diff --git a/source/gui/gfactory.cpp b/source/gui/gfactory.cpp
index 222c09af6..7e38a918f 100644
--- a/source/gui/gfactory.cpp
+++ b/source/gui/gfactory.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 	Params:
 	Returns:
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-void CGUIFactory::createValueButtonFrame(class CGUIObject *_parent,
+CGUIObject	*CGUIFactory::createValueButtonFrame(class CGUIObject *_parent,
 										 int _x,int _y,int _w,int _h,
 										 int _textId,
 										 int *_target,int _value)
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ void CGUIFactory::createValueButtonFrame(class CGUIObject *_parent,
 		vb->init(fr);
 		vb->setButtonTarget(_target);
 		vb->setButtonValue(_value);
+
+	return fr;
 }
 
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -99,7 +101,7 @@ void CGUIFactory::createValueButtonFrame(class CGUIObject *_parent,
 	Params:
 	Returns:
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-void CGUIFactory::createCycleButtonFrame(class CGUIObject *_parent,
+CGUIObject	*CGUIFactory::createCycleButtonFrame(class CGUIObject *_parent,
 										 int _x,int _y,int _w,int _h,
 										 int _textId,
 										 int *_target,int *_data,CGUITextReadout::TextReadoutData *_readoutData)
@@ -125,6 +127,8 @@ void CGUIFactory::createCycleButtonFrame(class CGUIObject *_parent,
 		tr->setObjectXYWH(0,(_h*2)/3,_w,(_h*1)/3);
 		tr->setReadoutTarget(_target);
 		tr->setReadoutData(_readoutData);
+
+	return fr;
 }
 
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -133,7 +137,7 @@ void CGUIFactory::createCycleButtonFrame(class CGUIObject *_parent,
 	Params:
 	Returns:
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-void CGUIFactory::createSliderButtonFrame(class CGUIObject *_parent,
+CGUIObject	*CGUIFactory::createSliderButtonFrame(class CGUIObject *_parent,
 										  int _x,int _y,int _w,int _h,
 										  int _textId,
 										  int *_target,int _min,int _max)
@@ -159,6 +163,8 @@ void CGUIFactory::createSliderButtonFrame(class CGUIObject *_parent,
 		br->setObjectXYWH(0,(_h*2)/3,_w,(_h*1)/3);
 		br->setReadoutTarget(_target);
 		br->setReadoutRange(_min,_max);
+
+	return fr;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/source/gui/gfactory.h b/source/gui/gfactory.h
index 871ca6412..4a31276e1 100644
--- a/source/gui/gfactory.h
+++ b/source/gui/gfactory.h
@@ -40,22 +40,22 @@ class CGUIFactory
 {
 public:
 	// Creates a frame containing a value button with text label
-	static void		createValueButtonFrame(class CGUIObject *_parent,
-										   int _x,int _y,int _w,int _h,
-										   int _textId,
-										   int *_target,int _value);
+	static CGUIObject	*createValueButtonFrame(class CGUIObject *_parent,
+											    int _x,int _y,int _w,int _h,
+											    int _textId,
+											    int *_target,int _value);
 
 	// Creates a frame containing a cycle button, text readout and text label
-	static void		createCycleButtonFrame(class CGUIObject *_parent,
-										   int _x,int _y,int _w,int _h,
-										   int _textId,
-										   int *_target,int *_data,CGUITextReadout::TextReadoutData *_readoutData);
+	static CGUIObject	*createCycleButtonFrame(class CGUIObject *_parent,
+											    int _x,int _y,int _w,int _h,
+											    int _textId,
+											    int *_target,int *_data,CGUITextReadout::TextReadoutData *_readoutData);
 
 	// Creates a frame containing a slider button, readout and text label
-	static void		createSliderButtonFrame(class CGUIObject *_parent,
-											int _x,int _y,int _w,int _h,
-											int _textId,
-											int *_target,int _min,int _max);
+	static CGUIObject	*createSliderButtonFrame(class CGUIObject *_parent,
+												 int _x,int _y,int _w,int _h,
+												 int _textId,
+												 int *_target,int _min,int _max);
 };
 
 
diff --git a/source/gui/gframe.cpp b/source/gui/gframe.cpp
index 4b3123e8e..b84acd8ad 100644
--- a/source/gui/gframe.cpp
+++ b/source/gui/gframe.cpp
@@ -100,15 +100,18 @@ int CGUIGroupFrame::isSelectable()
 	CGUIObject	*pGUI;
 	int			selectable=false;
 	
