Index: trunk/calendar3/deployment/webadmin/webapp/resources/default/default/default.xsl
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--- trunk/calendar3/deployment/webadmin/webapp/resources/default/default/default.xsl (revision 527)
+++ trunk/calendar3/deployment/webadmin/webapp/resources/default/default/default.xsl (revision 533)
@@ -2388,4 +2388,31 @@
         </tr>
         <tr>
+          <th>Maximum length of public event description:</th>
+          <td>
+            <xsl:variable name="maxPublicDescriptionLength" select="/bedeworkadmin/system/maxPublicDescriptionLength"/>
+            <input value="{$maxPublicDescriptionLength}" name="maxPublicDescriptionLength" size="20"/>
+          </td>
+          <td>
+          </td>
+        </tr>
+        <tr>
+          <th>Maximum length of user event description:</th>
+          <td>
+            <xsl:variable name="maxUserDescriptionLength" select="/bedeworkadmin/system/maxUserDescriptionLength"/>
+            <input value="{$maxUserDescriptionLength}" name="maxUserDescriptionLength" size="20"/>
+          </td>
+          <td>
+          </td>
+        </tr>
+        <tr>
+          <th>Maximum size of a user entity:</th>
+          <td>
+            <xsl:variable name="maxUserEntitySize" select="/bedeworkadmin/system/maxUserEntitySize"/>
+            <input value="{$maxUserEntitySize}" name="maxUserEntitySize" size="20"/>
+          </td>
+          <td>
+          </td>
+        </tr>
+        <tr>
           <th>Default user quota:</th>
           <td>
Index: trunk/calendar3/webadmin/src/org/bedework/webadmin/system/UpdateSysparsAction.java
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--- trunk/calendar3/webadmin/src/org/bedework/webadmin/system/UpdateSysparsAction.java (revision 448)
+++ trunk/calendar3/webadmin/src/org/bedework/webadmin/system/UpdateSysparsAction.java (revision 533)
@@ -145,4 +145,22 @@
     }
 
+    intVal = getIntReqPar(request, "maxPublicDescriptionLength", -1);
+    if (intVal >= 0) {
+      syspars.setMaxPublicDescriptionLength(intVal);
+      changed = true;
+    }
+
+    intVal = getIntReqPar(request, "maxUserDescriptionLength", -1);
+    if (intVal >= 0) {
+      syspars.setMaxUserDescriptionLength(intVal);
+      changed = true;
+    }
+
+    intVal = getIntReqPar(request, "maxUserEntitySize", -1);
+    if (intVal >= 0) {
+      syspars.setMaxUserEntitySize(intVal);
+      changed = true;
+    }
+
     long longVal = getLongReqPar(request, "defaultUserQuota", -1);
     if (longVal >= 0) {
Index: trunk/calendar3/webadmin/war/docs/system/modSyspars.jsp
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--- trunk/calendar3/webadmin/war/docs/system/modSyspars.jsp (revision 169)
+++ trunk/calendar3/webadmin/war/docs/system/modSyspars.jsp (revision 533)
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
 <%@ taglib uri='struts-html' prefix='html' %>
 <%@ taglib uri='struts-genurl' prefix='genurl' %>
+<%@ taglib uri='bedework' prefix='bw' %>
 <html:xhtml/>
 
@@ -10,10 +11,13 @@
 <bean:define id="systemParams" name="peForm" property="syspars"/>
 <system>
-  <tzid><bean:write name="systemParams" property="tzid"/></tzid>
-  <defaultUserViewName><bean:write name="systemParams" property="defaultUserViewName"/></defaultUserViewName>
-  <httpConnectionsPerUser><bean:write name="systemParams" property="httpConnectionsPerUser"/></httpConnectionsPerUser>
-  <httpConnectionsPerHost><bean:write name="systemParams" property="httpConnectionsPerHost"/></httpConnectionsPerHost>
-  <httpConnections><bean:write name="systemParams" property="httpConnections"/></httpConnections>
-  <defaultUserQuota><bean:write name="systemParams" property="defaultUserQuota"/></defaultUserQuota>
+  <bw:emitText name="systemParams" property="tzid"/>
+  <bw:emitText name="systemParams" property="defaultUserViewName"/>
+  <bw:emitText name="systemParams" property="httpConnectionsPerUser"/>
+  <bw:emitText name="systemParams" property="httpConnectionsPerHost"/>
+  <bw:emitText name="systemParams" property="httpConnections"/>
+  <bw:emitText name="systemParams" property="maxPublicDescriptionLength"/>
+  <bw:emitText name="systemParams" property="maxUserDescriptionLength"/>
+  <bw:emitText name="systemParams" property="maxUserEntitySize"/>
+  <bw:emitText name="systemParams" property="defaultUserQuota"/>
 </system>
 
Index: trunk/calendar3/webcommon/src/org/bedework/webcommon/taglib/NameScopePropertyTag.java
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--- trunk/calendar3/webcommon/src/org/bedework/webcommon/taglib/NameScopePropertyTag.java (revision 415)
+++ trunk/calendar3/webcommon/src/org/bedework/webcommon/taglib/NameScopePropertyTag.java (revision 533)
@@ -99,5 +99,5 @@
    */
   protected String getString(boolean required) throws JspTagException {
-    return (String)getObject(name, scope, property, required);
+    return String.valueOf(getObject(name, scope, property, required));
   }
 }