diff --git a/desktop/selection.c b/desktop/selection.c
index 9140ebbf0..0d45f1720 100644
--- a/desktop/selection.c
+++ b/desktop/selection.c
@@ -134,7 +134,8 @@ void selection_reinit(struct selection *s, struct box *root)
 
 	if (IS_INPUT(root)) {
 		static int next_idx = 0;
-		root_idx = (next_idx++) << 28;
+		if (!++next_idx) next_idx = 1;
+		root_idx = next_idx << 28;
 	}
 	else
 		root_idx = 0;
@@ -191,6 +192,20 @@ void selection_init(struct selection *s, struct box *root)
 }
 
 
+/**
+ * Indicate whether the selected text is read only, ie. cannot be modified.
+ *
+ * \param  s   selection object
+ * \return true iff the selection is read only
+ */
+
+bool selection_read_only(struct selection *s)
+{
+	return !s->root || !NUMBER_SPACE(s->root->byte_offset);
+
+}
+
+
 /**
  * Label each text box in the given box subtree with its position
  * in a textual representation of the content.
diff --git a/desktop/selection.h b/desktop/selection.h
index 1fca4c383..7eafb2c7d 100644
--- a/desktop/selection.h
+++ b/desktop/selection.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ void selection_reinit(struct selection *s, struct box *root);
 /* bool selection_dragging_start(struct selection *s); */
 #define selection_dragging_start(s) ((s)->drag_state == DRAG_START)
 
+bool selection_read_only(struct selection *s);
 
 void selection_clear(struct selection *s, bool redraw);
 void selection_select_all(struct selection *s);
diff --git a/riscos/download.c b/riscos/download.c
index 55496451f..628789e6c 100644
--- a/riscos/download.c
+++ b/riscos/download.c
@@ -1198,7 +1198,12 @@ void ro_gui_download_remember_dir(const char *path)
 	char *lastdot = NULL;
 	char *p = path;
 	while (*p >= 0x20) {
-		if (*p == '.') lastdot = p;
+		if (*p == '.') {
+			/* don't remember the directory if it's a temporary file */
+			if (!lastdot && p == path + 12 &&
+				!memcmp(path, "<Wimp$Scrap>", 12)) break;
+			lastdot = p;
+		}
 		p++;
 	}
 	if (lastdot) {
@@ -1297,7 +1302,8 @@ bool ro_gui_download_save(struct gui_download_window *dw,
 	dw->saved = true;
 	strncpy(dw->path, file_name, sizeof dw->path);
 
-	ro_gui_download_remember_dir(file_name);
+	if (!dw->send_dataload || dw->save_message.data.data_xfer.est_size != -1)
+		ro_gui_download_remember_dir(file_name);
 
 	/* grey out file icon */
 	error = xwimp_set_icon_state(dw->window, ICON_DOWNLOAD_ICON,
diff --git a/riscos/menus.c b/riscos/menus.c
index 0f9277d24..cc88f905e 100644
--- a/riscos/menus.c
+++ b/riscos/menus.c
@@ -2099,9 +2099,9 @@ void ro_gui_menu_prepare_action(wimp_w owner, menu_action action,
 			break;
 
