diff --git a/source/Ox.UI/js/List/Ox.List.js b/source/Ox.UI/js/List/Ox.List.js
index a932f1cc..1a05c4ba 100644
--- a/source/Ox.UI/js/List/Ox.List.js
+++ b/source/Ox.UI/js/List/Ox.List.js
@@ -1248,7 +1248,7 @@ Ox.List = function(options, self) {
             var pos = getPositionById(id);
             if (pos > -1) {
                 select(pos, i);
-            } else {
+            } else if (self.isAsync) {
                 // async and id not in current view
                 self.options.items({
                     positions: [id],
@@ -1465,7 +1465,7 @@ Ox.List = function(options, self) {
 
     self.setOption = function(key, value) {
         //Ox.Log('List', 'list setOption', key, value);
-        var selectedIds;
+        var previousSelected;
         if (key == 'items') {
             // fixme: this could be used to change the list
             // from sync to async or vice versa, which wouldn't work
@@ -1478,10 +1478,14 @@ Ox.List = function(options, self) {
             }
         } else if (key == 'selected') {
             //Ox.Log('List', 'setOption selected', value)
+            previousSelected = self.selected;
             setSelected(value);
-            // fixme: next line added to make text list find-as-you-type work,
-            // may break other things
-            !self.isAsync && triggerSelectEvent(value);
+            // fixme: the following was added in order 
+            // to make text list find-as-you-type work,
+            // this may break other things
+            if (!self.isAsync && !Ox.isEqual(self.selected, previousSelected)) {
+                triggerSelectEvent(value);
+            }
         } else if (key == 'sort') {
             //Ox.Log('List', '---sort---')
             updateSort();
diff --git a/source/Ox.UI/js/Video/Ox.VideoEditor.js b/source/Ox.UI/js/Video/Ox.VideoEditor.js
index a211ecd8..3a6148e5 100644
--- a/source/Ox.UI/js/Video/Ox.VideoEditor.js
+++ b/source/Ox.UI/js/Video/Ox.VideoEditor.js
@@ -1208,7 +1208,8 @@ Ox.VideoEditor = function(options, self) {
     }
 
     function toggleSize() {
-        self.options.videoSize = self.options.videoSize == 'small' ? 'large' : 'small';
+        self.options.videoSize = self.options.videoSize == 'small'
+            ? 'large' : 'small';
         setSizes();
         self.$videoMenuButton.checkItem(self.options.videoSize);
         self.$player[0].options({