diff --git a/source/Ox.UI/js/Form/Ox.Editable.js b/source/Ox.UI/js/Form/Ox.Editable.js
index 37a75312..8a3f3fb7 100644
--- a/source/Ox.UI/js/Form/Ox.Editable.js
+++ b/source/Ox.UI/js/Form/Ox.Editable.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Ox.Editable = function(options, self) {
             editable: true,
             editing: false,
             format: null,
+            placeholder: '',
             tooltip: '',
             value: '',
             width: 256,
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ Ox.Editable = function(options, self) {
             changeOnKeypress: true,
             style: 'square',
             type: self.options.type,
-            value: Ox.stripTags(self.options.value)
+            value: Ox.parseHTML(self.options.value)
         }, self.options.type == 'textarea' ? {
             width: self.options.width
         } : {}))
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ Ox.Editable = function(options, self) {
             : self.options.value
         );
         self.$test.html(self.options.value.replace(/ /g, ' '));
-        height = self.$test.height();
+        height = self.options.height || self.$test.height();
         //height = Math.max(self.$test.height(), 14);
         width = Math.max(self.$test.width() + 2, 8);
         width = Ox.limit(self.$test.width() + 2, self.minWidth, self.maxWidth)
@@ -128,11 +129,11 @@ Ox.Editable = function(options, self) {
         } else {
             self.$input.options({
                 height: height,
-                width: width + Ox.UI.SCROLLBAR_SIZE
+                width: width// + Ox.UI.SCROLLBAR_SIZE
             });
             self.$input.find('textarea').css({
                 height: height + 'px',
-                width: width + Ox.UI.SCROLLBAR_SIZE + 'px'
+                width: width /*+ Ox.UI.SCROLLBAR_SIZE*/ + 'px'
             });
         }
         
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ Ox.Editable = function(options, self) {
             self.minWidth = 8
             self.maxWidth = that.parent().width();
             Ox.print('MAX WIDTH', self.maxWidth);
-            height = self.$value.height();
+            height = self.options.height || self.$value.height();
             width = self.$value.width();
             self.$value.hide();
             //self.$test.show();
@@ -168,7 +169,7 @@ Ox.Editable = function(options, self) {
             } else {
                 self.$input.find('textarea').css({
                     height: height + 'px',
-                    width: width + Ox.UI.SCROLLBAR_SIZE + 'px'
+                    width: width + 'px'
                 });
             }
             // fixme: why can't this be chained?
@@ -190,7 +191,8 @@ Ox.Editable = function(options, self) {
     }
 
     function submit() {
-        self.options.value = self.$input.value();
+        self.options.value = self.$input.value().trim();
+        self.$input.value(self.options.value);
         self.$value.html(
             self.options.format
             ? self.options.format(self.options.value)