diff -r 7cbcb2896f0e -r a642906a277a contactwidgethsplugin/contactwidgeths/src/contactwidgeths.cpp
--- a/contactwidgethsplugin/contactwidgeths/src/contactwidgeths.cpp	Tue Jul 06 14:05:47 2010 +0300
+++ b/contactwidgethsplugin/contactwidgeths/src/contactwidgeths.cpp	Wed Aug 18 09:39:00 2010 +0300
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@
 #include "commlauncherwidget.h"
 #include "ihswidgetpreferenceservice.h"
  
+const QString translationsPath = "/resource/qt/translations/";
+const QString translationsFile = "contactwidgethsplugin";
+
 const QString defaultAvatar = "qtg_large_avatar";
 const QString addContactAvatar = "qtg_small_add";
 const QString normalFrameName = "qtg_fr_hsshortcut_normal";
@@ -79,7 +82,7 @@
   mTranslator(0)
 {
     // Localization file loading   
-	mTranslator = new HbTranslator();
+	mTranslator = new HbTranslator(translationsPath, translationsFile);
 	mTranslator->loadCommon();    
     
     // UI creation done in onInitialize()
@@ -132,15 +135,37 @@
 */
 ContactWidgetHs::~ContactWidgetHs()
 {
-    delete mLauncher;
-    delete mContactManager;
-    delete mAppManager;
-    delete mAvatar;	
-    // Deleting request cancels all pending requests 
-    delete mContactSelectRequest;
-    //,,first cancel?
-    delete mThumbnailManager;
-    delete mTranslator;
+	if (mLauncher) 
+		{
+		delete mLauncher;
+		}
+    if (mContactManager)
+    	{
+    	delete mContactManager;
+    	}
+    if (mAppManager)
+    	{
+    	delete mAppManager;
+    	}
+    if (mAvatar)
+    	{
+    	delete mAvatar;
+    	}
+    
+    // Deleting request cancels all pending requests
+    if (mContactSelectRequest)
+    	{
+    	delete mContactSelectRequest;
+    	}
+    
+    if (mThumbnailManager)
+    	{
+    	delete mThumbnailManager;
+    	}
+    if (mTranslator)
+    	{
+    	delete mTranslator;
+    	}
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -237,17 +262,38 @@
     painter.end();
     qDebug() << "setContactImage av 2"; //,,             
 
+    int maxSize = (inputPixmap.width() > inputPixmap.height() ? inputPixmap.width():inputPixmap.height());
+    int minSize = (inputPixmap.width() < inputPixmap.height() ? inputPixmap.width():inputPixmap.height());
+    int sizeFrom = maxSize - minSize;
     // We may draw the icon when thumnail processing is still in progress, 
     // so can't show the thumbnail yet.
 	if (inputPixmap.width()>0) {
+		if (inputPixmap.width() < inputPixmap.height())
+		{
+  		QPixmap pm3 = inputPixmap.copy(0,sizeFrom/2,minSize,minSize);
+  		QPixmap pm2 = pm3.scaled( QSize(contactIconSize, contactIconSize), Qt::KeepAspectRatio );
+  		qDebug() << "pm2 " << pm2.width() << " " << pm2.height();
+  		avatarPixmap = pm2; 
+		}
+		else if (inputPixmap.width() > inputPixmap.height())
+		{
+  		QPixmap pm3 = inputPixmap.copy(sizeFrom/2,0,minSize,minSize);
+  		QPixmap pm2 = pm3.scaled( QSize(contactIconSize, contactIconSize), Qt::KeepAspectRatio );
+  		qDebug() << "pm2 " << pm2.width() << " " << pm2.height();
+  		avatarPixmap = pm2; 
+    }else
+    {
 		QPixmap pm2 = inputPixmap.scaled( QSize(contactIconSize, contactIconSize), Qt::IgnoreAspectRatio );
 		qDebug() << "pm2 " << pm2.width() << " " << pm2.height();
 		avatarPixmap = pm2; //
+    }
 	} 
     
     HbIcon *avatarIcon = new HbIcon(QIcon(avatarPixmap));
        
     mAvatarIconItem->setIcon(*avatarIcon);
+    mAvatarIconItem->setSize(QSize(contactIconSize, contactIconSize));
+    mAvatarIconItem->setAspectRatioMode(Qt::KeepAspectRatio);
         
     // Then display the new image
     update();
@@ -411,7 +457,21 @@
 */
 void ContactWidgetHs::mousePressEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent *event)
 {
-    if (event && event->type() == QEvent::GraphicsSceneMousePress) {
+	Q_UNUSED(event);
+}
+
+/*!
+    \fn void ContactWidgetHs::mouseReleaseEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent* event)
+
+    Widget start is triggered from release \a event.
+    \sa 
+*/
+void ContactWidgetHs::mouseReleaseEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent* event)
+{
+	qDebug() << "mouseReleaseEvent event->type() = " << (int)event->type();
+
+	//Q_UNUSED(event);
+    if (event && event->type() == QEvent::GraphicsSceneMouseRelease) {
         // If the widget doesn't have contact yet and
         // there are contacts, select one.    
         if (mContactLocalId == unUsedContactId) {
@@ -444,17 +504,6 @@
     }
 }
 
-/*!
-    \fn void ContactWidgetHs::mouseReleaseEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent* event)
-
-    Widget start is triggered from release \a event.
-    \sa 
-*/
-void ContactWidgetHs::mouseReleaseEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent* event)
-{
-    Q_UNUSED(event);
-}
-
 
 // Store contact data to member variables and to UI
 void ContactWidgetHs::getContactData()
@@ -579,7 +628,11 @@
 */
 void ContactWidgetHs::onHide()
 {
-    qDebug() << "ContactWidgetHs::onHide()";	
+    qDebug() << "ContactWidgetHs::onHide()";
+    // close the launcher if it's open
+    if (mLauncher->isVisible()) {
+        mLauncher->close();
+    }
 }
 
 
@@ -744,7 +797,17 @@
     for(i=0; i<contactIds.count(); i++) {
         if (contactIds.at(i) == mContactLocalId) {
             qDebug() << "-deleting widget with removed contact " << mContactLocalId;
-            // TODO this deletes the widget. Can we always delete the object immediately?
+
+            mAvatarIconItem->deleteLater();
+            mContactNameLabel->deleteLater();
+            mAppManager->deleteLater();
+            mLauncher->deleteLater();
+            mContactLocalId = unUsedContactId;
+            delete mAvatar;
+            mContactHasAvatarDetail = false;
+            mContactManager->deleteLater();
+            mThumbnailManager->deleteLater();
+            
             emit finished();
             break;
         }