diff --git a/pd/src/g_all_guis.c b/pd/src/g_all_guis.c
index 40171335a939c93e4e9a0f11c37d5d3b3202db69..93e05f305a09ecf6ecb1d10859c11c169cd598d1 100644
--- a/pd/src/g_all_guis.c
+++ b/pd/src/g_all_guis.c
@@ -491,7 +491,10 @@ void iemgui_select(t_gobj *z, t_glist *glist, int selected)
 {
     t_iemgui *x = (t_iemgui *)z;
     t_canvas *canvas=glist_getcanvas(glist);
-    x->x_selected = selected;
+    if (selected)
+        x->x_selected = canvas;
+    else
+        x->x_selected = NULL;
     char fcol[8]; sprintf(fcol,"#%6.6x", x->x_fcol);
     sys_vgui(".x%lx.c itemconfigure {x%lx&&border} -stroke %s\n", canvas, x,
         x->x_selected && x->x_glist == canvas ? selection_color : fcol);
@@ -595,7 +598,7 @@ int iem_symargstoint(t_iemgui *x)
 void iem_inttofstyle(t_iemgui *x, int n)
 {
     x->x_font_style = (n >> 0);
-    x->x_selected = 0;
+    x->x_selected = NULL;
     x->x_finemoved = 0;
     x->x_put_in2out = 0;
     x->x_change = 0;
@@ -696,7 +699,7 @@ void scalehandle_draw_erase2(t_iemgui *x, t_glist *canvas) {
 
 void scalehandle_draw(t_iemgui *x, t_glist *glist) {
     if (x->x_glist == glist_getcanvas(glist)) {
-        if(x->x_selected) scalehandle_draw_select2(x,glist);
+        if(x->x_selected == x->x_glist) scalehandle_draw_select2(x,glist);
         else              scalehandle_draw_erase2(x,glist);
     }
 }
@@ -866,7 +869,7 @@ void iemgui_label_draw_move(t_iemgui *x, t_glist *canvas) {
 }
 
 void iemgui_label_draw_config(t_iemgui *x, t_glist *canvas) {
-    if (x->x_selected && x->x_glist == canvas)
+    if (x->x_selected == canvas && x->x_glist == canvas)
         sys_vgui(".x%lx.c itemconfigure %lxLABEL -font %s "
                  "-fill $pd_colors(selection) -text {%s} \n",
              canvas, x, iemgui_font(x), 
@@ -876,10 +879,15 @@ void iemgui_label_draw_config(t_iemgui *x, t_glist *canvas) {
                  "-fill #%6.6x -text {%s} \n",
              canvas, x, iemgui_font(x),
              x->x_lcol, x->x_lab!=s_empty?x->x_lab->s_name:"");
+    if (x->x_lab==s_empty && x->x_selected)
+    {
+        t_scalehandle *lh = (t_scalehandle *)(x->x_lhandle);
+        scalehandle_draw_erase(lh,canvas);
+    }
 }
 
 void iemgui_label_draw_select(t_iemgui *x, t_glist *canvas) {
-    if (x->x_selected && x->x_glist == canvas)
+    if (x->x_selected == canvas && x->x_glist == canvas)
         sys_vgui(".x%lx.c itemconfigure %lxLABEL "
             "-fill $pd_colors(selection)\n", canvas, x);
     else
@@ -904,6 +912,8 @@ void iemgui_io_draw(t_iemgui *x, t_glist *canvas, int old_sr_flags) {
 
     int a=old_sr_flags&IEM_GUI_OLD_SND_FLAG;
     int b=x->x_snd!=s_empty;
+    fprintf(stderr,"%lx SND: old_sr_flags=%d SND_FLAG=%d || OUTCOME: OLD_SND_FLAG=%d not_empty=%d\n", (t_int)x, old_sr_flags, IEM_GUI_OLD_SND_FLAG, a, b);
+    
     if(a && !b) for (i=0; i<n; i++)
         sys_vgui(".x%lx.c create prect %d %d %d %d "
                  "-stroke $pd_colors(iemgui_nlet) "
@@ -915,6 +925,7 @@ void iemgui_io_draw(t_iemgui *x, t_glist *canvas, int old_sr_flags) {
 
