diff --git a/ng/onetcl.cpp b/ng/onetcl.cpp
index 3d0645d0..591af1a0 100644
--- a/ng/onetcl.cpp
+++ b/ng/onetcl.cpp
@@ -2687,7 +2687,7 @@ const char * ngscript[] = {""
 ,"frame $w.face  -borderwidth 3\n"
 ,"pack $w.face -fill x -padx 5\n"
 ,"ttk::label $w.face.lab -text \"face index:\"\n"
-,"ttk::label $w.face.ent -text 1 -padx 4\n"
+,"ttk::label $w.face.ent -text 1\n"
 ,"ttk::button $w.face.next -text \"next\" -command {\n"
 ,"set w .surfacemeshsize_dlg;\n"
 ,"set facenr [$w.face.ent cget -text]\n"