diff --git a/demo/default/source/class/dialog/demo/Application.js b/demo/default/source/class/dialog/demo/Application.js
index a3b9c69..b7fe966 100644
--- a/demo/default/source/class/dialog/demo/Application.js
+++ b/demo/default/source/class/dialog/demo/Application.js
@@ -50,11 +50,6 @@ qx.Class.define("dialog.demo.Application",
         // support additional cross-browser console. Press F7 to toggle visibility
         qx.log.appender.Console;
       }
-      
-      /*
-       * initialize shortcut commands
-       */
-      dialog.Dialog.init();
     
       /*
        * button data
diff --git a/source/class/dialog/Dialog.js b/source/class/dialog/Dialog.js
index e99df73..f1e3678 100644
--- a/source/class/dialog/Dialog.js
+++ b/source/class/dialog/Dialog.js
@@ -63,51 +63,11 @@ qx.Class.define("dialog.Dialog",
     
     /**
      * Initialize the package
+     * @deprecated
      */    
     init : function()
     {
-      /*
-       * create shortcut methods
-       */
-      dialog.alert = function( message, callback )
-      {
-        (new dialog.Alert({
-          "message" : message,
-          "callback" : callback || null
-        })).show();      
-      }      
-      dialog.confirm = function( message, callback )
-      {
-        (new dialog.Confirm({
-          "message" : message,
-          "callback" : callback || null
-        })).show();      
-      }      
-      dialog.prompt = function( message, callback )
-      {
-        (new dialog.Prompt({
-          "message" : message,
-          "callback" : callback || null
-        })).show();      
-      }
-      dialog.select = function( message, options, callback )
-      {
-        (new dialog.Select({
-          "message" : message,
-          "allowCancel" : true,
-          "options" : options,
-          "callback" : callback
-        })).show();      
-      }       
-      dialog.form = function( message, formData, callback )
-      {
-        (new dialog.Form({
-          message : message,
-          formData : formData,
-          allowCancel : true,
-          callback : callback
-        })).show();            
-      }
+      qx.core.Init.getApplication().warn("Initializing the Dialog package is no longer necessary. Please remove calls to 'dialog.Dialog.init()', which is now deprecated.");
     }
   },
   
@@ -359,9 +319,7 @@ qx.Class.define("dialog.Dialog",
       });      
       return cancelButton;
     },
-    
 
-    
     /*
     ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
        APPLY METHODS
@@ -446,5 +404,56 @@ qx.Class.define("dialog.Dialog",
       }
       this.resetCallback();
     } 
+  },
+  
+  /*
+  *****************************************************************************
+     DEFERRED ACTION
+  *****************************************************************************
+  */   
+  defer : function()
+  {
+    /*
+     * create shortcut methods
+     */
+    dialog.alert = function( message, callback )
+    {
+      (new dialog.Alert({
+        "message" : message,
+        "callback" : callback || null
+      })).show();      
+    }      
+    dialog.confirm = function( message, callback )
+    {
+      (new dialog.Confirm({
+        "message" : message,
+        "callback" : callback || null
+      })).show();      
+    }      
+    dialog.prompt = function( message, callback )
+    {
+      (new dialog.Prompt({
+        "message" : message,
+        "callback" : callback || null
+      })).show();      
+    }
+    dialog.select = function( message, options, callback )
+    {
+      (new dialog.Select({
+        "message" : message,
+        "allowCancel" : true,
+        "options" : options,
+        "callback" : callback
+      })).show();      
+    }       
+    dialog.form = function( message, formData, callback )
+    {
+      (new dialog.Form({
+        message : message,
+        formData : formData,
+        allowCancel : true,
+        callback : callback
+      })).show();            
+    }
   }
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/class/dialog/Form.js b/source/class/dialog/Form.js
index 59c0c06..9f93dcb 100644
--- a/source/class/dialog/Form.js
+++ b/source/class/dialog/Form.js
@@ -77,14 +77,12 @@ qx.Class.define("dialog.Form",
      *   }   
      * }
      * </pre>
-     * 
-     *
-     * 
      */
     formData : 
     {
       check : "Map",
       nullable : true,
+      event : "changeFormData",
       apply : "_applyFormData"
     },
     
@@ -94,7 +92,18 @@ qx.Class.define("dialog.Form",
     model :
     {
       check : "qx.core.Object",
-      nullable : true
+      nullable : true,
+      event : "changeModel"
+    },
+    
+    /**
+     * The default width of the column with the field labels
+     */
+    labelColumnWidth :
+    {
+      check : "Integer",
+      nullable : false,
+      init : 100
     }
   },
   
@@ -582,7 +591,7 @@ qx.Class.define("dialog.Form",
        */
       var view = new dialog.FormRenderer( this._form );
       view.getLayout().setColumnFlex(0, 0);
-      view.getLayout().setColumnMaxWidth(0, 100); // FIXME Hardcoded is BAD!
+      view.getLayout().setColumnMaxWidth(0, this.getLabelColumnWidth() ); 
       view.getLayout().setColumnFlex(1, 1);
       view.setAllowGrowX(true);
       this._formContainer.add( view );
diff --git a/source/class/dialog/Wizard.js b/source/class/dialog/Wizard.js
index 2ff8629..399b2a5 100644
--- a/source/class/dialog/Wizard.js
+++ b/source/class/dialog/Wizard.js
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ qx.Class.define("dialog.Wizard",
       this.hide();
       if( this.getCallback() )
       {
-        this.getCallback()( qx.util.Json.parse( qx.util.Serializer.toNativeObject( this.getModel() ) ) );
+        this.getCallback()( qx.util.Serializer.toNativeObject( this.getModel() ) );
       }
       this.resetCallback();
     }