diff --git a/static/js/pandora/account.js b/static/js/pandora/account.js
index ebcab75a..b4453149 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/account.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/account.js
@@ -284,11 +284,10 @@ pandora.ui.accountForm = function(action, value) {
                         })
                         .bindEvent({
                             change: function(data) {
-                                var selected = data.selected[0].id;
                                 pandora.$ui.usernameOrEmailInput.options({
-                                    autovalidate: selected == 'username'
+                                    autovalidate: data.value == 'username'
                                         ? pandora.autovalidateUsername : pandora.autovalidateEmail,
-                                    validate: pandora.validateUser(selected, true),
+                                    validate: pandora.validateUser(data.value, true),
                                     value: ''
                                 }).focusInput(true);
                                 that.$element.find('.OxFormMessage:visible').html('').hide();
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/contactForm.js b/static/js/pandora/contactForm.js
index 410a4763..fdb35eb4 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/contactForm.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/contactForm.js
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ pandora.ui.contactForm = function() {
         .bindEvent({
             change: function(data) {
                 $receiptCheckbox.options({
-                    title: data.checked
+                    title: data.value
                         ? 'Send a receipt to ' + pandora.user.email
                         : 'Don\'t send me a receipt'
                 });
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/filesView.js b/static/js/pandora/filesView.js
index 57372d57..5bfa7cad 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/filesView.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/filesView.js
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ pandora.ui.filesView = function(options, self) {
                         conditions = [{key: 'id', value: data.value, operator: '=='}]
                     } else {
                         conditions = Ox.map(['title', 'director', 'year'], function(key) {
-                            var value = self['$' + key + 'Input'].options('value')
+                            var value = self['$' + key + 'Input'].value()
                             return value.length ? {key: key, value: value, operator: '='} : null;
                         });
                     }
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ pandora.ui.filesView = function(options, self) {
                     */
                     conditions = {};
                     Ox.map(['id', 'title', 'director', 'year'], function(key) {
-                        var value = self['$' + key + 'Input'].options('value');
+                        var value = self['$' + key + 'Input'].value();
                         if(value.length) {
                             conditions[key] = key == 'director' ? value.split(', ') : value;
                         }
@@ -295,18 +295,18 @@ pandora.ui.filesView = function(options, self) {
                         var length = result.data.items.length;
                         if (length == 0) {
                             if (key != 'id') {
-                                self.$idInput.options({value: ''});
+                                self.$idInput.value('');
                             }
                         } else if (result.data.items.length == 1) {
                             ['title', 'director', 'year', 'id'].forEach(function(key) {
-                                self['$' + key + 'Input'].options({
-                                    value: key == 'director'
+                                self['$' + key + 'Input'].value(
+                                    key == 'director'
                                         ? result.data.items[0][key].join(', ')
                                         : result.data.items[0][key]
-                                });
+                                );
                             });
                         } else {
-                            self.$idInput.options({value: ''});
+                            self.$idInput.value('');
                         }
                     });
                 }
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ pandora.ui.filesView = function(options, self) {
         .bindEvent({
             click: function() {
                 ['title', 'director', 'year', 'id'].forEach(function(key) {
-                    self['$' + key + 'Input'].options({value: ''})
+                    self['$' + key + 'Input'].value('');
                 });
             }
         });
@@ -421,11 +421,11 @@ pandora.ui.filesView = function(options, self) {
         }, function(result) {
             ['title', 'director', 'year'].forEach(function(key) {
                 if (result.data[key]) {
-                    self['$' + key + 'Input'].options({
-                        value: key == 'director'
+                    self['$' + key + 'Input'].value(
+                        key == 'director'
                             ? result.data[key].join(', ')
                             : result.data[key]
-                    });
+                    );
                 }
             });
             updateForm();
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/filter.js b/static/js/pandora/filter.js
index 58637a84..ec93abd7 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/filter.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/filter.js
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ pandora.ui.filter = function(id) {
         .bindEvent('change', function(data) {
             var filters = Ox.clone(pandora.user.ui.filters),
                 find,
-                id_ = data.selected[0].id,
+                id_ = data.value,
                 i_ = Ox.getPositionById(pandora.user.ui.filters, id_);
             if (i_ == -1) {
                 // new filter was not part of old filter set
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/findElement.js b/static/js/pandora/findElement.js
