diff --git a/src/applications/legalpad/xaction/LegalpadDocumentRequireSignatureTransaction.php b/src/applications/legalpad/xaction/LegalpadDocumentRequireSignatureTransaction.php
--- a/src/applications/legalpad/xaction/LegalpadDocumentRequireSignatureTransaction.php
+++ b/src/applications/legalpad/xaction/LegalpadDocumentRequireSignatureTransaction.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   const TRANSACTIONTYPE = 'legalpad:require-signature';
 
   public function generateOldValue($object) {
-    return $object->getRequireSignature();
+    return (int)$object->getRequireSignature();
   }
 
   public function applyInternalEffects($object, $value) {
diff --git a/src/applications/legalpad/xaction/LegalpadDocumentSignatureTypeTransaction.php b/src/applications/legalpad/xaction/LegalpadDocumentSignatureTypeTransaction.php
--- a/src/applications/legalpad/xaction/LegalpadDocumentSignatureTypeTransaction.php
+++ b/src/applications/legalpad/xaction/LegalpadDocumentSignatureTypeTransaction.php
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@
 
   public function getTitle() {
     return pht(
-      '%s set the document signature type.',
+      '%s updated the document signature type.',
       $this->renderAuthor());
   }
 
   public function getTitleForFeed() {
     return pht(
-      '%s set the document signature type for %s.',
+      '%s updated the document signature type for %s.',
       $this->renderAuthor(),
       $this->renderObject());
   }
diff --git a/src/applications/legalpad/xaction/LegalpadDocumentTextTransaction.php b/src/applications/legalpad/xaction/LegalpadDocumentTextTransaction.php
--- a/src/applications/legalpad/xaction/LegalpadDocumentTextTransaction.php
+++ b/src/applications/legalpad/xaction/LegalpadDocumentTextTransaction.php
@@ -17,9 +17,17 @@
   }
 
   public function getTitle() {
-    return pht(
-      '%s updated the document text.',
-      $this->renderAuthor());
+    $old = $this->getOldValue();
+
+    if (!strlen($old)) {
+      return pht(
+        '%s set the document text.',
+        $this->renderAuthor());
+    } else {
+      return pht(
+        '%s updated the document text.',
+        $this->renderAuthor());
+    }
   }
 
   public function getTitleForFeed() {
diff --git a/src/applications/legalpad/xaction/LegalpadDocumentTitleTransaction.php b/src/applications/legalpad/xaction/LegalpadDocumentTitleTransaction.php
--- a/src/applications/legalpad/xaction/LegalpadDocumentTitleTransaction.php
+++ b/src/applications/legalpad/xaction/LegalpadDocumentTitleTransaction.php
@@ -17,20 +17,37 @@
   }
 
   public function getTitle() {
-    return pht(
-      '%s renamed this document from %s to %s.',
-      $this->renderAuthor(),
-      $this->renderOldValue(),
-      $this->renderNewValue());
+    $old = $this->getOldValue();
+
+    if (!strlen($old)) {
+      return pht(
+        '%s created this document.',
+        $this->renderAuthor());
+    } else {
+      return pht(
+        '%s renamed this document from %s to %s.',
+        $this->renderAuthor(),
+        $this->renderOldValue(),
+        $this->renderNewValue());
+    }
   }
 
   public function getTitleForFeed() {
-    return pht(
-      '%s renamed document %s from %s to %s.',
-      $this->renderAuthor(),
-      $this->renderObject(),
-      $this->renderOldValue(),
-      $this->renderNewValue());
+    $old = $this->getOldValue();
+
+    if (!strlen($old)) {
+      return pht(
+        '%s created %s.',
+        $this->renderAuthor(),
+        $this->renderObject());
+    } else {
+      return pht(
+        '%s renamed %s from %s to %s.',
+        $this->renderAuthor(),
+        $this->renderObject(),
+        $this->renderOldValue(),
+        $this->renderNewValue());
+    }
   }
 
   public function validateTransactions($object, array $xactions) {