diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 614a4113d5..1ff5de4e7d 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -9214,3 +9214,9 @@ Charlie 21 Dec 2011
 
     clientgui/
         ProjectInfoPage.cpp,.h
+
+Charlie 21 Dec 2011
+    - MGR: Fix horizontal sizing of text in Simple View project description.
+        
+    clientgui/
+        sg_TaskPanel.cpp,.h
diff --git a/clientgui/sg_TaskPanel.cpp b/clientgui/sg_TaskPanel.cpp
index ae2d152713..3d4c102083 100755
--- a/clientgui/sg_TaskPanel.cpp
+++ b/clientgui/sg_TaskPanel.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
 #define SLIDESHOWBORDER 3
 #define DESCRIPTIONSPACER 4
 #define HIDEDEFAULTSLIDE 1
-#define TESTALLDESCRIPTIONS 0
+#define TESTALLDESCRIPTIONS 1
+#define SCROLLBARWIDTH 18
 
 enum { suspendedIcon, waitingIcon, runningIcon };
 
@@ -49,8 +50,6 @@ CScrolledTextBox::CScrolledTextBox() {
 CScrolledTextBox::CScrolledTextBox( wxWindow* parent) :
     wxScrolledWindow( parent, ID_SGPROJECTDESCRIPTION, wxDefaultPosition, wxDefaultSize, wxVSCROLL)
 {
-    m_iAvailableWidth = 296;    // This will be overwritten
-
 	SetForegroundColour(*wxBLACK);
 
 	m_TextSizer = new wxBoxSizer( wxVERTICAL );
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ CScrolledTextBox::~CScrolledTextBox() {
 
 
 void CScrolledTextBox::SetValue(const wxString& s) {
-    int lineHeight, totalLines;
+    int lineHeight, totalLines, availableWidth;
     wxString t = s;
 
     // Delete sizer & its children (CTransparentStaticText objects)
@@ -77,17 +76,10 @@ void CScrolledTextBox::SetValue(const wxString& s) {
     // Change all occurrences of "<sup>n</sup>" to "^n"
     t.Replace(wxT("<sup>"), wxT("^"), true);
     t.Replace(wxT("</sup>"), wxT(""), true);
-    wxString tt = t;
-    
-    // First, determine if scroll bars needed so sizer can recompute
-    totalLines = Wrap(tt, m_iAvailableWidth, &lineHeight);
-    m_TextSizer->FitInside(this);
 
-    // Now get the actual client size with or without scroll bars
-    GetClientSize(&m_iAvailableWidth, &lineHeight);
-    m_TextSizer->Clear(true);   // Delete sizer & its children
-    
-    totalLines = Wrap(t, m_iAvailableWidth - 3, &lineHeight);
+    wxSize taskPanelSize = GetGrandParent()->GetSize();
+    availableWidth = taskPanelSize.GetWidth() - (2*SIDEMARGINS);
+    totalLines = Wrap(t, availableWidth - SCROLLBARWIDTH, &lineHeight);
     
     m_TextSizer->FitInside(this);
     SetScrollRate(1, lineHeight);
diff --git a/clientgui/sg_TaskPanel.h b/clientgui/sg_TaskPanel.h
index eb12b3b367..69ef820ccd 100755
--- a/clientgui/sg_TaskPanel.h
+++ b/clientgui/sg_TaskPanel.h
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ class CScrolledTextBox : public wxScrolledWindow
         void OnOutputLine(const wxString& line);
 
         wxBoxSizer*                 m_TextSizer;
-        int                         m_iAvailableWidth;
         int                         m_iAvailableHeight;
         bool                        m_eol;
         wxString                    m_text;