diff --git a/sdk/jme3-materialeditor/src/com/jme3/gde/materials/multiview/widgets/TextPanel.form b/sdk/jme3-materialeditor/src/com/jme3/gde/materials/multiview/widgets/TextPanel.form
index e56c02790..350a69174 100644
--- a/sdk/jme3-materialeditor/src/com/jme3/gde/materials/multiview/widgets/TextPanel.form
+++ b/sdk/jme3-materialeditor/src/com/jme3/gde/materials/multiview/widgets/TextPanel.form
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <Layout>
     <DimensionLayout dim="0">
       <Group type="103" groupAlignment="0" attributes="0">
-          <Component id="jToolBar1" alignment="0" pref="185" max="32767" attributes="0"/>
+          <Component id="jToolBar1" alignment="0" pref="638" max="32767" attributes="0"/>
       </Group>
     </DimensionLayout>
     <DimensionLayout dim="1">
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@
             <Property name="text" type="java.lang.String" editor="org.netbeans.modules.i18n.form.FormI18nStringEditor">
               <ResourceString bundle="com/jme3/gde/materials/multiview/widgets/Bundle.properties" key="TextPanel.jLabel1.text" replaceFormat="org.openide.util.NbBundle.getMessage({sourceFileName}.class, &quot;{key}&quot;)"/>
             </Property>
+            <Property name="maximumSize" type="java.awt.Dimension" editor="org.netbeans.beaninfo.editors.DimensionEditor">
+              <Dimension value="[60, 14]"/>
+            </Property>
+            <Property name="minimumSize" type="java.awt.Dimension" editor="org.netbeans.beaninfo.editors.DimensionEditor">
+              <Dimension value="[60, 14]"/>
+            </Property>
             <Property name="preferredSize" type="java.awt.Dimension" editor="org.netbeans.beaninfo.editors.DimensionEditor">
               <Dimension value="[100, 16]"/>
             </Property>
@@ -65,7 +71,7 @@
           <Layout>
             <DimensionLayout dim="0">
               <Group type="103" groupAlignment="0" attributes="0">
-                  <EmptySpace min="0" pref="4" max="32767" attributes="0"/>
+                  <EmptySpace min="0" pref="336" max="32767" attributes="0"/>
               </Group>
             </DimensionLayout>
             <DimensionLayout dim="1">
@@ -89,6 +95,8 @@
           </Properties>
           <Events>
             <EventHandler event="actionPerformed" listener="java.awt.event.ActionListener" parameters="java.awt.event.ActionEvent" handler="textChanged"/>
+            <EventHandler event="focusLost" listener="java.awt.event.FocusListener" parameters="java.awt.event.FocusEvent" handler="jTextField1FocusLost"/>
+            <EventHandler event="keyTyped" listener="java.awt.event.KeyListener" parameters="java.awt.event.KeyEvent" handler="jTextField1KeyTyped"/>
           </Events>
         </Component>
       </SubComponents>
diff --git a/sdk/jme3-materialeditor/src/com/jme3/gde/materials/multiview/widgets/TextPanel.java b/sdk/jme3-materialeditor/src/com/jme3/gde/materials/multiview/widgets/TextPanel.java
index 6b4a3ba61..182251a4c 100644
--- a/sdk/jme3-materialeditor/src/com/jme3/gde/materials/multiview/widgets/TextPanel.java
+++ b/sdk/jme3-materialeditor/src/com/jme3/gde/materials/multiview/widgets/TextPanel.java
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ public class TextPanel extends MaterialPropertyWidget {
         jToolBar1.setRollover(true);
 
         jLabel1.setText(org.openide.util.NbBundle.getMessage(TextPanel.class, "TextPanel.jLabel1.text")); // NOI18N
+        jLabel1.setMaximumSize(new java.awt.Dimension(60, 14));
+        jLabel1.setMinimumSize(new java.awt.Dimension(60, 14));
         jLabel1.setPreferredSize(new java.awt.Dimension(100, 16));
         jToolBar1.add(jLabel1);
 
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ public class TextPanel extends MaterialPropertyWidget {
         jPanel1.setLayout(jPanel1Layout);
         jPanel1Layout.setHorizontalGroup(
             jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
-            .addGap(0, 4, Short.MAX_VALUE)
+            .addGap(0, 336, Short.MAX_VALUE)
         );
         jPanel1Layout.setVerticalGroup(
             jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
@@ -73,13 +75,23 @@ public class TextPanel extends MaterialPropertyWidget {
                 textChanged(evt);
             }
         });
+        jTextField1.addFocusListener(new java.awt.event.FocusAdapter() {
+            public void focusLost(java.awt.event.FocusEvent evt) {
+                jTextField1FocusLost(evt);
+            }
+        });
+        jTextField1.addKeyListener(new java.awt.event.KeyAdapter() {
+            public void keyTyped(java.awt.event.KeyEvent evt) {
+                jTextField1KeyTyped(evt);
+            }
+        });
         jToolBar1.add(jTextField1);
 
         javax.swing.GroupLayout layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(this);
         this.setLayout(layout);
         layout.setHorizontalGroup(
             layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
-            .addComponent(jToolBar1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, 185, Short.MAX_VALUE)
+            .addComponent(jToolBar1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, 638, Short.MAX_VALUE)
         );
         layout.setVerticalGroup(
             layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
@@ -88,10 +100,19 @@ public class TextPanel extends MaterialPropertyWidget {
     }// </editor-fold>//GEN-END:initComponents
 
     private void textChanged(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {//GEN-FIRST:event_textChanged
-        property.setValue(jTextField1.getText());
+        property.setValue(jTextField1.getText());     
         fireChanged();
     }//GEN-LAST:event_textChanged
 
+private void jTextField1KeyTyped(java.awt.event.KeyEvent evt) {//GEN-FIRST:event_jTextField1KeyTyped
+// TODO add your handling code here:
+}//GEN-LAST:event_jTextField1KeyTyped
+
+private void jTextField1FocusLost(java.awt.event.FocusEvent evt) {//GEN-FIRST:event_jTextField1FocusLost
+        property.setValue(jTextField1.getText());
+        fireChanged();
+}//GEN-LAST:event_jTextField1FocusLost
+
     @Override
     protected void readProperty() {
         java.awt.EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
@@ -99,7 +120,8 @@ public class TextPanel extends MaterialPropertyWidget {
             public void run() {
                 jLabel1.setToolTipText(property.getName() + " (" + property.getType() + ")");
                 jLabel1.setText(property.getName() + " (" + property.getType() + ")");
-                jTextField1.setText(property.getValue());
+                 
+                jTextField1.setText(property.getValue());               
             }
         });
     }