diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/dialogue.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/dialogue.hpp
index 769c32af7c..d34574e891 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/dialogue.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/dialogue.hpp
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         Gui::MWList*   mTopicsList;
         MyGUI::ScrollBar* mScrollBar;
         MyGUI::ProgressBar* mDispositionBar;
-        MyGUI::EditBox*     mDispositionText;
+        MyGUI::TextBox*     mDispositionText;
 
         PersuasionDialog mPersuasionDialog;
     };
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_dialogue_window.layout b/files/mygui/openmw_dialogue_window.layout
index a0a4bf4416..a85bd5b020 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_dialogue_window.layout
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_dialogue_window.layout
@@ -16,9 +16,11 @@
         </Widget>
 
         <!-- The disposition bar-->
-        <Widget type="ProgressBar" skin="MW_EnergyBar_Blue" position="398 8 166 18"
+        <Widget type="ProgressBar" skin="MW_Progress_Blue" position="398 8 166 18"
             align="Right Top" name="Disposition">
-            <Widget type="EditBox" skin="MW_DispositionEdit" position_real="0 0 1 1" align="Stretch" name="DispositionText"/>
+            <Widget type="TextBox" skin="ProgressText" position="0 0 166 14" name="DispositionText" align="Right VCenter">
+                <Property key="NeedMouse" value="false"/>
+             </Widget>
         </Widget>
         <!-- The list of topics -->
         <Widget type="MWList" skin="MW_SimpleList" position="398 31 166 328" name="TopicsList" align="Right VStretch">
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_dialogue_window.skin.xml b/files/mygui/openmw_dialogue_window.skin.xml
index 3f7987f7a9..33c1e7d62f 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_dialogue_window.skin.xml
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_dialogue_window.skin.xml
@@ -1,14 +1,4 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
 <MyGUI type="Resource" version="1.1">
-
-    <Resource type="ResourceSkin" name="MW_DispositionEdit" size="0 0 50 50">
-        <Property key="FontName" value="Default"/>
-        <Property key="TextAlign" value="Center"/>
-        <Property key="Static" value="1"/>
-        <Property key="WordWrap" value="true"/>
-        <Property key="TextShadow" value="true"/>
-        <Child type="TextBox" skin="SandText" offset="0 0 0 -4" align="Stretch" name="Client"/>
-    </Resource>
-
 </MyGUI>
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_progress.skin.xml b/files/mygui/openmw_progress.skin.xml
index 428c7f7df5..324307d679 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_progress.skin.xml
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_progress.skin.xml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     </Resource>
     <Resource type="ResourceSkin" name="ProgressText" size="16 16">
         <Property key="FontName" value="Default"/>
-        <Property key="TextAlign" value="Top HCenter"/>
+        <Property key="TextAlign" value="VCenter HCenter"/>
         <Property key="TextColour" value="#{fontcolour=normal}"/>
         <Property key="TextShadow" value="true"/>
 
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_stats_window.layout b/files/mygui/openmw_stats_window.layout
index 1d9b75b9be..d9860ae20a 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_stats_window.layout
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_stats_window.layout
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@
                     </Widget>
                     <Widget type="ProgressBar" skin="MW_Progress_Red" position="74 0 130 18" name="HBar" align="Right Top">
                         <Property key="NeedMouse" value="false"/>
-                    </Widget>
-                    <Widget type="TextBox" skin="ProgressText" position="74 0 130 18" name="HBarT" align="Right Top">
-                        <Property key="NeedMouse" value="false"/>
+                        <Widget type="TextBox" skin="ProgressText" position="0 0 130 14" name="HBarT" align="Right VCenter">
+                            <Property key="NeedMouse" value="false"/>
+                        </Widget>
                     </Widget>
                 </Widget>
 
@@ -40,10 +40,9 @@
 
                     <Widget type="ProgressBar" skin="MW_Progress_Blue" position="74 0 130 18" name="MBar" align="Right Top">
                         <Property key="NeedMouse" value="false"/>
-                    </Widget>
-
-                    <Widget type="TextBox" skin="ProgressText" position="74 0 130 18" name="MBarT" align="Right Top">
-                        <Property key="NeedMouse" value="false"/>
+                        <Widget type="TextBox" skin="ProgressText" position="0 0 130 14" name="MBarT" align="Right VCenter">
+                            <Property key="NeedMouse" value="false"/>
+                        </Widget>
                     </Widget>
                 </Widget>
 
