diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/find/findUsages/AbstractFindUsagesDialog.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/find/findUsages/AbstractFindUsagesDialog.java
index 06f08c07f2cb..9ed96b7103cf 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/find/findUsages/AbstractFindUsagesDialog.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/find/findUsages/AbstractFindUsagesDialog.java
@@ -276,7 +276,17 @@ public abstract class AbstractFindUsagesDialog extends DialogWrapper {
     if (isInFileOnly()) return null;
     JPanel optionsPanel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
     String scope = myFindUsagesOptions.searchScope.getDisplayName();
-    myScopeCombo = new ScopeChooserCombo(myProject, mySearchInLibrariesAvailable, true, scope);
+    myScopeCombo = new ScopeChooserCombo(myProject, mySearchInLibrariesAvailable, true, scope) {
+      @Override
+      public Dimension getMinimumSize() {
+        return new Dimension(200, super.getMinimumSize().height);
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
+        return new Dimension(400, super.getPreferredSize().height);
+      }
+    };
     Disposer.register(myDisposable, myScopeCombo);
     optionsPanel.add(myScopeCombo, BorderLayout.CENTER);
     JComponent separator = SeparatorFactory.createSeparator(FindBundle.message("find.scope.label"), myScopeCombo.getComboBox());
diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/find/impl/FindDialog.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/find/impl/FindDialog.java
index 01c6bb74aee3..d7851e85b41a 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/find/impl/FindDialog.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/find/impl/FindDialog.java
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ public class FindDialog extends DialogWrapper {
 
     gbConstraints.gridx = 1;
     gbConstraints.weightx = 1;
-    myDirectoryComboBox = new ComboBox(-1);
+    myDirectoryComboBox = new ComboBox(200);
     Component editorComponent = myDirectoryComboBox.getEditor().getEditorComponent();
     if (editorComponent instanceof JTextField) {
       JTextField field = (JTextField)editorComponent;
diff --git a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/SimpleColoredComponent.java b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/SimpleColoredComponent.java
index 5c5749e684b4..fe90cc54a9ab 100644
--- a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/SimpleColoredComponent.java
+++ b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/SimpleColoredComponent.java
@@ -366,8 +366,10 @@ public class SimpleColoredComponent extends JComponent implements Accessible {
 
     // Take into accound that the component itself can have a border
     final Insets insets = getInsets();
-    width += insets.left + insets.right;
-    height += insets.top + insets.bottom;
+    if (insets != null) {
+      width += insets.left + insets.right;
+      height += insets.top + insets.bottom;
+    }
 
     return new Dimension(width, height);
   }
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/ui/AppearanceConfigurable.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/ui/AppearanceConfigurable.java
index 0d8c0b80ef1b..40656f0db866 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/ui/AppearanceConfigurable.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/ui/AppearanceConfigurable.java
@@ -49,11 +49,15 @@ public class AppearanceConfigurable extends BaseConfigurable implements Searchab
     myComponent = new MyComponent();
   }
 
-  public JComponent createComponent() {
+  private void initComponent() {
     if (myComponent == null)  {
       myComponent = new MyComponent();
     }
 
+  }
+
+  public JComponent createComponent() {
+    initComponent();
     DefaultComboBoxModel aModel = new DefaultComboBoxModel(UIUtil.getValidFontNames(false));
     myComponent.myFontCombo.setModel(aModel);
     myComponent.myFontSizeCombo.setModel(new DefaultComboBoxModel(UIUtil.getStandardFontSizes()));
@@ -99,6 +103,7 @@ public class AppearanceConfigurable extends BaseConfigurable implements Searchab
   }
 
   public void apply() {
+    initComponent();
     UISettings settings = UISettings.getInstance();
     String temp = (String)myComponent.myFontSizeCombo.getEditor().getItem();
     int _fontSize = -1;
@@ -183,6 +188,7 @@ public class AppearanceConfigurable extends BaseConfigurable implements Searchab
   }
 
   public void reset() {
+    initComponent();
     UISettings settings = UISettings.getInstance();
 
     myComponent.myFontCombo.setSelectedItem(settings.FONT_FACE);
@@ -218,6 +224,7 @@ public class AppearanceConfigurable extends BaseConfigurable implements Searchab
   }
 
   public boolean isModified() {
+    initComponent();
     UISettings settings = UISettings.getInstance();
 
     boolean isModified = false;