diff --git a/gen/__init__.py b/gen/__init__.py
index 58a23ca..f8fd986 100644
--- a/gen/__init__.py
+++ b/gen/__init__.py
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ class Type:
                  layouts, move, indexed, searchable, specificReadPermission,
                  specificWritePermission, width, height, maxChars, colspan,
                  master, masterValue, focus, historized, sync, mapping, label,
-                 sdefault, scolspan):
+                 sdefault, scolspan, swidth, sheight):
         # The validator restricts which values may be defined. It can be an
         # interval (1,None), a list of string values ['choice1', 'choice2'],
         # a regular expression, a custom function, a Selection instance, etc.
@@ -515,6 +515,9 @@ class Type:
         self.sdefault = sdefault
         # Colspan for rendering the search widget corresponding to this field.
         self.scolspan = scolspan
+        # Width and height for the search widget
+        self.swidth = swidth or width
+        self.sheight = sheight or height
 
     def init(self, name, klass, appName):
         '''When the application server starts, this secondary constructor is
@@ -990,15 +993,15 @@ class Integer(Type):
     def __init__(self, validator=None, multiplicity=(0,1), default=None,
                  show=True, page='main', group=None, layouts=None, move=0,
                  indexed=False, searchable=False, specificReadPermission=False,
-                 specificWritePermission=False, width=6, height=None,
+                 specificWritePermission=False, width=5, height=None,
                  maxChars=13, colspan=1, master=None, masterValue=None,
                  focus=False, historized=False, mapping=None, label=None,
-                 sdefault=('',''), scolspan=1):
+                 sdefault=('',''), scolspan=1, swidth=None, sheight=None):
         Type.__init__(self, validator, multiplicity, default, show, page, group,
                       layouts, move, indexed, searchable,specificReadPermission,
                       specificWritePermission, width, height, maxChars, colspan,
                       master, masterValue, focus, historized, True, mapping,
-                      label, sdefault, scolspan)
+                      label, sdefault, scolspan, swidth, sheight)
         self.pythonType = long
 
     def validateValue(self, obj, value):
@@ -1020,11 +1023,11 @@ class Float(Type):
     def __init__(self, validator=None, multiplicity=(0,1), default=None,
                  show=True, page='main', group=None, layouts=None, move=0,
                  indexed=False, searchable=False, specificReadPermission=False,
-                 specificWritePermission=False, width=6, height=None,
+                 specificWritePermission=False, width=5, height=None,
                  maxChars=13, colspan=1, master=None, masterValue=None,
                  focus=False, historized=False, mapping=None, label=None,
-                 sdefault=('',''), scolspan=1, precision=None, sep=(',', '.'),
-                 tsep=' '):
+                 sdefault=('',''), scolspan=1, swidth=None, sheight=None,
+                 precision=None, sep=(',', '.'), tsep=' '):
         # The precision is the number of decimal digits. This number is used
         # for rendering the float, but the internal float representation is not
         # rounded.
@@ -1045,7 +1048,7 @@ class Float(Type):
                       layouts, move, indexed, False, specificReadPermission,
                       specificWritePermission, width, height, maxChars, colspan,
                       master, masterValue, focus, historized, True, mapping,
-                      label, sdefault, scolspan)
+                      label, sdefault, scolspan, swidth, sheight)
         self.pythonType = float
 
