Index: gtk2_ardour/audio_region_editor.cc
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--- gtk2_ardour/audio_region_editor.cc	(revision 1067)
+++ gtk2_ardour/audio_region_editor.cc	(working copy)
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
 
 	// fade_in_length_spinner.signal_activate().connect (mem_fun(*this, &AudioRegionEditor::activation));
 
-	Gtkmm2ext::set_size_request_to_display_given_text (fade_in_length_spinner, "500g", 20, -1);
+	Gtkmm2ext::set_size_request_to_display_given_text (fade_in_length_spinner, "500g", 20, 10);
 
 	fade_in_label_align.add (fade_in_label);
 	fade_in_label_align.set (0.5);
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
 
 	fade_out_length_spinner.signal_activate().connect (mem_fun(*this, &AudioRegionEditor::activation));
 
-	Gtkmm2ext::set_size_request_to_display_given_text (fade_out_length_spinner, "500g", 20, -1);
+	Gtkmm2ext::set_size_request_to_display_given_text (fade_out_length_spinner, "500g", 20, 10);
 
 	fade_out_label_align.add (fade_out_label);
 	fade_out_label_align.set (0.5);