diff --git a/redo/darwin/menu.m b/redo/darwin/menu.m
index db789466..26be52d1 100644
--- a/redo/darwin/menu.m
+++ b/redo/darwin/menu.m
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ static uiMenuItem *newItem(struct menu *m, int type, const char *name)
 		complain("attempt to create a new menu item after menus have been finalized");
 
 	item = uiNew(struct menuItem);
+	uiTyped(item)->Type = uiTypeMenuItem();
 
 	item->type = type;
 	switch (item->type) {
@@ -328,6 +329,7 @@ uiMenu *uiNewMenu(const char *name)
 		menus = [NSMutableArray new];
 
 	m = uiNew(struct menu);
+	uiTyped(m)->Type = uiTypeMenu();
 
 	m->menu = [[NSMenu alloc] initWithTitle:toNSString(name)];
 	// use automatic menu item enabling for all menus for consistency's sake
diff --git a/redo/darwin/slider.m b/redo/darwin/slider.m
index b95768f4..8e3f8317 100644
--- a/redo/darwin/slider.m
+++ b/redo/darwin/slider.m
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ NSLog(@"NOTE thickness %f\n", [s->slider knobThickness]);
 	[s->slider setMinValue:min];
 	[s->slider setMaxValue:max];
 	[s->slider setAllowsTickMarkValuesOnly:NO];
-	[s->slider setNumberOfTicks:0];
+	[s->slider setNumberOfTickMarks:0];
 	[s->slider setTickMarkPosition:NSTickMarkAbove];
 
 	cell = (NSSliderCell *) [s->slider cell];