diff --git a/canvas.js b/canvas.js
index 027a0ac..92acc9c 100644
--- a/canvas.js
+++ b/canvas.js
@@ -6,16 +6,21 @@ function debug(str) {
 
 function dirObj(obj, parent, depth) {
     var msg = "";
-    if (! depth) { depth=0; }
+    var val = "";
+    if (! depth) { depth=2; }
     if (! parent) { parent= ""; }
 
     // Print the properties of the passed-in object 
     for (var i in obj) {
-        if ((depth < 2) && (typeof obj[i] == "object")) { 
+        if ((depth > 1) && (typeof obj[i] == "object")) { 
             // Recurse attributes that are objects
-            msg += dirObj(obj[i], parent + "." + i, depth+1);
+            msg += dirObj(obj[i], parent + "." + i, depth-1);
         } else {
-            msg += parent + "." + i + ": " + obj[i] + "\n";
+            val = new String(obj[i]).replace("\n", " ");
+            if (val.length > 30) {
+                val = val.substr(0,30) + "...";
+            } 
+            msg += parent + "." + i + ": " + val + "\n";
         }
     }
     return msg;