
@@ -20,20 +20,17 @@
    <bool>true</bool>
   </property>
   <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout" stretch="1,0">
-   <property name="spacing">
-    <number>5</number>
-   </property>
    <property name="leftMargin">
-    <number>5</number>
+    <number>9</number>
    </property>
    <property name="topMargin">
-    <number>5</number>
+    <number>9</number>
    </property>
    <property name="rightMargin">
-    <number>5</number>
+    <number>9</number>
    </property>
    <property name="bottomMargin">
-    <number>5</number>
+    <number>9</number>
    </property>
    <item>
     <widget class="QTreeWidget" name="dataTree">
@@ -131,21 +128,6 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
         <string>Color Sets</string>
        </property>
        <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
-        <property name="spacing">
-         <number>5</number>
-        </property>
-        <property name="leftMargin">
-         <number>5</number>
-        </property>
-        <property name="topMargin">
-         <number>5</number>
-        </property>
-        <property name="rightMargin">
-         <number>5</number>
-        </property>
-        <property name="bottomMargin">
-         <number>5</number>
-        </property>
         <item>
          <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
           <property name="text">
diff --git a/scribus/ui/outputpreview_pdf.ui b/scribus/ui/outputpreview_pdf.ui
index 1e34d0d8b1c1623feed7a37aba9f08c5cce59c00..24bc03247221f845590edd304d6a7a01d5ff054c 100644
--- a/scribus/ui/outputpreview_pdf.ui
+++ b/scribus/ui/outputpreview_pdf.ui
@@ -103,21 +103,6 @@
       <string>Display Settings</string>
      </property>
      <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_3">
-      <property name="spacing">
-       <number>5</number>
-      </property>
-      <property name="leftMargin">
-       <number>5</number>
-      </property>
-      <property name="topMargin">
-       <number>5</number>
-      </property>
-      <property name="rightMargin">
-       <number>5</number>
-      </property>
-      <property name="bottomMargin">
-       <number>5</number>
-      </property>
       <item>
        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="antiAliasing">
         <property name="toolTip">
diff --git a/scribus/ui/outputpreview_ps.ui b/scribus/ui/outputpreview_ps.ui
index b8b9605aad204dc2928b1cebad08cdf348296168..940d9b17d30d976157438467aefaab239043722f 100644
--- a/scribus/ui/outputpreview_ps.ui
+++ b/scribus/ui/outputpreview_ps.ui
@@ -108,21 +108,6 @@
       <string>Display Settings</string>
      </property>
      <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_3">
-      <property name="spacing">
-       <number>5</number>
-      </property>
-      <property name="leftMargin">
-       <number>5</number>
-      </property>
-      <property name="topMargin">
-       <number>5</number>
-      </property>
-      <property name="rightMargin">
-       <number>5</number>
-      </property>
-      <property name="bottomMargin">
-       <number>5</number>
-      </property>
       <item>
        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="antiAliasing">
         <property name="toolTip">
diff --git a/scribus/ui/outputpreviewbase.ui b/scribus/ui/outputpreviewbase.ui
index 3cb1a6b32dc7575f45b426de4d83e2cc3de2459c..55cb57f90eb1d7598b767b754c69d1a3eccde89c 100644
--- a/scribus/ui/outputpreviewbase.ui
+++ b/scribus/ui/outputpreviewbase.ui
@@ -14,20 +14,17 @@
    <string>Dialog</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
-   <property name="spacing">
-    <number>0</number>
-   </property>
    <property name="leftMargin">
-    <number>0</number>
+    <number>9</number>
    </property>
    <property name="topMargin">
-    <number>0</number>
+    <number>9</number>
    </property>
    <property name="rightMargin">
-    <number>0</number>
+    <number>9</number>
    </property>
    <property name="bottomMargin">
-    <number>0</number>
+    <number>9</number>
    </property>
    <item>
     <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="topHLayout">
@@ -84,9 +81,6 @@
        <property name="text">
         <string>Scaling:</string>
        </property>
-       <property name="margin">
-        <number>6</number>
-       </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item>
diff --git a/scribus/ui/printpreviewbase.ui b/scribus/ui/printpreviewbase.ui
index 561ac08f2fa04d4277c15b6fe10d6b1241f2565d..291e8238f1004a4aaa9eb5afda0a6630aceef692 100644
--- a/scribus/ui/printpreviewbase.ui
+++ b/scribus/ui/printpreviewbase.ui
@@ -14,20 +14,17 @@
    <string>Print Preview</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
-   <property name="spacing">
-    <number>0</number>
-   </property>
    <property name="leftMargin">
-    <number>0</number>
+    <number>9</number>
    </property>
    <property name="topMargin">
-    <number>0</number>
+    <number>9</number>
    </property>
    <property name="rightMargin">
-    <number>0</number>
+    <number>9</number>
    </property>
    <property name="bottomMargin">
-    <number>0</number>
+    <number>9</number>
    </property>
    <item>
     <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="topHLayout">
@@ -83,21 +80,6 @@
              <string>Preview Settings</string>
             </property>
             <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
-             <property name="spacing">
-              <number>5</number>
-             </property>
-             <property name="leftMargin">
-              <number>5</number>
-             </property>
-             <property name="topMargin">
-              <number>5</number>
-             </property>
-             <property name="rightMargin">
-              <number>5</number>
-             </property>
-             <property name="bottomMargin">
-              <number>5</number>
-             </property>
              <item>
               <widget class="PrintLanguageCombo" name="printLanguageCombo"/>
              </item>
@@ -159,21 +141,6 @@
              <string>Display Settings</string>
             </property>
             <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_3">
-             <property name="spacing">
-              <number>5</number>
-             </property>
-             <property name="leftMargin">
-              <number>5</number>
-             </property>
-             <property name="topMargin">
-              <number>5</number>
-             </property>
-             <property name="rightMargin">
-              <number>5</number>
-             </property>
-             <property name="bottomMargin">
-              <number>5</number>
-             </property>
              <item>
               <widget class="QCheckBox" name="antiAliasing">
                <property name="text">
@@ -278,9 +245,6 @@
        <property name="text">
         <string>Scaling:</string>
        </property>
-       <property name="margin">
-        <number>6</number>
-       </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item>
