diff --git a/src/component/markdown.rs b/src/component/markdown.rs
index c5ffd4f..9807a6f 100644
--- a/src/component/markdown.rs
+++ b/src/component/markdown.rs
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ enum ContentBlock {
     },
     Empty,
     Table {
-        row_count: usize,
         col_count: usize,
         cells: Vec<RichTextContent>,
     },
@@ -598,7 +597,6 @@ impl MarkdownText {
 
                 // the table consists of only the header row
                 self.blocks.push(ContentBlock::Table {
-                    row_count,
                     col_count,
                     cells: cell_blocks,
                 });
@@ -690,21 +688,19 @@ impl gpui::Render for MarkdownText {
             .child(content.clone()),
 
         | ContentBlock::Table {
-            row_count,
-            col_count,
-            cells,
+            col_count, cells, ..
         } => div().flex().w_full().child(
             div()
                 .w_full()
+                .min_w_0()
                 .grid()
                 .grid_cols(*col_count as u16)
-                .grid_rows(*row_count as u16)
-                .h_40()
                 .border_l_1()
                 .border_t_1()
                 .border_color(theme.colors.border_muted)
                 .children(cells.iter().map(|cell_content| {
                     div()
+                        .min_w_0()
                         .p_1()
                         .border_r_1()
                         .border_b_1()
diff --git a/src/component/rich_text.rs b/src/component/rich_text.rs
index f8eaa92..fc14c34 100644
--- a/src/component/rich_text.rs
+++ b/src/component/rich_text.rs
@@ -177,20 +177,23 @@ impl gpui::RenderOnce for RichText {
                 let styled_text =
                     gpui::StyledText::new(content).with_highlights(highlights.into_iter().cloned());
                 if links.is_empty() {
-                    styled_text.into_any_element()
+                    div().min_w_0().whitespace_normal().child(styled_text)
                 } else {
                     let on_click = self.on_click.as_ref().map(Rc::clone);
                     let all_links = Rc::clone(&self.content.links);
                     let link_i_offset = *link_i_offset;
 
-                    gpui::InteractiveText::new(i, styled_text)
-                        .on_click(links.clone(), move |i, window, cx| {
-                            if let Some(f) = &on_click {
-                                let link = all_links[i + link_i_offset].clone();
-                                f(&RichTextClickTarget::Link(link), window, cx);
-                            }
-                        })
-                        .into_any_element()
+                    div().min_w_0().whitespace_normal().child(
+                        gpui::InteractiveText::new(i, styled_text).on_click(
+                            links.clone(),
+                            move |i, window, cx| {
+                                if let Some(f) = &on_click {
+                                    let link = all_links[i + link_i_offset].clone();
+                                    f(&RichTextClickTarget::Link(link), window, cx);
+                                }
+                            },
+                        ),
+                    )
                 }
             }
             | RichTextElement::Image { src, description } => todo!(),
@@ -200,6 +203,10 @@ impl gpui::RenderOnce for RichText {
             .flex()
             .flex_row()
             .flex_wrap()
+            .items_start()
+            .w_full()
+            .min_w_0()
+            .whitespace_normal()
             .text_color(theme.colors.text)
             .children(children)
     }