diff --git a/examples/spreadsheet/main.lfm b/examples/spreadsheet/main.lfm
index a0c179cdb5..7288478124 100644
--- a/examples/spreadsheet/main.lfm
+++ b/examples/spreadsheet/main.lfm
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ object Form1: TForm1
     BorderSpacing.CellAlignHorizontal = ccaFill
     BorderSpacing.CellAlignVertical = ccaFill
     BorderStyle = bsSingle
-    ColCount = 255
+    ColCount = 257
     DefaultColWidth = 90
     DefaultDrawing = True
     DragCursor = crDrag
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ object Form1: TForm1
     UseXORFeatures = False
     Visible = True
     OnBeforeSelection = gridBeforeSelection
+    OnDrawCell = gridDrawCell
     OnPrepareCanvas = gridPrepareCanvas
     ColWidths = (
       43
@@ -337,6 +338,8 @@ object Form1: TForm1
       90
       90
       90
+      90
+      90
     )
   end
 end
diff --git a/examples/spreadsheet/main.lrs b/examples/spreadsheet/main.lrs
index 79ee155016..707503e7b7 100644
--- a/examples/spreadsheet/main.lrs
+++ b/examples/spreadsheet/main.lrs
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ LazarusResources.Add('TForm1','FORMDATA',[
   +'erSpacing.Top'#2#0#19'BorderSpacing.Right'#2#0#20'BorderSpacing.Bottom'#2#0
   +#20'BorderSpacing.Around'#2#0'!BorderSpacing.CellAlignHorizontal'#7#7'ccaFil'
   +'l'#31'BorderSpacing.CellAlignVertical'#7#7'ccaFill'#11'BorderStyle'#7#8'bsS'
-  +'ingle'#8'ColCount'#3#255#0#15'DefaultColWidth'#2'Z'#14'DefaultDrawing'#9#10
-  +'DragCursor'#7#6'crDrag'#8'DragKind'#7#6'dkDrag'#8'DragMode'#7#8'dmManual'#7
+  +'ingle'#8'ColCount'#3#1#1#15'DefaultColWidth'#2'Z'#14'DefaultDrawing'#9#10'D'
+  +'ragCursor'#7#6'crDrag'#8'DragKind'#7#6'dkDrag'#8'DragMode'#7#8'dmManual'#7
   +'Enabled'#9#14'ExtendedSelect'#9#10'FixedColor'#7#9'clBtnFace'#9'FixedCols'#2
   +#1#9'FixedRows'#2#1#4'Flat'#8#13'GridLineWidth'#2#1#14'HeaderHotZones'#11#11
   +'gzFixedCols'#0#15'HeaderPushZones'#11#11'gzFixedCols'#0#7'Options'#11#15'go'
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ LazarusResources.Add('TForm1','FORMDATA',[
   +'t'#3#232#3#10'ScrollBars'#7#10'ssAutoBoth'#8'TabOrder'#2#0#7'TabStop'#9#16
   +'TitleFont.Height'#2#0#15'TitleFont.Style'#11#0#10'TitleStyle'#7#9'tsLazarus'
   +#14'UseXORFeatures'#8#7'Visible'#9#17'OnBeforeSelection'#7#19'gridBeforeSele'
-  +'ction'#15'OnPrepareCanvas'#7#17'gridPrepareCanvas'#9'ColWidths'#1#2'+'#2'Z'
-  +#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2
+  +'ction'#10'OnDrawCell'#7#12'gridDrawCell'#15'OnPrepareCanvas'#7#17'gridPrepa'
+  +'reCanvas'#9'ColWidths'#1#2'+'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2
   +'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2
   +'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2
   +'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2
@@ -46,5 +46,6 @@ LazarusResources.Add('TForm1','FORMDATA',[
   +'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2
   +'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2
   +'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2
-  +'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#0#0#0#0
+  +'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2
+  +'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#2'Z'#0#0#0#0
 ]);
diff --git a/examples/spreadsheet/main.pas b/examples/spreadsheet/main.pas
index 68a2679fb6..cb4a3e7837 100644
--- a/examples/spreadsheet/main.pas
+++ b/examples/spreadsheet/main.pas
@@ -15,10 +15,13 @@ type
   TForm1 = class(TForm)
     grid: TStringGrid;
     procedure gridBeforeSelection(Sender: TObject; aCol, aRow: Integer);
+    procedure gridDrawCell(Sender: TObject; aCol, aRow: Integer; aRect: TRect;
+      aState: TGridDrawState);
     procedure gridPrepareCanvas(sender: TObject; aCol, aRow: Integer;
       aState: TGridDrawState);
   private
     { private declarations }
+    function IndexToAlphaIndex(AIndex: Integer): string;
   public
     { public declarations }
   end; 
@@ -48,6 +51,40 @@ begin
 
 end;
 
