When I call dialog --title "Title" --msgbox "Hi there" 7 40 then the displayed image is not +---------- Title -----------+ | Hi there | | | | | +----------------------------+ | < OK > | +----------------------------+ (as it was in Red Hat 6.2), but instead it now looks like +---------Hi there ----------+ | | | | | | +----------------------------+ | < OK > | +----------------------------+ (You might get a better impression with a monospaced-font)