fixed: problem with manual focus, thx to keizie, see: https://github.com/fnagel/jquery-ui/issues#issue/66

Author: fnagel

ui/jquery.ui.selectmenu.js

@@ -153,9 +153,10 @@ $.widget("ui.selectmenu", {
 				self._refreshValue();
 			})
 			// FIXME: newelement can be null under unclear circumstances in IE8 
+			// TODO not sure if this is still a problem (fnagel 20.03.11)
 			.bind("focus.selectmenu", function() {
-				if (this.newelement) {
-					this.newelement[0].focus();
+				if (self.newelement) {
+					self.newelement[0].focus();
 				}
 			});