diff --git a/src/ImageSelect.py b/src/ImageSelect.py
index 0cee13590..646a90b14 100644
--- a/src/ImageSelect.py
+++ b/src/ImageSelect.py
@@ -409,13 +409,13 @@ class Gallery(ImageSelect):
                            justification=gtk.JUSTIFY_CENTER,
                            y=_IMAGEY-10, text=description)
 
+            # make sure that the text string doesn't exceed the size of the box
+
             bnds = text.get_bounds()
-            print bnds
             while bnds[0] <0:
                 description = description[0:-4] + "..."
                 text.set(text=description)
                 bnds = text.get_bounds()
-                print bnds
 
             for i in [ item, text, box, grp ] :
                 self.p_map[i] = (item,text,box,photo,oid)