diff --git a/cmd/macfe/rdfui/CHyperTreeFlexTable.cp b/cmd/macfe/rdfui/CHyperTreeFlexTable.cp
index f27e01e8eb13..55dd4bd45c3d 100644
--- a/cmd/macfe/rdfui/CHyperTreeFlexTable.cp
+++ b/cmd/macfe/rdfui/CHyperTreeFlexTable.cp
@@ -1538,4 +1538,54 @@ CHyperTreeSelector :: SyncSelectorWithHT ( )
 		curr = HT_GetNextSelection(mTreeView, curr);
 	}
 	
-} // SyncSelectorWithHT
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+} // SyncSelectorWithHT
+
+
+#pragma mark -
+
+CPopdownFlexTable :: CPopdownFlexTable ( LStream* inStream )
+	: CHyperTreeFlexTable(inStream)
+{
+
+}
+
+
+CPopdownFlexTable :: ~CPopdownFlexTable ( )
+{
+}
+
+
+//
+// OpenRow
+//
+// Do the normal thing, but close up the tree afterwards.
+//
+void
+CPopdownFlexTable :: OpenRow ( TableIndexT inRow )
+{
+	CHyperTreeFlexTable::OpenRow(inRow);
+	BroadcastMessage ( msg_ClosePopdownTree, NULL );
+	
+} // OpenRow
+
+#if 0
+//
+// OpenSelection
+//
+// The inherited version of this routine iterates over the selection and opens each row in 
+// turn. The problem, as you may be able to see from OpenRow() above, is that as soon as
+// we open a row, the tree goes away. Guess what then happens when it tries to fetch the
+// next selected row from a tree that has been obliterated....
+//
+// To avoid this nasty happening, only open the first selected item we encounter, even if
+// many things are selected. What would it mean to open all of them in the browser window
+// anyway?
+//
+void 
+CPopdownFlexTable :: OpenSelection()
+{
+	TableIndexT selectedRow = 0;
+	if ( GetNextSelectedRow(selectedRow) && !CmdPeriod() )
+		OpenRow(selectedRow);
+}
+#endif
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diff --git a/cmd/macfe/rdfui/CHyperTreeFlexTable.h b/cmd/macfe/rdfui/CHyperTreeFlexTable.h
index 2134d4ddabcd..0e43b53b647b 100644
--- a/cmd/macfe/rdfui/CHyperTreeFlexTable.h
+++ b/cmd/macfe/rdfui/CHyperTreeFlexTable.h
@@ -196,4 +196,32 @@ protected:
 
 	HT_View mTreeView;
 
-}; // class CHyperTreeSelector
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+}; // class CHyperTreeSelector
+
+
+#pragma mark -- class CPopdownFlexTable --
+
+
+//
+// class CPopdownFlexTable
+//
+// The flex table used by the popdown view. It needs to broadcast some messages to the
+// coordinator (such as when to close up) and do funny things to handle closing when
+// items are opened.
+//
+
+class CPopdownFlexTable : public CHyperTreeFlexTable
+{
+public:	
+	enum { class_ID = 'pdFT' };
+	enum { msg_ClosePopdownTree = 'clos' };
+		
+	CPopdownFlexTable(LStream *inStream);
+	~CPopdownFlexTable();
+
+private:
+
+//	void	OpenSelection();
+	void	OpenRow ( TableIndexT inRow ) ;
+
+}; // class CPopdownFlexTable
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