Per Abrahamsen wrote:

>I think the problem in the example is that the "menu-choice" widget is
>not "static text".  Whenever you make a new choice, the widget rewrite
>itself from scratch.   
>
Exactly. And that goes for editable text fields too. But never the less, 
text generated by :format is called "static text" in the manual.
I may be a good idea to avoid the term "static text"; it is misleading.

>The second part of your patch should be applied.
>  
>
We need changes in the first part as well because it is incorrect as it 
is now.
What about the attached rewrite without the term "static text"?