diff --git a/api/js/jsapi/egw_preferences.js b/api/js/jsapi/egw_preferences.js
index e596d094ac..f1eac34611 100644
--- a/api/js/jsapi/egw_preferences.js
+++ b/api/js/jsapi/egw_preferences.js
@@ -133,13 +133,13 @@ egw.extend('preferences', egw.MODULE_GLOBAL, function()
 					case 'prefs':
 						query.menuaction ='preferences.preferences_settings.index';
 						if (jQuery.inArray(current_app, apps) != -1) query.appname=current_app;
-						egw.open_link(egw.link(url, query), '_blank', '900x450');
+						egw.open_link(egw.link(url, query), '_blank', '1200x600');
 						break;
 
 					case 'acl':
 						query.menuaction='preferences.preferences_acl.index';
 						if (jQuery.inArray(current_app, apps) != -1) query.acl_app=current_app;
-						egw.open_link(egw.link(url, query), '_blank', '900x450');
+						egw.open_link(egw.link(url, query), '_blank', '1200x600');
 						break;
 
 					case 'cats':
diff --git a/preferences/inc/class.preferences_hooks.inc.php b/preferences/inc/class.preferences_hooks.inc.php
index 4289066f5a..46d7041cc9 100644
--- a/preferences/inc/class.preferences_hooks.inc.php
+++ b/preferences/inc/class.preferences_hooks.inc.php
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ class preferences_hooks
 			'description'   => 'Preferences',
 			'url'           => '/index.php',
 			'extradata'     => 'menuaction=preferences.preferences_settings.index',
-			'popup'         => '900x450',
+			'popup'         => '1200x600',
 		);
 	}
 
diff --git a/preferences/templates/default/app.css b/preferences/templates/default/app.css
index 8f0a3affa4..35d6c61751 100644
--- a/preferences/templates/default/app.css
+++ b/preferences/templates/default/app.css
@@ -78,4 +78,8 @@ tr.prefRow:hover .prefHelp {
 /* arrange readonly selectbox background icon*/
 .et2_selectbox.readonly.prefType {
 	padding-right: 50px;
+}
+
+.prefValueColumn select.prefValue {
+	white-space: pre-line;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/preferences/templates/pixelegg/app.css b/preferences/templates/pixelegg/app.css
index c8e8856ae8..fea732a0b5 100755
--- a/preferences/templates/pixelegg/app.css
+++ b/preferences/templates/pixelegg/app.css
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ textarea.prefValue {
 .et2_selectbox.readonly.prefType {
   padding-right: 50px;
 }
+.prefValueColumn select.prefValue {
+  white-space: pre-line;
+}
 /* #############################################################################
 // iframe
 // Rahmen + padding**/