diff --git a/layerindex/forms.py b/layerindex/forms.py
index f96659d..d770d42 100644
--- a/layerindex/forms.py
+++ b/layerindex/forms.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from layerindex.models import LayerItem, LayerMaintainer
 from django import forms
 from django.core.validators import URLValidator, RegexValidator, email_re
 from django.forms.models import inlineformset_factory
+from widgets import TableCheckboxSelectMultiple
 import re
 
 
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ LayerMaintainerFormSet = inlineformset_factory(LayerItem, LayerMaintainer, form=
 
 class SubmitLayerForm(forms.ModelForm):
     # Additional form fields
-    deps = forms.ModelMultipleChoiceField(label='Other layers this layer depends upon', queryset=LayerItem.objects.all(), required=False)
+    deps = forms.ModelMultipleChoiceField(label='Other layers this layer depends upon', queryset=LayerItem.objects.all(), required=False, widget=TableCheckboxSelectMultiple, initial=[l.pk for l in LayerItem.objects.filter(name='openembedded-core')])
 
     class Meta:
         model = LayerItem
@@ -58,6 +59,16 @@ class SubmitLayerForm(forms.ModelForm):
             raise forms.ValidationError("Name cannot contain consecutive dashes")
         return name
 
+    def clean_summary(self):
+        # Compress whitespace and use only spaces
+        summary = self.cleaned_data['summary'].strip()
+        summary = re.sub('\s+', ' ', summary)
+        return summary
+
+    def clean_description(self):
+        description = self.cleaned_data['description'].strip()
+        return description
+
     def clean_vcs_url(self):
         url = self.cleaned_data['vcs_url'].strip()
         val = RegexValidator(regex=r'[a-z]+://.*', message='Please enter a valid repository URL, e.g. git://server.name/path')
diff --git a/layerindex/static/css/additional.css b/layerindex/static/css/additional.css
index 4b96cd7..2a52942 100644
--- a/layerindex/static/css/additional.css
+++ b/layerindex/static/css/additional.css
@@ -54,3 +54,9 @@ textarea {
 h1 .btn {
     font-weight: normal;
 }
+
+.scrolling {
+height: auto;
+max-height: 120px;
+overflow: auto;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/layerindex/submitlayer.html b/layerindex/submitlayer.html
index 11ccacb..7368fb6 100644
--- a/layerindex/submitlayer.html
+++ b/layerindex/submitlayer.html
@@ -28,7 +28,13 @@
         <div class="fieldWrapper">
             {{ field.errors }}
             {{ field.label_tag }}
-            {{ field }}
+            {% if field.name = 'deps' %}
+                <div class="scrolling">
+                {{ field }}
+                </div>
+            {% else %}
+                {{ field }}
+            {% endif %}
             {{ field.help_text }}
         </div>
     {% endfor %}
diff --git a/layerindex/widgets.py b/layerindex/widgets.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0bd6d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/layerindex/widgets.py
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+# Based on parts of forms/widgets.py from Django
+#
+# Copyright (c) Django Software Foundation and individual contributors.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification,
+# are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+# 
+#     1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
+#        this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#
+#     2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+#        notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+#        documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+# 
+#     3. Neither the name of Django nor the names of its contributors may be used
+#        to endorse or promote products derived from this software without
+#        specific prior written permission.
+
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
+# ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+# WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+# DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
+# ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
+# (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+# LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON
+# ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+# SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+#
+
+import django.forms
+from django.forms.widgets import CheckboxInput
+from django.utils.encoding import force_unicode
+from django.utils.html import escape, conditional_escape
+from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
+from itertools import chain
+
+# Reworked CheckboxSelectMultiple
+class TableCheckboxSelectMultiple(django.forms.SelectMultiple):
+    def render(self, name, value, attrs=None, choices=()):
+        if value is None: value = []
+        has_id = attrs and 'id' in attrs
+        final_attrs = self.build_attrs(attrs, name=name)
+        output = [u'<table>']
+        # Normalize to strings
+        str_values = set([force_unicode(v) for v in value])
+        for i, (option_value, option_label) in enumerate(chain(self.choices, choices)):
+            # If an ID attribute was given, add a numeric index as a suffix,
+            # so that the checkboxes don't all have the same ID attribute.
+            if has_id:
+                final_attrs = dict(final_attrs, id='%s_%s' % (attrs['id'], i))
+                label_for = u' for="%s"' % final_attrs['id']
+            else:
+                label_for = ''
+
+            cb = CheckboxInput(final_attrs, check_test=lambda value: value in str_values)
+            option_value = force_unicode(option_value)
+            rendered_cb = cb.render(name, option_value)
+            option_label = conditional_escape(force_unicode(option_label))
+            output.append(u'<tr><td>%s</td><td><label%s>%s</label></td></tr>' % (rendered_cb, label_for, option_label))
+        output.append(u'</table>')
+        return mark_safe(u'\n'.join(output))
+
+    def id_for_label(self, id_):
+        # See the comment for RadioSelect.id_for_label()
+        if id_:
+            id_ += '_0'
+        return id_