diff --git a/doomsday/client/src/ui/widgets/guiwidget.cpp b/doomsday/client/src/ui/widgets/guiwidget.cpp
index edc391d74d..45bc72b839 100644
--- a/doomsday/client/src/ui/widgets/guiwidget.cpp
+++ b/doomsday/client/src/ui/widgets/guiwidget.cpp
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ DENG2_PIMPL(GuiWidget)
           marginId("gap"),
           blurInited(false),
           uBlurMvpMatrix("uMvpMatrix", GLUniform::Mat4),
-          uBlurColor("uColor", GLUniform::Vec4),
-          uBlurTex("uTex", GLUniform::Sampler2D),
-          uBlurStep("uBlurStep", GLUniform::Vec2),
-          uBlurWindow("uWindow", GLUniform::Vec4)
+          uBlurColor    ("uColor",     GLUniform::Vec4),
+          uBlurTex      ("uTex",       GLUniform::Sampler2D),
+          uBlurStep     ("uBlurStep",  GLUniform::Vec2),
+          uBlurWindow   ("uWindow",    GLUniform::Vec4)
     {
 #ifdef DENG2_DEBUG
         self.audienceForParentChange += this;
diff --git a/doomsday/client/src/ui/widgets/menuwidget.cpp b/doomsday/client/src/ui/widgets/menuwidget.cpp
index 57d3b318d0..8bc77db53f 100644
--- a/doomsday/client/src/ui/widgets/menuwidget.cpp
+++ b/doomsday/client/src/ui/widgets/menuwidget.cpp
@@ -147,9 +147,7 @@ DENG2_PIMPL(MenuWidget)
             }
             else
             {
-                Rule const *old = total;
-                total = holdRef(OperatorRule::maximum(*total, item->rule().width()));
-                releaseRef(old);
+                changeRef(total, OperatorRule::maximum(*total, item->rule().width()));
             }
         }
         if(!total) return new ConstantRule(0);
@@ -172,9 +170,7 @@ DENG2_PIMPL(MenuWidget)
             }
             else
             {
-                Rule const *old = total;
-                total = holdRef(OperatorRule::maximum(*total, item->rule().height()));
-                releaseRef(old);
+                changeRef(total, OperatorRule::maximum(*total, item->rule().height()));
             }
         }
         if(!total) return new ConstantRule(0);
@@ -194,9 +190,7 @@ DENG2_PIMPL(MenuWidget)
             }
             else
             {
-                Rule const *old = total;
-                total = holdRef(*total + *fullColumnWidth(i));
-                releaseRef(old);
+                changeRef(total, *total + *fullColumnWidth(i));
             }
         }
         if(!total) return new ConstantRule(0);
@@ -216,9 +210,7 @@ DENG2_PIMPL(MenuWidget)
             }
             else
             {
-                Rule const *old = total;
-                total = holdRef(*total + *fullRowHeight(i));
-                releaseRef(old);
+                changeRef(total, *total + *fullRowHeight(i));
             }
         }
         if(!total) return new ConstantRule(0);
@@ -332,9 +324,7 @@ void MenuWidget::updateLayout()
             }
             else
             {
-                Rule const *old = rowBottom;
-                rowBottom = new OperatorRule(OperatorRule::Maximum, widget->rule().bottom(), *old);
-                releaseRef(old);
+                changeRef(rowBottom, OperatorRule::maximum(widget->rule().bottom(), *rowBottom));
             }
 
             previous = widget;