diff --git a/lib/views/doublecolview.dart b/lib/views/doublecolview.dart
index ef632e7..d369f9b 100644
--- a/lib/views/doublecolview.dart
+++ b/lib/views/doublecolview.dart
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:provider/provider.dart';
 
 import '../main.dart';
+import '../model.dart';
 import 'contactsview.dart';
 import 'messageview.dart';
 
@@ -26,7 +27,12 @@ class _DoubleColumnViewState extends State<DoubleColumnView> {
           child: flwtch.selectedConversation == ""
               ? Center(child: Text("pick a contact"))
               : //dev
-              Container(child: MessageView()),
+                MultiProvider(
+                providers: [
+                ChangeNotifierProvider.value(value: Provider.of<ProfileInfoState>(context)),
+                ChangeNotifierProvider.value(value: Provider.of<ProfileInfoState>(context).contactList.getContact(flwtch.selectedConversation)),
+                ],
+                child: Container(child: MessageView())),
         ),
       ],
     );
diff --git a/lib/views/globalsettingsview.dart b/lib/views/globalsettingsview.dart
index 29882b5..56e3072 100644
--- a/lib/views/globalsettingsview.dart
+++ b/lib/views/globalsettingsview.dart
@@ -74,6 +74,26 @@ class _GlobalSettingsViewState extends State<GlobalSettingsView> {
                         },
                         secondary: Icon(Icons.lightbulb_outline, color: settings.current().mainTextColor()),
                       ),
+                      ListTile(
+                          title: Text(/*AppLocalizations.of(context).settingLanguage*/"UI Columns", style: TextStyle(color: settings.current().mainTextColor())),
+                          leading: Icon(Icons.table_chart, color: settings.current().mainTextColor()),
+                          trailing: DropdownButton(
+                              value: Provider.of<Settings>(context).locale.languageCode,
+                              onChanged: (String newValue) {
+                                if (newValue == "Double (1:2)") {
+                                  Provider.of<FlwtchState>(context).columns = [1, 2];
+                                } else if (newValue == "Double (1:4)") {
+                                  Provider.of<FlwtchState>(context).columns = [1, 4];
+                                } else {
+                                  Provider.of<FlwtchState>(context).columns = [1];
+                                }
+                              },
+                              items: ["Single", "Double (1:2)", "Double (1:4)"].map<DropdownMenuItem<String>>((String value) {
+                                return DropdownMenuItem<String>(
+                                  value: value,
+                                  child: Text(value),
+                                );
+                              }).toList())),
                       SwitchListTile(
                         title: Text(AppLocalizations.of(context).blockUnknownLabel, style: TextStyle(color: settings.current().mainTextColor())),
                         subtitle: Text(AppLocalizations.of(context).descriptionBlockUnknownConnections),