diff --git a/clients/b2/b2client.cpp b/clients/b2/b2client.cpp
index f44e680a9a..4857a8a4cb 100644
--- a/clients/b2/b2client.cpp
+++ b/clients/b2/b2client.cpp
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ void B2Client::init()
 		    widget()), 
 		1, 1, 1, 2);
     } else {
-	g->addMultiCellWidget(new QWidget(widget()), 1, 1, 1, 2);
+	g->addMultiCell( new QSpacerItem( 0, 0 ), 1, 1, 1, 2);
     }
 
     // Left and right border width
diff --git a/clients/default/kdedefault.cpp b/clients/default/kdedefault.cpp
index 224f8c9f7f..9ef7416e1b 100644
--- a/clients/default/kdedefault.cpp
+++ b/clients/default/kdedefault.cpp
@@ -737,8 +737,7 @@ void KDEDefaultClient::init()
     if( isPreview())
         g->addWidget( new QLabel( i18n( "<b><center>KDE2 preview</center></b>" ), widget()), 3, 1);
     else
-        g->addWidget( new QWidget( widget()), 3, 1);
-    
+        g->addItem( new QSpacerItem( 0, 0 ), 3, 1); // no widget in the middle
 
 	// without the next line, unshade flickers
 	g->addItem( new QSpacerItem( 0, 0, QSizePolicy::Fixed,
diff --git a/clients/keramik/keramik.cpp b/clients/keramik/keramik.cpp
index 0faf299074..96ed6a01bd 100644
--- a/clients/keramik/keramik.cpp
+++ b/clients/keramik/keramik.cpp
@@ -872,7 +872,10 @@ void KeramikClient::createLayout()
 	titleLayout->addSpacing( buttonMargin - 1 );  // Right button margin
 
 	windowLayout->addSpacing( leftBorderWidth );                // Left border
-	windowLayout->addWidget( new QLabel( i18n( "<center><b>Keramik</b></center>" ), widget()));   // Window wrapper FRAME
+        if( isPreview())
+	    windowLayout->addWidget( new QLabel( i18n( "<center><b>Keramik</b></center>" ), widget()));
+        else
+            windowLayout->addItem( new QSpacerItem( 0, 0 )); //no widget in the middle
 	windowLayout->addSpacing( rightBorderWidth );                // Right border
 }
 
diff --git a/clients/laptop/laptopclient.cpp b/clients/laptop/laptopclient.cpp
index ece28c413a..65f3f5573d 100644
--- a/clients/laptop/laptopclient.cpp
+++ b/clients/laptop/laptopclient.cpp
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ void LaptopClient::init()
 	g->addWidget(new QLabel(i18n("<center><b></b>Laptop preview</center>"), 
 		    widget()), 3, 1);
     else
-        g->addWidget(new QWidget(widget()), 3, 1 );
+	g->addItem( new QSpacerItem( 0, 0 ), 3, 1); // no widget in the middle
 
     g->setRowStretch(3, 10);
     spacer = new QSpacerItem(10, isResizable() ? handleSize : 4, 
diff --git a/clients/modernsystem/modernsys.cpp b/clients/modernsystem/modernsys.cpp
index b4246c1a36..14d3cfcfa0 100644
--- a/clients/modernsystem/modernsys.cpp
+++ b/clients/modernsystem/modernsys.cpp
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ void ModernSys::init()
     if( isPreview())
         g->addWidget( new QLabel( i18n( "<center><b>ModernSys preview</b></center>" ), widget()), 1, 1 );
     else
-        g->addWidget( new QWidget( widget()), 1, 1 );
+        g->addItem( new QSpacerItem( 0, 0 ), 1, 1 ); // no widget in the middle
     g->setRowStretch(1, 10);
     g->addItem( new QSpacerItem( 0, 0, QSizePolicy::Fixed, QSizePolicy::Expanding ) );
 
diff --git a/clients/quartz/quartz.cpp b/clients/quartz/quartz.cpp
index ec7bc4f96a..b23a39d8a5 100644
--- a/clients/quartz/quartz.cpp
+++ b/clients/quartz/quartz.cpp
@@ -520,7 +520,11 @@ void QuartzClient::init()
     QGridLayout* g = new QGridLayout(widget(), 0, 0, 0);
     g->setResizeMode(QLayout::FreeResize);
     g->addRowSpacing(0, borderSize-1);       // Top grab bar
-	g->addWidget(new QLabel( i18n( "<center><b>Quartz</b></center>" ), widget()), 3, 1); // fake window
+    if( isPreview())
+	g->addWidget(new QLabel( i18n( "<center><b>Quartz</b></center>" ), widget()), 3, 1);
+    else
+	g->addItem(new QSpacerItem( 0, 0 ), 3, 1); // no widget in the middle
+
 	// without the next line, unshade flickers
 	g->addItem( new QSpacerItem( 0, 0, QSizePolicy::Fixed,
 				QSizePolicy::Expanding ) );
diff --git a/clients/redmond/redmond.cpp b/clients/redmond/redmond.cpp
index 863ec815dc..416c025c9c 100644
--- a/clients/redmond/redmond.cpp
+++ b/clients/redmond/redmond.cpp
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ void RedmondDeco::init()
 	if (isPreview()) {
 		g->addWidget(new QLabel(i18n("<center><b>Redmond preview</b></center>"), widget()), 3, 1);
 	} else {
-		g->addWidget(new QWidget(widget()), 3, 1);
+		g->addItem(new QSpacerItem( 0, 0 ), 3, 1); // no widget in the middle
 	}
 
 	g->addRowSpacing(0, borderWidth);       // Top grab bar 
diff --git a/clients/web/Web.cpp b/clients/web/Web.cpp
index 856a9f1098..022a8852ba 100644
--- a/clients/web/Web.cpp
+++ b/clients/web/Web.cpp
@@ -519,7 +519,10 @@ WebClient::_resetLayout()
   QHBoxLayout * midLayout   = new QHBoxLayout(mainLayout_, 0, 0);
 
   midLayout->addSpacing(sideMargin);
-  midLayout->addWidget(new QLabel( i18n( "<center><b>Web</b></center>" ), widget())); // fake window
+  if( isPreview())
+    midLayout->addWidget(new QLabel( i18n( "<center><b>Web</b></center>" ), widget()));
+  else
+    midLayout->addItem( new QSpacerItem( 0, 0 )); // no widget in the middle
   midLayout->addSpacing(sideMargin);
 
   // -------------------------------------------------------------------