index 0b3fbdc4..7beb2b16 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/findElement.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/findElement.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ pandora.ui.findElement = function() {
                         })
                         .bindEvent({
                             change: function(data) {
-                                var key = data.selected[0].id;
                                 pandora.$ui.findInput.options({
                                     autocomplete: autocompleteFunction()
                                 }).focusInput(true);
@@ -46,8 +45,7 @@ pandora.ui.findElement = function() {
                         })
                         .bindEvent({
                             change: function(data) {
-                                var key = data.selected[0].id;
-                                if (key == 'advanced') {
+                                if (data.value == 'advanced') {
                                     that.update();
                                     pandora.$ui.filterDialog = pandora.ui.filterDialog().open();
                                 } else {
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/folderBrowserBar.js b/static/js/pandora/folderBrowserBar.js
index 7b5e8c3c..d5302933 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/folderBrowserBar.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/folderBrowserBar.js
@@ -7,36 +7,36 @@ pandora.ui.folderBrowserBar = function(id) {
     pandora.$ui.findListElement[id] = Ox.FormElementGroup({
             elements: [
                 pandora.$ui.findListSelect[id] = Ox.Select({
-                    items: [
-                        {id: 'user', title: 'Find: User', checked: true},
-                        {id: 'list', title: 'Find: List'}
-                    ],
-                    overlap: 'right',
-                    type: 'image'
-                })
-                .bindEvent({
-                    change: function(data) {
-                        var key = data.selected[0].id == 'user' ? 'user' : 'name',
-                            value = pandora.$ui.findListInput[id].value();
-                        value && updateList(key, value);
-                        pandora.$ui.findListInput[id].options({
-                            placeholder: data.selected[0].title
-                        });
-                    }
-                }),
+                        items: [
+                            {id: 'user', title: 'Find: User', checked: true},
+                            {id: 'list', title: 'Find: List'}
+                        ],
+                        overlap: 'right',
+                        type: 'image'
+                    })
+                    .bindEvent({
+                        change: function(data) {
+                            var key = data.value == 'user' ? 'user' : 'name',
+                                value = pandora.$ui.findListInput[id].value();
+                            value && updateList(key, value);
+                            pandora.$ui.findListInput[id].options({
+                                placeholder: data.title
+                            });
+                        }
+                    }),
                 pandora.$ui.findListInput[id] = Ox.Input({
-                    changeOnKeypress: true,
-                    clear: true,
-                    placeholder: 'Find: User',
-                    width: pandora.getFoldersWidth() - 24
-                })
-                .bindEvent({
-                    change: function(data) {
-                        var key = pandora.$ui.findListSelect[id].value() == 'user' ? 'user' : 'name',
-                            value = data.value;
-                        updateList(key, value);
-                    }
-                })
+                        changeOnKeypress: true,
+                        clear: true,
+                        placeholder: 'Find: User',
+                        width: pandora.getFoldersWidth() - 24
+                    })
+                    .bindEvent({
+                        change: function(data) {
+                            var key = pandora.$ui.findListSelect[id].value() == 'user' ? 'user' : 'name',
+                                value = data.value;
+                            updateList(key, value);
+                        }
+                    })
             ],
         })
         .css({
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/home.js b/static/js/pandora/home.js
index cdf98cc9..32bec4f3 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/home.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/home.js
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ pandora.ui.home = function() {
                     var folder = pandora.getListData().folder,
                         value = $findInput.value();
                     folder && pandora.$ui.folderList[folder].options({selected: []});
-                    pandora.$ui.findSelect.options({value: '*'});
-                    pandora.$ui.findInput.options({value: value});
+                    pandora.$ui.findSelect.value('*');
+                    pandora.$ui.findInput.value(value);
                     that.fadeOutScreen();
                     pandora.UI.set('find', {
                         conditions: value === ''
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/listDialog.js b/static/js/pandora/listDialog.js
index ee1a2e86..fc89f2e6 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/listDialog.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/listDialog.js
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ pandora.ui.listDialog = function(section) {
                 .bindEvent({
                     change: function(data) {
                         pandora.$ui.findIconItemInput.options({
-                            placeholder: data.selected[0].title
+                            placeholder: data.title
                         });
                         // fixme: this is a bit weird
                         setTimeout(function() {
@@ -247,13 +247,13 @@ pandora.ui.listGeneralPanel = function(listData) {
             }
         }
         function editStatus(data) {
-            var status = data.selected[0].id;
+            var status = data.value;