     def getFormattedValue(self, obj, value, showChanges=False):
@@ -1176,7 +1179,7 @@ class String(Type):
                  specificReadPermission=False, specificWritePermission=False,
                  width=None, height=None, maxChars=None, colspan=1, master=None,
                  masterValue=None, focus=False, historized=False, mapping=None,
-                 label=None, sdefault='', scolspan=1,
+                 label=None, sdefault='', scolspan=1, swidth=None, sheight=None,
                  transform='none', styles=('p','h1','h2','h3','h4'),
                  allowImageUpload=True, richText=False):
         # According to format, the widget will be different: input field,
@@ -1205,7 +1208,7 @@ class String(Type):
                       layouts, move, indexed, searchable,specificReadPermission,
                       specificWritePermission, width, height, maxChars, colspan,
                       master, masterValue, focus, historized, True, mapping,
-                      label, sdefault, scolspan)
+                      label, sdefault, scolspan, swidth, sheight)
         self.isSelect = self.isSelection()
         # If self.isSelect, self.sdefault must be a list of value(s).
         if self.isSelect and not sdefault:
@@ -1228,6 +1231,8 @@ class String(Type):
             elif format == String.PASSWORD: self.maxChars = 20
         self.filterable = self.indexed and (self.format == String.LINE) and \
                           not self.isSelect
+        self.swidth = self.swidth or self.width
+        self.sheight = self.sheight or self.height
 
     def isSelection(self):
         '''Does the validator of this type definition define a list of values
@@ -1523,12 +1528,12 @@ class Boolean(Type):
                  specificWritePermission=False, width=None, height=None,
                  maxChars=None, colspan=1, master=None, masterValue=None,
                  focus=False, historized=False, mapping=None, label=None,
-                 sdefault=False, scolspan=1):
+                 sdefault=False, scolspan=1, swidth=None, sheight=None):
         Type.__init__(self, validator, multiplicity, default, show, page, group,
                       layouts, move, indexed, searchable,specificReadPermission,
                       specificWritePermission, width, height, None, colspan,
                       master, masterValue, focus, historized, True, mapping,
-                      label, sdefault, scolspan)
+                      label, sdefault, scolspan, swidth, sheight)
         self.pythonType = bool
 
     # Layout including a description
@@ -1576,7 +1581,7 @@ class Date(Type):
                  specificWritePermission=False, width=None, height=None,
                  maxChars=None, colspan=1, master=None, masterValue=None,
                  focus=False, historized=False, mapping=None, label=None,
-                 sdefault=None, scolspan=1):
+                 sdefault=None, scolspan=1, swidth=None, sheight=None):
         self.format = format
         self.calendar = calendar
         self.startYear = startYear
@@ -1588,7 +1593,7 @@ class Date(Type):
                       layouts, move, indexed, searchable,specificReadPermission,
                       specificWritePermission, width, height, None, colspan,
                       master, masterValue, focus, historized, True, mapping,
-                      label, sdefault, scolspan)
+                      label, sdefault, scolspan, swidth, sheight)
 
     def getCss(self, layoutType, res):
         # CSS files are only required if the calendar must be shown.
@@ -1655,13 +1660,14 @@ class File(Type):
                  specificWritePermission=False, width=None, height=None,
                  maxChars=None, colspan=1, master=None, masterValue=None,
                  focus=False, historized=False, mapping=None, label=None,
-                 isImage=False, sdefault='', scolspan=1):
+                 isImage=False, sdefault='', scolspan=1, swidth=None,
+                 sheight=None):
         self.isImage = isImage
         Type.__init__(self, validator, multiplicity, default, show, page, group,
                       layouts, move, indexed, False, specificReadPermission,
                       specificWritePermission, width, height, None, colspan,
                       master, masterValue, focus, historized, True, mapping,
-                      label, sdefault, scolspan)
+                      label, sdefault, scolspan, swidth, sheight)
 
     @staticmethod
     def getFileObject(filePath, fileName=None, zope=False):
@@ -1816,7 +1822,7 @@ class Ref(Type):
                  masterValue=None, focus=False, historized=False, mapping=None,
                  label=None, queryable=False, queryFields=None, queryNbCols=1,
                  navigable=False, searchSelect=None, changeOrder=True,
-                 sdefault='', scolspan=1):
+                 sdefault='', scolspan=1, swidth=None, sheight=None):
         self.klass = klass
         self.attribute = attribute
         # May the user add new objects through this ref ?
@@ -1896,7 +1902,7 @@ class Ref(Type):
                       layouts, move, indexed, False, specificReadPermission,
                       specificWritePermission, width, height, None, colspan,
                       master, masterValue, focus, historized, sync, mapping,
-                      label, sdefault, scolspan)
+                      label, sdefault, scolspan, swidth, sheight)
         self.validable = self.link
 
