diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/ui-new/AutoAdvertScreen.h b/examples/companion_radio/ui-new/AutoAdvertScreen.h
index 4899f29d..c8dc1bfa 100644
--- a/examples/companion_radio/ui-new/AutoAdvertScreen.h
+++ b/examples/companion_radio/ui-new/AutoAdvertScreen.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public:
     int label_y = display.listStart();
     int bar_y   = label_y + display.lineStep();
     int bar_h   = display.lineStep();
-    int tip_y   = bar_y + bar_h + display.lineStep();
+    int tip_y   = bar_y + bar_h + 4;
 
     display.drawTextCentered(display.width() / 2, 0, "AUTO-ADVERT");
     display.fillRect(0, display.headerH() - 1, display.width(), 1);
diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/ui-new/KeyboardWidget.h b/examples/companion_radio/ui-new/KeyboardWidget.h
index 8cfbfd1d..ec1c89c6 100644
--- a/examples/companion_radio/ui-new/KeyboardWidget.h
+++ b/examples/companion_radio/ui-new/KeyboardWidget.h
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ struct KeyboardWidget {
     const int lh      = display.getLineHeight();
     const int cw      = display.getCharWidth();
     const int cell_w  = display.width() / KB_COLS_CHAR;
-    const int cell_h  = lh + 1;
-    const int sep_y   = lh + 1;
-    const int chars_y = sep_y + 2;
+    const int sep_y   = lh;           // tight separator: preview row height only
+    const int chars_y = sep_y + 1;
+    const int cell_h  = (display.height() - chars_y) / (KB_ROWS_CHAR + 1);
     const int spec_y  = chars_y + KB_ROWS_CHAR * cell_h;
     const int spec_w  = display.width() / KB_SPECIAL;
 
diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/ui-new/NearbyScreen.h b/examples/companion_radio/ui-new/NearbyScreen.h
index 315f79cb..b8e4e71d 100644
--- a/examples/companion_radio/ui-new/NearbyScreen.h
+++ b/examples/companion_radio/ui-new/NearbyScreen.h
@@ -215,12 +215,27 @@ class NearbyScreen : public UIScreen {
       display.setColor(DisplayDriver::LIGHT);
       display.fillRect(0, hdr - 1, display.width(), 1);
 
-      // public key as base64
+      // public key as base64 — truncate to one line via charWidth
       char b64[48];
       pubKeyToBase64(r.pub_key, b64, sizeof(b64));
-      display.drawTextEllipsized(2, hdr, display.width() - 4, b64);
+      {
+        int max_chars = (display.width() - 4) / display.getCharWidth();
+        int b64_len   = strlen(b64);
+        char b64_line[48];
+        if (b64_len > max_chars) {
+          strncpy(b64_line, b64, max_chars - 3);
+          b64_line[max_chars - 3] = '\0';
+          strcat(b64_line, "...");
+        } else {
+          strncpy(b64_line, b64, sizeof(b64_line) - 1);
+          b64_line[sizeof(b64_line) - 1] = '\0';
+        }
+        display.setCursor(2, hdr);
+        display.print(b64_line);
+      }
 
-      int step = lh + 1;
+      // distribute 4 remaining lines across available height below b64
+      int step = (display.height() - hdr) / 5;
       char buf[32];
       snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "RSSI: %d dBm", (int)r.rssi);
       display.setCursor(2, hdr + step);     display.print(buf);
@@ -394,9 +409,7 @@ public:
     // ── detail view ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
     if (_detail && _sel < _count) {
       const Entry& e = _entries[_sel];
-      int lh   = display.getLineHeight();
       int hdr  = display.headerH();
-      int step = lh + 1;
 
       display.setColor(DisplayDriver::LIGHT);
       display.fillRect(0, 0, display.width(), hdr - 1);
@@ -406,6 +419,8 @@ public:
       display.drawTextEllipsized(2, 1, display.width() - 4, filtered);
       display.setColor(DisplayDriver::LIGHT);
 