 		case BROWSER_SELECTION:
-			/* make menu available if there's a selection or an input field for pasting */
+			/* make menu available if there's anything that /could/ be selected */
 			ro_gui_menu_set_entry_shaded(current_menu, action,
-				!(c && (bw->paste_callback || (bw->sel && selection_defined(bw->sel)))));
+				!c || (c->type != CONTENT_HTML && c->type != CONTENT_TEXTPLAIN));
 			break;
 		case BROWSER_SELECTION_SAVE:
 			if (c && (!bw->sel || !selection_defined(bw->sel))) c = NULL;
@@ -2110,10 +2110,14 @@ void ro_gui_menu_prepare_action(wimp_w owner, menu_action action,
 				ro_gui_save_prepare(GUI_SAVE_TEXT_SELECTION, NULL, bw->sel, NULL, NULL);
 			break;
 		case BROWSER_SELECTION_COPY:
-		case BROWSER_SELECTION_CUT:
 			ro_gui_menu_set_entry_shaded(current_menu, action,
 				!(c && bw->sel && selection_defined(bw->sel)));
 			break;
+		case BROWSER_SELECTION_CUT:
+			ro_gui_menu_set_entry_shaded(current_menu, action,
+				!(c && bw->sel && selection_defined(bw->sel)
+					&& !selection_read_only(bw->sel)));
+			break;
 		case BROWSER_SELECTION_PASTE:
 			ro_gui_menu_set_entry_shaded(current_menu, action, !(c && bw->paste_callback));
 			break;
diff --git a/riscos/save.c b/riscos/save.c
index 900d6b651..d5dca1f1e 100644
--- a/riscos/save.c
+++ b/riscos/save.c
@@ -323,14 +323,16 @@ bool ro_gui_save_ok(wimp_w w)
 	ro_gui_convert_save_path(path, sizeof path, name);
 	gui_save_sourcew = w;
 	saving_from_dialog = true;
+	gui_save_send_dataload = false;
 	gui_save_close_after = xwimp_get_pointer_info(&pointer)
 						|| !(pointer.buttons & wimp_CLICK_ADJUST);
-	if (!ro_gui_save_content(gui_save_content, path, !option_confirm_overwrite)) {
-		memcpy(&gui_save_message.data.data_xfer.file_name, path, 1 + strlen(path));
-		gui_save_send_dataload = false;
-		return false;
+	memcpy(&gui_save_message.data.data_xfer.file_name, path, 1 + strlen(path));
+
+	if (ro_gui_save_content(gui_save_content, path, !option_confirm_overwrite)) {
+		ro_gui_save_done();
+		return true;
 	}
-	return true;
+	return false;
 }
 
 
@@ -941,24 +943,32 @@ void ro_gui_save_done(void)
 	}
 
 	if (saving_from_dialog) {
-		/* */
-		char *sp = gui_save_message.data.data_xfer.file_name;
-		char *ep = sp + sizeof(gui_save_message.data.data_xfer.file_name);
-		char *lastdot = NULL;
-		char *p = sp;
+		/* remember the save directory if saving to the Filer */
+		if (!gui_save_send_dataload ||
+			gui_save_message.data.data_xfer.est_size != -1) {
+			char *sp = gui_save_message.data.data_xfer.file_name;
+			char *ep = sp + sizeof(gui_save_message.data.data_xfer.file_name);
+			char *lastdot = NULL;
+			char *p = sp;
 
-		while (p < ep && *p >= 0x20) {
-			if (*p == '.') lastdot = p;
-			p++;
-		}
-		if (lastdot) {
-			/* remember the directory */
-			char *new_dir = realloc(save_dir, (lastdot+1)-sp);
-			if (new_dir) {
-				save_dir_len = lastdot - sp;
-				memcpy(new_dir, sp, save_dir_len);
-				new_dir[save_dir_len] = '\0';
-				save_dir = new_dir;
+			while (p < ep && *p >= 0x20) {
+				if (*p == '.') {
+					/* don't remember the directory if it's a temporary file */
+					if (!lastdot && p == sp + 12 &&
+						!memcmp(sp, "<Wimp$Scrap>", 12)) break;
+					lastdot = p;
+				}
+				p++;
+			}
+			if (lastdot) {
+				/* remember the directory */
+				char *new_dir = realloc(save_dir, (lastdot+1)-sp);
+				if (new_dir) {
+					save_dir_len = lastdot - sp;
+					memcpy(new_dir, sp, save_dir_len);
+					new_dir[save_dir_len] = '\0';
+					save_dir = new_dir;
+				}
 			}
 		}