--- a/UIPainterView.st	Mon Sep 14 19:59:10 1998 +0200
+++ b/UIPainterView.st	Mon Sep 14 20:00:14 1998 +0200
@@ -1272,11 +1272,12 @@
 showSelected:aComponent
     "show object selected
     "
-    |wasClipped|
+    |wasClipped sel|
 
     selectionHiddenLevel == 0 ifTrue:[
-        (treeView selection size > 1 and: 
-        [(treeView model list at: treeView selection first) contents view == aComponent])
+        sel := treeView selection.
+        (sel size > 1 and: 
+        [(treeView model list at: sel first) contents view == aComponent])
             ifTrue: [self paint: handleMasterColor]
             ifFalse:[self paint: handleColor].