diff --git a/qml/panes/AddGroupPane.qml b/qml/panes/AddGroupPane.qml
index b9049af..94412ef 100644
--- a/qml/panes/AddGroupPane.qml
+++ b/qml/panes/AddGroupPane.qml
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ import QtQuick.Controls 2.4
 import QtQuick.Controls.Material 2.0
 import QtQuick.Layouts 1.3
 import QtQuick.Window 2.11
+import QtQuick.Controls 1.4
 
 import "../widgets"
+import "../styles"
 
 ColumnLayout { // settingsPane
 	anchors.fill: parent
@@ -16,13 +18,17 @@ ColumnLayout { // settingsPane
 		aux.visible: false
 	}
 
+    Column {
+    leftPadding: 10
+    spacing: 5
+
 	ScalingLabel {
 		text: "Server:"
 	}
 
-	TextEdit {
+	TextField {
 		id: txtServer
-		width: 100
+		style: CwtchTextFieldStyle{ width: 400 }
 		text: "6xnl4rlc5gq5crnyki6wp6qy2dy2brsjtfixwhgujfycsu7jly7pmxad"
 	}
 
@@ -30,9 +36,9 @@ ColumnLayout { // settingsPane
 		text: "Group name:"
 	}
 
-	TextEdit {
+	TextField {
 		id: txtGroupName
-		width: 100
+		style: CwtchTextFieldStyle{ width: 400 }
 		text: "my awesome group"
 	}
 
@@ -44,6 +50,7 @@ ColumnLayout { // settingsPane
 		}
 	}
 
+    }//end of column with padding
 
 	Component.onCompleted: {
 		zoomSlider.value = Screen.pixelDensity / 3.2 // artistic license. set by erinn. fight me before changing
diff --git a/qml/panes/GroupSettingsPane.qml b/qml/panes/GroupSettingsPane.qml
index 3ac786e..56b0d97 100644
--- a/qml/panes/GroupSettingsPane.qml
+++ b/qml/panes/GroupSettingsPane.qml
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ import QtQuick.Controls 2.4
 import QtQuick.Controls.Material 2.0
 import QtQuick.Layouts 1.3
 import QtQuick.Window 2.11
+import QtQuick.Controls 1.4
 
 import "../widgets"
+import "../styles"
 
 ColumnLayout { // groupSettingsPane
 	anchors.fill: parent
@@ -17,23 +19,38 @@ ColumnLayout { // groupSettingsPane
 		aux.visible: false
 	}
 
+    Column {
+    leftPadding: 10
+    spacing: 5
+
 	ScalingLabel {
 		text: "Server:"
 	}
 
-	TextEdit {
+	TextField {
 		id: txtServer
-		width: 100
+		style: CwtchTextFieldStyle{ width: 400 }
 		readOnly: true
 	}
 
+	SimpleButton {
+		icon: "regular/clipboard"
+		text: "copy"
+
+		onClicked: {
+			gcd.popup("copied to clipboard!")
+			txtServer.selectAll()
+			txtServer.copy()
+		}
+	}
+
 	ScalingLabel {
 		text: "Invitation:"
 	}
 
-	TextEdit {
+	TextField {
 		id: txtInvitation
-		width: 200
+		style: CwtchTextFieldStyle{ width: 400 }
 		readOnly: true
 	}
 
@@ -52,9 +69,9 @@ ColumnLayout { // groupSettingsPane
 		text: "Group name:"
 	}
 
-	TextEdit {
+	TextField {
 		id: txtGroupName
-		width: 100
+		style: CwtchTextFieldStyle{ width: 400 }
 	}
 
     SimpleButton {
@@ -71,9 +88,9 @@ ColumnLayout { // groupSettingsPane
 
     ComboBox {
         id: cbInvite
-        popup.font.pixelSize: 12
+        //popup.font.pixelSize: 12
         width: 200
-        font.pixelSize: 20
+        //font.pixelSize: 20
     }
 
     SimpleButton {
@@ -84,6 +101,7 @@ ColumnLayout { // groupSettingsPane
         }
     }
 
