diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index 59ab34db..cf7c9407 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+- make OS X uiEntry width based on default in Interface Builder, not from sizeToFit
 - update state whenever setting parent
 - make the various onDestroy() functions take the uiControl instead
 - make sure all calls to uiControlResize() are preceded with calls to uiControlGetSizing()
diff --git a/redo/ui_windows.h b/redo/ui_windows.h
index 3d0150d6..b16cbc11 100644
--- a/redo/ui_windows.h
+++ b/redo/ui_windows.h
@@ -41,11 +41,9 @@ extern uiSizing *uiWindowsSizing(uiControl *);
 // and use this if you need the text of the window width
 _UI_EXTERN intmax_t uiWindowsWindowTextWidth(HWND hwnd);
 
-// these functions get and set the window text for either a single HWND or a single-HWND uiControl
+// these functions get and set the window text for a single HWND
 // the value returned should be freed with uiFreeText()
 _UI_EXTERN char *uiWindowsUtilText(HWND);
-_UI_EXTERN char *uiWindowsSingleHWNDControlText(uiControl *);
 _UI_EXTERN void uiWindowsUtilSetText(HWND, const char *);
-_UI_EXTERN void uiWindowsSingleHWNDControlSetText(uiControl *, const char *);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/redo/windows/button.c b/redo/windows/button.c
index 253317d3..5ddbd984 100644
--- a/redo/windows/button.c
+++ b/redo/windows/button.c
@@ -66,14 +66,20 @@ static void defaultOnClicked(uiButton *b, void *data)
 	// do nothing
 }
 
-static char *buttonText(uiButton *b)
+static char *buttonText(uiButton *bb)
 {
-	return uiWindowsSingleHWNDControlText(uiControl(b));
+	struct button *b = (struct button *) bb;
+
+	return uiWindowsUtilText(b->hwnd);
 }
 
-static void buttonSetText(uiButton *b, const char *text)
+static void buttonSetText(uiButton *bb, const char *text)
 {
-	uiWindowsSingleHWNDControlSetText(uiControl(b), text);
+	struct button *b = (struct button *) bb;
+
+	uiWindowsUtilSetText(b->hwnd, text);
+	// changing the text might necessitate a change in the button's size
+	uiControlQueueResize(uiControl(b));
 }
 
 static void buttonOnClicked(uiButton *bb, void (*f)(uiButton *, void *), void *data)
diff --git a/redo/windows/checkbox.c b/redo/windows/checkbox.c
index 5faffe26..d73b42f9 100644
--- a/redo/windows/checkbox.c
+++ b/redo/windows/checkbox.c
@@ -63,14 +63,20 @@ static void defaultOnToggled(uiCheckbox *c, void *data)
 	// do nothing
 }
 
-static char *checkboxText(uiCheckbox *c)
+static char *checkboxText(uiCheckbox *cc)
 {
-	return uiWindowsSingleHWNDControlText(uiControl(c));
+	struct checkbox *c = (struct checkbox *) cc;
+
+	return uiWindowsUtilText(c->hwnd);
 }
 
-static void checkboxSetText(uiCheckbox *c, const char *text)
+static void checkboxSetText(uiCheckbox *cc, const char *text)
 {
-	uiWindowsSingleHWNDControlSetText(uiControl(c), text);
+	struct checkbox *c = (struct checkbox *) cc;
+
+	uiWindowsUtilSetText(c->hwnd, text);
+	// changing the text might necessitate a change in the checkbox's size
+	uiControlQueueResize(uiControl(c));
 }
 
 static void checkboxOnToggled(uiCheckbox *cc, void (*f)(uiCheckbox *, void *), void *data)
diff --git a/redo/windows/control.c b/redo/windows/control.c
index eb099a27..348f070f 100644
--- a/redo/windows/control.c
+++ b/redo/windows/control.c
@@ -188,12 +188,6 @@ char *uiWindowsUtilText(HWND hwnd)
 	return text;
 }
 
