diff --git a/src/ce_messages.lfm b/src/ce_messages.lfm
index b5f12780..ea27dc6e 100644
--- a/src/ce_messages.lfm
+++ b/src/ce_messages.lfm
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ inherited CEMessagesWidget: TCEMessagesWidget
         Width = 759
         Align = alClient
         BorderSpacing.Around = 2
-        DefaultItemHeight = 18
+        DefaultItemHeight = 16
         Font.Height = -12
         Font.Name = 'Courier New'
         Font.Quality = fqProof
diff --git a/src/ce_messages.pas b/src/ce_messages.pas
index c8042993..89c7915f 100644
--- a/src/ce_messages.pas
+++ b/src/ce_messages.pas
@@ -1002,6 +1002,8 @@ begin
   rng.init(aMessg);
   while true do
   begin
+    if rng.empty then
+      break;
     idt := rng.popUntil(alp)^.takeWhile(alp).yield;
     if idt = '' then
       exit;
@@ -1017,11 +1019,14 @@ var
   lne: string;
   col: string = '';
 begin
+  Result := Point(-1,-1);
+  if aMessage.isEmpty then
+    exit;
   rng.init(aMessage);
-  rng.popUntil(['('])^.popWhile(['(']);
+  rng.popUntil('(')^.popWhile('(');
   lne := rng.takeUntil([',', ':', ')']).yield;
   if rng.front in [',', ':'] then
-    col := rng.popWhile([',', ':'])^.takeUntil([')']).yield;
+    col := rng.popWhile([',', ':'])^.takeUntil(')').yield;
   result.y := strToIntDef(lne, -1);
   result.x := strToIntDef(col, -1);
 end;
diff --git a/src/ce_stringrange.pas b/src/ce_stringrange.pas
index 6c3ca0a8..772db505 100644
--- a/src/ce_stringrange.pas
+++ b/src/ce_stringrange.pas
@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ end;
 
 function TStringRange.init(const str: string): PStringRange;
 begin
+  ptr := nil;
+  pos := 0;
+  len := 0;
+  if str = '' then
+    exit;
   ptr := @str[1];
   pos := 0;
   len := length(str);