--- a/UIPainter.st	Sun Apr 19 20:44:42 1998 +0200
+++ b/UIPainter.st	Mon Apr 20 00:22:38 1998 +0200
@@ -2676,6 +2676,9 @@
 
     |painter layout spec prop key layoutTool|
 
+    self modifiedChannel value:false.
+    modified := true.
+
     painter := self painter.
 
     self isLayoutToolSelected ifTrue:[
@@ -2705,11 +2708,10 @@
             ].
             spec activeHelpKey:key.
         ] ifFalse:[
-            painter updateFromSpec:spec.
+            painter updateFromSpec:spec
         ]
-    ].             
-    self modifiedChannel value:false.
-    modified := true.
+    ]             
+
 !
 
 addWidget: aSpecClass