             $statusSelect.value(status == 'private' ? 'public' : 'private');
             pandora.changeListStatus(listData.id, status, function(result) {
                 listData.status = result.data.status;
                 if (result.data.status == 'private') {
                     subscribers = 0;
-                    $subscribersInput.options({value: 0});
+                    $subscribersInput.value(0);
                 }
                 $statusSelect.value(result.data.status);
                 $subscribersInput[getSubscribersAction()]();
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/logsDialog.js b/static/js/pandora/logsDialog.js
index 7ac9c5f0..9fd25f61 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/logsDialog.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/logsDialog.js
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ pandora.ui.logsDialog = function() {
             })
             .bindEvent({
                 change: function(data) {
-                    var key = data.selected[0].id,
+                    var key = data.value,
                         value = $findInput.value();
                     value && updateList(key, value);
                     $findInput.options({
-                        placeholder: data.selected[0].title
+                        placeholder: data.title
                     });
                 }
             }),
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/menu.js b/static/js/pandora/menu.js
index 8a23498f..f7506dfa 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/menu.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/menu.js
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ pandora.ui.mainMenu = function() {
                         that.checkItem('allitems');
                     }
                 } else if (data.id == 'find') {
-                    pandora.$ui.findSelect.options({value: value});
+                    pandora.$ui.findSelect.value(value);
                 } else if (data.id == 'itemview') {
                     pandora.UI.set({itemView: value});
                 } else if (Ox.startsWith(data.id, 'orderfilter')) {
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/preferencesDialog.js b/static/js/pandora/preferencesDialog.js
index befd2dc5..2f8a037e 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/preferencesDialog.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/preferencesDialog.js
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ pandora.ui.preferencesDialog = function() {
                                     this.options({
                                         title: this.options('title') == 'Subscribed' ? 'Unsubscribed' : 'Subscribed'
                                     });
-                                    pandora.user.newsletter = data.checked;
+                                    pandora.user.newsletter = data.value;
                                     pandora.api.editPreferences({
                                         newsletter: pandora.user.newsletter 
                                     });
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/sectionButtons.js b/static/js/pandora/sectionButtons.js
index 7cf2f040..d705642f 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/sectionButtons.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/sectionButtons.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ pandora.ui.sectionButtons = function() {
         })
         .bindEvent({
             change: function(data) {
-                var section = data.selected[0];
+                var section = data.value;
                 if (section == 'items') {
                     pandora.URL.set(pandora.Query.toString());
                 } else if (section == 'clips') {
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/sortSelect.js b/static/js/pandora/sortSelect.js
index 36a31066..f8628db1 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/sortSelect.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/sortSelect.js
@@ -28,29 +28,29 @@ pandora.ui.sortSelect = function(isNavigationView) {
         }));
     }
     that = Ox.Select({
-        id: 'sortSelect',
-        items: items,
-        width: isNavigationView ? 128 : 144
-    })
-    .css({
-        float: isNavigationView ? 'right' : 'left',
-        margin: isNavigationView ? '4px 4px 0 0' : '4px 0 0 4px'
-    })
-    .bindEvent({
-        change: function(data) {
-            var key = data.selected[0].id;
-            pandora.UI.set(sortKey, [{
-                key: key,
-                operator: pandora.getSortOperator(key)
-            }]);
-        },
-        pandora_listsort: function(data) {
-            that.selectItem(data.value[0].key);
-        },
-        pandora_itemsort: function(data) {
-            that.selectItem(data.value[0].key);
-        }
-    });
+            id: 'sortSelect',
+            items: items,
+            width: isNavigationView ? 128 : 144
+        })
+        .css({
+            float: isNavigationView ? 'right' : 'left',
+            margin: isNavigationView ? '4px 4px 0 0' : '4px 0 0 4px'
+        })
+        .bindEvent({
+            change: function(data) {
+                var key = data.value;
+                pandora.UI.set(sortKey, [{
+                    key: key,
+                    operator: pandora.getSortOperator(key)
+                }]);
+            },
+            pandora_listsort: function(data) {
+                that.selectItem(data.value[0].key);
+            },
+            pandora_itemsort: function(data) {
+                that.selectItem(data.value[0].key);
+            }
+        });
     return that;
 };
 
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/usersDialog.js b/static/js/pandora/usersDialog.js
index c7db8121..97126543 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/usersDialog.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/usersDialog.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ pandora.ui.usersDialog = function() {
                 change: function(data) {
                     $findInput.value() && updateList();
                     $findInput.options({
-                        placeholder: data.selected[0].title
+                        placeholder: data.title
                     });
                 }
             }),
@@ -537,11 +537,11 @@ pandora.ui.usersDialog = function() {