     def getDefaultLayouts(self):
@@ -2160,7 +2166,7 @@ class Computed(Type):
                  maxChars=None, colspan=1, method=None, plainText=True,
                  master=None, masterValue=None, focus=False, historized=False,
                  sync=True, mapping=None, label=None, sdefault='', scolspan=1,
-                 context={}):
+                 swidth=None, sheight=None, context={}):
         # The Python method used for computing the field value
         self.method = method
         # Does field computation produce plain text or XHTML?
@@ -2174,10 +2180,10 @@ class Computed(Type):
         # "someKey", it will be available to the macro as "options/someKey".
         self.context = context
         Type.__init__(self, None, multiplicity, default, show, page, group,
-                      layouts, move, indexed, False, specificReadPermission,
+                      layouts, move, indexed, searchable,specificReadPermission,
                       specificWritePermission, width, height, None, colspan,
                       master, masterValue, focus, historized, sync, mapping,
-                      label, sdefault, scolspan)
+                      label, sdefault, scolspan, swidth, sheight)
         self.validable = False
 
     def callMacro(self, obj, macroPath):
@@ -2247,7 +2253,7 @@ class Action(Type):
                       move, indexed, False, specificReadPermission,
                       specificWritePermission, width, height, None, colspan,
                       master, masterValue, focus, historized, False, mapping,
-                      label, None, None)
+                      label, None, None, None, None)
         self.validable = False
 
     def getDefaultLayouts(self): return {'view': 'l-f', 'edit': 'lrv-f'}
@@ -2295,7 +2301,7 @@ class Info(Type):
                       move, indexed, False, specificReadPermission,
                       specificWritePermission, width, height, None, colspan,
                       master, masterValue, focus, historized, False, mapping,
-                      label, None, None)
+                      label, None, None, None, None)
         self.validable = False
 
 class Pod(Type):
@@ -2334,7 +2340,7 @@ class Pod(Type):
                       move, indexed, searchable, specificReadPermission,
                       specificWritePermission, width, height, None, colspan,
                       master, masterValue, focus, historized, False, mapping,
-                      label, None, None)
+                      label, None, None, None, None)
         self.validable = False
 
     def isFrozen(self, obj):
@@ -2478,7 +2484,7 @@ class List(Type):
                       layouts, move, indexed, False, specificReadPermission,
                       specificWritePermission, width, height, None, colspan,
                       master, masterValue, focus, historized, True, mapping,
-                      label, None, None)
+                      label, None, None, None, None)
         self.validable = True
         # Tuples of (names, Type instances) determining the format of every
         # element in the list.
diff --git a/gen/calendar.py b/gen/calendar.py
index 066ce66..f37d82f 100644
--- a/gen/calendar.py
+++ b/gen/calendar.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class Calendar(Type):
                       layouts, move, False, False, specificReadPermission,
                       specificWritePermission, width, height, None, colspan,
                       master, masterValue, focus, False, True, mapping, label,
-                      None, None)
+                      None, None, None, None)
         # eventTypes can be a "static" list or tuple of strings that identify
         # the types of events that are supported by this calendar. It can also
         # be a method that computes such a "dynamic" list or tuple. When
diff --git a/gen/mixins/ToolMixin.py b/gen/mixins/ToolMixin.py
index 5eebb63..b740a97 100644
--- a/gen/mixins/ToolMixin.py
+++ b/gen/mixins/ToolMixin.py
@@ -396,12 +396,11 @@ class ToolMixin(BaseMixin):
             res = getattr(self.appy(), toolFieldName)
         return res
 