-// TODO get rid of these I guess
-char *uiWindowsSingleHWNDControlText(uiControl *c)
-{
-	return uiWindowsUtilText(HWND(c));
-}
-
 void uiWindowsUtilSetText(HWND hwnd, const char *text)
 {
 	WCHAR *wtext;
@@ -203,8 +197,3 @@ void uiWindowsUtilSetText(HWND hwnd, const char *text)
 		logLastError("error setting control text in uiWindowsControlSetText()");
 	uiFree(wtext);
 }
-
-void uiWindowsSingleHWNDControlSetText(uiControl *c, const char *text)
-{
-	uiWindowsUtilSetText(HWND(c), text);
-}
diff --git a/redo/windows/entry.c b/redo/windows/entry.c
index 10370b82..3260a519 100644
--- a/redo/windows/entry.c
+++ b/redo/windows/entry.c
@@ -55,9 +55,11 @@ static void defaultOnChanged(uiEntry *e, void *data)
 	// do nothing
 }
 
-static char *entryText(uiEntry *e)
+static char *entryText(uiEntry *ee)
 {
-	return uiWindowsSingleHWNDControlText(uiControl(e));
+	struct entry *e = (struct entry *) ee;
+
+	return uiWindowsUtilText(e->hwnd);
 }
 
 static void entrySetText(uiEntry *ee, const char *text)
@@ -66,8 +68,9 @@ static void entrySetText(uiEntry *ee, const char *text)
 
 	// doing this raises an EN_CHANGED
 	e->inhibitChanged = TRUE;
-	uiWindowsSingleHWNDControlSetText(uiControl(e), text);
+	uiWindowsUtilSetText(e->hwnd, text);
 	e->inhibitChanged = FALSE;
+	// don't queue the control for resize; entry sizes are independent of their contents
 }
 
 static void entryOnChanged(uiEntry *ee, void (*f)(uiEntry *, void *), void *data)
diff --git a/redo/windows/label.c b/redo/windows/label.c
index a86118a6..27180fce 100644
--- a/redo/windows/label.c
+++ b/redo/windows/label.c
@@ -26,14 +26,20 @@ static void labelPreferredSize(uiControl *c, uiSizing *d, intmax_t *width, intma
 	*height = uiWindowsDlgUnitsToY(labelHeight, d->Sys->BaseY);
 }
 
-static char *labelText(uiLabel *l)
+static char *labelText(uiLabel *ll)
 {
-	return uiWindowsSingleHWNDControlText(uiControl(l));
+	struct label *l = (struct label *) ll;
+
+	return uiWindowsUtilText(l->hwnd);
 }
 
-static void labelSetText(uiLabel *l, const char *text)
+static void labelSetText(uiLabel *ll, const char *text)
 {
-	uiWindowsSingleHWNDControlSetText(uiControl(l), text);
+	struct label *l = (struct label *) ll;
+
+	uiWindowsUtilSetText(l->hwnd, text);
+	// changing the text might necessitate a change in the label's size
+	uiControlQueueResize(uiControl(l));
 }
 
 uiLabel *uiNewLabel(const char *text)
diff --git a/redo/windows/window.c b/redo/windows/window.c
index ddade42f..24f25466 100644
--- a/redo/windows/window.c
+++ b/redo/windows/window.c
@@ -130,14 +130,19 @@ static void windowCommitShow(uiControl *c)
 
 // TODO container update state
 
-static char *windowTitle(uiWindow *w)
+static char *windowTitle(uiWindow *ww)
 {
-	return uiWindowsSingleHWNDControlText(uiControl(w));
+	struct window *w = (struct window *) ww;
+
+	return uiWindowsUtilText(w->hwnd);
 }
 
-static void windowSetTitle(uiWindow *w, const char *title)
+static void windowSetTitle(uiWindow *ww, const char *title)
 {
-	uiWindowsSingleHWNDControlSetText(uiControl(w), title);
+	struct window *w = (struct window *) ww;
+
+	uiWindowsUtilSetText(w->hwnd, title);
+	// don't queue resize; the caption isn't part of what affects layout and sizing of the client area (it'll be ellipsized if too long)
 }
 
 static void windowOnClosing(uiWindow *ww, int (*f)(uiWindow *, void *), void *data)