diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdChooser.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdChooser.cpp
index a16d1811b..36c46fa82 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdChooser.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdChooser.cpp
@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@ static void loadPrivateIdsCallback(GxsIdDetailsType type, const RsIdentityDetail
 	QString text = GxsIdDetails::getNameForType(type, details);
 	QString id = QString::fromStdString(details.mId.toStdString());
 
+    std::cerr << "chooser: in callback. details.mId=" << details.mId << ", name=" << details.mNickname << " count before=" << chooser->count()<< std::endl;
+    
 	/* Find and replace text of exisiting item */
 	int index = chooser->findData(id);
 	if (index >= 0) {
@@ -144,6 +146,7 @@ static void loadPrivateIdsCallback(GxsIdDetailsType type, const RsIdentityDetail
 		chooser->addItem(text, id);
 		index = chooser->count() - 1;
 	}
+    std::cerr << "chooser: in callback. count after=" << chooser->count()<< std::endl;
 
 	QList<QIcon> icons;
 
@@ -194,21 +197,47 @@ bool GxsIdChooser::isInConstraintSet(const RsGxsId& id) const
 }
 void GxsIdChooser::setEntryEnabled(int indx,bool enabled)
 {
-    bool disable = !enabled ;
+    removeItem(indx) ;
     
-    QSortFilterProxyModel* model = qobject_cast<QSortFilterProxyModel*>(QComboBox::model());
-    //QStandardItem* item = model->item(index);
+//    bool disable = !enabled ;
+//    
+//    QSortFilterProxyModel* model = qobject_cast<QSortFilterProxyModel*>(QComboBox::model());
+//    //QStandardItem* item = model->item(index);
+//    
+//    QModelIndex ii = model->index(indx,0);
+//    
+//    // visually disable by greying out - works only if combobox has been painted already and palette returns the wanted color
+//    //model->setFlags(ii,disable ? (model->flags(ii) & ~(Qt::ItemIsSelectable|Qt::ItemIsEnabled)) : (Qt::ItemIsSelectable|Qt::ItemIsEnabled));
+//    
+//    uint32_t v = enabled?(1|32):(0);
+//    
+//    std::cerr << "GxsIdChooser::setEnabledEntry: i=" << indx << ", v=" << v << std::endl;
+//    
+//    // clear item data in order to use default color
+//    //model->setData(ii,disable ? (QComboBox::palette().color(QPalette::Disabled, QPalette::Text)) : QVariant(),  Qt::TextColorRole);
+//    model->setData(ii,QVariant(v),Qt::UserRole-1) ;
+//    
+//    std::cerr << "model data after operation: " <<  model->data(ii,Qt::UserRole-1).toUInt() << std::endl;
+}
+
+uint32_t GxsIdChooser::countEnabledEntries() const
+{
+    return count() ;
     
-    QModelIndex ii = model->index(indx,0);
-    
-    // visually disable by greying out - works only if combobox has been painted already and palette returns the wanted color
-    //model->setFlags(ii,disable ? (model->flags(ii) & ~(Qt::ItemIsSelectable|Qt::ItemIsEnabled)) : (Qt::ItemIsSelectable|Qt::ItemIsEnabled));
-    
-    uint32_t v = enabled?(1|32):(0);
-    
-    // clear item data in order to use default color
-    //model->setData(ii,disable ? (QComboBox::palette().color(QPalette::Disabled, QPalette::Text)) : QVariant(),  Qt::TextColorRole);
-    model->setData(ii,QVariant(v),Qt::UserRole-1) ;
+//    uint32_t res = 0 ;
+//    QSortFilterProxyModel* model = qobject_cast<QSortFilterProxyModel*>(QComboBox::model());
+//
+//    for(uint32_t i=0;i<model->rowCount();++i)
+//    {
+//	    QModelIndex ii = model->index(i,0);
+//	    uint32_t v = model->data(ii,Qt::UserRole-1).toUInt() ;
+//        
+//        	std::cerr << "GxsIdChooser::countEnabledEntries(): i=" << i << ", v=" << v << std::endl;
+//	    if(v > 0)
+//		    ++res ;
+//    }
+//
+//    return res ;
 }
 
 void GxsIdChooser::loadPrivateIds()
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdChooser.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdChooser.h
index bb7395b34..8e339508d 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdChooser.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdChooser.h
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ public:
     
     	void setIdConstraintSet(const std::set<RsGxsId>& s) ;
         bool isInConstraintSet(const RsGxsId& id) const ;
+        
+	uint32_t countEnabledEntries() const ;
 signals:
     // emitted after first load of own ids
     void idsLoaded();
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/CreateGxsForumMsg.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/CreateGxsForumMsg.cpp
index 381077819..9753b09f3 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/CreateGxsForumMsg.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/CreateGxsForumMsg.cpp
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ void CreateGxsForumMsg::loadForumCircleInfo(const uint32_t& token)
     ui.idChooser->setFlags(IDCHOOSER_NO_CREATE | ui.idChooser->flags()) ;	// since there's a circle involved, no ID creation can be needed
     
     RsGxsId tmpid ;
-    if(ui.idChooser->getChosenId(tmpid) == GxsIdChooser::None)
+    if(ui.idChooser->countEnabledEntries() == 0)
     {
         QMessageBox::information(NULL,tr("No compatible ID for this forum"),tr("Sorry, but this forum is restricted to a circle that contains none of your identities. As a consequence you cannot post in this forum, since your posts could not be propagated.")) ;
         close() ;