diff --git a/uppsrc/CtrlLib/CtrlLib.usc b/uppsrc/CtrlLib/CtrlLib.usc
index 81edb5b90..9e4a71d15 100644
--- a/uppsrc/CtrlLib/CtrlLib.usc
+++ b/uppsrc/CtrlLib/CtrlLib.usc
@@ -543,14 +543,14 @@ subctrl EditNotNull {
 
 ctrl EditString {
 	>EditNotNull;
+	raw MaxLen;
 	bool TrimLeft = false;
 	bool TrimRight = false;
-	raw MaxLen;
 
 	PaintData(w) {
 		text = (.NotNull ? "!" : "") + "Str";
 		if(.MaxLen != "")
-			text << " < " << .MaxLen;
+			text << "(" << .MaxLen << ")";
 		PaintText(w, text);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/uppsrc/CtrlLib/CtrlUtil.cpp b/uppsrc/CtrlLib/CtrlUtil.cpp
index a9dd1aada..1bd06197b 100644
--- a/uppsrc/CtrlLib/CtrlUtil.cpp
+++ b/uppsrc/CtrlLib/CtrlUtil.cpp
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ bool EditText(String& s, const char *title, const char *label, int (*f)(int), in
 	if(maxlen) {
 		dlg.text.MaxLen(maxlen);
 		dlg.text <<= callback3(sSyncLabel, &dlg.lbl, label, &dlg.text);
+		dlg.text.WhenAction();
 	}
 	if(dlg.Execute() == IDOK) {
 		s = dlg.text;