diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 2f238f7a35..cacd2cd0cb 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -1272,3 +1272,11 @@ David  26 Jan 2007
 
 	client/
 		acct_mgr.C
+
+Walt   28 Jan 2007
+    - MGR: fixed bug in dialog options where it doesn't set the slider size 
+        automatically.  This is a bug in wxGTK so for Linux set the size
+        explicitly.
+    
+    clientgui/
+        DlgOptions.cpp
diff --git a/clientgui/DlgOptions.cpp b/clientgui/DlgOptions.cpp
index b2ab16024e..c820bc3bb3 100644
--- a/clientgui/DlgOptions.cpp
+++ b/clientgui/DlgOptions.cpp
@@ -150,7 +150,13 @@ void CDlgOptions::CreateControls()
     itemFlexGridSizer6->Add(itemStaticText9, 0, wxALIGN_CENTER_HORIZONTAL|wxALIGN_CENTER_VERTICAL|wxALL, 5);
 
     m_ReminderFrequencyCtrl = new wxSlider;
-    m_ReminderFrequencyCtrl->Create( itemPanel4, ID_REMINDERFREQUENCY, 60, 0, 120, wxDefaultPosition, wxDefaultSize, wxSL_HORIZONTAL|wxSL_LABELS );
+    m_ReminderFrequencyCtrl->Create( itemPanel4, ID_REMINDERFREQUENCY, 60, 0, 120, wxDefaultPosition,
+#if defined(__WXMSW__) || defined(__WXMAC__)        
+                                     wxDefaultSize, 
+#else
+                                     wxSize(150, 40),
+#endif
+                                     wxSL_HORIZONTAL|wxSL_LABELS);
     if (ShowToolTips())
         m_ReminderFrequencyCtrl->SetToolTip(_("How often, in minutes, should the manager remind you of possible connection events."));
     itemFlexGridSizer6->Add(m_ReminderFrequencyCtrl, 0, wxALIGN_CENTER_HORIZONTAL|wxALIGN_CENTER_VERTICAL|wxALL, 5);