diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 0507a6b95..f8667adef 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2006-07-08  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
+	* src/ViewManager.py (ViewManager._build_main_window): restore tabs
+	to their normal position
+
 2006-07-07  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
 	* src/Editors/_EditFamily.py: add edit child/relationship options
 	in the popup menu
diff --git a/src/ViewManager.py b/src/ViewManager.py
index ad36a3141..80361500b 100644
--- a/src/ViewManager.py
+++ b/src/ViewManager.py
@@ -223,7 +223,6 @@ class ViewManager:
 
         self.notebook = gtk.Notebook()
         self.notebook.set_show_tabs(False)
-        self.notebook.set_tab_pos(gtk.POS_LEFT)
         self.notebook.show()
         self._init_lists()
         self._build_ui_manager()