diff --git a/src/config/configdialog.cpp b/src/config/configdialog.cpp
index d9f8f87bc0ccf851c9294221491c6c0b4fbee10e..9ed45e8fb2782c21919e20d8daf42e9f5e56dc99 100644
--- a/src/config/configdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/config/configdialog.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ void Palapeli::TriggerComboBox::handleCurrentIndexChanged(int index)
 Palapeli::ConfigDialog::ConfigDialog(QWidget* parent)
 	: KConfigDialog(parent, QString(), Settings::self())
 	, m_triggerPage(new Palapeli::TriggerConfigWidget)
+	, m_shownForFirstTime(false)
 {
 	//setup page "General settings"
 	QWidget* generalPage = new QWidget;
@@ -96,6 +97,17 @@ void Palapeli::ConfigDialog::updateWidgetsDefault()
 	m_triggerPage->updateWidgetsDefault();
 }
 
+void Palapeli::ConfigDialog::showEvent(QShowEvent* event)
+{
+	KConfigDialog::showEvent(event);
+	//the dialog is usually created a bit small
+	if (!m_shownForFirstTime)
+	{
+		resize(minimumSize().expandedTo(geometry().size()) + QSize(50, 100));
+		m_shownForFirstTime = true;
+	}
+}
+
 //END Palapeli::ConfigDialog
 
 #include "configdialog.moc"
diff --git a/src/config/configdialog.h b/src/config/configdialog.h
index 02a764fa791320f5632aea7d2f7958d09b52b7ec..3a053fcb9880501c688e5881226b1c8ed68b6475 100644
--- a/src/config/configdialog.h
+++ b/src/config/configdialog.h
@@ -38,9 +38,11 @@ namespace Palapeli
 			virtual void updateSettings();
 			virtual void updateWidgets();
 			virtual void updateWidgetsDefault();
+			virtual void showEvent(QShowEvent* event);
 		private:
 			Ui::Settings m_generalUi;
 			Palapeli::TriggerConfigWidget* m_triggerPage;
+			bool m_shownForFirstTime;
 	};
 }
 
diff --git a/src/settings.ui b/src/settings.ui
index 96f9c7397a54dec012334836bfb0419ea24dc20f..19162d74b7b57c4dab82f4157c3868410ead0446 100644
--- a/src/settings.ui
+++ b/src/settings.ui
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>490</width>
+    <width>452</width>
     <height>327</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
@@ -34,14 +34,37 @@
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="2" column="0">
+      <item row="0" column="2">
+       <widget class="KColorButton" name="kcfg_ViewBackgroundColor">
+        <property name="defaultColor">
+         <color>
+          <red>255</red>
+          <green>255</green>
+          <blue>255</blue>
+         </color>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+     </layout>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item>
+    <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_3">
+     <property name="title">
+      <string>Piece behavior</string>
+     </property>
+     <layout class="QFormLayout" name="formLayout">
+      <property name="fieldGrowthPolicy">
+       <enum>QFormLayout::ExpandingFieldsGrow</enum>
+      </property>
+      <item row="0" column="0">
        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_1">
         <property name="text">
          <string comment="@label:slider">Snapping precision:</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="2" column="1" colspan="2">
+      <item row="0" column="1">
        <widget class="QSlider" name="kcfg_SnappingPrecision">
         <property name="minimum">
          <number>10</number>
@@ -66,16 +89,51 @@
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="0" column="2">
-       <widget class="KColorButton" name="kcfg_ViewBackgroundColor">
-        <property name="defaultColor">
-         <color>
-          <red>255</red>
-          <green>255</green>
-          <blue>255</blue>
-         </color>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
+      <item row="2" column="1">
+       <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
+        <item>
+         <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
+          <property name="sizePolicy">
+           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Preferred">
+            <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+            <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+           </sizepolicy>
+          </property>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string extracomment="description for the &quot;snapping precision&quot; setting">Very precise (harder)</string>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item>
+         <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
+          <property name="orientation">
+           <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+          </property>
+          <property name="sizeType">
+           <enum>QSizePolicy::MinimumExpanding</enum>
+          </property>
+          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+           <size>
+            <width>40</width>
+            <height>0</height>
+           </size>
+          </property>
+         </spacer>
+        </item>
+        <item>
+         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
+          <property name="sizePolicy">
+           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Preferred">
+            <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+            <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+           </sizepolicy>
+          </property>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string extracomment="description for the &quot;snapping precision&quot; setting">Unprecise (easier)</string>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+       </layout>
       </item>
      </layout>
     </widget>