betweeen 1.5.5 and 1.4.8 there is a big difference.
the formatting has got many new features and the dialog needed to be enlarged.
you are not supposed to apply that patch, but until somebody makes a good patch, the situation will not change.
people who can program are often see as wizards, but, no, it needs work to create all the code. no magic wand involved : - )
on linux one can move a dialog by clicking in the middle of it, but on windows i fear that there is no easy way to see the parts that are hidden below the bottom of the screen (you can always use alt-space but it's not that comfortable)
so, in the short term, a bigger screen (or one with a higher resolution) is probably the only solution.