diff --git a/__pycache__/cfd_ui_setup.cpython-312.pyc b/__pycache__/cfd_ui_setup.cpython-312.pyc
index 899e4ed..1d667d5 100644
Binary files a/__pycache__/cfd_ui_setup.cpython-312.pyc and b/__pycache__/cfd_ui_setup.cpython-312.pyc differ
diff --git a/cfd_ui_setup.py b/cfd_ui_setup.py
index cf48385..4dfbb48 100644
--- a/cfd_ui_setup.py
+++ b/cfd_ui_setup.py
@@ -381,12 +381,19 @@ class WidgetManager:
         bottom_controls_frame = ttk.Frame(
             content_frame, style="AccentBottom.TFrame")
         bottom_controls_frame.grid(row=1, column=0, sticky="ew", pady=(5, 0))
-        bottom_controls_frame.grid_columnconfigure(1, weight=1)
 
         button_box_pos = self.settings.get("button_box_pos", "left")
         action_buttons_col = 0 if button_box_pos == 'left' else 2
         action_buttons_sticky = "w" if button_box_pos == 'left' else "e"
 
+        if self.dialog.dialog_mode == "save":
+            # Give most of the weight to the action buttons frame (which contains the entry)
+            bottom_controls_frame.grid_columnconfigure(action_buttons_col, weight=10)
+            bottom_controls_frame.grid_columnconfigure(1, weight=1)  # status_bar is in col 1
+        else:
+            # Original behavior for open mode
+            bottom_controls_frame.grid_columnconfigure(1, weight=1)
+
         action_buttons_frame = ttk.Frame(
             bottom_controls_frame, style="AccentBottom.TFrame")
         action_buttons_frame.grid(
@@ -406,8 +413,7 @@ class WidgetManager:
         Tooltip(self.settings_button, "Einstellungen")
 
         if self.dialog.dialog_mode == "save":
-            action_buttons_frame.grid_columnconfigure(0, weight=1)
-            self.filename_entry = ttk.Entry(action_buttons_frame, width=75)
+            self.filename_entry = ttk.Entry(action_buttons_frame)
             save_button = ttk.Button(
                 action_buttons_frame, text="Speichern", command=self.dialog.on_save)
             cancel_button = ttk.Button(
@@ -416,6 +422,7 @@ class WidgetManager:
                                                 ft[0] for ft in self.dialog.filetypes], state="readonly")
 
             if button_box_pos == 'left':
+                action_buttons_frame.grid_columnconfigure(1, weight=1)
                 self.filename_entry.grid(
                     row=0, column=1, sticky="ew", padx=(10, 0))
                 save_button.grid(row=0, column=0, sticky="e", padx=(10, 5))
@@ -424,7 +431,7 @@ class WidgetManager:
                 self.filter_combobox.grid(
                     row=1, column=1, sticky="w", padx=(10, 0), pady=(10, 0))
             else:  # right
-                action_buttons_frame.grid_columnconfigure(1, weight=1)
+                action_buttons_frame.grid_columnconfigure(0, weight=1)
                 save_button.grid(row=0, column=1, sticky="w", padx=(5, 5))
                 self.filename_entry.grid(
                     row=0, column=0, sticky="ew", padx=(0, 10))
diff --git a/mainwindow.py b/mainwindow.py
index 3368df5..65766ee 100755
--- a/mainwindow.py
+++ b/mainwindow.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class GlotzMol(tk.Tk):
         dialog = CustomFileDialog(self,
                                   initial_dir=os.path.expanduser("~"),
                                   filetypes=[("All Files", "*.*")
-                                             ])
+                                             ], dialog_mode="save")
 
         # This is the crucial part: wait for the dialog to be closed
         self.wait_window(dialog)