     a=old_sr_flags&IEM_GUI_OLD_RCV_FLAG;
     b=x->x_rcv!=s_empty;
+    fprintf(stderr,"%lx RCV: old_sr_flags=%d RCV_FLAG=%d || OUTCOME: OLD_RCV_FLAG=%d not_empty=%d\n", (t_int)x, old_sr_flags, IEM_GUI_OLD_RCV_FLAG, a, b);
     if(a && !b) for (i=0; i<n; i++)
         sys_vgui(".x%lx.c create prect %d %d %d %d "
                  "-stroke $pd_colors(iemgui_nlet) "
diff --git a/pd/src/g_all_guis.h b/pd/src/g_all_guis.h
index b47ec8cecf59d207237a57a2023058bf0688b10d..4ffa5e50ef82e117a5bb06f277cac9ea196cf754 100644
--- a/pd/src/g_all_guis.h
+++ b/pd/src/g_all_guis.h
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ typedef struct _iemgui
                                   // grep -w "$1" *.[ch]|wc -l
     // from t_iem_fstyle_flags
     unsigned int x_font_style:6;  // 33 matches
-    unsigned int x_selected:1;    // 15 matches
+    t_glist     *x_selected;      // 15 matches
     unsigned int x_finemoved:1;   //  7 matches (sliders and [nbx] only)
     unsigned int x_put_in2out:1;  //  9 matches
     unsigned int x_change:1;      // 28 matches  // what's this and why is there also a x_changed ?
diff --git a/pd/src/g_mycanvas.c b/pd/src/g_mycanvas.c
index b04974c2ea7faeb47eb162def1b1a34092e56d36..6fa4115498ee611bb0c04dd1b2a9bce150ad01d4 100644
--- a/pd/src/g_mycanvas.c
+++ b/pd/src/g_mycanvas.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ void my_canvas_draw_config(t_my_canvas* x, t_glist* glist)
              canvas, x, x->x_gui.x_bcol, x->x_gui.x_bcol);
     char bcol[8]; sprintf(bcol, "#%6.6x", x->x_gui.x_bcol);
     sys_vgui(".x%lx.c itemconfigure %lxBASE -stroke %s\n", canvas, x,
-        x->x_gui.x_selected && x->x_gui.x_glist == canvas ?
+        x->x_gui.x_selected == canvas && x->x_gui.x_glist == canvas ?
         "$pd_colors(selection)" : bcol);
     iemgui_label_draw_config(&x->x_gui,canvas);
 }
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ void my_canvas_draw_select(t_my_canvas* x, t_glist* glist)
     if (x->x_gui.x_glist != glist_getcanvas(glist)) return;
     char bcol[8]; sprintf(bcol, "#%6.6x", x->x_gui.x_bcol);
     sys_vgui(".x%lx.c itemconfigure %lxBASE -stroke %s\n", canvas, x,
-        x->x_gui.x_selected && x->x_gui.x_glist == canvas ?
+        x->x_gui.x_selected == canvas && x->x_gui.x_glist == canvas ?
         "$pd_colors(selection)" : bcol);
 }
 
