diff --git a/bin/keyboardcomposer b/bin/keyboardcomposer
--- a/bin/keyboardcomposer
+++ b/bin/keyboardcomposer
@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@ class SubmasterBox(Frame):
         self.pauseTrace = False
         self.scale = SubScale(self, variable=self.slider_var, width=20)
 
-        self.namelabel = Label(self, font="Arial 9", bg=darkBg,
+        self.namelabel = Label(self, font="Arial 7", bg=darkBg,
             fg='white', pady=0)
         self.sub.graph.addHandler(self.updateName)
 
         self.namelabel.pack(side=TOP)
-        levellabel = Label(self, textvariable=self.slider_var, font="Arial 7",
+        levellabel = Label(self, textvariable=self.slider_var, font="Arial 6",
             bg='black', fg='white', pady=0)
         levellabel.pack(side=TOP)
         self.scale.pack(side=BOTTOM, expand=1, fill=BOTH)
diff --git a/light9/dmxchanedit.py b/light9/dmxchanedit.py
--- a/light9/dmxchanedit.py
+++ b/light9/dmxchanedit.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import math, logging
 from decimal import Decimal
 from light9.namespaces import L9
 log = logging.getLogger('dmxchanedit')
-stdfont = ('Arial', 9)
+stdfont = ('Arial', 7)
 
 def gradient(lev, low=(80,80,180), high=(255,55,50)):
      out = [int(l+lev*(h-l)) for h,l in zip(high,low)]