+procedure TForm1.gridDrawCell(Sender: TObject; aCol, aRow: Integer;
+  aRect: TRect; aState: TGridDrawState);
+
+  procedure HorizontalCenter;
+  var
+    aTextStyle : TTextStyle;
+  begin
+    aTextStyle := grid.Canvas.TextStyle;
+    aTextStyle.Alignment:=taCenter;
+    grid.Canvas.TextStyle:=aTextStyle;
+  end;
+
+begin
+
+  if gdFixed in aState then
+  begin
+    if (aCol=0) and (aRow>=Grid.FixedRows) then
+    begin
+      HorizontalCenter;
+      grid.Canvas.TextRect(aRect, aRect.Left, aRect.Top, IntToStr(aRow));
+      exit;
+    end else
+    if (aRow=0) and (aCol>=Grid.FixedCols) then
+    begin
+      HorizontalCenter;
+      grid.Canvas.TextRect(aRect, aRect.Left, aRect.Top,
+                                 IndexToAlphaIndex(aCol-Grid.FixedCols));
+      exit;
+    end;
+  end;
+
+  grid.DefaultDrawCell(aCol,aRow,aRect,aState);
+end;
+
 procedure TForm1.gridPrepareCanvas(sender: TObject; aCol, aRow: Integer;
   aState: TGridDrawState);
 begin
@@ -58,6 +95,19 @@ begin
   end;
 end;
 
+function TForm1.IndexToAlphaIndex(AIndex: Integer): string;
+var
+  i: Integer;
+begin
+  Result := chr((AIndex mod 26) + ord('A'));
+  i := (AIndex div 26)-1;
+  if i>25 then
+    result := '['+IntToStr(AIndex)+']'
+  else
+  if i>=0 then
+    result := chr(i + ord('A')) + Result;
+end;
+
 initialization
   {$I main.lrs}
 
diff --git a/examples/spreadsheet/spreadsheet.lpi b/examples/spreadsheet/spreadsheet.lpi
index 6423e7f36b..a85a93e319 100644
--- a/examples/spreadsheet/spreadsheet.lpi
+++ b/examples/spreadsheet/spreadsheet.lpi
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <CONFIG>
   <ProjectOptions>
-    <PathDelim Value="\"/>
+    <PathDelim Value="/"/>
     <Version Value="6"/>
     <General>
+      <Flags>
+        <SaveClosedFiles Value="False"/>
+        <SaveOnlyProjectUnits Value="True"/>
+      </Flags>
       <SessionStorage Value="InIDEConfig"/>
       <MainUnit Value="0"/>
       <TargetFileExt Value=""/>
@@ -14,7 +18,6 @@
     </VersionInfo>
     <PublishOptions>
       <Version Value="2"/>
-      <DestinationDirectory Value="$(TestDir)\publishedproject\"/>
       <IgnoreBinaries Value="False"/>
       <IncludeFileFilter Value="*.(pas|pp|inc|lfm|lpr|lrs|lpi|lpk|sh|xml)"/>
       <ExcludeFileFilter Value="*.(bak|ppu|ppw|o|so);*~;backup"/>
@@ -22,7 +25,7 @@
     <RunParams>
       <local>
         <FormatVersion Value="1"/>
-        <LaunchingApplication PathPlusParams="\usr\X11R6\bin\xterm -T 'Lazarus Run Output' -e $(LazarusDir)\tools\runwait.sh $(TargetCmdLine)"/>
+        <LaunchingApplication PathPlusParams="/usr/X11R6/bin/xterm -T 'Lazarus Run Output' -e $(LazarusDir)/tools/runwait.sh $(TargetCmdLine)"/>
       </local>
     </RunParams>
     <RequiredPackages Count="1">
@@ -48,7 +51,6 @@
   </ProjectOptions>
   <CompilerOptions>
     <Version Value="8"/>
-    <PathDelim Value="\"/>
     <Linking>
       <Options>
         <Win32>
diff --git a/examples/spreadsheet/spreadsheet.rc b/examples/spreadsheet/spreadsheet.rc
index c0ceb8e8da..ef81695027 100644
--- a/examples/spreadsheet/spreadsheet.rc
+++ b/examples/spreadsheet/spreadsheet.rc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-MAINICON ICON "D:\\lazarus\\source\\lazarus\\examples\\spreadsheet\\spreadsheet.ico"
+MAINICON ICON "/home/prog/lazarus/examples/spreadsheet/spreadsheet.ico"