diff --git a/artiq/gui/parameters.py b/artiq/gui/parameters.py
index 86495b6bf..e608beae2 100644
--- a/artiq/gui/parameters.py
+++ b/artiq/gui/parameters.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from pyqtgraph import dockarea
 from pyqtgraph import LayoutWidget
 
 from artiq.protocols.sync_struct import Subscriber
-from artiq.gui.tools import DictSyncModel
+from artiq.gui.tools import DictSyncModel, short_format
 
 
 class ParametersModel(DictSyncModel):
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class ParametersModel(DictSyncModel):
         if column == 0:
             return k
         elif column == 1:
-            return str(v)
+            return short_format(v)
         else:
            raise ValueError
 
diff --git a/artiq/gui/results.py b/artiq/gui/results.py
index 40522d719..900e16663 100644
--- a/artiq/gui/results.py
+++ b/artiq/gui/results.py
@@ -7,21 +7,13 @@ from pyqtgraph import dockarea
 from pyqtgraph import LayoutWidget
 
 from artiq.protocols.sync_struct import Subscriber
-from artiq.gui.tools import DictSyncModel
+from artiq.gui.tools import DictSyncModel, short_format
 from artiq.gui.displays import *
 
 
-def _fmt_type(v):
-    t = type(v)
-    r = t.__name__
-    if t is list or t is dict or t is set:
-        r += " ({})".format(len(v))
-    return r
-
-
 class ResultsModel(DictSyncModel):
     def __init__(self, parent, init):
-        DictSyncModel.__init__(self, ["Result", "Type"],
+        DictSyncModel.__init__(self, ["Result", "Value"],
                                parent, init)
 
     def sort_key(self, k, v):
@@ -31,7 +23,7 @@ class ResultsModel(DictSyncModel):
         if column == 0:
             return k
         elif column == 1:
-            return _fmt_type(v)
+            return short_format(v)
         else:
            raise ValueError
 
diff --git a/artiq/gui/tools.py b/artiq/gui/tools.py
index ece8125b8..cab4e256d 100644
--- a/artiq/gui/tools.py
+++ b/artiq/gui/tools.py
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
 from quamash import QtCore
 
 
+def short_format(v):
+    t = type(v)
+    if t is int or t is float:
+        return str(v)
+    else:
+        r = t.__name__
+        if t is list or t is dict or t is set:
+            r += " ({})".format(len(v))
+        return r
+
+
 class _SyncSubstruct:
     def __init__(self, update_cb, ref):
         self.update_cb = update_cb