diff --git a/cwUiTest.cpp b/cwUiTest.cpp
index 1a1225d..211b8d1 100644
--- a/cwUiTest.cpp
+++ b/cwUiTest.cpp
@@ -17,13 +17,19 @@ namespace cw
     {
       const char*   uiCfgFn;
       srv::handle_t wsUiSrvH;
+
+      std::atomic<bool> quitFl;
       
       bool     appCheckFl;
-      unsigned appSelectIndex;
+      unsigned appSelOptAppId;
       int      appInteger;
       float    appFloat;
       int      appProgress;
       char*    appString;
+      bool     appCheck1Fl;
+      bool     appCheck2Fl;
+      float    appNumb;
+      unsigned appSelId;
       
     } ui_test_t;
 
@@ -43,8 +49,15 @@ namespace cw
      kProgressId,
 
      kPanelDivId,
-     kPanelBtnId,
-     kPanelCheckId
+     kPanelBtn1Id,
+     kPanelCheck1Id,
+     kPanelBtn2Id,
+     kPanelCheck2Id,
+     kPanelFloaterId,
+     kSelId,
+     kOpt1Id,
+     kOpt2Id,
+     kOpt3Id
     };
 
     rc_t _uiTestCreateUi( ui_test_t* p, unsigned wsSessId )
@@ -63,7 +76,7 @@ namespace cw
       if((rc = createDiv( uiH, divUuId, wsSessId, kInvalidId, "myDivId", kDivId, "divClass", "My Panel" )) != kOkRC )
         goto errLabel;
 
-      if((rc = createButton( uiH, uuid, wsSessId, divUuId, "myBtnId", kBtnId, "btnClass", "Push Me" )) != kOkRC )
+      if((rc = createButton( uiH, uuid, wsSessId, divUuId, "myBtnId", kBtnId, "btnClass", "Quit" )) != kOkRC )
         goto errLabel;
 
       if((rc = createCheck( uiH, uuid, wsSessId, divUuId, "myCheckId", kCheckId, "checkClass", "Check Me", true )) != kOkRC )
@@ -100,14 +113,31 @@ namespace cw
       return rc;
     }
 
+    void _print_state( ui_test_t* p )
+    {
+      printf("check:%i sel:%i int:%i flt:%f prog:%i str:%s chk1:%i chk2:%i numb:%f sel:%i\n",
+        p->appCheckFl,
+        p->appSelOptAppId,
+        p->appInteger,
+        p->appFloat,
+        p->appProgress,
+        p->appString,
+        p->appCheck1Fl,
+        p->appCheck2Fl,
+        p->appNumb,
+        p->appSelId);
+    }
+
+    
+
     rc_t _handleUiValueMsg( ui_test_t* p, unsigned wsSessId, unsigned parentAppId, unsigned uuId, unsigned appId, const value_t* v )
     {
       rc_t rc = kOkRC;
       
       switch( appId )
       {
-        case kBtnId:   
-          printf("Click!\n");
+        case kBtnId:
+          p->quitFl.store(true);
           break;
 
         case kCheckId:
@@ -116,8 +146,8 @@ namespace cw
           break;
 
         case kSelectId:
-          printf("Selected: optionId:%i\n", v->u.i);
-          p->appSelectIndex = v->u.i;
+          printf("Selected: option appId:%i\n", v->u.i);
+          p->appSelOptAppId = v->u.i;
           break;
 
         case kStringId:
@@ -135,7 +165,37 @@ namespace cw
         case kFloatId:
           printf("Float: %f\n",v->u.f);
           p->appFloat = v->u.f;
+
+
+        case kPanelBtn1Id:
+          printf("Button 1\n");
+          _print_state(p);
+          break;
           
+        case kPanelCheck1Id:
+          printf("check 1: %i\n",v->u.b);
+          p->appCheck1Fl = v->u.b;
+          break;
+          
+        case kPanelBtn2Id:
+          printf("Button 2\n");
+          _print_state(p);
+          break;
+          
+        case kPanelCheck2Id:
+          printf("check 1: %i\n",v->u.b);
+          p->appCheck1Fl = v->u.b;
+          break;
+          
+        case kPanelFloaterId:
+          printf("numb: %f\n",v->u.f);
+          p->appNumb = v->u.f;
+          break;
+
+        case kSelId:
+          printf("sel: %i\n",v->u.i);
+          p->appSelId = v->u.i;
+          break;
       }
 
