=== modified file 'src/com/goldencode/p2j/ui/client/gui/FrameGuiImpl.java'
--- src/com/goldencode/p2j/ui/client/gui/FrameGuiImpl.java	2016-07-13 01:08:05 +0000
+++ src/com/goldencode/p2j/ui/client/gui/FrameGuiImpl.java	2016-08-18 11:23:02 +0000
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
 ** 038 HC  20160628 Prevented unhandled exceptions when window/frame closed/destroyed.
 ** 039 EVL 20160622 Adding refresh dialog title after config update.
 ** 040 SBI 20160713 Fixed the cursor if the mouse pointer over labels.
+** 041 SBI 20160818 Fixed the look and feel for empty frames according to the Progress 4GL GUI.
 */
 
 package com.goldencode.p2j.ui.client.gui;
@@ -102,6 +103,9 @@
 public class FrameGuiImpl
 extends Frame<GuiOutputManager>
 {
+   /** The frame's default size given in pixels */
+   private static final int DEFAULT_SIZE_IN_PIXELS = 16;
+   
    /** Screen driver */
    private GuiDriver gd;
 
@@ -132,6 +136,12 @@
    /** Keeping track on explicit virtual height setting. */
    private boolean explicitVirtualHeight = false;
    
+   /** The default width of the empty frame. */
+   private final double defaultWidth;
+   
+   /** The default height of the empty frame. */
+   private final double defaultHeight;
+   
    /**
     * Special constructor used to restore component using given configuration.
     * <p>
@@ -161,6 +171,10 @@
       // output manager
       screen = screen();
       cc = screen.coordinates();
+      
+      // calculates the frame's default size from its pixels size
+      defaultHeight = cc.heightFromNative(DEFAULT_SIZE_IN_PIXELS);
+      defaultWidth  = cc.widthFromNative(DEFAULT_SIZE_IN_PIXELS);
    }
    
    /**
@@ -467,7 +481,34 @@
       
       new StackLayout<GuiOutputManager>(Direction.VERTICAL).doLayout(this);
    }
-
+   
+   /**
+    * This method is invoked when frame is constructed and configuration of all widgets is set,
+    * but no other actions are performed. It has been overridden in order to set the default size
+    * for an empty frame according to the Progress 4GL GUI look and feel.
+    * 
+    * @param   newFrame
+    *          <code>true</code> value indicates that doLayout must be processed for this frame.
+    * @param   suppressRedraw
+    *          <code>true</code> means suppress redrawing of frame.
+    */
+   @Override
+   public void postprocess(boolean newFrame, boolean suppressRedraw)
+   {
+      AbstractContainer<GuiOutputManager> container = getContentPane();
+      if (container != null)
+      {
+         // if this frame has no widgets, then set its default dimension.
+         if (container.widgets().length == 0)
+         {
+            setWidth(defaultWidth);
+            setHeight(defaultHeight);
+         }
+      }
+      
+      super.postprocess(newFrame, suppressRedraw);
+   }
+   
    /**
     * Draw the peer container. The methods calls the draw() method for
     * ScrollPane instance for the peer container. In addition the required