diff --git a/gen/__init__.py b/gen/__init__.py
index 0d4f829..2a967a0 100644
--- a/gen/__init__.py
+++ b/gen/__init__.py
@@ -968,16 +968,17 @@ class Type:
             try:
                 return method(obj, self)
             except Exception, e:
+                obj.log(tb, type='error')
                 if raiseOnError:
                     # Raise the initial error.
                     raise te
                 else:
-                    obj.log(tb, type='error')
                     return str(te)
         except Exception, e:
-            if raiseOnError: raise e
+            obj.log(Traceback.get(), type='error')
+            if raiseOnError:
+                raise e
             else:
-                obj.log(Traceback.get(), type='error')
                 return str(e)
 
     def process(self, obj):
@@ -1209,8 +1210,11 @@ class String(Type):
         self.isSelect = self.isSelection()
         # Default width, height and maxChars vary according to String format
         if width == None:
-            if format == String.TEXT: self.width  = 60
-            else:                     self.width  = 30
+            if format == String.TEXT:  self.width  = 60
+            # This width corresponds to the standard width of an Appy page,
+            # minus the portlet.
+            if format == String.XHTML: self.width  = 750
+            else:                      self.width  = 30
         if height == None:
             if format == String.TEXT: self.height = 5
             elif self.isSelect:       self.height = 4
diff --git a/gen/mixins/__init__.py b/gen/mixins/__init__.py
index a3824f8..b556ee7 100644
--- a/gen/mixins/__init__.py
+++ b/gen/mixins/__init__.py
@@ -1576,13 +1576,16 @@ class BaseMixin:
         # this field.
         field = self.getAppyType(name)
         ckAttrs = {'toolbar': field.richText and 'AppyRich' or 'Appy',
-                   'format_tags': '%s' % ';'.join(field.styles)}
+                   'format_tags': '%s' % ';'.join(field.styles),
+                   'width': field.width}
         if field.allowImageUpload:
             ckAttrs['filebrowserUploadUrl'] = '%s/upload' % self.absolute_url()
-        ck = ''
+        ck = []
         for k, v in ckAttrs.iteritems():
-            ck += "%s: '%s'," % (k, v)
-        res = "CKEDITOR.replace('%s', {%s})" % (name, ck)
+            if isinstance(v, int): sv = str(v)
+            else: sv = '"%s"' % v
+            ck.append('%s: %s' % (k, sv))
+        res = 'CKEDITOR.replace("%s", {%s})' % (name, ', '.join(ck))
         return res
 
     def getCalendarInit(self, name, years):
diff --git a/gen/ui/widgets/string.pt b/gen/ui/widgets/string.pt
index f249953..70f2020 100644
--- a/gen/ui/widgets/string.pt
+++ b/gen/ui/widgets/string.pt
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
                               class python: (fmt==2) and ('rich_%s' % name) or ''"
               tal:content="python: test(inRequest, requestValue, value)">
     </textarea>
-    <script tal:condition="python: fmt == 2"
+    <script type="text/javascript" tal:condition="python: fmt == 2"
             tal:content="python: contextObj.getEditorInit(name)">
     </script>
   </tal:textarea>