diff --git a/Freewood-OctoWoW-Mail.toc b/Freewood-OctoWoW-Mail.toc
index 000e33d..90302a2 100644
--- a/Freewood-OctoWoW-Mail.toc
+++ b/Freewood-OctoWoW-Mail.toc
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ## Notes: Own mailbox window: open all or selected mails safely, recent recipients, mailing lists with automatic sending, multi-item mails, gold surplus and cash on delivery.
 ## Notes-deDE: Eigenes Briefkasten-Fenster: alles oder Ausgewähltes sicher öffnen, letzte Empfänger, Mailinglisten mit Automatik, mehrere Items, Gold-Überschuss und Nachnahme.
 ## Author: Lacustat
-## Version: 0.1.159
+## Version: 0.1.160
 ## Dependencies: Freewood-OctoWoW-Core
 ## OptionalDeps: Freewood-OctoWoW-Creator, Freewood-OctoWoW-Brett
 
diff --git a/Locales.lua b/Locales.lua
index f7f7f7f..1e6f88b 100644
--- a/Locales.lua
+++ b/Locales.lua
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ FW:AddLocale("enUS", {
     MAIL_BODY = "Text",
     MAIL_ITEMS = "Items",
     MAIL_ITEMS_ADD = "Add items...",
-    MAIL_ITEMS_NONE = "No items. Drag items from your bags here, right-click them, or use Add items. Without items only gold (if any) is sent.",
+    MAIL_ITEMS_NONE = "No items. Drag items from your bags here, right-click them, or use Add items. Without items only the text and gold (if any) are sent.",
     MAIL_ITEMS_REMOVE = "Remove",
     MAIL_GOLD = "Gold",
     MAIL_SILVER = "Silver",
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ FW:AddLocale("enUS", {
     MAIL_SEND = "Send",
     MAIL_SEND_COUNT = "%d mails will be sent one after another.",
     MAIL_SEND_COUNT1 = "1 mail will be sent.",
-    MAIL_SEND_NOTHING = "Nothing to send: add items or gold.",
+    MAIL_SEND_NOTHING = "Nothing to send: write a text or add items or gold.",
     MAIL_SEND_NO_TO = "Enter a recipient.",
     MAIL_SEND_SELF = "You cannot mail yourself.",
     MAIL_SEND_COD_NEEDS_ITEM = "Cash on delivery needs at least one item.",
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ FW:AddLocale("deDE", {
     MAIL_BODY = "Text",
     MAIL_ITEMS = "Items",
     MAIL_ITEMS_ADD = "Items hinzufügen...",
-    MAIL_ITEMS_NONE = "Keine Items. Items aus den Taschen hierher ziehen, rechtsklicken oder \"Items hinzufügen\" nutzen. Ohne Items wird nur Gold (falls angegeben) gesendet.",
+    MAIL_ITEMS_NONE = "Keine Items. Items aus den Taschen hierher ziehen, rechtsklicken oder \"Items hinzufügen\" nutzen. Ohne Items werden nur Text und Gold (falls angegeben) gesendet.",
     MAIL_ITEMS_REMOVE = "Entfernen",
     MAIL_GOLD = "Gold",
     MAIL_SILVER = "Silber",
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ FW:AddLocale("deDE", {
     MAIL_SEND = "Senden",
     MAIL_SEND_COUNT = "%d Briefe werden nacheinander gesendet.",
     MAIL_SEND_COUNT1 = "1 Brief wird gesendet.",
-    MAIL_SEND_NOTHING = "Nichts zu senden: Items oder Gold angeben.",
+    MAIL_SEND_NOTHING = "Nichts zu senden: Text schreiben oder Items bzw. Gold angeben.",
     MAIL_SEND_NO_TO = "Empfänger eingeben.",
     MAIL_SEND_SELF = "Du kannst dir selbst nichts schicken.",
     MAIL_SEND_COD_NEEDS_ITEM = "Nachnahme braucht mindestens ein Item.",
diff --git a/Mail.lua b/Mail.lua
index 60f191d..e05174c 100644
--- a/Mail.lua
+++ b/Mail.lua
@@ -759,7 +759,8 @@ function Mail:BuildCompose(form)
     if IsSelf(to) then return nil, "self" end
     local picks = form.picks or {}
     local money = math.floor(tonumber(form.money) or 0)
-    if #picks == 0 and money <= 0 then return nil, "nothing" end
+    -- Ein reiner Textbrief (ohne Anhang und Gold) ist erlaubt; leer ist nur, wer weder Betreff noch Text noch Anhang hat
+    if #picks == 0 and money <= 0 and Trim(form.subject) == "" and Trim(form.body) == "" then return nil, "nothing" end
     if form.cod and #picks == 0 then return nil, "codItem" end
     if form.cod and money <= 0 then return nil, "codMoney" end
     local base = Trim(form.subject)
@@ -770,7 +771,13 @@ function Mail:BuildCompose(form)
         local subject = base
         if subject == "" then
             local info = pick and Util.GetItem and Util.GetItem(pick.id)
-            subject = (info and info.name) or FW.L.MAIL_SUBJECT_DEFAULT
+            subject = (info and info.name) or ""
+            if subject == "" then
+                -- Textbrief ohne Betreff: erste Zeile des Textes
+                local first = Trim(tostring(form.body or ""):match("^[^\r\n]*") or "")
+                if #first > 40 then first = first:sub(1, 40) end
+                subject = first ~= "" and first or FW.L.MAIL_SUBJECT_DEFAULT
+            end
         end
         if n > 1 then subject = string.format(FW.L.MAIL_SUBJECT_ITEM_N, subject, i, n) end
         local job = { to = to, subject = subject, body = form.body or "", item = pick }
diff --git a/MailUI.lua b/MailUI.lua
index 203648a..68f765e 100644
--- a/MailUI.lua
+++ b/MailUI.lua
@@ -623,6 +623,9 @@ local function BuildSend(parent)
     itemScroll:SetHeight(104)
     local itemsEmpty = UI.CreateLabel(itemScroll.child, T("MAIL_ITEMS_NONE"), { size = 12, color = "textDim" })
     itemsEmpty:SetPoint("TOPLEFT", itemScroll.child, "TOPLEFT", 4, -6)
+    itemsEmpty:SetPoint("TOPRIGHT", itemScroll.child, "TOPRIGHT", -16, -6)
+    itemsEmpty:SetJustifyH("LEFT")
+    itemsEmpty:SetWordWrap(true)
 
     -- Gold und Nachnahme
     local goldBox = MakeEdit(f, 90, T("MAIL_GOLD"), 7, true)