diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.forms.select.js b/js/jquery.mobile.forms.select.js
index a28382e4..7a152060 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.forms.select.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.forms.select.js
@@ -94,21 +94,24 @@ $.widget( "mobile.selectmenu", $.mobile.widget, {
 				.appendTo( listbox ),
 			
 			header = $( "<div>", {
-					"data-role": "header",
-					"data-backbtn": false
+					"class": "ui-header ui-bar-" + theme
 				})
 				.prependTo( listbox ),
 				
-			headerTitle = $( "<h1>" )
+			headerTitle = $( "<h1>", {
+					"class": "ui-title"
+				})
 				.appendTo( header ),
 				
 			headerClose = $( "<a>", {
 					"data-iconpos": "notext",
 					"data-icon": "delete",
 					"text": o.closeText,
-					"href": "#"
+					"href": "#",
+					"class": "ui-btn-left"
 				})
-				.appendTo( header ),
+				.appendTo( header )
+				.buttonMarkup(),
 				
 			menuType;
 		
@@ -160,17 +163,30 @@ $.widget( "mobile.selectmenu", $.mobile.widget, {
 		
 		//button events
 		button
-			.bind( $.support.touch ? "touchend" : "click" , function( event ){
+			.bind( "touchstart" ,function( event ){
+				//set startTouches to cached copy of 
+				$( this ).data( "startTouches", $.extend({}, event.originalEvent.touches[ 0 ]) );
+			})
+			.bind( $.support.touch ? "touchend" : "mouseup" , function( event ){
+				//if it's a scroll, don't open
 				if( $( this ).data( "moved" ) ){
 					$( this ).removeData( "moved" );
 				}
 				else{
 					self.open();
-					event.preventDefault();
 				}	
+				event.preventDefault();
 			})
-			.bind( "touchmove", function(event){
-				$( this ).data( "moved", true );
+			.bind( "touchmove", function( event ){
+				//if touch moved enough, set data moved and don't open menu
+				var thisTouches = event.originalEvent.touches[ 0 ],
+					startTouches = $( this ).data( "startTouches" ),
+					deltaX = Math.abs(thisTouches.pageX - startTouches.pageX),
+					deltaY = Math.abs(thisTouches.pageY - startTouches.pageY);
+									
+				if( deltaX > 10 || deltaY > 10 ){
+					$( this ).data( "moved", true );
+				}	
 			});
 		
 		//events for list items
diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.forms.slider.js b/js/jquery.mobile.forms.slider.js
index 58843f1b..6943acc4 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.forms.slider.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.forms.slider.js
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ $.widget( "mobile.slider", $.mobile.widget, {
 			min = (cType == 'input') ? parseFloat(control.attr('min')) : 0,
 			max = (cType == 'input') ? parseFloat(control.attr('max')) : control.find('option').length-1,
 			step = window.parseFloat(control.attr('data-step') || 1),
-
 			slider = $('<div class="ui-slider '+ selectClass +' ui-btn-down-'+ trackTheme+' ui-btn-corner-all" role="application"></div>'),
 			handle = $('<a href="#" class="ui-slider-handle"></a>')
 				.appendTo(slider)
@@ -74,8 +73,11 @@ $.widget( "mobile.slider", $.mobile.widget, {
 
 		control
 			.addClass((cType == 'input') ? 'ui-slider-input' : 'ui-slider-switch')
-			.keyup(function(){
-				self.refresh( $(this).val() );
+			.change(function(){
+				self.refresh( ((cType == 'input') ? parseFloat(control.val()) : control[0].selectedIndex), true );
+			})
+			.keyup(function(){ // necessary?
+				self.refresh( ((cType == 'input') ? parseFloat(control.val()) : control[0].selectedIndex), true );
 			});
 
 		$(document).bind($.support.touch ? "touchmove" : "mousemove", function(event){
@@ -191,7 +193,7 @@ $.widget( "mobile.slider", $.mobile.widget, {
 		this.refresh();
 	},
 
-	refresh: function(val){
+	refresh: function(val, isfromControl){
 		if ( this.options.disabled ) { return; }
 
 		var control = this.element, percent,
@@ -211,7 +213,7 @@ $.widget( "mobile.slider", $.mobile.widget, {
 			percent = Math.round( ((data.pageX - this.slider.offset().left) / this.slider.width() ) * 100 );
 		} else {
 			if ( val == null ) {
-				val = (cType === "input") ? parseFloat(control.val()) : control[ 0 ].selectedIndex;
+				val = (cType === "input") ? parseFloat(control.val()) : control[0].selectedIndex;
 			}
 			percent = (parseFloat(val) - min) / (max - min) * 100;
 		}
@@ -252,7 +254,7 @@ $.widget( "mobile.slider", $.mobile.widget, {
 		} else {
 			control[ 0 ].selectedIndex = newval;
 		}
-		control.trigger("change");
+		if (!isfromControl) { control.trigger("change"); }
 	},
 
 	enable: function(){