diff --git a/processing/app/PdeEditorConsole.java b/processing/app/PdeEditorConsole.java
index 04b822b80..fe389ee60 100644
--- a/processing/app/PdeEditorConsole.java
+++ b/processing/app/PdeEditorConsole.java
@@ -340,9 +340,14 @@ public class PdeEditorConsole extends Component {
     //}
   }
 
-    public Dimension getMinimumSize() {
-	return getPreferredSize();
-    }
+  public Dimension getMinimumSize() {
+    return getPreferredSize();
+  }
+
+  public Dimension getMaximumSize() {
+    Dimension pref = getPreferredSize();
+    return new Dimension(3000, pref.width);
+  }
 }
 
 
diff --git a/processing/app/PdeEditorHeader.java b/processing/app/PdeEditorHeader.java
index e5083fe5d..679d076f0 100644
--- a/processing/app/PdeEditorHeader.java
+++ b/processing/app/PdeEditorHeader.java
@@ -211,6 +211,10 @@ public class PdeEditorHeader extends Panel /* implements ActionListener*/ {
     return new Dimension(300, PdeEditor.GRID_SIZE);
   }
 
+  public Dimension getMaximumSize() {
+    return new Dimension(3000, PdeEditor.GRID_SIZE);
+  }
+
 
   /*
   public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
diff --git a/processing/app/PdeEditorStatus.java b/processing/app/PdeEditorStatus.java
index 4b5901351..f1c04ecff 100644
--- a/processing/app/PdeEditorStatus.java
+++ b/processing/app/PdeEditorStatus.java
@@ -369,12 +369,16 @@ public class PdeEditorStatus extends Panel
 
 
   public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
+    return getMinimumSize();
+  }
+
+  public Dimension getMinimumSize() {
     return new Dimension(300, PdeEditor.GRID_SIZE);
   }
 
-    public Dimension getMinimumSize() {
-	return getPreferredSize();
-    }
+  public Dimension getMaximumSize() {
+    return new Dimension(3000, PdeEditor.GRID_SIZE);    
+  }
 
 
   public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {