diff --git a/src/apps/mediaplayer/MainWin.cpp b/src/apps/mediaplayer/MainWin.cpp
index f1ccab9c67..7d83db588b 100644
--- a/src/apps/mediaplayer/MainWin.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/mediaplayer/MainWin.cpp
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ MainWin::_CreateMenu()
 	fPlaylistMenu->Superitem()->SetMessage(new BMessage(M_FILE_PLAYLIST));
 
 	fFileMenu->AddSeparatorItem();
-	fFileMenu->AddItem(new BMenuItem("About" NAME B_UTF8_ELLIPSIS,
+	fFileMenu->AddItem(new BMenuItem("About " NAME B_UTF8_ELLIPSIS,
 		new BMessage(B_ABOUT_REQUESTED)));
 	fFileMenu->AddSeparatorItem();
 	fFileMenu->AddItem(new BMenuItem("Close", new BMessage(M_FILE_CLOSE), 'W'));
@@ -1195,7 +1195,7 @@ MainWin::_ShowContextMenu(const BPoint &screen_point)
 	item->SetMarked(fAlwaysOnTop);
 
 	menu->AddSeparatorItem();
-	menu->AddItem(new BMenuItem("About" NAME B_UTF8_ELLIPSIS,
+	menu->AddItem(new BMenuItem("About " NAME B_UTF8_ELLIPSIS,
 		new BMessage(B_ABOUT_REQUESTED)));
 	menu->AddSeparatorItem();
 	menu->AddItem(new BMenuItem("Quit", new BMessage(M_FILE_QUIT), 'Q'));
diff --git a/src/apps/mediaplayer/TransportControlGroup.cpp b/src/apps/mediaplayer/TransportControlGroup.cpp
index f3d25f5d9a..f73611eda9 100644
--- a/src/apps/mediaplayer/TransportControlGroup.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/mediaplayer/TransportControlGroup.cpp
@@ -474,6 +474,10 @@ TransportControlGroup::_LayoutControls(BRect frame) const
 	r.bottom = r.top + fSeekSlider->Bounds().Height();
 	_LayoutControl(fSeekSlider, r, true);
 
+	// prevent spreading the controls too much
+	if (frame.Width() > minWidth * 2.0)
+		frame.right = frame.left + ceilf(minWidth * 2.0);
+
 	float currentWidth = frame.Width();
 	float space = (currentWidth - minWidth) / 6.0;
 	// apply weighting
@@ -554,14 +558,14 @@ TransportControlGroup::_MinFrame() const
 // _LayoutControl
 void
 TransportControlGroup::_LayoutControl(BView* view, BRect frame,
-								 bool resizeWidth, bool resizeHeight) const
+	bool resizeWidth, bool resizeHeight) const
 {
 	if (!resizeHeight)
 		// center vertically
-		frame.top = (frame.top + frame.bottom) / 2.0 - view->Bounds().Height() / 2.0;
+		frame.top = (frame.top + frame.bottom - view->Bounds().Height()) / 2.0;
 	if (!resizeWidth)
 		// center horizontally
-		frame.left = (frame.left + frame.right) / 2.0 - view->Bounds().Width() / 2.0;
+		frame.left = (frame.left + frame.right - view->Bounds().Width()) / 2.0;
 	view->MoveTo(frame.LeftTop());
 	float width = resizeWidth ? frame.Width() : view->Bounds().Width();
 	float height = resizeHeight ? frame.Height() : view->Bounds().Height();
diff --git a/src/apps/mediaplayer/interface/SeekSlider.cpp b/src/apps/mediaplayer/interface/SeekSlider.cpp
index 308860de4a..35cdd344c8 100644
--- a/src/apps/mediaplayer/interface/SeekSlider.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/mediaplayer/interface/SeekSlider.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ const char* kDisabledSeekMessage = "Drop files to play";
 
 SeekSlider::SeekSlider(BRect frame, const char* name, BMessage* message,
 					   int32 minValue, int32 maxValue)
-	: BControl(frame, name, NULL, message, B_FOLLOW_NONE,
+	: BControl(frame, name, NULL, message, B_FOLLOW_LEFT | B_FOLLOW_TOP,
 			   B_WILL_DRAW | B_FULL_UPDATE_ON_RESIZE)
 	, fTracking(false)
 	, fLastTrackTime(0)