diff --git a/api/reduce.C b/api/reduce.C
index 934174625b..2f34387d5d 100644
--- a/api/reduce.C
+++ b/api/reduce.C
@@ -794,15 +794,15 @@ void REDUCED_ARRAY::draw_labels() {
 	double aspect_ratio = 4.0/3.0;	
 	if ((double)h*aspect_ratio > (double)w) 
 	{
-		model[1]*=1.0f/((w/aspect_ratio)/h);    
-		model[5]*=1.0f/((w/aspect_ratio)/h);
-		model[9]*=1.0f/((w/aspect_ratio)/h);
+		model[1]*=1.0f/(((double)w/aspect_ratio)/(double)h);    
+		model[5]*=1.0f/(((double)w/aspect_ratio)/(double)h);
+		model[9]*=1.0f/(((double)w/aspect_ratio)/(double)h);
 	}
 	else 
 	{   
-		model[0]*=1.0f/((h*aspect_ratio)/w);    
-		model[4]*=1.0f/((h*aspect_ratio)/w);
-		model[8]*=1.0f/((h*aspect_ratio)/w);
+		model[0]*=1.0f/(((double)h*aspect_ratio)/(double)w);    
+		model[4]*=1.0f/(((double)h*aspect_ratio)/(double)w);
+		model[8]*=1.0f/(((double)h*aspect_ratio)/(double)w);
     }	
 
 	//project to ortho coordinates		
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ void REDUCED_ARRAY::draw_labels() {
         model, proj, viewport,x_pos
     );
 
-	get_2d_positions(draw_pos[0]+draw_size[0],draw_pos[1],draw_pos[2]+draw_size[2],
+	get_2d_positions(draw_pos[0]+draw_size[0]+.2f,draw_pos[1]+.6f,draw_pos[2]+draw_size[2]-.4f,
         model, proj, viewport,p_pos
     );
 	glPopMatrix();
diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 8c36971cd7..ac02b0122e 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -6884,3 +6884,8 @@ David  17 Oct 2003
         error_numbers.h
     sched/
         handle_request.C
+
+Oliver 17 Oct 2003
+    - small label coord tweak
+    api/
+	reduce.c
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