diff --git a/src/net/sourceforge/fidocadj/FidoFrame.java b/src/net/sourceforge/fidocadj/FidoFrame.java
index 5b2ec730..5de540c2 100644
--- a/src/net/sourceforge/fidocadj/FidoFrame.java
+++ b/src/net/sourceforge/fidocadj/FidoFrame.java
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ public FidoFrame (boolean appl, Locale loc)
             // If we can not access to the preferences, we inizialize those
             // configuration variables with default values.
             libDirectory = System.getProperty("user.home");
-            smallIconsToolbar = true;
+            smallIconsToolbar = false;
             textToolbar = true;
             prefs=null;
         }
@@ -361,11 +361,13 @@ public final void readPreferences()
         // resolution screens begin to be widespread. So, if the pixel
         // density is greater than 150 dpi, bigger icons are used by at the
         // very first time FidoCadJ is run.
-        if(java.awt.Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenResolution()>150) {
+        /*if(java.awt.Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenResolution()>150) {
             defaultSize="false";
         } else {
             defaultSize="true";
-        }
+        }*/
+        // 2020 I suspect the best result is now obtained with "false".
+        defaultSize="false";
 
         smallIconsToolbar = prefs.get("SMALL_ICON_TOOLBAR",
                 defaultSize).equals("true");
diff --git a/src/net/sourceforge/fidocadj/macropicker/SearchField.java b/src/net/sourceforge/fidocadj/macropicker/SearchField.java
index e4f532d2..9955d8c4 100644
--- a/src/net/sourceforge/fidocadj/macropicker/SearchField.java
+++ b/src/net/sourceforge/fidocadj/macropicker/SearchField.java
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@
  * a placeholder string (when the user hasn't yet typed anything), and a button
  * to clear the currently-entered text.
 
-
-// TODO: add a menu of recent searches.
-// TODO: make recent searches persistent.
-
  *
  * @author Elliott Hughes
  * http://elliotth.blogspot.com/2004/09/cocoa-like-search-field-for-java.html
@@ -115,11 +111,13 @@ private void showPlaceHolder(Graphics g)
 
         // Calculate text position.
         left = getBorder().getBorderInsets(this).left;
-        bottom = (int) (getHeight() / 2.0 + fontHeight / 2.0);
-
+        bottom = (int) ((getHeight()-4) / 2.0 + fontHeight / 2.0);
         // Show placeholder text when focused.
         if (!isFocusOwner() && getText().length() == 0) {
             g.setColor(Color.GRAY);
+            Graphics2D g2=(Graphics2D) g;
+            g2.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_TEXT_ANTIALIASING, 
+                RenderingHints.VALUE_TEXT_ANTIALIAS_ON);
             g.drawString(placeholderText, left, bottom);
         }
     }