--- a/lib/js/urweb.js	Fri Jun 24 13:50:59 2011 -0400
+++ b/lib/js/urweb.js	Sun Jun 26 19:45:21 2011 -0400
@@ -483,14 +483,38 @@
     return x;
 }
 
+function selectValue(x) {
+    if (x.options.length == 0)
+        return "";
+    else
+        return x.options[x.selectedIndex].value;
+}
+
+function setSelectValue(x, v) {
+  for (var i = 0; i < x.options.length; ++i) {
+      if(x.options[i].value == v) {
+          x.selectedIndex = i;
+          return;
+      }
+  }
+}
+
 function sel(s, content) {
     var dummy = document.createElement("span");
     dummy.innerHTML = "<select>" + content + "</select>";
-    var x = input(dummy.firstChild, s, function(x) { return function(v) { if (x.value != v) x.value = v; }; });
-    x.value = s.data;
-    if (x.value != s.data)
-        sv(s, x.value);
-    x.onchange = function() { sv(s, x.value) };
+    var x = input(dummy.firstChild, s, function(x) { return function(v) { if (selectValue(x) != v) setSelectValue(x, v); }; });
+
+    for (var i = 0; i < x.options.length; ++i) {
+        if (x.options[i].value == "")
+            x.options[i].value = x.options[i].text;
+        else
+            x.options[i].value = x.options[i].value.substring(1);
+    }
+
+    setSelectValue(x, s.data);
+    if (selectValue(x) != s.data)
+        sv(s, selectValue(x));
+    x.onchange = function() { sv(s, selectValue(x)) };
 
     return x;
 }