}
        if (selected) {
                wmove(win, choice, ITEM_IDENT + 1);
-               wrefresh(win);
        }
        free(menu_item);
+       wrefresh(win);
 }
 
 /*
 
        y = y + height + 1;
        wmove(win, y, x);
+       wrefresh(win);
 
        if ((height < item_no) && (scroll + height < item_no)) {
                wattrset(win, darrow_attr);
        }
 
        wmove(win, cur_y, cur_x);
+       wrefresh(win);
 }
 
 /*
        wrefresh(win);
 }
 
+/* scroll up n lines (n may be negative) */
+static void do_scroll(WINDOW *win, int *scroll, int n)
+{
+       /* Scroll menu up */
+       scrollok(win, TRUE);
+       wscrl(win, n);
+       scrollok(win, FALSE);
+       *scroll = *scroll + n;
+       wrefresh(win);
+}
+
 /*
  * Display a menu for choosing among a number of options
  */
                        if (key == KEY_UP || key == '-') {
                                if (choice < 2 && scroll) {
                                        /* Scroll menu down */
-                                       scrollok(menu, TRUE);
-                                       wscrl(menu, -1);
-                                       scrollok(menu, FALSE);
-
-                                       scroll--;
+                                       do_scroll(menu, &scroll, -1);
 
                                        print_item(menu, items[scroll * 2 + 1], 0, FALSE,
                                                   (items[scroll * 2][0] != ':'));
                                if ((choice > max_choice - 3) &&
                                    (scroll + max_choice < item_no)) {
                                        /* Scroll menu up */
-                                       scrollok(menu, TRUE);
-                                       wscrl(menu, 1);
-                                       scrollok(menu, FALSE);
-
-                                       scroll++;
+                                       do_scroll(menu, &scroll, 1);
 
                                        print_item(menu, items[(scroll + max_choice - 1) * 2 + 1],
                                                   max_choice - 1, FALSE,
                                scrollok(menu, TRUE);
                                for (i = 0; (i < max_choice); i++) {
                                        if (scroll > 0) {
-                                               wscrl(menu, -1);
-                                               scroll--;
+                                               do_scroll(menu, &scroll, -1);
                                                print_item(menu, items[scroll * 2 + 1], 0, FALSE,
                                                           (items[scroll * 2][0] != ':'));
                                        } else {
                                                        choice--;
                                        }
                                }
-                               scrollok(menu, FALSE);
 
                        } else if (key == KEY_NPAGE) {
                                for (i = 0; (i < max_choice); i++) {
                                        if (scroll + max_choice < item_no) {
-                                               scrollok(menu, TRUE);
-                                               wscrl(menu, 1);
-                                               scrollok(menu, FALSE);
-                                               scroll++;
+                                               do_scroll(menu, &scroll, 1);
                                                print_item(menu, items[(scroll + max_choice - 1) * 2 + 1],
                                                           max_choice - 1, FALSE,
                                                           (items [(scroll + max_choice - 1) * 2][0] != ':'));
                                                        choice++;
                                        }
                                }
-
                        } else
                                choice = i;