diff --git a/rtgui/editorpanel.cc b/rtgui/editorpanel.cc
index a719812a1..a7614f2f4 100644
--- a/rtgui/editorpanel.cc
+++ b/rtgui/editorpanel.cc
@@ -187,19 +187,24 @@ EditorPanel::EditorPanel (FilePanel* filePanel) : beforePreviewHandler(NULL), be
     }
 
     ipc = NULL;
-    btpCoordinator = new BatchToolPanelCoordinator (filePanel);
-    fCatalog =  new FileCatalog (btpCoordinator->coarse, btpCoordinator->getToolBar()); //,  filePanel->fileCatalog->fileBrowser);
-    filePanel->dirBrowser->addDirSelectionListener (fCatalog);
-   // fCatalog->setFilterPanel (filePanel->filterPanel);
-    fCatalog->setImageAreaToolListener (btpCoordinator);
-    fCatalog->setFileSelectionListener (filePanel);
-    fCatalog->setFileSelectionChangeListener (btpCoordinator);
-    fCatalog->setEnabled(true);
+//    btpCoordinator = new BatchToolPanelCoordinator (filePanel);
+//    fCatalog =  new FileCatalog (btpCoordinator->coarse, btpCoordinator->getToolBar()); //,  filePanel->fileCatalog->fileBrowser);
+//    filePanel->dirBrowser->addDirSelectionListener (fCatalog);
+//   // fCatalog->setFilterPanel (filePanel->filterPanel);
+//    fCatalog->setImageAreaToolListener (btpCoordinator);
+//    fCatalog->setFileSelectionListener (filePanel);
+//    fCatalog->setFileSelectionChangeListener (btpCoordinator);
+//    fCatalog->setEnabled(true);
+
+    catalogPane = new Gtk::Paned();
 
     Gtk::VPaned * viewpaned = Gtk::manage (new Gtk::VPaned());
-    viewpaned->pack1(*fCatalog, false, true);
+    viewpaned->pack1(*catalogPane, false, true);
     viewpaned->pack2(*editbox, true, true);
 
+    fPanel = filePanel;
+    fCatalog = filePanel->fileCatalog;
+
     Gtk::Frame* vbfr = Gtk::manage (new Gtk::Frame ());
     vbfr->add (*viewpaned);
     hpanedl->pack2(*vbfr, true, true);
@@ -274,7 +279,7 @@ EditorPanel::~EditorPanel () {
     delete green;
     delete leftbox;
     delete vboxright;
-
+    delete catalogPane;
     delete saveAsDialog;
 }
 
@@ -976,3 +981,15 @@ void EditorPanel::histogramChanged (unsigned int* rh, unsigned int* gh, unsigned
     histogramPanel->histogramChanged (rh, gh, bh, lh);
     tpc->updateCurveBackgroundHistogram (bcrgb, bcl);
 }
+
+bool EditorPanel::on_expose_event(GdkEventExpose* event)
+{
+
+    if(catalogPane->get_children().size() ==0 ){
+         fPanel->dirpaned->remove(*fPanel->fileCatalog);
+         catalogPane->add(*fCatalog);
+        fCatalog->fileBrowser->setArrangement(ThumbBrowserBase::TB_Horizontal);
+        fCatalog->redrawAll();
+    }
+   return  Gtk::VBox::on_expose_event(event);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rtgui/editorpanel.h b/rtgui/editorpanel.h
index e8382c0b8..24f8bef21 100644
--- a/rtgui/editorpanel.h
+++ b/rtgui/editorpanel.h
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ class EditorPanel : public Gtk::VBox,
         SaveAsDialog* saveAsDialog;
         BatchToolPanelCoordinator* btpCoordinator;
         FileCatalog* fCatalog;
+        FilePanel* fPanel;
+      
     
