diff --git a/src/d_dehacked.cpp b/src/d_dehacked.cpp
index 36c32bf5bb..9cfd745203 100644
--- a/src/d_dehacked.cpp
+++ b/src/d_dehacked.cpp
@@ -2293,7 +2293,7 @@ static int PatchStrings (int dummy)
 			holdstring.StripRight();
 			if (holdstring.Len() > 0 && holdstring[holdstring.Len()-1] == '\\')
 			{
-				holdstring.Truncate((long)holdstring.Len()-1);
+				holdstring.Truncate(holdstring.Len()-1);
 				Line2 = igets ();
 			}
 			else
diff --git a/src/g_mapinfo.cpp b/src/g_mapinfo.cpp
index bb641b23bb..cbda6568e1 100644
--- a/src/g_mapinfo.cpp
+++ b/src/g_mapinfo.cpp
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ bool FMapInfoParser::ParseLookupName(FString &dest)
 		}
 		while (sc.CheckString(","));
 		// strip off the last newline
-		dest.Truncate(long(dest.Len()-1));
+		dest.Truncate(dest.Len()-1);
 		return false;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/menu/loadsavemenu.cpp b/src/menu/loadsavemenu.cpp
index 74c9434803..ec92a591f8 100644
--- a/src/menu/loadsavemenu.cpp
+++ b/src/menu/loadsavemenu.cpp
@@ -598,6 +598,7 @@ protected:
 	// this needs to be kept in memory so that the texture can access it when it needs to.
 	bool mEntering;
 	char savegamestring[SAVESTRINGSIZE];
+	DTextEnterMenu *mInput = nullptr;
 
 	DLoadSaveMenu(DMenu *parent = nullptr, DListMenuDescriptor *desc = nullptr);
 	void OnDestroy() override;
@@ -760,15 +761,9 @@ void DLoadSaveMenu::Drawer ()
 			}
 			else
 			{
+				FString s = mInput->GetText() + SmallFont->GetCursor();
 				screen->DrawText (SmallFont, CR_WHITE,
-					listboxLeft+1, listboxTop+rowHeight*i+CleanYfac, savegamestring,
-					DTA_CleanNoMove, true, TAG_DONE);
-
-				char curs[2] = { SmallFont->GetCursor(), 0 };
-				screen->DrawText (SmallFont, CR_WHITE,
-					listboxLeft+1+SmallFont->StringWidth (savegamestring)*CleanXfac,
-					listboxTop+rowHeight*i+CleanYfac, 
-					curs,
+					listboxLeft+1, listboxTop+rowHeight*i+CleanYfac, s,
 					DTA_CleanNoMove, true, TAG_DONE);
 			}
 		}
@@ -1055,18 +1050,20 @@ bool DSaveMenu::MenuEvent (int mkey, bool fromcontroller)
 		{
 			savegamestring[0] = 0;
 		}
-		DMenu *input = new DTextEnterMenu(this, savegamestring, SAVESTRINGSIZE, 1, fromcontroller);
-		M_ActivateMenu(input);
+		mInput = new DTextEnterMenu(this, savegamestring, SAVESTRINGSIZE, 1, fromcontroller);
+		M_ActivateMenu(mInput);
 		mEntering = true;
 	}
 	else if (mkey == MKEY_Input)
 	{
 		mEntering = false;
-		manager->DoSave(Selected, savegamestring);
+		manager->DoSave(Selected, mInput->GetText());
+		mInput = nullptr;
 	}
 	else if (mkey == MKEY_Abort)
 	{
 		mEntering = false;
+		mInput = nullptr;
 	}
 	return false;
 }
diff --git a/src/menu/menu.cpp b/src/menu/menu.cpp
index 595563c0dc..1b93083e19 100644
--- a/src/menu/menu.cpp
+++ b/src/menu/menu.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ DMenu *DMenu::CurrentMenu;
 
 DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(DMenu, GetCurrentMenu)
 {
-	ACTION_RETURN_POINTER(DMenu::CurrentMenu);
+	ACTION_RETURN_OBJECT(DMenu::CurrentMenu);
 }
 
 int DMenu::MenuTime;
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(DMenuDescriptor, GetDescriptor)
 	PARAM_NAME(name);
 	DMenuDescriptor **desc = MenuDescriptors.CheckKey(name);
 	auto retn = desc ? *desc : nullptr;
-	ACTION_RETURN_POINTER(retn);
+	ACTION_RETURN_OBJECT(retn);
 }
 
 size_t DListMenuDescriptor::PropagateMark()
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(DMenu, GetItem)
 {
 	PARAM_SELF_PROLOGUE(DMenu);
 	PARAM_NAME(name);
-	ACTION_RETURN_POINTER(self->GetItem(name));
+	ACTION_RETURN_OBJECT(self->GetItem(name));
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/menu/menu.h b/src/menu/menu.h
index 1d7f6def9c..9e64fdd8e0 100644
--- a/src/menu/menu.h
+++ b/src/menu/menu.h
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ public:
 	virtual void Ticker ();
 	virtual void Drawer ();
 	virtual bool DimAllowed ();
-	/*virtual */bool TranslateKeyboardEvents();
+	bool TranslateKeyboardEvents();
 	virtual void Close();
 	virtual bool MouseEvent(int type, int x, int y);
 
@@ -448,7 +448,8 @@ class DTextEnterMenu : public DMenu
 {
 	DECLARE_ABSTRACT_CLASS(DTextEnterMenu, DMenu)
 
-	char *mEnterString;
+public:
+	FString mEnterString;
 	unsigned int mEnterSize;
 	unsigned int mEnterPos;
 	int mSizeMode; // 1: size is length in chars. 2: also check string width
@@ -460,17 +461,15 @@ class DTextEnterMenu : public DMenu
 	// [TP]
 	bool AllowColors;
 
-public:
 
 	// [TP] Added allowcolors
-	DTextEnterMenu(DMenu *parent, char *textbuffer, int maxlen, int sizemode, bool showgrid, bool allowcolors = false);
+	DTextEnterMenu(DMenu *parent, const char *textbuffer, int maxlen, int sizemode, bool showgrid, bool allowcolors = false);
 
 	void Drawer ();
 	bool MenuEvent (int mkey, bool fromcontroller);
 	bool Responder(event_t *ev);
-	//bool TranslateKeyboardEvents();
 	bool MouseEvent(int type, int x, int y);
-
+	FString GetText();
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/menu/menuinput.cpp b/src/menu/menuinput.cpp
index e28b141a11..9a0b717b51 100644
--- a/src/menu/menuinput.cpp
+++ b/src/menu/menuinput.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ static const char InputGridChars[INPUTGRID_WIDTH * INPUTGRID_HEIGHT] =
 
 CVAR(Bool, m_showinputgrid, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
 
+DEFINE_FIELD(DTextEnterMenu, mInputGridOkay)
+
 //=============================================================================
 //
 //
@@ -68,15 +70,14 @@ CVAR(Bool, m_showinputgrid, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
 //=============================================================================
 
 // [TP] Added allowcolors
-DTextEnterMenu::DTextEnterMenu(DMenu *parent, char *textbuffer, int maxlen, int sizemode, bool showgrid, bool allowcolors)
+DTextEnterMenu::DTextEnterMenu(DMenu *parent, const char *textbuffer, int maxlen, int sizemode, bool showgrid, bool allowcolors)
 : DMenu(parent)
 {
 	mEnterString = textbuffer;
-	mEnterSize = maxlen;
-	mEnterPos = (unsigned)strlen(textbuffer);
+	mEnterSize = maxlen < 0 ? UINT_MAX : unsigned(maxlen);
 	mSizeMode = sizemode;
 	mInputGridOkay = showgrid || m_showinputgrid;
-	if (mEnterPos > 0)
+	if (mEnterString.IsNotEmpty())
 	{
 		InputGridX = INPUTGRID_WIDTH - 1;
 		InputGridY = INPUTGRID_HEIGHT - 1;
@@ -96,12 +97,17 @@ DTextEnterMenu::DTextEnterMenu(DMenu *parent, char *textbuffer, int maxlen, int
 //
 //=============================================================================
 
-/*
-bool DTextEnterMenu::TranslateKeyboardEvents()
+FString DTextEnterMenu::GetText()
 {
-	return mInputGridOkay; 
+	return mEnterString;
 }
-*/
+
+//=============================================================================
+//
+//
+//
+//=============================================================================
+
 
