diff --git a/mod/forum/post_form.php b/mod/forum/post_form.php
index 86cd3068275..20296b821f8 100644
--- a/mod/forum/post_form.php
+++ b/mod/forum/post_form.php
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class mod_forum_post_form extends moodleform {
 
         $mform->addElement('header', 'general', '');//fill in the data depending on page params
                                                     //later using set_data
-		$mform->addElement('text', 'subject', get_string('subject', 'forum'), 'size="64"');
+		$mform->addElement('text', 'subject', get_string('subject', 'forum'), 'size="48"');
 		$mform->setType('subject', PARAM_TEXT);
 		$mform->addRule('subject', get_string('required'), 'required', null, 'client');
 
diff --git a/mod/resource/mod_form.php b/mod/resource/mod_form.php
index 5afed4c5acf..37e59b5d1c0 100644
--- a/mod/resource/mod_form.php
+++ b/mod/resource/mod_form.php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class mod_resource_mod_form extends moodleform_mod {
 
 //        $mform->addElement('static', 'statictype', get_string('assignmenttype', 'assignment'), get_string('type'.$type,'assignment'));
 
-        $mform->addElement('text', 'name', get_string('name'), array('size'=>'64'));
+        $mform->addElement('text', 'name', get_string('name'), array('size'=>'48'));
         $mform->setType('name', PARAM_TEXT);
         $mform->addRule('name', null, 'required', null, 'client');