=== modified file 'src/com/goldencode/p2j/ui/client/gui/FrameGuiImpl.java'
--- src/com/goldencode/p2j/ui/client/gui/FrameGuiImpl.java	2016-08-18 19:36:02 +0000
+++ src/com/goldencode/p2j/ui/client/gui/FrameGuiImpl.java	2016-08-19 18:16:52 +0000
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@
 ** 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.
+** 041 SBI 20160818 Fixed the look and feel for frames according to the Progress 4GL GUI minimal
+**                  frame size.
 */
 
 package com.goldencode.p2j.ui.client.gui;
@@ -103,8 +104,8 @@
 public class FrameGuiImpl
 extends Frame<GuiOutputManager>
 {
-   /** The frame's default size given in pixels */
-   private static final int DEFAULT_SIZE_IN_PIXELS = 16;
+   /** The frame's minimal size given in pixels */
+   private static final int DEFAULT_MINIMAL_SIZE_IN_PIXELS = 16;
    
    /** Screen driver */
    private GuiDriver gd;
@@ -136,11 +137,11 @@
    /** Keeping track on explicit virtual height setting. */
    private boolean explicitVirtualHeight = false;
    
-   /** The default width of the empty frame. */
-   private final double defaultWidth;
+   /** The default minimal width of the empty frame. */
+   private final double defaultMinimalWidth;
    
-   /** The default height of the empty frame. */
-   private final double defaultHeight;
+   /** The default minimal height of the empty frame. */
+   private final double defaultMinimalHeight;
    
    /**
     * Special constructor used to restore component using given configuration.
@@ -173,8 +174,8 @@
       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);
+      defaultMinimalHeight = cc.heightFromNative(DEFAULT_MINIMAL_SIZE_IN_PIXELS);
+      defaultMinimalWidth  = cc.widthFromNative(DEFAULT_MINIMAL_SIZE_IN_PIXELS);
    }
    
    /**
@@ -495,15 +496,15 @@
       super.realizeFrame(realize);
       if (realize)
       {
-         AbstractContainer<GuiOutputManager> container = getContentPane();
-         if (container != null)
+         double currentWidth  = width();
+         double currentHeight = height();
+         if (currentWidth < defaultMinimalWidth || currentHeight < defaultMinimalHeight)
          {
-            // if this frame has no widgets and its dimension is not set,
-            // then set its default dimension.
-            if (container.widgets().length == 0 && !config().fixedWidth && !config().fixedHeight)
-            {
-               setOuterSize(defaultWidth, defaultHeight);
-            }
+            currentWidth  = Math.max(currentWidth,  defaultMinimalWidth);
+            currentHeight = Math.max(currentHeight, defaultMinimalHeight);
+            setOuterSize(currentWidth, currentHeight);
+            config().widthChars  = currentWidth;
+            config().heightChars = currentHeight;
          }
       }
    }
@@ -632,6 +633,12 @@
       if (!explicitVirtualHeight)
       {
          super.calculateHeight(d, delta);
+         // fix the calculated inner size
+         double minimalInnerHeight = defaultMinimalHeight - calculateHeightDelta();
+         if (d.height < minimalInnerHeight)
+         {
+            d.height = minimalInnerHeight;
+         }
       }
       else if (config().virtualHeightChars != BaseConfig.INV_COORD)
       {