             change: function(event) {
                 var data = {id: user.id}, key, value;
                 if (event.id == 'status') {
-                    data.disabled = !event.data.checked;
+                    data.disabled = !event.data.value;
                 } else if (event.id == 'level') {
-                    data.level = event.data.selected[0].id;
+                    data.level = event.data.value;
                 } else if (event.id == 'newsletter') {
-                    data.newsletter = event.data.checked;
+                    data.newsletter = event.data.value;
                 } else {
                     data[event.id] = event.data.value;
                 }
@@ -622,12 +622,12 @@ pandora.ui.usersDialog = function() {
                         click: function(data) {
                             var $input = getFormItemById('message'),
                                 textarea = $input.find('textarea')[0],
-                                value = $input.options('value');
-                            $input.options({
-                                    value: value.substr(0, textarea.selectionStart)
-                                        + '{' + data.id + '}'
-                                        + value.substr(textarea.selectionEnd)
-                                })
+                                value = $input.value();
+                            $input.value(
+                                    value.substr(0, textarea.selectionStart)
+                                    + '{' + data.id + '}'
+                                    + value.substr(textarea.selectionEnd)
+                                )
                                 .focusInput(textarea.selectionStart + data.id.length + 2);                           
                         }
                     }),
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ pandora.ui.usersDialog = function() {
 
     function selectForm(data) {
         var selected;
-        if (data.selected[0] == 'edit') {
+        if (data.value == 'edit') {
             $mailForm.detach();
             selected = $list.options('selected');
             if (selected.length == 1 && selected[0].level != 'guest') {
@@ -690,8 +690,8 @@ pandora.ui.usersDialog = function() {
     function sendMail() {
         pandora.api.mail({
             to: getTo(),
-            subject: getFormItemById('subject').options('value'),
-            message: getFormItemById('message').options('value'),
+            subject: getFormItemById('subject').value(),
+            message: getFormItemById('message').value(),
             receipt: getFormItemById('receipt').value()
         }, function(result) {
             var title = result.status.code == 200
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ pandora.ui.usersDialog = function() {
     }
 
     function setHeight(data) {
-        var form = $formButton.options('value'),
+        var form = $formButton.value(),
             $item = getFormItemById(form == 'edit' ? 'notes' : 'message');
         Ox.print('$ITEM', $item)
         dialogHeight = data.height;
@@ -759,9 +759,9 @@ pandora.ui.usersDialog = function() {
 
     function setSend() {
         getFormItemById('send').options({
-            disabled: getFormItemById('to').options('value') == 'No recipients'
-                || getFormItemById('subject').options('value') === ''
-                || getFormItemById('message').options('value') === ''
+            disabled: getFormItemById('to').value() == 'No recipients'
+                || getFormItemById('subject').value() === ''
+                || getFormItemById('message').value() === ''
         }); 
     }
 
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/viewSelect.js b/static/js/pandora/viewSelect.js
index dd96a81e..55088cc9 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/viewSelect.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/viewSelect.js
@@ -7,34 +7,34 @@ pandora.ui.viewSelect = function() {
         sortKey = !ui.item ? 'listSort' : 'itemSort',
         viewKey = !ui.item ? 'listView' : 'itemView',
         that = Ox.Select({
-            id: 'viewSelect',
-            items: Ox.map(pandora.site[viewKey + 's'], function(view) {
-                return viewKey == 'listView'
-                    || ['data', 'files'].indexOf(view.id) == -1
-                    || pandora.site.capabilities.canSeeExtraItemViews[pandora.user.level]
-                    ? Ox.extend(Ox.clone(view), {
-                        checked: view.id == ui[viewKey],
-                        title: 'View ' + view.title
-                    })
-                    : null;
-            }),
-            width: !ui.item ? 144 : 128
-        })
-        .css({
-            float: 'left',
-            margin: '4px 0 0 4px'
-        })
-        .bindEvent({
-            change: function(data) {
-                pandora.UI.set(viewKey, data.selected[0].id);
-            },
-            pandora_listview: function(data) {
-                that.selectItem(data.value);
-            },
-            pandora_itemview: function(data) {
-                that.selectItem(data.value);
-            }
-        });
+                id: 'viewSelect',
+                items: Ox.map(pandora.site[viewKey + 's'], function(view) {
+                    return viewKey == 'listView'
+                        || ['data', 'files'].indexOf(view.id) == -1
+                        || pandora.site.capabilities.canSeeExtraItemViews[pandora.user.level]
+                        ? Ox.extend(Ox.clone(view), {
+                            checked: view.id == ui[viewKey],
+                            title: 'View ' + view.title
+                        })
+                        : null;
+                }),
+                width: !ui.item ? 144 : 128
+            })
+            .css({
+                float: 'left',
+                margin: '4px 0 0 4px'
+            })
+            .bindEvent({
+                change: function(data) {
+                    pandora.UI.set(viewKey, data.value);
+                },
+                pandora_listview: function(data) {
+                    that.selectItem(data.value);
+                },
+                pandora_itemview: function(data) {
+                    that.selectItem(data.value);
+                }
+            });
     return that;
 };