diff --git a/lib/choose_repository.tcl b/lib/choose_repository.tcl
index f7b8c93095..8d3c81e7c0 100644
--- a/lib/choose_repository.tcl
+++ b/lib/choose_repository.tcl
@@ -3,19 +3,36 @@
 
 class choose_repository {
 
+# Henrik Nyh's alternative Git logo, from his blog post
+# http://henrik.nyh.se/2007/06/alternative-git-logo-and-favicon
+#
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 }
 
 field top
@@ -66,7 +83,6 @@ constructor pick {} {
 				-command do_about
 		}
 
-		_center $top 500 350
 		wm protocol $top WM_DELETE_WINDOW exit
 		bind $top <$M1B-q> exit
 		bind $top <$M1B-Q> exit
@@ -81,7 +97,7 @@ constructor pick {} {
 		-relief sunken \
 		-background white \
 		-image ::choose_repository::git_logo
-	pack $w.git_logo -side top -fill x -padx 20 -pady 20
+	pack $w.git_logo -side left -fill y -padx 10 -pady 10
 
 	set w_body $w.body
 	frame $w_body
@@ -103,7 +119,7 @@ constructor pick {} {
 	pack $w_body.new -anchor w -fill x
 	pack $w_body.clone -anchor w -fill x
 	pack $w_body.open -anchor w -fill x
-	pack $w_body -fill x -padx 10
+	pack $w_body -fill x -padx 10 -pady 10
 
 	frame $w.buttons
 	set w_next $w.buttons.next
@@ -120,15 +136,16 @@ constructor pick {} {
 
 	bind $top <Return> [cb _invoke_next]
 	bind $top <Visibility> "
+		[cb _center]
 		grab $top
 		focus $top
+		bind $top <Visibility> {}
 	"
 	wm deiconify $top
 	tkwait variable @done
 
 	if {$top eq {.}} {
 		eval destroy [winfo children $top]
-		_center $top 500 600
 	}
 }
 
@@ -140,10 +157,12 @@ proc _home {} {
 	return $h
 }
 
-proc _center {top nx ny} {
-	set rx [expr {([winfo screenwidth  $top] - $nx) / 2}]
-	set ry [expr {([winfo screenheight $top] - $ny) / 2}]
-	wm geometry $top [format {%dx%d+%d+%d} $nx $ny $rx $ry]
+method _center {} {
+	set nx [winfo reqwidth $top]
+	set ny [winfo reqheight $top]
+	set rx [expr {([winfo screenwidth  $top] - $nx) / 3}]
+	set ry [expr {([winfo screenheight $top] - $ny) / 3}]
+	wm geometry $top [format {+%d+%d} $rx $ry]
 }
 
 method _invoke_next {} {
@@ -463,7 +482,7 @@ method _do_clone2 {} {
 	switch -exact -- $clone_type {
 	hardlink {
 		set o_cons [status_bar::new $w_body]
-		pack $w_body -fill x -padx 10
+		pack $w_body -fill x -padx 10 -pady 10
 
 		$o_cons start \
 			[mc "Counting objects"] \
@@ -762,7 +781,7 @@ method _do_clone_checkout {HEAD} {
 	}
 
 	set o_cons [status_bar::new $w_body]
-	pack $w_body -fill x -padx 10
+	pack $w_body -fill x -padx 10 -pady 10
 	$o_cons start \
 		[mc "Creating working directory"] \
 		[mc "files"]