diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 9e0da34e..d582935e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
         $CXX --version
         cmake --version
         cmake . -DDOWNLOAD_XYLIB=OFF -DDOWNLOAD_LUA=OFF -DDOWNLOAD_ZLIB=OFF
-        make
+        make VERBOSE=1
         sudo make install
     - name: test
       run: |
diff --git a/wxgui/cmn.h b/wxgui/cmn.h
index e20b45ee..22ffddb3 100644
--- a/wxgui/cmn.h
+++ b/wxgui/cmn.h
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ inline wxSpinCtrl* make_wxspinctrl(wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id, int val,
                                    int min, int max, int width=50)
 {
 #ifdef __WXGTK3__
-    width += 30;
+    width = std::max(width, 50) + 30;
 #endif
     return new wxSpinCtrl (parent, id, wxString::Format(wxT("%i"), val),
                            wxDefaultPosition, wxSize(width, -1),
diff --git a/wxgui/statbar.cpp b/wxgui/statbar.cpp
index 2e01a50d..a8159851 100644
--- a/wxgui/statbar.cpp
+++ b/wxgui/statbar.cpp
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ ConfStatBarDlg::ConfStatBarDlg(wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id, FStatusBar* sb_)
 
     gsizer->Add(new wxStaticText(this, -1,wxT("precision")),
                 wxSizerFlags().Align(wxALIGN_CENTRE_VERTICAL|wxALIGN_RIGHT));
-    e_prec_sc = make_wxspinctrl(this, -1, sb->e_prec, 0, 9, 40);
+    e_prec_sc = make_wxspinctrl(this, -1, sb->e_prec, 0, 9);
     gsizer->Add(e_prec_sc, wxSizerFlags().Align(wxALIGN_CENTRE_VERTICAL));
 
     f_sizer->Add(gsizer, wxSizerFlags(1).Expand().Border());