diff --git a/build/js/ox.ui.js b/build/js/ox.ui.js
index c06edf93..4f61d2c3 100644
--- a/build/js/ox.ui.js
+++ b/build/js/ox.ui.js
@@ -1068,9 +1068,8 @@ requires
             };
 
             that.remove = function() { // fixme: clashes with jquery, should be removeElement
-                //self.options && Ox.Event.unbind(self.options.id); // there are optionless elements, like the dialog layer
-                //that.loseFocus();
-                //delete self.$eventHandler;
+                that.loseFocus();
+                delete self.$eventHandler;
                 that.$element.remove();
                 delete $elements[that.ox];
                 return that;
@@ -3153,7 +3152,7 @@ requires
         };
 
         that.value = function() {
-            return self.$input.val();
+            return self.$input.hasClass('OxPlaceholder') ? '' : self.$input.val();
         };
 
         return that;
@@ -6408,8 +6407,8 @@ requires
 
         function getSelectedIds() {
             // fixme: is carring self.ids around the best way?
-            return $.map(self.selected, function(v, i) {
-                return self.ids[v];
+            return $.map(self.selected, function(pos) {
+                return self.ids[pos];
             });
         }
 
@@ -6730,7 +6729,7 @@ requires
         }
 
         function triggerSelectEvent() {
-            var ids = getSelectedIds();
+            var ids = self.options.selected = getSelectedIds();
             setTimeout(function() {
                 var ids_ = getSelectedIds();
                 Ox.print('ids', ids, 'ids after 100 msec', ids_)
@@ -7046,6 +7045,11 @@ requires
                     that.$head.scrollLeft(scrollLeft);
                 }
             })
+            .bindEvent({
+                select: function(event, data) {
+                    self.options.selected = data.ids;
+                }
+            })
             .appendTo(that);
         that.$body.$content.css({
             width: getItemWidth() + 'px'
@@ -7410,6 +7414,9 @@ requires
 
         self.onChange = function(key, value) {
             if (key == 'request') {
+                //alert('request set!!')
+                that.$body.options(key, value);
+            } else if (key == 'selected') {
                 that.$body.options(key, value);
             }
         };