-    def truncateValue(self, value, appyType):
-        '''Truncates the p_value according to p_appyType width.'''
-        maxWidth = appyType['width']
+    def truncateValue(self, value, width=15):
+        '''Truncates the p_value according to p_width.'''
         if isinstance(value, str): value = value.decode('utf-8')
-        if len(value) > maxWidth:
-            return value[:maxWidth].encode('utf-8') + '...'
+        if len(value) > width:
+            return value[:width].encode('utf-8') + '...'
         return value.encode('utf-8')
 
     def truncateText(self, text, width=15):
diff --git a/gen/ogone.py b/gen/ogone.py
index ed23344..cb6c3b0 100644
--- a/gen/ogone.py
+++ b/gen/ogone.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class Ogone(Type):
                       False, False,specificReadPermission,
                       specificWritePermission, width, height, None, colspan,
                       master, masterValue, focus, False, True, mapping, label,
-                      None, None)
+                      None, None, None, None)
         # orderMethod must contain a method returning a dict containing info
         # about the order. Following keys are mandatory:
         #   * orderID   An identifier for the order. Don't use the object UID
diff --git a/gen/ui/appy.css b/gen/ui/appy.css
index 34b8009..6f720d9 100644
--- a/gen/ui/appy.css
+++ b/gen/ui/appy.css
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ img { border: 0; vertical-align: middle}
          background-color: #d7dee4; border-radius: 2px 2px 2px 2px;
          box-shadow: 0 2px 4px #A9A9A9 }
 .focus td { padding: 4px 0px 4px 4px }
-.discreet { font-size: 90%; }
+.discreet { font-size: 90%; color: grey }
 .lostPassword a { font-size: 90%; color: white; padding-left: 1em;}
 .portlet { width: 150px; border-right: 1px solid #5F7983;
            background-color: #ededed}
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ img { border: 0; vertical-align: middle}
 .history th { font-style: italic; text-align: left; padding: 0 5px 0 5px }
 .topSpace { margin-top: 15px;}
 .bottomSpace { margin-bottom: 15px;}
-.discreet { color: grey}
 .pageLink { padding-left: 8px }
 .footer { font-size: 95% }
 .footer td { background-color: #CBCBC9; border-top: 1px solid grey;
diff --git a/gen/ui/widgets/float.pt b/gen/ui/widgets/float.pt
index 7a631f1..f6d510b 100644
--- a/gen/ui/widgets/float.pt
+++ b/gen/ui/widgets/float.pt
@@ -23,14 +23,16 @@
   <label tal:content="python: _(widget['labelId'])"></label><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;
   <tal:from define="fromName python: '%s*float' % widgetName">
     <label tal:attributes="for fromName" tal:content="python: _('search_from')"></label>
-    <input type="text" size="4"
+    <input type="text"
            tal:attributes="name fromName; maxlength maxChars;
-                           value python: widget['sdefault'][0]"/>
+                           value python: widget['sdefault'][0];
+                           size widget/swidth"/>
   </tal:from>
   <tal:to define="toName python: '%s_to' % name">
     <label tal:attributes="for toName" tal:content="python: _('search_to')"></label>
-    <input type="text" size="4"
+    <input type="text"
            tal:attributes="name toName; maxlength maxChars;
-                           value python: widget['sdefault'][1]"/>
+                           value python: widget['sdefault'][1];
+                           size widget/swidth"/>
   </tal:to><br/>
 </metal:search>
diff --git a/gen/ui/widgets/integer.pt b/gen/ui/widgets/integer.pt
index b6c37c3..79d0f5b 100644
--- a/gen/ui/widgets/integer.pt
+++ b/gen/ui/widgets/integer.pt
@@ -23,14 +23,16 @@
   <label tal:content="python: _(widget['labelId'])"></label><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;
   <tal:from define="fromName python: '%s*int' % widgetName">
     <label tal:attributes="for fromName" tal:content="python: _('search_from')"></label>
-    <input type="text" size="4"
+    <input type="text"
            tal:attributes="name fromName; maxlength maxChars;
-                           value python: widget['sdefault'][0]"/>
+                           value python: widget['sdefault'][0];
+                           size widget/swidth"/>
   </tal:from>
   <tal:to define="toName python: '%s_to' % name">
     <label tal:attributes="for toName" tal:content="python: _('search_to')"></label>
-    <input type="text" size="4"
+    <input type="text"
            tal:attributes="name toName; maxlength maxChars;
-                           value python: widget['sdefault'][1]"/>
+                           value python: widget['sdefault'][1];
+                           size widget/swidth"/>
   </tal:to><br/>
 </metal:search>
diff --git a/gen/ui/widgets/ref.pt b/gen/ui/widgets/ref.pt
index 40f5b49..c21e569 100644
--- a/gen/ui/widgets/ref.pt
+++ b/gen/ui/widgets/ref.pt
@@ -158,7 +158,8 @@
      <tal:comment replace="nothing">The search icon if field is queryable</tal:comment>
      <a tal:condition="python: objs and appyType['queryable']"
         tal:attributes="href python: '%s/ui/search?className=%s&ref=%s:%s' % (tool.absolute_url(), linkedPortalType, contextObj.UID(), appyType['name'])">
-     <img src="search.gif" tal:attributes="title python: _('search_title')"/></a>
+     <img tal:attributes="title python: _('search_title');
+                          src string: $appUrl/ui/search.gif"/></a>
   </div>
 
