diff --git a/src/Toplo-Examples/ToSandBox.class.st b/src/Toplo-Examples/ToSandBox.class.st
index 01c3c976..5839d042 100644
--- a/src/Toplo-Examples/ToSandBox.class.st
+++ b/src/Toplo-Examples/ToSandBox.class.st
@@ -1740,7 +1740,7 @@ ToSandBox class >> example_SelectAntDesignIconMonoFiltrable [
 		withIconProvider: ToAntDesignIconProvider.
 
 	select filtrable: true.
-
+	select sample: (select popupListElement dataAccessor at: 1).
 	select dataViewBuilder: [ :dataItemView :iconDesc |
 		dataItemView addChild:
 			((iconDesc icon size: 48 asPoint) background: Color veryLightGray).
@@ -1751,8 +1751,6 @@ ToSandBox class >> example_SelectAntDesignIconMonoFiltrable [
 		dataItemView childrenDo: [ :child |
 			child constraintsDo: [ :c | c linear vertical alignCenter ] ] ].
 
-	select sample: (select popupListElement dataAccessor at: 1).
-
 	select hMatchParent.
 	select placeholderText:
 		('Select an icon' asRopedText foreground: Color red).
@@ -1861,6 +1859,7 @@ ToSandBox class >> example_SelectMonoFiltrable [
 		           yourself)
 		          fontSize: 24;
 		          yourself.
+	select sample: 'X'.
 	select popupListElement placeholderBuilder: [ :placeholder :e |
 		| lab |
 		placeholder layout alignCenter.
@@ -1868,7 +1867,7 @@ ToSandBox class >> example_SelectMonoFiltrable [
 		placeholder addChild: lab ].
 	select dataViewBuilder: [ :dataItemView :aString |
 		dataItemView addChild: ((ToLabel text: aString)
-				 fontSize: 28;
+				 fontSize: 18;
 				 yourself) ].
 	select filtrable: true.
 
diff --git a/src/Toplo-Widget-List/ToInfiniteDataSourceManager.class.st b/src/Toplo-Widget-List/ToInfiniteDataSourceManager.class.st
index 2064ce5f..93b1f7d5 100644
--- a/src/Toplo-Widget-List/ToInfiniteDataSourceManager.class.st
+++ b/src/Toplo-Widget-List/ToInfiniteDataSourceManager.class.st
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ ToInfiniteDataSourceManager >> onItemsSieved: aPositionStart itemCount: anItemCo
 	"Return true if pending commands should be processed,
 	otherwise false"
 
-	"Register add command"
+	"Register the sieve command"
 	finalStepCommands add: (ToInfiniteDataSourceSieveCommand new
 			 positionStart: aPositionStart;
 			 itemCount: anItemCount;
diff --git a/src/Toplo-Widget-List/ToListElementEventHandler.class.st b/src/Toplo-Widget-List/ToListElementEventHandler.class.st
index 7490eaa9..9e4bee7c 100644
--- a/src/Toplo-Widget-List/ToListElementEventHandler.class.st
+++ b/src/Toplo-Widget-List/ToListElementEventHandler.class.st
@@ -298,9 +298,7 @@ ToListElementEventHandler >> secondaryClickEvent: anEvent [
 { #category : #'list element handling' }
 ToListElementEventHandler >> showHidePlaceholderIn: aListElement [
 
-	aListElement dataAccessor ifEmpty: [ 
-		aListElement selecter deselectAll.
-		^ aListElement showPlaceholder ].
+	aListElement dataAccessor ifEmpty: [ ^ aListElement showPlaceholder ].
 	aListElement hidePlaceholder
 ]
 
diff --git a/src/Toplo-Widget-Select/ToSelectElement.class.st b/src/Toplo-Widget-Select/ToSelectElement.class.st
index 781ab4fa..5c428777 100644
--- a/src/Toplo-Widget-Select/ToSelectElement.class.st
+++ b/src/Toplo-Widget-Select/ToSelectElement.class.st
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ ToSelectElement >> defaultLayout [
 { #category : #accessing }
 ToSelectElement >> filterString [
 
-	^ self filterTextField filterString
+	^ self filterTextField text asString
 ]
 
 { #category : #'accessing - selection' }
@@ -206,13 +206,13 @@ ToSelectElement >> onLayout: aBounds context: aBlElementBoundsUpdateContext [
 { #category : #window }
 ToSelectElement >> onPopupWindowClosed [
 
-	self filterTextField onPopupWindowClosed
+	self filterTextField requestFocus
 ]
 
 { #category : #window }
 ToSelectElement >> onPopupWindowOpened [
 
-	self filterTextField onPopupWindowOpened
+	self filterTextField requestFocus
 ]
 
