diff --git a/LedgerEntry.hs b/LedgerEntry.hs
index fd45e7dfe..4187c630f 100644
--- a/LedgerEntry.hs
+++ b/LedgerEntry.hs
@@ -39,29 +39,29 @@ autofillEntry e =
 --     account name 1.....................  ...$amount1[  ; comment...............]
 --     account name 2.....................  ..$-amount1[  ; comment...............]
 --
--- codewidth    = 10
--- descwidth    = 20
--- acctwidth    = 35
--- amtwidth     = 11
--- commentwidth = 22
+-- pcodewidth    = no limit -- 10
+-- pdescwidth    = no limit -- 20
+-- pacctwidth    = 35 minimum, no maximum
+-- pamtwidth     = 11
+-- pcommentwidth = no limit -- 22
 
 showEntry :: LedgerEntry -> String
 showEntry e = 
     unlines $ ["", description] ++ (showtxns $ etransactions e)
     where
-      description = concat [date, status, code, desc, comment]
+      description = concat [date, status, code, desc] -- , comment]
       date = showDate $ edate e
       status = if estatus e then " *" else ""
       code = if (length $ ecode e) > 0 then (printf " (%s)" $ ecode e) else ""
-      desc = " " ++ (elideRight 20 $ edescription e)
+      desc = " " ++ edescription e
       comment = if (length $ ecomment e) > 0 then "  ; "++(ecomment e) else ""
       showtxns (t1:t2:[]) = [showtxn t1, showtxnnoamt t2]
       showtxns ts = map showtxn ts
       showtxn t = showacct t ++ "  " ++ (showamount $ tamount t) ++ (showcomment $ tcomment t)
-      showtxnnoamt t = showacct t ++ "             " ++ (showcomment $ tcomment t)
+      showtxnnoamt t = showacct t ++ "              " ++ (showcomment $ tcomment t)
       showacct t = "    " ++ (showaccountname $ taccount t)
-      showamount = printf "%11s" . showAmountRounded
-      showaccountname = printf "%-35s" . elideRight 35
+      showamount = printf "%12s" . showAmountRounded
+      showaccountname s = printf "%-34s" s
       showcomment s = if (length s) > 0 then "  ; "++s else ""
 
 showEntries :: [LedgerEntry] -> String
diff --git a/LedgerTransaction.hs b/LedgerTransaction.hs
index 6a9fd07ec..5f281943e 100644
--- a/LedgerTransaction.hs
+++ b/LedgerTransaction.hs
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ import Amount
 instance Show LedgerTransaction where show = showLedgerTransaction
 
 showLedgerTransaction :: LedgerTransaction -> String
-showLedgerTransaction t = (showaccountname $ taccount t) ++ "  " ++ (showamount $ tamount t) 
+showLedgerTransaction t = (showaccountname $ taccount t) ++ " " ++ (showamount $ tamount t) 
     where
       showaccountname = printf "%-22s" . elideRight 22
-      showamount = printf "%11s" . showAmountRoundedOrZero
+      showamount = printf "%12s" . showAmountRoundedOrZero
 
 elideRight width s =
     case length s > width of
diff --git a/Parse.hs b/Parse.hs
index 64cbc4804..2c766f638 100644
--- a/Parse.hs
+++ b/Parse.hs
@@ -195,7 +195,10 @@ ledgerentry = do
   date <- ledgerdate
   status <- ledgerstatus
   code <- ledgercode
-  description <- many (noneOf ";\n") <?> "description"
+-- ledger treats entry comments as part of the description, we too for now
+--   desc <- many (noneOf ";\n") <?> "description"
+--   let description = reverse $ dropWhile (==' ') $ reverse desc
+  description <- many (noneOf "\n") <?> "description"
   comment <- ledgercomment
   restofline
   transactions <- ledgertransactions