diff --git a/gramps2/src/PlaceView.py b/gramps2/src/PlaceView.py
index 187b8700f..06632b508 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/PlaceView.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/PlaceView.py
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ class PlaceView:
             column.set_min_width(title[2])
             self.list.append_column(column)
 
-        self.list.set_search_column(0)
         self.model = gtk.ListStore(gobject.TYPE_STRING, gobject.TYPE_STRING,
                                    gobject.TYPE_STRING, gobject.TYPE_STRING,
                                    gobject.TYPE_STRING, gobject.TYPE_STRING,
@@ -94,7 +93,6 @@ class PlaceView:
                                    gobject.TYPE_STRING, gobject.TYPE_STRING,
                                    gobject.TYPE_STRING)
         self.list.set_model(self.model)
-        self.list.get_column(0).clicked()
         self.selection = self.list.get_selection()
         self.list.connect('button-press-event',self.button_press)
         self.topWindow = self.glade.get_widget("gramps")
@@ -117,7 +115,7 @@ class PlaceView:
                                    gobject.TYPE_STRING)
         self.id2col = {}
 
-        for key in self.db.getPlaceKeys():
+        for key in self.db.sortPlaceKeys():
             val = self.db.getPlaceDisplay(key)
                 
             iter = self.model.append()
@@ -129,7 +127,6 @@ class PlaceView:
                            12, val[12]
                            )
         self.list.set_model(self.model)
-        self.list.get_column(0).clicked()
         
     def goto(self,id):
         self.selection.unselect_all()
diff --git a/gramps2/src/RelLib.py b/gramps2/src/RelLib.py
index 10efc6559..bd657b331 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/RelLib.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/RelLib.py
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ __version__ = "$Revision$"
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 from re import compile
-from string import strip, upper
 import os
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -446,21 +445,21 @@ class Researcher:
     def set(self,name,addr,city,state,country,postal,phone,email):
         """sets the information about the database owner"""
         if name:
-            self.name = strip(name)
+            self.name = name.strip()
         if addr:
-            self.addr = strip(addr)
+            self.addr = addr.strip()
         if city:
-            self.city = strip(city)
+            self.city = city.strip()
         if state:
-            self.state = strip(state)
+            self.state = state.strip()
         if country:
-            self.country = strip(country)
+            self.country = country.strip()
         if postal:
-            self.postal = strip(postal)
+            self.postal = postal.strip()
         if phone:
-            self.phone = strip(phone)
+            self.phone = phone.strip()
         if email:
-            self.email = strip(email)
+            self.email = email.strip()
 
 class Location:
     """Provides information about a place, including city, county, state,
@@ -1897,8 +1896,7 @@ class Source:
         self.abbrev = ""
         
     def getDisplayInfo(self):
-        return [self.title,self.id,self.author,upper(self.title),
-                upper(self.author)]
+        return [self.title,self.id,self.author,self.title.upper(),self.author.upper()]
 
     def setId(self,newId):
         """sets the gramps' ID for the Source instance"""
@@ -2738,6 +2736,15 @@ class GrampsDB:
         
     def getSourceKeys(self):
         return self.sourceTable.keys()
+
+    def sortbysource(self,f,s):
+        return cmp(self.sourceTable[f][3],self.placTable[s][3])
+
+    def sortSourceKeys(self):
+        keys = self.sourceTable.keys()
+        if type(keys) == type([]):
+            keys.sort(self.sortbyplace)
+        return keys
     
     def getSourceDisplay(self,key):
         return self.sourceTable[key]
diff --git a/gramps2/src/SourceView.py b/gramps2/src/SourceView.py
index cf48ab969..1d169887c 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/SourceView.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/SourceView.py
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ class SourceView:
                                    gobject.TYPE_STRING, gobject.TYPE_STRING,
                                    gobject.TYPE_STRING)
         self.list.set_model(self.model)
-        self.list.get_column(0).clicked()
         self.topWindow = self.glade.get_widget("gramps")
 
     def change_db(self,db):
@@ -117,7 +116,6 @@ class SourceView:
                            3, val[3], 4, val[4])
             self.list.connect('button-press-event',self.button_press)
         self.list.set_model(self.model)
-        self.list.get_column(0).clicked()
                 
     def button_press(self,obj,event):
         if event.type == gtk.gdk._2BUTTON_PRESS and event.button == 1: