diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 4ec4e3f..079c336 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ Two empty lines before the next entry.
 External contributors notice at the end of the line: (LastName, FirstName / nick)
 
 ## 2022-01-15 0.3.1
+Option in Control menu to split the session view between horizontally and vertically
+The session list now dynamically expands to the needed with.
+Better log messages
+Fix regression and workarounds for crashes introduced by a recent PyQt update.
 This CHANGELOG is now available through the programs help menu directly.
 
 
diff --git a/engine/start.py b/engine/start.py
index a428746..ac38502 100644
--- a/engine/start.py
+++ b/engine/start.py
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ args = parser.parse_args()
 
 import logging
 if args.verbose: #development
-    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format='[' + METADATA["name"] + '] %(levelname)s %(asctime)s %(name)s: %(message)s',)
+    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format='[' + METADATA["shortName"] + '] %(levelname)s %(asctime)s %(name)s: %(message)s',)
     #logging.getLogger().setLevel(logging.INFO) #development
 else: #production
-    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.ERROR, format='[' + METADATA["name"] + '] %(levelname)s %(asctime)s %(name)s: %(message)s',)
+    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.ERROR, format='[' + METADATA["shortName"] + '] %(levelname)s %(asctime)s %(name)s: %(message)s',)
     #logging.getLogger().setLevel(logging.ERROR) #production
 
 
diff --git a/qtgui/designer/mainwindow.py b/qtgui/designer/mainwindow.py
index 871cc83..6f2d9ac 100644
--- a/qtgui/designer/mainwindow.py
+++ b/qtgui/designer/mainwindow.py
@@ -275,9 +275,13 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         self.actionManual.setObjectName("actionManual")
         self.actionChangelog = QtWidgets.QAction(MainWindow)
         self.actionChangelog.setObjectName("actionChangelog")
+        self.actionSplit_Session_View_The_Other_Way = QtWidgets.QAction(MainWindow)
+        self.actionSplit_Session_View_The_Other_Way.setCheckable(True)
+        self.actionSplit_Session_View_The_Other_Way.setObjectName("actionSplit_Session_View_The_Other_Way")
         self.menuControl.addAction(self.actionManual)
         self.menuControl.addAction(self.actionChangelog)
         self.menuControl.addAction(self.actionRebuild_Program_Database)
+        self.menuControl.addAction(self.actionSplit_Session_View_The_Other_Way)
         self.menuControl.addAction(self.actionHide_in_System_Tray)
         self.menuControl.addAction(self.actionSettings)
         self.menuControl.addAction(self.actionMenuQuit)
@@ -378,3 +382,4 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         self.actionSettings.setText(_translate("MainWindow", "Settings"))
         self.actionManual.setText(_translate("MainWindow", "Manual"))
         self.actionChangelog.setText(_translate("MainWindow", "News and Changelog"))
+        self.actionSplit_Session_View_The_Other_Way.setText(_translate("MainWindow", "Split Session View the other way"))
diff --git a/qtgui/designer/mainwindow.ui b/qtgui/designer/mainwindow.ui
index b2fbe33..fed2dd6 100644
--- a/qtgui/designer/mainwindow.ui
+++ b/qtgui/designer/mainwindow.ui
@@ -566,6 +566,7 @@
     <addaction name="actionManual"/>
     <addaction name="actionChangelog"/>
     <addaction name="actionRebuild_Program_Database"/>
+    <addaction name="actionSplit_Session_View_The_Other_Way"/>
     <addaction name="actionHide_in_System_Tray"/>
     <addaction name="actionSettings"/>
     <addaction name="actionMenuQuit"/>
@@ -738,6 +739,14 @@
     <string>News and Changelog</string>
    </property>
   </action>
+  <action name="actionSplit_Session_View_The_Other_Way">
+   <property name="checkable">
+    <bool>true</bool>
+   </property>
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>Split Session View the other way</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
  </widget>
  <resources/>
  <connections/>
diff --git a/qtgui/mainwindow.py b/qtgui/mainwindow.py
index efa88ba..39c6012 100644
--- a/qtgui/mainwindow.py
+++ b/qtgui/mainwindow.py
@@ -327,6 +327,18 @@ class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
             self.setVisible(False)
         #self.systemTray.buildContextMenu() #Don't. This crashes Qt through some delayed execution of who knows what. Workaround: tray context menu now say "Show/Hide" and not only the actual state.
 
+
+    def toggleSplitSessionView(self, state:bool):
+        self.ui.actionSplit_Session_View_The_Other_Way.blockSignals(True)
+        if state:
+            orientation = QtCore.Qt.Vertical #this is weird. Is the Qt enum wrongly labeled?  This splits in an upper and lower part.
+        else:
+            orientation = QtCore.Qt.Horizontal
+        self.ui.actionSplit_Session_View_The_Other_Way.setChecked(state) #This funtion can be called by functions, e.g. restoreWindowSettings on startup.
+        self.ui.hSplitterLauncherClients.setOrientation(orientation)
+        self.ui.actionSplit_Session_View_The_Other_Way.blockSignals(False)
+
+
     def _askBeforeQuit(self, nsmSessionName):
         """If you quit while in a session ask what to do.
         The TrayIcon context menu uses different functions and directly acts, without a question"""
@@ -404,6 +416,7 @@ class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
         self.ui.actionChangelog.triggered.connect(self.changelog.show)
         self.ui.actionRebuild_Program_Database.triggered.connect(self.updateProgramDatabase)
         self.ui.actionSettings.triggered.connect(self._reactMenu_settings)
+        self.ui.actionSplit_Session_View_The_Other_Way.toggled.connect(self.toggleSplitSessionView)
         self.ui.actionHide_in_System_Tray.triggered.connect(lambda: self.toggleVisible(force=False))
         self.ui.actionMenuQuit.triggered.connect(self.menuRealQuit)
 
@@ -431,6 +444,7 @@ class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
         #settings.setValue("visible", self.isVisible()) Deprecated. see restoreWindowSettings
         settings.setValue("recentlyOpenedSessions", self.recentlyOpenedSessions.get())
         settings.setValue("tab", self.ui.tabbyCat.currentIndex())
+        settings.setValue("sessionSplitOrientationNonDefault", self.ui.actionSplit_Session_View_The_Other_Way.isChecked())
 
     def restoreWindowSettings(self):
         """opposite of storeWindowSettings. Read there."""
@@ -442,11 +456,13 @@ class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
             "windowState":self.restoreState,
             "recentlyOpenedSessions":self.recentlyOpenedSessions.load,
             "tab": lambda i: self.ui.tabbyCat.setCurrentIndex(int(i)),
+            "sessionSplitOrientationNonDefault": lambda b: self.toggleSplitSessionView(bool(b)),
         }
 
         types = {
             "recentlyOpenedSessions": list,
             "tab": int,
+            "sessionSplitOrientationNonDefault": bool,
         }
 
         for key in settings.allKeys():