--- tmpfs/quassel/src/qtui/chatviewsearchcontroller.cpp	2008-08-30 16:22:13.000000000 +0000
+++ home/sphilips/projects/quassel/src/qtui/chatviewsearchcontroller.cpp	2008-08-31 16:04:27.000000000 +0000
@@ -192,12 +192,12 @@
   updateHighlights(searchOnlyRegularMsgs);
 }
 
+#define HIGHLIGHT_PADDING 3
 SearchHighlightItem::SearchHighlightItem(QRectF wordRect, QGraphicsItem *parent)
   : QGraphicsItem(parent),
-    _boundingRect(QRectF(-wordRect.width() / 2, -wordRect.height() / 2, wordRect.width(), wordRect.height()))
+    _boundingRect(QRectF(-wordRect.width() / 2, -wordRect.height() / 2, wordRect.width() + HIGHLIGHT_PADDING*2, wordRect.height() + HIGHLIGHT_PADDING*2))
 {
-  setPos(wordRect.x() + wordRect.width() / 2 , wordRect.y() + wordRect.height() / 2);
-  scale(1.2, 1.2);
+  setPos(wordRect.x() + wordRect.width() / 2 - HIGHLIGHT_PADDING, wordRect.y() + wordRect.height() / 2 - HIGHLIGHT_PADDING);
 }
 
 void SearchHighlightItem::paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem *option, QWidget *widget) {