diff --git a/pd/src/g_numbox.c b/pd/src/g_numbox.c
index 6e1f77db9ec9873c2e5abfb225012493d7d69e24..3562da3df238597d0a524b23b850dda6292dbb67 100644
--- a/pd/src/g_numbox.c
+++ b/pd/src/g_numbox.c
@@ -141,7 +141,8 @@ static void my_numbox_draw_update(t_gobj *client, t_glist *glist)
         sys_vgui(
             ".x%lx.c itemconfigure %lxNUMBER -fill %s -text {%s} \n",
             glist_getcanvas(glist), x,
-            x->x_gui.x_selected && !x->x_gui.x_change ? selection_color : fcol, x->x_buf);
+            x->x_gui.x_selected == glist_getcanvas(glist) && 
+                !x->x_gui.x_change ? selection_color : fcol, x->x_buf);
         x->x_buf[0] = 0;
     }
 }
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ static void my_numbox_draw_config(t_my_numbox* x,t_glist* glist)
 {
     t_canvas *canvas=glist_getcanvas(glist);
     char fcol[8]; sprintf(fcol, "%6.6x", x->x_gui.x_fcol);
-    int issel = x->x_gui.x_selected && x->x_gui.x_glist == canvas;
+    int issel = x->x_gui.x_selected == canvas && x->x_gui.x_glist == canvas;
     sys_vgui(".x%lx.c itemconfigure %lxNUMBER -font %s -fill %s\n",
         canvas, x, iemgui_font(&x->x_gui), issel ? selection_color : fcol);
     sys_vgui(".x%lx.c itemconfigure %lxBASE2 -fill %s\n",
@@ -212,7 +213,7 @@ static void my_numbox_draw_config(t_my_numbox* x,t_glist* glist)
 static void my_numbox_draw_select(t_my_numbox *x, t_glist *glist)
 {
     t_canvas *canvas=glist_getcanvas(glist);
-    int issel = x->x_gui.x_selected && x->x_gui.x_glist == canvas;
+    int issel = x->x_gui.x_selected == canvas && x->x_gui.x_glist == canvas;
     if(x->x_gui.x_selected && x->x_gui.x_change)
     {
         x->x_gui.x_change = 0;
diff --git a/pd/src/g_vumeter.c b/pd/src/g_vumeter.c
index 782b4bc6b421f302c240d004f142f33040d0e529..8789e455fd9247b19214a04b5d7e17ecd08889e6 100644
--- a/pd/src/g_vumeter.c
+++ b/pd/src/g_vumeter.c
@@ -217,7 +217,8 @@ static void vu_draw_config(t_vu* x, t_glist* glist)
                 canvas, x, i, x->x_led_size);
         if((i&3)==1) sys_vgui(".x%lx.c itemconfigure %lxSCALE%d -text {%s} "
             "-font %s -fill %s\n", canvas, x, i, iemgui_vu_scale_str[i/4],
-            iemgui_font(&x->x_gui), x->x_scale ? selection_color : lcol);
+            iemgui_font(&x->x_gui), x->x_gui.x_selected == canvas &&
+            x->x_gui.x_glist == canvas && x->x_scale ? selection_color : lcol);
     }
     iemgui_label_draw_config(&x->x_gui,canvas);
     sys_vgui(".x%lx.c itemconfigure %lxRCOVER -fill #%6.6x -stroke #%6.6x\n",
@@ -231,7 +232,7 @@ static void vu_draw_select(t_vu* x,t_glist* glist)
 {
     t_canvas *canvas=glist_getcanvas(glist);
     char lcol[8]; sprintf(lcol,"#%6.6x", x->x_gui.x_lcol);
-    int issel = x->x_gui.x_selected && x->x_gui.x_glist==canvas;
+    int issel = x->x_gui.x_selected == canvas && x->x_gui.x_glist == canvas;
     sys_vgui(".x%lx.c itemconfigure %lxSCALEN -fill %s\n",
         canvas, x, issel ? selection_color : lcol);
 }
diff --git a/pd/src/pd.tk b/pd/src/pd.tk
index aed7fd118627aecb635b751c0d5042590804c623..5f4be675575915a6e84542e98145944511990374 100644
--- a/pd/src/pd.tk
+++ b/pd/src/pd.tk
@@ -5710,9 +5710,9 @@ proc pdtk_iemgui_dialog {id mainheader \
     set ::dialog($vid:loadbang) $loadbang
     set ::dialog($vid:num) $num
     set ::dialog($vid:steady) $steady
-    if {$snd == "empty"} {set ::dialog($vid:snd) [format ""]
+    if {$snd == "empty" || $snd == "nosndno"} {set ::dialog($vid:snd) [format ""]
     } else {set ::dialog($vid:snd) [format "%s" $snd]}
-    if {$rcv == "empty"} {set ::dialog($vid:rcv) [format ""]
+    if {$rcv == "empty" || $snd == "norcvno"} {set ::dialog($vid:rcv) [format ""]
     } else {set ::dialog($vid:rcv) [format "%s" $rcv]}
     if {$gui_name == "empty"} {set ::dialog($vid:gui_nam) [format ""]
     } else {set ::dialog($vid:gui_nam) [format "%s" $gui_name]}