 //=============================================================================
 //
@@ -117,21 +123,19 @@ bool DTextEnterMenu::Responder(event_t *ev)
 		if (ev->subtype == EV_GUI_Char)
 		{
 			mInputGridOkay = false;
-			if (mEnterPos < mEnterSize &&
+			if (mEnterString.Len() < mEnterSize &&
 				(mSizeMode == 2/*entering player name*/ || (size_t)SmallFont->StringWidth(mEnterString) < (mEnterSize-1)*8))
 			{
-				mEnterString[mEnterPos] = (char)ev->data1;
-				mEnterString[++mEnterPos] = 0;
+				mEnterString.AppendFormat("%c", (char)ev->data1);
 			}
 			return true;
 		}
 		char ch = (char)ev->data1;
 		if ((ev->subtype == EV_GUI_KeyDown || ev->subtype == EV_GUI_KeyRepeat) && ch == '\b')
 		{
-			if (mEnterPos > 0)
+			if (mEnterString.IsNotEmpty())
 			{
-				mEnterPos--;
-				mEnterString[mEnterPos] = 0;
+				mEnterString.Truncate(mEnterString.Len() - 1);
 			}
 		}
 		else if (ev->subtype == EV_GUI_KeyDown)
@@ -145,15 +149,15 @@ bool DTextEnterMenu::Responder(event_t *ev)
 			}
 			else if (ch == '\r')
 			{
-				if (mEnterString[0])
+				if (mEnterString.IsNotEmpty())
 				{
 					// [TP] If we allow color codes, colorize the string now.
 					if (AllowColors)
-						strbin(mEnterString);
+						mEnterString = strbin1(mEnterString);
 
 					DMenu *parent = mParentMenu;
-					Close();
 					parent->CallMenuEvent(MKEY_Input, false);
+					Close();
 					return true;
 				}
 			}
@@ -247,9 +251,9 @@ bool DTextEnterMenu::MenuEvent (int key, bool fromcontroller)
 			return true;
 
 		case MKEY_Clear:
-			if (mEnterPos > 0)
+			if (mEnterString.IsNotEmpty())
 			{
-				mEnterString[--mEnterPos] = 0;
+				mEnterString.Truncate(mEnterString.Len() - 1);
 			}
 			return true;
 
@@ -260,7 +264,7 @@ bool DTextEnterMenu::MenuEvent (int key, bool fromcontroller)
 				ch = InputGridChars[InputGridX + InputGridY * INPUTGRID_WIDTH];
 				if (ch == 0)			// end
 				{
-					if (mEnterString[0] != '\0')
+					if (mEnterString.IsNotEmpty())
 					{
 						DMenu *parent = mParentMenu;
 						Close();
@@ -270,16 +274,15 @@ bool DTextEnterMenu::MenuEvent (int key, bool fromcontroller)
 				}
 				else if (ch == '\b')	// bs
 				{
-					if (mEnterPos > 0)
+					if (mEnterString.IsNotEmpty())
 					{
-						mEnterString[--mEnterPos] = 0;
+						mEnterString.Truncate(mEnterString.Len() - 1);
 					}
 				}
-				else if (mEnterPos < mEnterSize &&
+				else if (mEnterString.Len() < mEnterSize &&
 					(mSizeMode == 2/*entering player name*/ || (size_t)SmallFont->StringWidth(mEnterString) < (mEnterSize-1)*8))
 				{
-					mEnterString[mEnterPos] = ch;
-					mEnterString[++mEnterPos] = 0;
+					mEnterString += char(ch);
 				}
 			}
 			return true;
@@ -370,4 +373,24 @@ void DTextEnterMenu::Drawer ()
 		}
 	}
 	Super::Drawer();
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+
+DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(DTextEnterMenu, Open)
+{
+	PARAM_PROLOGUE;
+	PARAM_OBJECT(parent, DMenu);
+	PARAM_STRING(text);
+	PARAM_INT(maxlen);
+	PARAM_INT(sizemode);
+	PARAM_BOOL(fromcontroller);
+	auto m = new DTextEnterMenu(parent, text.GetChars(), maxlen, sizemode, fromcontroller, false);
+	M_ActivateMenu(m);
+	ACTION_RETURN_OBJECT(m);
+}
+
+DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(DTextEnterMenu, GetText)
+{
+	PARAM_SELF_PROLOGUE(DTextEnterMenu);
+	ACTION_RETURN_STRING(self->GetText());
+}
diff --git a/src/scripting/zscript/ast.cpp b/src/scripting/zscript/ast.cpp
index c4c8a12a51..81c7ff6d35 100644
--- a/src/scripting/zscript/ast.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/zscript/ast.cpp
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public:
 			}
 			else
 			{ // Move hanging ( characters to the new line
-				Str.Truncate(long(Str.Len() - ConsecOpens));
+				Str.Truncate(Str.Len() - ConsecOpens);
 				NestDepth -= ConsecOpens;
 			}
 			Str << '\n';
diff --git a/src/scripting/zscript/zcc_compile.cpp b/src/scripting/zscript/zcc_compile.cpp
index 500336df5e..4647e6b26c 100644
--- a/src/scripting/zscript/zcc_compile.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/zscript/zcc_compile.cpp
@@ -2598,7 +2598,7 @@ void ZCCCompiler::CompileStates()
 						statename << FName(part->Id) << '.';
 						part = static_cast<decltype(part)>(part->SiblingNext);
 					} while (part != sg->Label);
-					statename.Truncate((long)statename.Len() - 1);	// remove the last '.' in the label name
+					statename.Truncate(statename.Len() - 1);	// remove the last '.' in the label name
 					if (sg->Offset != nullptr)
 					{
 						int offset = IntConstFromNode(sg->Offset, c->Type());
diff --git a/src/zstring.cpp b/src/zstring.cpp
index 665b9312ee..83a2a20d81 100644
--- a/src/zstring.cpp
+++ b/src/zstring.cpp
@@ -368,15 +368,15 @@ FString &FString::CopyCStrPart(const char *tail, size_t tailLen)
 	return *this;
 }
 
