diff --git a/fsl/data/strings.py b/fsl/data/strings.py
index 9fc4c050c335c481aa113ea88d270831c86b21f2..047a8c0b40e5eb9e35f11087bc2834b20dd6cb09 100644
--- a/fsl/data/strings.py
+++ b/fsl/data/strings.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import fsl.data.constants as constants
 
 messages = TypeDict({
 
-    'fslview.loading'              : 'Loading {} ...',
+    'fslview.loading'              : 'Loading {}',
     'FSLViewSplash.default'        : 'Loading ...',
 
     'image.saveImage.error'      : 'An error occurred saving the file. '
diff --git a/fsl/fslview/splash.py b/fsl/fslview/splash.py
index 9273b9ff9443c95a57963d89aa41c0ac98db06e5..a5586b24243be98b9154d2a2def36e4a36321ee7 100644
--- a/fsl/fslview/splash.py
+++ b/fsl/fslview/splash.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class FSLViewSplash(wx.Frame):
         splashimg  = splashbmp.ConvertToImage()
     
         splashPanel    = imagepanel.ImagePanel(self, splashimg)
-        self.statusBar = wx.StaticText(self)
+        self.statusBar = wx.StaticText(self, style=wx.ELLIPSIZE_MIDDLE)
         self.statusBar.SetLabel(strings.messages[self, 'default'])
 
         self.statusBar.SetBackgroundColour('white')