+      // 5 lines: lat, lon, dist+bearing, type, seen — distributed across available height
+      int step = (display.height() - hdr) / 5;
       char buf[32];
       snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "Lat: %.5f", e.lat_e6 / 1e6);
       display.setCursor(2, hdr); display.print(buf);
@@ -417,22 +432,19 @@ public:
         char dist[12];
         fmtDist(dist, sizeof(dist), e.dist_km);
         int az = bearingDeg(_own_lat, _own_lon, e.lat_e6, e.lon_e6);
-        snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "Dist: %s", dist);
-        display.setCursor(2, hdr + step * 2); display.print(buf);
-        snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "Az: %dd (%s)", az, bearingCardinal(az));
-        display.setCursor(2, hdr + step * 3); display.print(buf);
+        snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "Dist: %s %s", dist, bearingCardinal(az));
       } else {
-        display.setCursor(2, hdr + step * 2); display.print("Dist: no own GPS");
-        display.setCursor(2, hdr + step * 3); display.print("Az: unknown");
+        snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "Dist: no GPS");
       }
+      display.setCursor(2, hdr + step * 2); display.print(buf);
 
       snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "Type: %s", typeName(e.type));
-      display.setCursor(2, hdr + step * 4); display.print(buf);
+      display.setCursor(2, hdr + step * 3); display.print(buf);
 
       char age[16];
       fmtAge(age, sizeof(age), e.lastmod);
       snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "Seen: %s", age);
-      display.setCursor(2, hdr + step * 5); display.print(buf);
+      display.setCursor(2, hdr + step * 4); display.print(buf);
 
       return 2000;
     }
diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/ui-new/SettingsScreen.h b/examples/companion_radio/ui-new/SettingsScreen.h
index 8f390ee2..49aef7ed 100644
--- a/examples/companion_radio/ui-new/SettingsScreen.h
+++ b/examples/companion_radio/ui-new/SettingsScreen.h
@@ -87,9 +87,12 @@ class SettingsScreen : public UIScreen {
   }
 
   void renderBar(DisplayDriver& display, int x, int y, int value, int max_val) {
-    const int box_h = display.getLineHeight() - 2;
-    const int box_w = box_h;
-    const int gap   = 2;
+    const int gap     = 2;
+    const int avail   = display.width() - x;
+    const int raw     = (avail - (max_val - 1) * gap) / max_val;
+    const int cap     = display.getLineHeight() - 2;
+    const int box_h   = raw < cap ? (raw < 2 ? 2 : raw) : cap;
+    const int box_w   = box_h;
     for (int i = 0; i < max_val; i++) {
       int bx = x + i * (box_w + gap);
       display.drawRect(bx, y, box_w, box_h);
diff --git a/src/helpers/ui/GxEPDDisplay.cpp b/src/helpers/ui/GxEPDDisplay.cpp
index 17481946..ff4fff28 100644
--- a/src/helpers/ui/GxEPDDisplay.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers/ui/GxEPDDisplay.cpp
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
 // coordinates (same convention as the OLED driver). Add the font ascender so
 // the two conventions match.
 static int fontAscender(int sz, bool use_lemon, int scale) {
-  if (sz == 3) return 26;              // FreeSans18pt7b: proportional, baseline origin
-  if (use_lemon) return 8 * scale;    // Lemon GFX font: baseline origin, ascender 8px×scale
-  return 0;                           // GFX built-in font: cursor is top-left of cell
+  if (sz == 3) return 26;                       // FreeSans18pt7b: proportional, baseline origin
+  if (sz == 1 && use_lemon) return 8 * scale;   // Lemon GFX font: baseline origin, ascender 8px×scale
+  return 0;                                     // GFX built-in font: cursor is top-left of cell
 }
 
 bool GxEPDDisplay::begin() {