-void FString::Truncate(long newlen)
+void FString::Truncate(size_t newlen)
 {
-	if (newlen <= 0)
+	if (newlen == 0)
 	{
 		Data()->Release();
 		NullString.RefCount++;
 		Chars = &NullString.Nothing[0];
 	}
-	else if (newlen < (long)Len())
+	else if (newlen < Len())
 	{
 		ReallocBuffer (newlen);
 		Chars[newlen] = '\0';
diff --git a/src/zstring.h b/src/zstring.h
index c58fb111a3..b925a39b1f 100644
--- a/src/zstring.h
+++ b/src/zstring.h
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ public:
 	bool IsEmpty() const { return Len() == 0; }
 	bool IsNotEmpty() const { return Len() != 0; }
 
-	void Truncate (long newlen);
+	void Truncate (size_t newlen);
 	void Remove(size_t index, size_t remlen);
 
 	int Compare (const FString &other) const { return strcmp (Chars, other.Chars); }
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript.txt b/wadsrc/static/zscript.txt
index 637d5b66e7..ba5c3d19b0 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "zscript/menu/joystickmenu.txt"
 #include "zscript/menu/playerdisplay.txt"
 #include "zscript/menu/playermenu.txt"
+#include "zscript/menu/textentermenu.txt"
 
 #include "zscript/inventory/inventory.txt"
 #include "zscript/inventory/inv_misc.txt"
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/menu/optionmenuitems.txt b/wadsrc/static/zscript/menu/optionmenuitems.txt
index 338c365991..418773903d 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/menu/optionmenuitems.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/menu/optionmenuitems.txt
@@ -1083,22 +1083,24 @@ class OptionMenuFieldBase : OptionMenuItem
 
 class OptionMenuItemTextField : OptionMenuFieldBase
 {
+	TextEnterMenu mEnter;
+	
 	OptionMenuItemTextField Init (String label, Name command, CVar graycheck = null)
 	{
 		Super.Init(label, command, graycheck);
-		mEntering = false;
+		mEnter = null;
 		return self;
 	}
 
 	override String Represent()
 	{
-		if (mEntering) return mEditName .. SmallFont.GetCursor();
+		if (mEnter) return mEnter.GetText() .. SmallFont.GetCursor();
 		else return GetCVarString();
 	}
 