       return rc;
@@ -152,7 +212,7 @@ namespace cw
           break;
 
         case kSelectId:
-          sendValueInt( uiHandle( p->wsUiSrvH ), wsSessId, uuId, p->appSelectIndex );
+          sendValueInt( uiHandle( p->wsUiSrvH ), wsSessId, uuId, p->appSelOptAppId );
           break;
 
         case kStringId:
@@ -170,6 +230,22 @@ namespace cw
         case kProgressId:
           sendValueInt( uiHandle( p->wsUiSrvH ), wsSessId, uuId, p->appProgress );
           break;
+
+        case kPanelCheck1Id:
+          sendValueBool( uiHandle( p->wsUiSrvH ), wsSessId, uuId, p->appCheck1Fl);
+          break;
+          
+        case kPanelCheck2Id:
+          sendValueBool( uiHandle( p->wsUiSrvH ), wsSessId, uuId, p->appCheck2Fl);
+          break;
+          
+        case kPanelFloaterId:
+          sendValueFloat( uiHandle( p->wsUiSrvH ), wsSessId, uuId, p->appNumb );
+          break;
+
+        case kSelId:
+          sendValueInt( uiHandle( p->wsUiSrvH ), wsSessId, uuId, p->appSelId );
+          break;
       }
       return rc;
     }
@@ -224,25 +300,37 @@ cw::rc_t cw::ui::test( )
   unsigned       xmtBufByteN      = 2048;
   unsigned       fmtBufByteN      = 4096;
   unsigned       websockTimeOutMs = 50;
-  const unsigned sbufN            = 31;
-  char           sbuf[ sbufN+1 ];  
   ui_test_t*     app = mem::allocZ<ui_test_t>();
 
+  app->quitFl.store(false);
+
   appIdMap_t mapA[] =
     {
-     { kRootAppId, kPanelDivId, "panelDivId" },
-     { kPanelDivId, kPanelBtnId, "myBtn1Id" },
-     { kPanelDivId, kPanelCheckId, "myCheck1Id" },
+     { kRootAppId,  kPanelDivId,     "panelDivId" },
+     { kPanelDivId, kPanelBtn1Id,    "myBtn1Id" },
+     { kPanelDivId, kPanelCheck1Id,  "myCheck1Id" },
+     { kPanelDivId, kPanelBtn2Id,    "myBtn2Id" },
+     { kPanelDivId, kPanelCheck2Id,  "myCheck2Id" },
+     { kPanelDivId, kPanelFloaterId, "myFloater" },
+     { kPanelDivId, kSelId,          "mySel" },
+     { kSelId,      kOpt1Id,         "myOpt1" },
+     { kSelId,      kOpt2Id,         "myOpt2" },
+     { kSelId,      kOpt3Id,         "myOpt3" },
+     
     };
 
   unsigned mapN = sizeof(mapA)/sizeof(mapA[0]);
   
   app->appCheckFl     = true;
-  app->appSelectIndex = 1;
+  app->appSelOptAppId = kOption1Id;
   app->appInteger     = 5;
   app->appFloat       = 2.56;
   app->appProgress    = 7;
   app->appString      = mem::duplStr("fooz");
+  app->appCheck1Fl    = false;
+  app->appCheck2Fl    = true;
+  app->appNumb        = 1.23;
+  app->appSelId       = kOpt3Id;
   
 
   app->uiCfgFn = "/home/kevin/src/cwtest/src/libcw/html/uiTest/ui.cfg";
@@ -260,16 +348,9 @@ cw::rc_t cw::ui::test( )
   printf("'quit' to exit\n");
 
   // readline loop
-  while( true )
+  while( !app->quitFl.load()  )
   {
-    printf("? ");
-    if( std::fgets(sbuf,sbufN,stdin) == sbuf )
-    {
-      printf("Sending:%s",sbuf);
-
-      if( strcmp(sbuf,"quit\n") == 0)
-        break;
-    }
+    sleepMs(50);
   }
 
  errLabel:
diff --git a/html/uiTest/css/ui.css b/html/uiTest/css/ui.css
index 39294f5..d314dfb 100644
--- a/html/uiTest/css/ui.css
+++ b/html/uiTest/css/ui.css
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ label {
     background-color: LightBlue;
 }
 
-.uiRow  {    
+.uiCol  {    
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
     align-items: center;
diff --git a/html/uiTest/js/ui.js b/html/uiTest/js/ui.js
index eecde03..b053ca6 100644
--- a/html/uiTest/js/ui.js
+++ b/html/uiTest/js/ui.js
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ function uiNumberSet( r )
 {
     var ele;
 
