diff --git a/gramps/gui/glade/tipofday.glade b/gramps/gui/glade/tipofday.glade
index 57905155e..0b27e4656 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/glade/tipofday.glade
+++ b/gramps/gui/glade/tipofday.glade
@@ -4,84 +4,86 @@
   <object class="GtkWindow" id="tipofday">
     <property name="visible">True</property>
     <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+    <property name="valign">start</property>
     <property name="border_width">8</property>
     <property name="title" translatable="yes">window1</property>
-    <property name="default_width">500</property>
-    <property name="default_height">350</property>
+    <property name="gravity">center</property>
     <child>
       <object class="GtkVBox" id="vbox126">
         <property name="visible">True</property>
         <property name="can_focus">False</property>
         <child>
-          <object class="GtkTable" id="table75">
+          <object class="GtkGrid" id="grid1">
             <property name="visible">True</property>
             <property name="can_focus">False</property>
-            <property name="n_rows">3</property>
-            <property name="n_columns">3</property>
+            <property name="valign">start</property>
             <child>
-              <placeholder/>
-            </child>
-            <child>
-              <object class="GtkLabel" id="tip">
+              <object class="GtkCheckButton" id="usetips">
+                <property name="label" translatable="yes">_Display on startup</property>
                 <property name="visible">True</property>
-                <property name="can_focus">False</property>
-                <property name="xpad">6</property>
-                <property name="ypad">6</property>
-                <property name="wrap">True</property>
+                <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                <property name="receives_default">False</property>
+                <property name="halign">center</property>
+                <property name="use_underline">True</property>
+                <property name="xalign">0.5</property>
+                <property name="yalign">0</property>
+                <property name="active">True</property>
+                <property name="draw_indicator">True</property>
               </object>
               <packing>
-                <property name="left_attach">2</property>
-                <property name="right_attach">3</property>
-                <property name="top_attach">1</property>
-                <property name="bottom_attach">2</property>
+                <property name="left_attach">0</property>
+                <property name="top_attach">2</property>
+                <property name="width">2</property>
+                <property name="height">1</property>
               </packing>
             </child>
             <child>
               <object class="GtkLabel" id="title">
                 <property name="visible">True</property>
                 <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+                <property name="halign">center</property>
                 <property name="use_markup">True</property>
                 <property name="wrap">True</property>
               </object>
               <packing>
-                <property name="left_attach">2</property>
-                <property name="right_attach">3</property>
-                <property name="y_options">GTK_FILL</property>
+                <property name="left_attach">0</property>
+                <property name="top_attach">0</property>
+                <property name="width">2</property>
+                <property name="height">1</property>
               </packing>
             </child>
             <child>
-              <object class="GtkCheckButton" id="usetips">
-                <property name="label" translatable="yes">_Display on startup</property>
-                <property name="use_action_appearance">False</property>
+              <object class="GtkLabel" id="tip">
+                <property name="width_request">300</property>
                 <property name="visible">True</property>
-                <property name="can_focus">True</property>
-                <property name="receives_default">False</property>
-                <property name="use_action_appearance">False</property>
-                <property name="use_underline">True</property>
-                <property name="xalign">0.5</property>
-                <property name="active">True</property>
-                <property name="draw_indicator">True</property>
+                <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+                <property name="hexpand">True</property>
+                <property name="vexpand">True</property>
+                <property name="xalign">0</property>
+                <property name="yalign">0</property>
+                <property name="xpad">6</property>
+                <property name="ypad">6</property>
+                <property name="wrap">True</property>
               </object>
               <packing>
-                <property name="right_attach">3</property>
-                <property name="top_attach">2</property>
-                <property name="bottom_attach">3</property>
-                <property name="x_options">GTK_EXPAND</property>
-                <property name="y_options">GTK_FILL</property>
+                <property name="left_attach">1</property>
+                <property name="top_attach">1</property>
+                <property name="width">1</property>
+                <property name="height">1</property>
               </packing>
             </child>
-            <child>
-              <placeholder/>
-            </child>
             <child>
               <object class="GtkImage" id="image">
                 <property name="visible">True</property>
                 <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+                <property name="yalign">0</property>
+                <property name="stock">gtk-missing-image</property>
               </object>
               <packing>
-                <property name="bottom_attach">2</property>
-                <property name="x_options"/>
-                <property name="y_options"/>
+                <property name="left_attach">0</property>
+                <property name="top_attach">1</property>
+                <property name="width">1</property>
+                <property name="height">1</property>
               </packing>
             </child>
           </object>
@@ -99,12 +101,10 @@
             <child>
               <object class="GtkButton" id="next">
                 <property name="label">gtk-go-forward</property>
-                <property name="use_action_appearance">False</property>
                 <property name="visible">True</property>
                 <property name="can_focus">True</property>
                 <property name="can_default">True</property>
                 <property name="receives_default">True</property>
-                <property name="use_action_appearance">False</property>
                 <property name="use_stock">True</property>
               </object>
               <packing>
@@ -116,12 +116,10 @@
             <child>
               <object class="GtkButton" id="close">
                 <property name="label">gtk-close</property>
-                <property name="use_action_appearance">False</property>
                 <property name="visible">True</property>
                 <property name="can_focus">True</property>
                 <property name="can_default">True</property>
                 <property name="receives_default">True</property>
-                <property name="use_action_appearance">False</property>
                 <property name="use_stock">True</property>
               </object>
               <packing>
@@ -134,7 +132,6 @@
           <packing>
             <property name="expand">False</property>
             <property name="fill">False</property>
-            <property name="pack_type">end</property>
             <property name="position">1</property>
           </packing>
         </child>