 	override int Draw(OptionMenuDescriptor desc, int y, int indent, bool selected)
 	{
-		if (mEntering)
+		if (mEnter)
 		{
 			// reposition the text so that the cursor is visible when in entering mode.
 			String text = Represent();
@@ -1114,30 +1116,23 @@ class OptionMenuItemTextField : OptionMenuFieldBase
 		if (mkey == Menu.MKEY_Enter)
 		{
 			Menu.MenuSound("menu/choose");
-			mEditName = GetCVarString();
-			mEntering = true;
-			
-			//Menu* input = new DTextEnterMenu (Menu.CurrentMenu, mEditName, sizeof mEditName, 2, fromcontroller);
-			//M_ActivateMenu(input);
+			mEnter = TextEnterMenu.Open(Menu.GetCurrentMenu(), GetCVarString(), -1, 2, fromcontroller);
 			return true;
 		}
 		else if (mkey == Menu.MKEY_Input)
 		{
-			if (mCVar) mCVar.SetString(mEditName);
-			mEntering = false;
+			if (mCVar) mCVar.SetString(mEnter.GetText());
+			mEnter = null;
 			return true;
 		}
 		else if (mkey == Menu.MKEY_Abort)
 		{
-			mEntering = false;
+			mEnter = null;
 			return true;
 		}
 
 		return Super.MenuEvent(mkey, fromcontroller);
 	}
-
-	bool mEntering;
-	String mEditName;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/menu/playermenu.txt b/wadsrc/static/zscript/menu/playermenu.txt
index 6b055e0a0a..389c34043e 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/menu/playermenu.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/menu/playermenu.txt
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ class ListMenuItemPlayerNameBox : ListMenuItemSelectable
 	int mFontColor;
 	int mFrameSize;
 	String mPlayerName;
-	String mEditName;
-	bool mEntering;
+	TextEnterMenu mEnter;
 
 	//=============================================================================
 	//
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ class ListMenuItemPlayerNameBox : ListMenuItemSelectable
 		mFontColor = desc.mFontColor;
 		mFrameSize = frameofs;
 		mPlayerName = "";
-		mEntering = false;
+		mEnter = null;
 	}
 
 	//=============================================================================
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ class ListMenuItemPlayerNameBox : ListMenuItemSelectable
 		mFontColor = color;
 		mFrameSize = frameofs;
 		mPlayerName = "";
-		mEntering = false;
+		mEnter = null;
 	}
 
 	//=============================================================================
@@ -164,13 +163,13 @@ class ListMenuItemPlayerNameBox : ListMenuItemSelectable
 		// Draw player name box
 		int x = mXpos + mFont.StringWidth(text) + 16 + mFrameSize;
 		DrawBorder (x, mYpos - mFrameSize, MAXPLAYERNAME+1);
-		if (!mEntering)
+		if (!mEnter)
 		{
 			screen.DrawText (SmallFont, Font.CR_UNTRANSLATED, x + mFrameSize, mYpos, mPlayerName, DTA_Clean, true);
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			let printit = mEditName .. SmallFont.GetCursor();
+			let printit = mEnter.GetText() .. SmallFont.GetCursor();
 			screen.DrawText (SmallFont, Font.CR_UNTRANSLATED, x + mFrameSize, mYpos, printit, DTA_Clean, true);
 		}
 	}
@@ -186,21 +185,18 @@ class ListMenuItemPlayerNameBox : ListMenuItemSelectable
 		if (mkey == Menu.MKEY_Enter)
 		{
 			Menu.MenuSound ("menu/choose");
-			mEditName = mPlayerName;
-			mEntering = true;
-			//DMenu *input = new DTextEnterMenu(Menu.CurrentMenu, mEditName, MAXPLAYERNAME, 2, fromcontroller);
-			//M_ActivateMenu(input);
+			mEnter = TextEnterMenu.Open(Menu.GetCurrentMenu(), mPlayerName, MAXPLAYERNAME, 2, fromcontroller);
 			return true;
 		}
 		else if (mkey == Menu.MKEY_Input)
 		{
-			mPlayerName = mEditName;
-			mEntering = false;
+			mPlayerName = mEnter.GetText();
+			mEnter = null;
 			return true;
 		}
 		else if (mkey == Menu.MKEY_Abort)
 		{
-			mEntering = false;
+			mEnter = null;
 			return true;
 		}
 		return false;
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/menu/textentermenu.txt b/wadsrc/static/zscript/menu/textentermenu.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7974a62bd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/menu/textentermenu.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+
+// This is only the parts that are needed to make the menu fully work right now. More to come later.
+class TextEnterMenu : Menu native
+{
+	native bool mInputGridOkay;
+	
+	native static TextEnterMenu Open(Menu parent, String text, int maxlen, int sizemode, bool fromcontroller);
+	native String GetText();
+	
+	
+	override bool TranslateKeyboardEvents()
+	{
+		return mInputGridOkay; 
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file