-	pGUI=getChild();
-	while(pGUI)
+	if(!isHidden())
 	{
-		if(pGUI->isSelectable())
+		pGUI=getChild();
+		while(pGUI)
 		{
-			selectable=true;
-			break;
+			if(pGUI->isSelectable())
+			{
+				selectable=true;
+				break;
+			}
+			pGUI=pGUI->getNext();
 		}
-		pGUI=pGUI->getNext();
 	}
 
 	return selectable;
@@ -143,8 +146,6 @@ int CGUIGroupFrame::isUnselectable()
 
 
 
-
-
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------
 	Function:
 	Purpose:
@@ -161,71 +162,12 @@ void CGUIControlFrame::think(int _frames)
 	pad=PadGetRepeat(0);
 	if(pad&PAD_DOWN)
 	{
-		CGUIObject	*pGUI;
-		
-		pGUI=getChild();
-		if(pGUI)
-		{
-			// Get current selection and deselect it
-			while(!pGUI->isSelected())
-			{
-				ASSERT(pGUI);
-				pGUI=pGUI->getNext();
-			}
-			if(pGUI->isUnselectable())
-			{
-				pGUI->unselect();
-
-				// Find next selectable object and select it
-				do
-				{
-					pGUI=pGUI->getNext();
-					if(!pGUI)pGUI=getChild();
-				}
-				while(!pGUI->isSelectable());
-				pGUI->select();
-			}
-		}
+		selectNextItem();
 		makeNoise=true;
 	}
 	else if(pad&PAD_UP)
 	{
-		CGUIObject	*pGUI,*prevGUI;
-		
-		pGUI=getChild();
-		prevGUI=0;
-		if(pGUI)
-		{
-			// Get current selection and deselect it
-			while(!pGUI->isSelected())
-			{
-				ASSERT(pGUI);
-				if(pGUI->isSelectable())
-				{
-					prevGUI=pGUI;
-				}
-				pGUI=pGUI->getNext();
-			}
-			if(pGUI->isUnselectable())
-			{
-				pGUI->unselect();
-
-				// Find previous selectable object and select it
-				if(!prevGUI)
-				{
-					do
-					{
-						if(pGUI->isSelectable())
-						{
-							prevGUI=pGUI;
-						}
-						pGUI=pGUI->getNext();
-					}
-					while(pGUI);
-				}
-				prevGUI->select();
-			}
-		}
+		selectPreviousItem();
 		makeNoise=true;
 	}
 
@@ -257,6 +199,89 @@ void CGUIControlFrame::setFlags(GUI_FLAGS _flags)
 }
 
 
+/*----------------------------------------------------------------------
+	Function:
+	Purpose:
+	Params:
+	Returns:
+  ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+void CGUIControlFrame::selectPreviousItem()
+{
+	CGUIObject	*pGUI,*prevGUI;
+	
+	pGUI=getChild();
+	prevGUI=0;
+	if(pGUI)
+	{
+		// Get current selection and deselect it
+		while(!pGUI->isSelected())
+		{
+			ASSERT(pGUI);
+			if(pGUI->isSelectable())
+			{
+				prevGUI=pGUI;
+			}
+			pGUI=pGUI->getNext();
+		}
+		if(pGUI->isUnselectable())
+		{
+			pGUI->unselect();
+
+			// Find previous selectable object and select it
+			if(!prevGUI)
+			{
+				do
+				{
+					if(pGUI->isSelectable())
+					{
+						prevGUI=pGUI;
+					}
+					pGUI=pGUI->getNext();
+				}
+				while(pGUI);
+			}
+			prevGUI->select();
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+
+/*----------------------------------------------------------------------
+	Function:
+	Purpose:
+	Params:
+	Returns:
+  ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+void CGUIControlFrame::selectNextItem()
+{
+	CGUIObject	*pGUI;
+	
+	pGUI=getChild();
+	if(pGUI)
+	{
+		// Get current selection and deselect it
+		while(!pGUI->isSelected())
+		{
+			ASSERT(pGUI);
+			pGUI=pGUI->getNext();
+		}
+		if(pGUI->isUnselectable())
+		{
+			pGUI->unselect();
+
+			// Find next selectable object and select it
+			do
+			{
+				pGUI=pGUI->getNext();
+				if(!pGUI)pGUI=getChild();
+			}
+			while(!pGUI->isSelectable());
+			pGUI->select();
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------
 	Function:
 	Purpose:
diff --git a/source/gui/gframe.h b/source/gui/gframe.h
index 10c4725b7..1c713b0f0 100644
--- a/source/gui/gframe.h
+++ b/source/gui/gframe.h
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ public:
 	virtual void		setFlags(GUI_FLAGS _flags);
 	virtual void		clearFlags(GUI_FLAGS _flags);
 	
+	void				selectPreviousItem();
+	void				selectNextItem();
+
 	
 protected:
 	GUI_FLAGS			getInitialFlags()							{return FLAG_DRAWBORDER;}