-    console.log("ele_id:" + r.ele_id + " parent_id:" + r.parent_id + " value:" + r.value)
+    //console.log("ele_id:" + r.ele_id + " parent_id:" + r.parent_id + " value:" + r.value)
     
     if((ele = document.getElementById(r.parent_id)) != null)
     {
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ function ui_create_row_div( parent_ele, d )
     var div_ele =  ui_create_div( parent_ele, d );
 
     if( !d.hasOwnProperty('className') )
-	div_ele.className = "uiPanel"
+	div_ele.className = "uiRow"
 
     return div_ele
 }
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ function ui_create_col_div( parent_ele, d )
     var div_ele =  ui_create_div( parent_ele, d );
 
     if( !d.hasOwnProperty('className') )
-	div_ele.className = "uiPanel"
+	div_ele.className = "uiCol"
 
     return div_ele
 }
@@ -400,23 +400,60 @@ function ui_create_check( parent_ele, d )
     {
 	ele.type = "checkbox";
 
-	dom_set_checkbox(ele.id, d.value );    
-	
 	ele.onclick = function() {  ui_send_bool_value(this,dom_get_checkbox(this.id)); }
+
+	if( !d.hasOwnProperty('value') )
+	    ui_send_echo(ele)
+	else
+	{
+	    dom_set_checkbox(ele.id, d.value );
+	    ui_send_bool_value(ele,dom_get_checkbox(ele.id))
+	}
+
     }
     return ele;
 }
 
+//
+// Note: The value of a 'select' widget is always set by the 'appId'
+// of the selected 'option'.  Likewise the 'appId' of the selected
+// option is returned as the value of the select widget.
+//
 function ui_on_select( ele )
 {
     ui_send_int_value(ele,ele.options[ ele.selectedIndex ].appId);
 }
 
+function ui_select_set_from_option_app_id( sel_ele, option_appId )
+{
+    var i;
+    for(i=0; i<sel_ele.options.length; ++i)
+	if( sel_ele.options[i].appId == option_appId )
+        {
+	    sel_ele.selectedIndex = i;
+	    return;
+        }
+
+    ui_error("Select option index not found.");    
+}
+
 function ui_create_select( parent_ele, d )
 {
-    var sel_ele = ui_create_ctl( parent_ele, "select", d.title, d, "uiSelect" );
-    sel_ele.onchange = function() { ui_on_select(this) }
-    return sel_ele;
+    var ele = ui_create_ctl( parent_ele, "select", d.title, d, "uiSelect" );
+    ele.onchange = function() { ui_on_select(this) }
+
+    if( !d.hasOwnProperty('value') )
+    {
+	ui_send_echo(ele)
+    }
+    else
+    {
+	// Note that d.value is the appId of the default selected option
+	ele.defaultOptionAppId = d.value; 
+	ui_send_int_value(ele,ele.defaultOptionAppId)
+    }
+    
+    return ele;
 }
 
 function ui_create_option( parent_ele, d )
@@ -425,8 +462,22 @@ function ui_create_option( parent_ele, d )
 
     if( opt_ele != null )
     {
-	opt_ele.className = d.className;
+	if(d.hasOwnProperty('className'))
+	    opt_ele.className = d.className;
+
 	opt_ele.innerHTML = d.title;
+
+	// d.value, if it exists, is a boolean indicating that this is the default option
+	var fl0 = d.hasOwnProperty('value') && d.value != 0;
+
+	// The parent 'select' element may also have been given the app id of the default option
+	// (and this option may be it)
+	var fl1 = parent_ele.hasOwnProperty('defaultOptionAppId') && parent_ele.defaultOptionAppId == ele.appId;
+    
+	if(fl0 || fl1 )
+	{
+	    parent_ele.selectedIndex = parent_ele.options.length-1;
+	}
     }
     
     return opt_ele;
@@ -438,8 +489,16 @@ function ui_create_string( parent_ele, d )
 
     if( ele != null )
     {
-	ele.value = d.value;
 	ele.addEventListener('keyup', function(e) { if(e.keyCode===13){  ui_send_string_value(this, this.value); }} );
+
+	if( !d.hasOwnProperty('value') )
+	    ui_send_echo(ele);
+	else
+	{
+	    ele.value  = d.value;
+	    ui_send_string_value(ele,ele.value)
+	}
+	    
     }
 