@@ -61,9 +60,9 @@
 
                     <Widget type="ProgressBar" skin="MW_Progress_Green" position="74 0 130 18" name="FBar" align="Right Top">
                         <Property key="NeedMouse" value="false"/>
-                    </Widget>
-                    <Widget type="TextBox" skin="ProgressText" position="74 0 130 18" name="FBarT" align="Right Top">
-                        <Property key="NeedMouse" value="false"/>
+                        <Widget type="TextBox" skin="ProgressText" position="0 0 130 14" name="FBarT" align="Right VCenter">
+                            <Property key="NeedMouse" value="false"/>
+                        </Widget>
                     </Widget>
                 </Widget>
             </Widget>
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_text.skin.xml b/files/mygui/openmw_text.skin.xml
index b7a893580f..89f3690eca 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_text.skin.xml
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_text.skin.xml
@@ -134,12 +134,12 @@ color_misc=0,205,205 # ????
 
     <Resource type="ResourceSkin" name="MW_ChargeBar" size="204 18">
         <Child type="ProgressBar" skin="MW_Progress_Red" offset="0 0 204 18" align="Right Top Stretch" name="Bar"/>
-        <Child type="TextBox" skin="ProgressText" offset="0 0 204 18" align="Right Top Stretch" name="BarText"/>
+        <Child type="TextBox" skin="ProgressText" offset="0 0 204 14" align="Stretch" name="BarText"/>
     </Resource>
 
     <Resource type="ResourceSkin" name="MW_ChargeBar_Blue" size="204 18">
         <Child type="ProgressBar" skin="MW_Progress_Blue" offset="0 0 204 18" align="Right Top Stretch" name="Bar"/>
-        <Child type="TextBox" skin="ProgressText" offset="0 2 204 18" align="Right Top Stretch" name="BarText"/>
+        <Child type="TextBox" skin="ProgressText" offset="0 0 204 14" align="Right Top Stretch" name="BarText"/>
     </Resource>
 
     <Resource type="ResourceSkin" name="MW_DynamicStat_Red" size="204 18">
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_tooltips.layout b/files/mygui/openmw_tooltips.layout
index d47c279761..6d4421702a 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_tooltips.layout
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_tooltips.layout
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
                 </Widget>
 
                 <Widget type="ProgressBar" skin="MW_Progress_Red" position="50 70 200 20" align="HCenter Bottom" name="SkillProgress">
-                    <Widget type="TextBox" skin="ProgressText" position="0 0 200 20" align="Stretch" name="SkillProgressText">
+                    <Widget type="TextBox" skin="ProgressText" position="0 0 200 16" align="Stretch" name="SkillProgressText">
                         <Property key="TextAlign" value="Center"/>
                     </Widget>
                 </Widget>
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@
             </Widget>
 
             <Widget type="ProgressBar" skin="MW_Progress_Red" position="50 30 200 20" align="HCenter Bottom" name="LevelProgress">
-                <Widget type="TextBox" skin="ProgressText" position="0 0 200 20" align="Stretch" name="LevelProgressText">
+                <Widget type="TextBox" skin="ProgressText" position="0 0 200 16" align="Stretch" name="LevelProgressText">
                     <Property key="TextAlign" value="Center"/>
                 </Widget>
             </Widget>
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_wait_dialog_progressbar.layout b/files/mygui/openmw_wait_dialog_progressbar.layout
index 92fcb15cf0..8147abbdfb 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_wait_dialog_progressbar.layout
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_wait_dialog_progressbar.layout
@@ -4,10 +4,9 @@
     <Widget type="Window" skin="MW_Dialog" layer="Windows" position="0 0 219 40" align="Center" name="_Main">
 
         <Widget type="ProgressBar" skin="MW_Progress_Blue" position="5 6 199 20" name="ProgressBar">
-            <Widget type="TextBox" skin="SandText" position="0 0 199 20" name="ProgressText">
-                <Property key="TextAlign" value="Center"/>
+            <Widget type="TextBox" skin="ProgressText" position="0 0 199 16" name="ProgressText" align="Right VCenter">
+                <Property key="NeedMouse" value="false"/>
             </Widget>
         </Widget>
-
     </Widget>
 </MyGUI>