         Thumbnail* openThm;
         rtengine::InitialImage* isrc;
@@ -142,6 +144,9 @@ class EditorPanel : public Gtk::VBox,
         bool handleShortcutKey (GdkEventKey* event);
         
         void saveOptions ();
+
+        Gtk::Paned *catalogPane;        
+        bool on_expose_event(GdkEventExpose* event);
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/rtgui/filepanel.cc b/rtgui/filepanel.cc
index f6ecff89d..ba7d928b1 100644
--- a/rtgui/filepanel.cc
+++ b/rtgui/filepanel.cc
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ FilePanel::FilePanel () : parent(NULL) {
     placesBrowser = new PlacesBrowser ();
     recentBrowser = new RecentBrowser ();
 
-    placespaned = new Gtk::HPaned ();
+    placespaned = new Gtk::VPaned ();
     placespaned->set_position (options.dirBrowserHeight);
 
     Gtk::VBox* obox = Gtk::manage (new Gtk::VBox ());
@@ -51,6 +51,20 @@ FilePanel::FilePanel () : parent(NULL) {
     dirpaned->pack1 (*placespaned, true, true);
     tpc = new BatchToolPanelCoordinator (this);
 
+    fileCatalog = new FileCatalog (tpc->coarse, tpc->getToolBar());
+    dirpaned->pack2 (*fileCatalog, true, true);
+    dirBrowser->addDirSelectionListener (fileCatalog);
+    fileCatalog->setFileSelectionListener (this);
+    fileCatalog->setFileSelectionChangeListener (tpc);
+    Gtk::ScrolledWindow* sFilterPanel = new Gtk::ScrolledWindow();
+    filterPanel = new FilterPanel ();
+    sFilterPanel->add (*filterPanel);
+    sFilterPanel->set_policy(Gtk::POLICY_NEVER, Gtk::POLICY_AUTOMATIC);
+
+    fileCatalog->setFilterPanel (filterPanel);
+    fileCatalog->setImageAreaToolListener (tpc);
+
+
     placesBrowser->setDirBrowserRemoteInterface (dirBrowser);
     recentBrowser->setDirBrowserRemoteInterface (dirBrowser);
     dirBrowser->addDirSelectionListener (recentBrowser);
@@ -163,3 +177,16 @@ bool FilePanel::handleShortcutKey (GdkEventKey* event) {
     return false;
 }
 
+bool FilePanel::on_expose_event(GdkEventExpose* event)
+{
+
+    if(dirpaned->get_children().size() ==1 ){
+
+        parent->epanel->catalogPane->remove(*fileCatalog);
+        fileCatalog->fileBrowser->setArrangement(ThumbBrowserBase::TB_Vertical);        
+        dirpaned->pack2(*fileCatalog,true,true);
+        fileCatalog->redrawAll();        
+    }
+   return  Gtk::HPaned::on_expose_event(event);
+}
+
diff --git a/rtgui/filepanel.h b/rtgui/filepanel.h
index 89e30e581..321f78138 100644
--- a/rtgui/filepanel.h
+++ b/rtgui/filepanel.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class FilePanel : public Gtk::HPaned,
 
     protected:
         Gtk::Paned* placespaned;
-        Gtk::HPaned* dirpaned;
+       
         //DirBrowser* dirBrowser;
         PlacesBrowser* placesBrowser;
         RecentBrowser* recentBrowser;
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ class FilePanel : public Gtk::HPaned,
          DirBrowser* dirBrowser;
         FilterPanel* filterPanel;
         FileCatalog* fileCatalog;
+        Gtk::HPaned* dirpaned;
 
         void setParent (RTWindow* p) { parent = p; }
         void init (); // dont call it directly, the constructor calls it as idle source
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ class FilePanel : public Gtk::HPaned,
         bool imageLoaded( Thumbnail* thm, ProgressConnector<rtengine::InitialImage*> * );
 
         bool handleShortcutKey (GdkEventKey* event);
+        bool on_expose_event(GdkEventExpose* event);
 };
 
 #endif