   <tal:comment replace="nothing">Appy (top) navigation</tal:comment>
@@ -265,12 +266,12 @@
  <label tal:attributes="for andName" tal:content="python: _('search_and')"></label><br/>
  </tal:operator>
  <tal:comment replace="nothing">The list of values</tal:comment>
- <select tal:attributes="name widgetName; size widget/height" multiple="multiple">
+ <select tal:attributes="name widgetName; size widget/sheight" multiple="multiple">
    <tal:option repeat="v python: tool.getSearchValues(name, className)">
     <option tal:define="uid python: v[0];
                         title python: tool.getReferenceLabel(name, v[1], className)"
-           tal:attributes="value uid; title title"
-           tal:content="python: tool.truncateValue(title, widget)">
+            tal:attributes="value uid; title title"
+            tal:content="python: tool.truncateValue(title, widget['swidth'])">
     </option>
    </tal:option> 
  </select>
diff --git a/gen/ui/widgets/string.pt b/gen/ui/widgets/string.pt
index 58bb1a8..ce27889 100644
--- a/gen/ui/widgets/string.pt
+++ b/gen/ui/widgets/string.pt
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
             tal:attributes="value python: possibleValue[0];
                             selected python:contextObj.fieldValueSelected(name, possibleValue[0], rawValue);
                             title python: possibleValue[1]"
-            tal:content="python:tool.truncateValue(possibleValue[1], widget)"></option>
+            tal:content="python:tool.truncateValue(possibleValue[1], widget['width'])"></option>
   </select>
   </tal:choice>
   <tal:line condition="python: isOneLine and not isSelect">
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
   <tal:simpleSearch condition="not: widget/isSelect">
     <input type="text" tal:define="maxChars python: test(widget['maxChars'], widget['maxChars'], '')"
                        tal:attributes="name python: '%s*string-%s' % (widgetName, widget['transform']);
-                                       maxlength maxChars; size widget/width;
+                                       maxlength maxChars; size widget/swidth;
                                        style python: 'text-transform:%s' % widget['transform'];
                                        value widget/sdefault"/>
   </tal:simpleSearch>
@@ -113,11 +113,11 @@
     </tal:operator>
     <tal:comment replace="nothing">The list of values</tal:comment>
     <select tal:define="preSelected widget/sdefault"
-            tal:attributes="name widgetName; size widget/height" multiple="multiple">
+            tal:attributes="name widgetName; size widget/sheight" multiple="multiple">
       <option tal:repeat="v python:tool.getPossibleValues(name, withTranslations=True, withBlankValue=False, className=className)"
               tal:attributes="value python:v[0]; title python: v[1];
                               selected python: v[0] in preSelected"
-              tal:content="python: tool.truncateValue(v[1], widget)">
+              tal:content="python: tool.truncateValue(v[1], widget['swidth'])">
       </option>
     </select>
   </tal:selectSearch><br/>