Index: src/Frontend-GNOME/Chats/GroupChatView.cs
===================================================================
--- src/Frontend-GNOME/Chats/GroupChatView.cs	(Revision 421)
+++ src/Frontend-GNOME/Chats/GroupChatView.cs	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@
         private Gtk.VBox           _OutputVBox;
         private Gtk.Frame          _PersonTreeViewFrame;
         private Gtk.HPaned         _OutputHPaned;
-        private Gtk.Entry          _TopicEntry;
+        private Gtk.Label          _TopicLabel;
         private Gtk.TreeViewColumn _IdentityNameColumn;
         private Gtk.Image          _TabImage;
         
-        public Gtk.Entry TopicEntry {
+        public Gtk.Label TopicLabel {
             get {
-                return _TopicEntry;
+                return _TopicLabel;
             }
         }
         
@@ -142,8 +142,9 @@
             // topic
             _OutputVBox = new Gtk.VBox();
             
-            _TopicEntry = new Gtk.Entry();
-            _TopicEntry.IsEditable = false;
+            _TopicLabel = new Gtk.Label();
+            _TopicLabel.UseMarkup = true;
+			_TopicLabel.Ellipsize = Pango.EllipsizeMode.End;
             
             Add(_OutputHPaned);
             
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@
             
             base.Disable();
             
-            _TopicEntry.Text = String.Empty;
+            _TopicLabel.Markup = String.Empty;
             _PersonListStore.Clear();
             UpdatePersonCount();
         }
@@ -258,9 +259,9 @@
 #endif
             // sync topic
             string topic = _GroupChatModel.Topic;
-            if ((_TopicEntry != null) &&
+            if ((_TopicLabel != null) &&
                (topic != null)) {
-                _TopicEntry.Text = topic;
+                _TopicLabel.Markup = String.Format("<big>{0}</big>", topic);
             }
             
             base.Sync();
@@ -354,37 +355,37 @@
             
             if (BackgroundColor != null) {
                 _PersonTreeView.ModifyBase(Gtk.StateType.Normal, BackgroundColor.Value);
-                _TopicEntry.ModifyBase(Gtk.StateType.Normal, BackgroundColor.Value);
+                _TopicLabel.ModifyBase(Gtk.StateType.Normal, BackgroundColor.Value);
             } else {
                 _PersonTreeView.ModifyBase(Gtk.StateType.Normal);
-                _TopicEntry.ModifyBase(Gtk.StateType.Normal);
+                _TopicLabel.ModifyBase(Gtk.StateType.Normal);
             }
             
             if (ForegroundColor != null) {
                 _PersonTreeView.ModifyText(Gtk.StateType.Normal, ForegroundColor.Value);
-                _TopicEntry.ModifyText(Gtk.StateType.Normal, ForegroundColor.Value);
+                _TopicLabel.ModifyText(Gtk.StateType.Normal, ForegroundColor.Value);
             } else {
                 _PersonTreeView.ModifyText(Gtk.StateType.Normal);
-                _TopicEntry.ModifyText(Gtk.StateType.Normal);
+                _TopicLabel.ModifyText(Gtk.StateType.Normal);
             }
             
             _PersonTreeView.ModifyFont(FontDescription);
-            _TopicEntry.ModifyFont(FontDescription);
+            _TopicLabel.ModifyFont(FontDescription);
             
             // topic
             string topic_pos = (string) config["Interface/Notebook/Channel/TopicPosition"];
-            if (_TopicEntry.IsAncestor(_OutputVBox)) {
-                _OutputVBox.Remove(_TopicEntry);
+            if (_TopicLabel.IsAncestor(_OutputVBox)) {
+                _OutputVBox.Remove(_TopicLabel);
             }
             if (OutputScrolledWindow.IsAncestor(_OutputVBox)) {
                 _OutputVBox.Remove(OutputScrolledWindow);
             }
             if (topic_pos == "top") {
-                _OutputVBox.PackStart(_TopicEntry, false, false, 2);
+                _OutputVBox.PackStart(_TopicLabel, false, false, 2);
                 _OutputVBox.PackStart(OutputScrolledWindow, true, true, 0);
             } else if  (topic_pos == "bottom") {
                 _OutputVBox.PackStart(OutputScrolledWindow, true, true, 0);
-                _OutputVBox.PackStart(_TopicEntry, false, false, 2);
+                _OutputVBox.PackStart(_TopicLabel, false, false, 2);
             } else if (topic_pos == "none") {
                 _OutputVBox.PackStart(OutputScrolledWindow, true, true, 0);
             } else {

Index: src/Frontend-GNOME/GnomeUI.cs
===================================================================
--- src/Frontend-GNOME/GnomeUI.cs	(Revision 421)
+++ src/Frontend-GNOME/GnomeUI.cs	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -209,8 +209,8 @@
                 TraceRemotingCall(mb, ecpage, topic);
                 
                 GroupChatView cpage = (GroupChatView)Frontend.MainWindow.Notebook.GetChat(ecpage);
-                if (cpage.TopicEntry != null) {
-                    cpage.TopicEntry.Text = topic;
+                if (cpage.TopicLabel != null) {
+                    cpage.TopicLabel.Markup = String.Format("<big>{0}</big>", topic);
                 }
             });
         }