     return ele;
@@ -453,7 +512,7 @@ function ui_number_keyup( e )
 
 	if( ele != null )
 	{
-	    console.log("min:"+ele.minValue+" max:"+ele.maxValue)
+	    //console.log("min:"+ele.minValue+" max:"+ele.maxValue)
 
 	    var val = 0;
 	    if( ele.decpl == 0 )
@@ -468,13 +527,9 @@ function ui_number_keyup( e )
 		ele.style.borderColor = ""
 
 		if( ele.decpl == 0 )
-		{
 		    ui_send_int_value(ele,ele.value);
-		}
 		else
-		{
 		    ui_send_float_value(ele,ele.value);
-		}
 	    }
 	}
     }
@@ -486,12 +541,25 @@ function ui_create_number( parent_ele, d )
     
     if( ele != null )
     {
-	ele.value     = d.value;
 	ele.maxValue  = d.max;
 	ele.minValue  = d.min;
 	ele.stepValue = d.step;
 	ele.decpl     = d.decpl;
 	ele.addEventListener('keyup', ui_number_keyup );
+
+	if( d.hasOwnProperty('value') && d.min <= d.value && d.value <= d.max )
+	{
+	    
+	    ele.value     = d.value;
+	    if( d.decpl == 0 )
+		ui_send_int_value( ele, ele.value )
+	    else
+		ui_send_float_value( ele, ele.value )
+	}
+	else
+	{
+	    ui_send_echo(ele);
+	}
     }
     return ele;
 }
@@ -512,14 +580,21 @@ function ui_create_progress( parent_ele, d )
 	ele.max      = 100;
 	ele.maxValue = d.max;
 	ele.minValue = d.min;
-	ui_set_progress( ele.id, d.value );
+	if( !d.hasOwnProperty('value') )
+	    ui_send_echo(ele);
+	else
+	{
+	    ui_set_progress( ele.id, d.value );
+	    ui_send_int_value( ele, ele.value );
+	}
+ 
     }
     return ele
 }
 
 function ui_set_value( d )
 {
-    console.log(d)
+    //console.log(d)
     var ele = dom_id_to_ele(d.uuId.toString())
 
     if( ele == null )
@@ -530,7 +605,7 @@ function ui_set_value( d )
     
     if( ele != null && ele.hasOwnProperty("uiEleType"))
     {
-	console.log("found: "+ele.uiEleType)
+	//console.log("found: "+ele.uiEleType)
 	
 	switch( ele.uiEleType )
 	{
@@ -545,12 +620,11 @@ function ui_set_value( d )
 	    break;
 
 	    case "check":
-	    console.log(d)
 	    dom_set_checkbox(ele.id,d.value)
 	    break;
 
 	    case "select":
-	    ele.selectedIndex = d.value
+	    ui_select_set_from_option_app_id(ele,d.value)
 	    break;
 
 	    case "option":
@@ -645,7 +719,6 @@ function ui_create( d )
 	if( ele != null )
 	{
 	    ele.uiEleType = d.type;
-	    ui_send_echo(ele);
 	}
 
     }
diff --git a/html/uiTest/ui.cfg b/html/uiTest/ui.cfg
index d3fdc1e..5743e59 100644
--- a/html/uiTest/ui.cfg
+++ b/html/uiTest/ui.cfg
@@ -8,10 +8,25 @@
     name: "panelDivId",
     title: "My resource based panel",
 
+  
     row: {
-         button:{ name: myBtn1Id,   title:"Push Me"  },
-    	 check:{  name: myCheck1Id, title:"Check Me" },
-	}
+         button:{ name: myBtn1Id,   title:"Push Me 1"  },
+    	 check:{  name: myCheck1Id, title:"Check Me 1", value:true },
+	 select:{ name: mySel,  title:"Select",
+	 	  children:
+	 	  {
+		    option:{ name: myOpt1, title:"Sel 1" },
+		    option:{ name: myOpt2, title:"Sel 2" },
+		    option:{ name: myOpt3, title:"Sel 3" }
+	 	  },
+	 },
+	},
+
+     row: {
+         button:{ name: myBtn2Id,   title:"Push Me 2"  },
+    	 check:{  name: myCheck2Id, title:"Check Me 2" },
+	 number:{ name: myFloater,  title:"Floater", min:0.0, max:12.34, step:0.1, decpl:4 },
+     }
     
   }
 }
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