diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ce043f669..85533e78b 100755
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ $Source$
     * tbl_properties.php3; tbl_properties_operations.php3: moved tables
       comments and type features and referential integrity checkings to the
       "table operations" page.
+    * config.inc.php3, lines 184-185; db_details.php3, line 572;
+      Documentation.html, lines 916-917; tbl_properties.php3, line 556:
+      emphasized the sql query texteareas.
 
 2002-04-27 Marc Delisle  <lem9@users.sourceforge.net>
     * tbl_properties.php3, new tbl_properties_links.php3:
diff --git a/Documentation.html b/Documentation.html
index c772b4d56..bfb974870 100755
--- a/Documentation.html
+++ b/Documentation.html
@@ -913,7 +913,8 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($HTTPS) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'
         <b>$cfg['TextareaRows'] </b>integer
     </dt>
     <dd>
-        Number of columns and rows for the textareas.
+        Number of columns and rows for the textareas.<br />
+        This value will be emphasized (*2) for sql query textareas.
         <br /><br />
     </dd>
 
diff --git a/config.inc.php3 b/config.inc.php3
index d34141e0a..5911db10e 100755
--- a/config.inc.php3
+++ b/config.inc.php3
@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@ $cfg['BrowseMarkerColor']   = '#FFCC99';    // color of the marker (visually mar
                                             // by clicking on it) in browse mode
                                             // (blank for no marker)
 $cfg['TextareaCols']        = 40;           // textarea size (columns) in edit mode
+                                            // (this value will be emphasized (*2) for sql
+                                            // query textareas)
 $cfg['TextareaRows']        = 7;            // textarea size (rows) in edit mode
 $cfg['LimitChars']          = 50;           // max field data length in browse mode
 $cfg['ModifyDeleteAtLeft']  = TRUE;         // show edit/delete links on left side of browse
diff --git a/db_details.php3 b/db_details.php3
index 6edafd249..65e7f2b19 100755
--- a/db_details.php3
+++ b/db_details.php3
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ $is_upload = (PMA_PHP_INT_VERSION >= 40000 && function_exists('ini_get'))
             <input type="hidden" name="prev_sql_query" value="<?php echo ((!empty($query_to_display)) ? urlencode($query_to_display) : ''); ?>" />
             <?php echo sprintf($strRunSQLQuery, $db) . ' ' . PMA_showDocuShort('S/E/SELECT.html'); ?>&nbsp;:<br />
             <div style="margin-bottom: 5px">
-<textarea name="sql_query" cols="<?php echo $cfg['TextareaCols']; ?>" rows="<?php echo $cfg['TextareaRows']; ?>" wrap="virtual"
+<textarea name="sql_query" cols="<?php echo $cfg['TextareaCols'] * 2; ?>" rows="<?php echo $cfg['TextareaRows']; ?>" wrap="virtual"
     onfocus="if (typeof(document.layers) == 'undefined' || typeof(textarea_selected) == 'undefined') {textarea_selected = 1; this.form.elements['sql_query'].select();}">
 <?php echo ((!empty($query_to_display)) ? htmlspecialchars($query_to_display) : ''); ?>
 </textarea><br />
diff --git a/tbl_properties.php3 b/tbl_properties.php3
index b4c4b0e69..3d5650134 100755
--- a/tbl_properties.php3
+++ b/tbl_properties.php3
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ $is_upload = (PMA_PHP_INT_VERSION >= 40000 && function_exists('ini_get'))
             <input type="hidden" name="prev_sql_query" value="<?php echo ((!empty($query_to_display)) ? urlencode($query_to_display) : ''); ?>" />
             <?php echo sprintf($strRunSQLQuery,  htmlspecialchars($db)) . ' ' . PMA_showDocuShort('S/E/SELECT.html'); ?>&nbsp;:<br />
             <div style="margin-bottom: 5px">
-<textarea name="sql_query" rows="<?php echo $cfg['TextareaRows']; ?>" cols="<?php echo $cfg['TextareaCols']; ?>" wrap="virtual"
+<textarea name="sql_query" rows="<?php echo $cfg['TextareaRows']; ?>" cols="<?php echo $cfg['TextareaCols'] * 2; ?>" wrap="virtual"
     onfocus="if (typeof(document.layers) == 'undefined' || typeof(textarea_selected) == 'undefined') {textarea_selected = 1; this.form.elements['sql_query'].select();}">
 <?php echo ((!empty($query_to_display)) ? htmlspecialchars($query_to_display) : 'SELECT * FROM ' . PMA_backquote($table) . ' WHERE 1'); ?>
 </textarea><br />