diff --git a/scripts/advfort.lua b/scripts/advfort.lua
index 6874da0fe..ba9b532d3 100644
--- a/scripts/advfort.lua
+++ b/scripts/advfort.lua
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ function usetool:init(args)
     self:addviews{
         wid.Label{
             frame = {xalign=0,yalign=0},
-            text={{key=keybinds.key_prev.key},{gap=1,text=dfhack.curry(usetool.getModeName,self),minw=15},{gap=1,key=keybinds.key_next.key}}
+            text={{key=keybinds.key_prev.key},{gap=1,text=dfhack.curry(usetool.getModeName,self)},{gap=1,key=keybinds.key_next.key}}
                   }
             }
 end
diff --git a/scripts/gui/gm-editor.lua b/scripts/gui/gm-editor.lua
index f75c51f74..3f2598948 100644
--- a/scripts/gui/gm-editor.lua
+++ b/scripts/gui/gm-editor.lua
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ function GmEditorUi:init(args)
     local mainPage=widgets.Panel{
         subviews={
             mainList,
-            widgets.Label{text={{text="<no item>",id="name",minw=50},{gap=1,text="Help",key="HELP",key_sep = '()'}}, view_id = 'lbl_current_item',frame = {l=1,t=1,yalign=0}},
+            widgets.Label{text={{text="<no item>",id="name"},{gap=1,text="Help",key="HELP",key_sep = '()'}}, view_id = 'lbl_current_item',frame = {l=1,t=1,yalign=0}},
             --widgets.Label{text="BLAH2"}
                 }
         ,view_id='page_main'}
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ function GmEditorUi:updateTarget(preserve_pos,reindex)
     self.subviews.lbl_current_item:itemById('name').text=tostring(trg.target)
     local t={}
     for k,v in pairs(trg.keys) do
-        table.insert(t,{text={{text=tostring(v),minw=25},{gap=1,text=tostring(trg.target[v]),}}})
+        table.insert(t,{text={{text=string.format("%-25s",tostring(v))},{gap=1,text=tostring(trg.target[v]),}}})
     end
     local last_pos
     if preserve_pos then