 { #category : #'accessing - selection' }
diff --git a/src/Toplo-Widget-Select/ToSelectFilterTextField.class.st b/src/Toplo-Widget-Select/ToSelectFilterTextField.class.st
index 798ab503..9a53745e 100644
--- a/src/Toplo-Widget-Select/ToSelectFilterTextField.class.st
+++ b/src/Toplo-Widget-Select/ToSelectFilterTextField.class.st
@@ -9,12 +9,6 @@ Class {
 	#category : #'Toplo-Widget-Select-textInput'
 }
 
-{ #category : #accessing }
-ToSelectFilterTextField >> filterString [
-
-	^ self text asString
-]
-
 { #category : #initialization }
 ToSelectFilterTextField >> initialize [
 
@@ -78,18 +72,6 @@ ToSelectFilterTextField >> onInstalledIn: aSelectElement [
 	self infinite addEventHandler: windowPopupHandler
 ]
 
-{ #category : #window }
-ToSelectFilterTextField >> onPopupWindowClosed [
-
-	self requestFocus
-]
-
-{ #category : #window }
-ToSelectFilterTextField >> onPopupWindowOpened [		
-		
-	self requestFocus
-]
-
 { #category : #'api - hooks' }
 ToSelectFilterTextField >> onUninstalledIn: aSelectElement [
 
@@ -114,5 +96,7 @@ ToSelectFilterTextField >> selectFiltrable: aBoolean [
 { #category : #accessing }
 ToSelectFilterTextField >> selectNodeBefore [
 
-	^ selectInnerContainer nodes ifEmpty: [] ifNotEmpty: [:nodes | nodes last]
+	^ selectInnerContainer nodes
+		  ifEmpty: [  ]
+		  ifNotEmpty: [ :nodes | nodes last ]
 ]
diff --git a/src/Toplo-Widget-Select/ToSelectListElement.class.st b/src/Toplo-Widget-Select/ToSelectListElement.class.st
index 55ef9ccc..698cfbfe 100644
--- a/src/Toplo-Widget-Select/ToSelectListElement.class.st
+++ b/src/Toplo-Widget-Select/ToSelectListElement.class.st
@@ -10,11 +10,13 @@ Class {
 { #category : #'private - commands' }
 ToSelectListElement >> applyDataSourceSieveCommand: aDataSourceCommand [
 	" update the selection according to the sieve selection model"
+
 	super applyDataSourceSieveCommand: aDataSourceCommand.
 	" the window can be opened but invisible if opened from the text input element.
 	see ToSelectFilterTextField>>onInstalledIn:. #popupWindowHiddenEvent: is sent
 	to the select popup window manager when the filter is changed "
-	selectElement currentPopupWindow ifNotNil: [:w | w visibility: BlVisibility visible  ]
+	selectElement currentPopupWindow ifNotNil: [ :w |
+		w visibility: BlVisibility visible ]
 ]
 
 { #category : #accessing }
diff --git a/src/Toplo-Widget-Select/ToSingleSelectInnerContainerElement.class.st b/src/Toplo-Widget-Select/ToSingleSelectInnerContainerElement.class.st
index c4b4c8ff..6639c9d2 100644
--- a/src/Toplo-Widget-Select/ToSingleSelectInnerContainerElement.class.st
+++ b/src/Toplo-Widget-Select/ToSingleSelectInnerContainerElement.class.st
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ ToSingleSelectInnerContainerElement >> dataViewBuilder: aValuable [
 	" aValuable takes 2 args: the dataItemView and the selected dataItem "
 
 	dataViewBuilder := aValuable.
-	self refreshFromPopupListSelection
+	self refreshFromPopupListSelection.
+	fakeDataItem ifNil: [ ^ self ].
+	self reinstallFakeDataView
 ]
 
 { #category : #accessing }
@@ -48,8 +50,7 @@ ToSingleSelectInnerContainerElement >> defaultLayout [
 ToSingleSelectInnerContainerElement >> fakeDataItem: aData [
 
 	fakeDataItem := aData.
-	self uninstallFakeDataView.
-	self installFakeDataView
+	self reinstallFakeDataView
 ]
 
 { #category : #'t - select inner container' }
@@ -73,7 +74,6 @@ ToSingleSelectInnerContainerElement >> initialize [
 		hMatchParent;
 		constraintsDo: [ :c | c linear vertical alignCenter ].
 
-	fakeDataItem := 'X'.
 	dataViewFactory := selectElement defaultDataViewFactory.
 	dataViewBuilder := selectElement defaultDataViewBuilder.
 		
@@ -156,6 +156,14 @@ ToSingleSelectInnerContainerElement >> refreshFromPopupListSelection [
 	selectElement dispatchEvent: changedEvent
 ]
 
+{ #category : #initialization }
+ToSingleSelectInnerContainerElement >> reinstallFakeDataView [
+		
+	self uninstallFakeDataView.
+	self installFakeDataView 
+
+]
+
 { #category : #accessing }
 ToSingleSelectInnerContainerElement >> sample: aDataItem [