diff --git a/src/ui.rs b/src/ui.rs
index ba9cef3..2b94305 100644
--- a/src/ui.rs
+++ b/src/ui.rs
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ impl Ui {
 
         grid.attach(&button_bar, 0, 0, 1, 1);
 
-        self.drawing_area.set_size_request(500, 500);
+        self.drawing_area.set_size_request(500, 300);
         self.drawing_area.set_hexpand(true);
         self.drawing_area.set_vexpand(true);
         grid.attach(&self.drawing_area, 0, 1, 1, 1);
@@ -164,9 +164,6 @@ fn calc_char_bounds(ctx: &cairo::Context) -> TextExtents {
 }
 
 fn gtk_draw(drawing_area: &DrawingArea, ctx: &cairo::Context) -> Inhibit {
-    let width = drawing_area.get_allocated_width() as f64;
-    let height = drawing_area.get_allocated_height() as f64;
-
     ctx.set_source_rgb(0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
     ctx.paint();
     ctx.set_source_rgb(1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
@@ -214,11 +211,27 @@ fn gtk_draw(drawing_area: &DrawingArea, ctx: &cairo::Context) -> Inhibit {
             }
             line_y += font_extents.height;
         }
+
+        request_width(&drawing_area, &ui, font_extents.height, char_bounds.width);
+        
     });
 
+
+    
     Inhibit(true)
 }
 
+fn request_width(drawing_area: &DrawingArea, ui: &Ui, line_height: f64, char_width: f64) {
+    let width = drawing_area.get_allocated_width();
+    let height = drawing_area.get_allocated_height();
+    let request_height = (ui.model.rows as f64 * line_height) as i32;
+    let request_width = (ui.model.columns as f64 * char_width) as i32;
+
+    if width != request_width || height != request_height {
+        drawing_area.set_size_request(request_width, request_height);
+    }
+}
+
 impl RedrawEvents for Ui {
     fn on_cursor_goto(&mut self, row: u64, col: u64) {
         self.model.set_cursor(row, col);
diff --git a/src/ui_model.rs b/src/ui_model.rs
index 87a343c..cad536c 100644
--- a/src/ui_model.rs
+++ b/src/ui_model.rs
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ impl Cell {
 }
 
 pub struct UiModel {
-    columns: usize,
-    rows: usize,
+    pub columns: usize,
+    pub rows: usize,
     cur_row: usize,
     cur_col: usize,
     model: Vec<Vec<Cell>>,