diff --git a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayerToolbox.cc b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayerToolbox.cc
index 7a527989a..60f4e6420 100644
--- a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayerToolbox.cc
+++ b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayerToolbox.cc
@@ -530,7 +530,6 @@ LCPStylePalette::LCPStylePalette (QWidget *parent, const char *name)
   b->setMinimumSize (25, 16);
   b->setAlignment (Qt::AlignCenter);
   b->setLineWidth (1);
-  b->setSizePolicy (sp);
   b->setText (QObject::tr ("0px"));
   connect (b, SIGNAL (clicked (int)), this, SLOT (button_clicked (int)));
   ll->addWidget (b);
@@ -539,7 +538,6 @@ LCPStylePalette::LCPStylePalette (QWidget *parent, const char *name)
   b->setMinimumSize (25, 16);
   b->setAlignment (Qt::AlignCenter);
   b->setLineWidth (1);
-  b->setSizePolicy (sp);
   b->setText (QObject::tr ("1px"));
   connect (b, SIGNAL (clicked (int)), this, SLOT (button_clicked (int)));
   ll->addWidget (b);
@@ -548,7 +546,6 @@ LCPStylePalette::LCPStylePalette (QWidget *parent, const char *name)
   b->setMinimumSize (25, 16);
   b->setAlignment (Qt::AlignCenter);
   b->setLineWidth (1);
-  b->setSizePolicy (sp);
   b->setText (QObject::tr ("2px"));
   connect (b, SIGNAL (clicked (int)), this, SLOT (button_clicked (int)));
   ll->addWidget (b);
@@ -557,7 +554,6 @@ LCPStylePalette::LCPStylePalette (QWidget *parent, const char *name)
   b->setMinimumSize (25, 16);
   b->setAlignment (Qt::AlignCenter);
   b->setLineWidth (1);
-  b->setSizePolicy (sp);
   b->setText (QObject::tr ("3px"));
   connect (b, SIGNAL (clicked (int)), this, SLOT (button_clicked (int)));
   ll->addWidget (b);
@@ -572,7 +568,6 @@ LCPStylePalette::LCPStylePalette (QWidget *parent, const char *name)
   b->setMinimumSize (50, 16);
   b->setAlignment (Qt::AlignCenter);
   b->setLineWidth (1);
-  b->setSizePolicy (sp);
   b->setText (QObject::tr ("No Cross"));
   connect (b, SIGNAL (clicked (int)), this, SLOT (button_clicked (int)));
   ll->addWidget (b);
@@ -581,7 +576,6 @@ LCPStylePalette::LCPStylePalette (QWidget *parent, const char *name)
   b->setMinimumSize (50, 16);
   b->setAlignment (Qt::AlignCenter);
   b->setLineWidth (1);
-  b->setSizePolicy (sp);
   b->setText (QObject::tr ("Cross"));
   connect (b, SIGNAL (clicked (int)), this, SLOT (button_clicked (int)));
   ll->addWidget (b);
@@ -596,7 +590,6 @@ LCPStylePalette::LCPStylePalette (QWidget *parent, const char *name)
   b->setMinimumSize (50, 16);
   b->setAlignment (Qt::AlignCenter);
   b->setLineWidth (1);
-  b->setSizePolicy (sp);
   b->setText (QObject::tr ("Simple"));
   connect (b, SIGNAL (clicked (int)), this, SLOT (button_clicked (int)));
   ll->addWidget (b);
@@ -605,7 +598,6 @@ LCPStylePalette::LCPStylePalette (QWidget *parent, const char *name)
   b->setMinimumSize (50, 16);
   b->setAlignment (Qt::AlignCenter);
   b->setLineWidth (1);
-  b->setSizePolicy (sp);
   b->setText (QObject::tr ("Marked"));
   connect (b, SIGNAL (clicked (int)), this, SLOT (button_clicked (int)));
   ll->addWidget (b);
diff --git a/src/rba/rba/rbaUtils.cc b/src/rba/rba/rbaUtils.cc
index 9d199b53f..fa54e4af7 100644
--- a/src/rba/rba/rbaUtils.cc
+++ b/src/rba/rba/rbaUtils.cc
@@ -160,7 +160,13 @@ rba_check_error ()
 
   //  parse the backtrace to get the line number
   tl::BacktraceElement info;
-  if (! bt.empty ()) {
+  if (CLASS_OF (lasterr) == rb_eSyntaxError) {
+    //  for syntax errors we try to parse the message
+    info = rba_split_bt_information (emsg.c_str (), emsg.size ());
+    if (info.line == 0 && ! bt.empty ()) {
+      info = bt.front ();
+    }
+  } else if (! bt.empty ()) {
     //  use the backtrace
     info = bt.front ();
   } else {