diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index c9eb0e268..8f1752b08 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2008-01-16 Benny Malengier <benny.malengier@gramps-project.org>
+	* configure.in: don't make help makefile
+	* src/FilterEditor/_ShowResults.py: shorten text, bug 1609
+
 2008-01-16 Benny Malengier <benny.malengier@gramps-project.org>
 	* src/GrampsDbUtils/_GrampsDbWriteXML.py: import gzip only once
 
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index c5f6ee080..f87a0bf95 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ AC_MSG_RESULT($has_pyglade)
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([
 po/Makefile.in
 m4/Makefile
-help/Makefile
 Makefile
 gramps.sh
 src/const.py
diff --git a/src/FilterEditor/_ShowResults.py b/src/FilterEditor/_ShowResults.py
index ed223505d..77decfa66 100644
--- a/src/FilterEditor/_ShowResults.py
+++ b/src/FilterEditor/_ShowResults.py
@@ -133,9 +133,11 @@ class ShowResults(ManagedWindow.ManagedWindow):
             gid = repo.get_gramps_id()
         elif self.space == 'Note':
             note = self.db.get_note_from_handle(handle)
-            name = note.get()
+            name = note.get().replace('\n', ' ')
+            if len(name) > 80:
+                name = name[:80]+"..."
             gid = note.get_gramps_id()
-        return (name,gid)
+        return (name, gid)
         
     def sort_val_from_handle(self, handle):
         if self.space == 'Person':
@@ -161,6 +163,6 @@ class ShowResults(ManagedWindow.ManagedWindow):
             name = self.db.get_repository_from_handle(handle).get_name()
             sortname = locale.strxfrm(name)
         elif self.space == 'Note':
-            name = self.db.get_note_from_handle(handle).get()
-            sortname = locale.strxfrm(name)
+            gid = self.db.get_note_from_handle(handle).get_gramps_id()
+            sortname = locale.strxfrm(gid)
         return (sortname,handle)