+    }//end of column with padding
 
 	Connections {
 		target: gcd
diff --git a/qml/panes/PeerSettingsPane.qml b/qml/panes/PeerSettingsPane.qml
index a2b9410..98a9b0e 100644
--- a/qml/panes/PeerSettingsPane.qml
+++ b/qml/panes/PeerSettingsPane.qml
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ import QtQuick.Controls 2.4
 import QtQuick.Controls.Material 2.0
 import QtQuick.Layouts 1.3
 import QtQuick.Window 2.11
+import QtQuick.Controls 1.4
 
 import "../widgets"
+import "../styles"
 
 ColumnLayout { // peerSettingsPane
 	anchors.fill: parent
@@ -19,23 +21,38 @@ ColumnLayout { // peerSettingsPane
 		back.onClicked: theStack.pane = theStack.messagePane
 	}
 
+    Column {
+    leftPadding: 10
+    spacing: 5
+
 	ScalingLabel {
 		text: "Address:"
 	}
 
-	TextEdit {
+	TextField {
 		id: txtOnion
-		width: 100
+		style: CwtchTextFieldStyle{ width: 400 }
 		readOnly: true
 	}
 
+	SimpleButton {
+		icon: "regular/clipboard"
+		text: "copy"
+
+		onClicked: {
+			gcd.popup("copied to clipboard!")
+			txtOnion.selectAll()
+			txtOnion.copy()
+		}
+	}
+
 	ScalingLabel{
 		text: "Display name:"
 	}
 
-	TextEdit {
+	TextField {
 		id: txtDisplayName
-		width: 200
+		style: CwtchTextFieldStyle{ width: 400 }
 	}
 
 	SimpleButton {
@@ -48,6 +65,8 @@ ColumnLayout { // peerSettingsPane
 	    }
 	}
 
+    }//end of column with padding
+
 
 	Connections {
 		target: gcd
diff --git a/qml/panes/SettingsPane.qml b/qml/panes/SettingsPane.qml
index 3fa64b1..45a480c 100644
--- a/qml/panes/SettingsPane.qml
+++ b/qml/panes/SettingsPane.qml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import QtQuick.Controls 2.4
 import QtQuick.Controls.Material 2.0
 import QtQuick.Layouts 1.3
 import QtQuick.Window 2.11
+import QtQuick.Controls 1.4
 
 import "../widgets"
 
@@ -16,16 +17,21 @@ ColumnLayout { // settingsPane
 		aux.visible: false
 	}
 
+    Column {
+    leftPadding: 10
+    spacing: 5
+
 	ScalingLabel {
 		Layout.maximumWidth: parent.width
-		text: "welcome to the global app settings page!"
+		text: "Interface zoom (mostly affects text and button sizes):"
 	}
 
 	Slider {
 		id: zoomSlider
-		from: 0.5
-		to: 2.4
+		minimumValue: 0.5
+		maximumValue: 2.4
 		value: 1
+		updateValueWhileDragging: false
 		onValueChanged: {
 		    gcd.themeScale = zoomSlider.value
 		}
@@ -37,7 +43,7 @@ ColumnLayout { // settingsPane
 	}
 
 	ScalingLabel{
-		text: "Default size text, scale factor: " + zoomSlider.value
+		text: "Default size text (scale factor: " + zoomSlider.value + ")"
 	}
 
 	ScalingLabel {
@@ -45,6 +51,7 @@ ColumnLayout { // settingsPane
 		size: 8
 	}
 
+    }//end of column with padding
 
 	Component.onCompleted: {
 		zoomSlider.value = 1 //Screen.pixelDensity / 3.2 // artistic license. set by erinn. fight me before changing
diff --git a/qml/styles/CwtchTextFieldStyle.qml b/qml/styles/CwtchTextFieldStyle.qml
index e2e61a0..2dbdafc 100644
--- a/qml/styles/CwtchTextFieldStyle.qml
+++ b/qml/styles/CwtchTextFieldStyle.qml
@@ -3,10 +3,14 @@ import QtQuick 2.7
 
 
 TextFieldStyle {
+    id: root
 	textColor: "black"
+	font.pointSize: 10
+	property int width: 100
+
 	background: Rectangle {
 		radius: 2
-		implicitWidth: 100
+		implicitWidth: root.width
 		implicitHeight: 24
 		color: windowItem.cwtch_background_color
 		border.color: windowItem.cwtch_color