diff --git a/src/apps/soundrecorder/DrawingTidbits.cpp b/src/apps/soundrecorder/DrawingTidbits.cpp
index cccfdb5785..6351234cbf 100644
--- a/src/apps/soundrecorder/DrawingTidbits.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/soundrecorder/DrawingTidbits.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ ReplaceTransparentColor(BBitmap *bitmap, rgb_color with)
 	ASSERT(bitmap->ColorSpace() == B_COLOR_8_BIT); // other color spaces not implemented yet
 	
 	BScreen screen(B_MAIN_SCREEN_ID);
-	uint32 withIndex = screen.IndexForColor(with); 
+	uint8 withIndex = screen.IndexForColor(with); 
 	
 	uchar *bits = (uchar *)bitmap->Bits();
 	int32 bitsLength = bitmap->BitsLength();	
diff --git a/src/apps/soundrecorder/RecorderWindow.cpp b/src/apps/soundrecorder/RecorderWindow.cpp
index 0aceadb093..d1746d8cc2 100644
--- a/src/apps/soundrecorder/RecorderWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/soundrecorder/RecorderWindow.cpp
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ RecorderWindow::InitWindow()
 		r.right -= 70;
 		msg = new BMessage(LENGTH_CHANGED);
 		fLengthControl = new BTextControl(r, "Length", "Length:", "8", msg);
-		fLengthControl->SetDivider(60);
+		fLengthControl->SetDivider(fLengthControl->StringWidth("Length:") + 4.0f);
 		fLengthControl->SetAlignment(B_ALIGN_CENTER, B_ALIGN_RIGHT);
 		fBottomBox->AddChild(fLengthControl);