diff --git a/nw/gui/elements/docdetails.py b/nw/gui/elements/docdetails.py
index 7df20457..78fbf386 100644
--- a/nw/gui/elements/docdetails.py
+++ b/nw/gui/elements/docdetails.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 import logging
 import nw
 
+from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QFont
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QFrame, QGridLayout, QLabel
 
@@ -57,8 +58,11 @@ class GuiDocDetails(QFrame):
         for nRow in range(4):
             lblOne = QLabel(colOne[nRow])
             lblOne.setFont(self.fntOne)
+            lblOne.setAlignment(Qt.AlignTop)
             self.mainBox.addWidget(lblOne,nRow,0)
             self.mainBox.addWidget(self.colTwo[nRow],nRow,1)
+            self.colTwo[nRow].setWordWrap(True)
+            self.colTwo[nRow].setAlignment(Qt.AlignTop)
 
         self.mainBox.setColumnStretch(0,0)
         self.mainBox.setColumnStretch(1,1)
@@ -74,8 +78,11 @@ class GuiDocDetails(QFrame):
         if nwItem is None:
             colTwo = [""]*4
         else:
+            theLabel = nwItem.itemName
+            if len(theLabel) > 100:
+                theLabel = theLabel[:96].rstrip()+" ..."
             colTwo = [
-                nwItem.itemName,
+                theLabel,
                 nwItem.itemStatus,
                 nwLabels.CLASS_NAME[nwItem.itemClass],
                 nwLabels.LAYOUT_NAME[nwItem.itemLayout],
diff --git a/nw/guimain.py b/nw/guimain.py
index 9f73e0b9..f0919e99 100644
--- a/nw/guimain.py
+++ b/nw/guimain.py
@@ -811,8 +811,8 @@ class GuiMain(QMainWindow):
         return
 
     def _splitViewMove(self, pWidth, pHeight):
-        """Alert dependent GUI elements that the main pane splitter has
-        been moved.
+        """Alert dependent GUI elements that the edit/view pane splitter
+        has been moved.
         """
         self.docEditor.changeWidth()
         return