diff --git a/rust/examples/full-input.rs b/rust/examples/full-input.rs
index 76569069a..63cb5f08b 100644
--- a/rust/examples/full-input.rs
+++ b/rust/examples/full-input.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ fn main() -> NcResult<()> {
 
     println!("Exit with F1\n");
 
-    let mut input = NcInput::new();
+    let mut input = NcInput::new_empty();
 
     loop {
         let key = notcurses_getc_nblock(nc, &mut input);
diff --git a/rust/examples/poc-menu.rs b/rust/examples/poc-menu.rs
index 47b78064a..63236c9ee 100644
--- a/rust/examples/poc-menu.rs
+++ b/rust/examples/poc-menu.rs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ fn run_menu(nc: &mut Notcurses, menu: &mut NcMenu) -> NcResult<()> {
     channels.set_bg_rgb(0x88aa00);
     selplane.set_base(' ', 0, channels)?;
 
-    let mut ni = NcInput::new();
+    let mut ni = NcInput::new_empty();
     let mut keypress: char;
 
     // FIXME: screen updates one keypress later.
@@ -102,11 +102,15 @@ fn run_menu(nc: &mut Notcurses, menu: &mut NcMenu) -> NcResult<()> {
                 }
             }
         }
-        selplane.erase();
-        // let mut selni = NcInput::new();
-        // BUG FIXME:
-        // let selitem = menu.selected(Some(&mut selni))?;
-        // selplane.putstr_aligned(1, NCALIGN_CENTER, &selitem)?;
+
+        let mut selni = NcInput::new_empty();
+        // if let Some(selitem) = menu.selected(Some(&mut selni)) {
+        //     selplane.putstr_aligned(1, NCALIGN_CENTER, &selitem)?;
+        // } else {
+        //     // DEBUG
+        //     selplane.putstr_aligned(1, NCALIGN_CENTER, "nothing opened")?;
+        // }
+
         nc.render()?;
     }
 }
diff --git a/rust/src/input/mod.rs b/rust/src/input/mod.rs
index c5df86836..8b81810d3 100644
--- a/rust/src/input/mod.rs
+++ b/rust/src/input/mod.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ pub const fn ncinput_equal_p(n1: NcInput, n2: NcInput) -> bool {
 /// New NcInput.
 impl NcInput {
     /// New empty NcInput.
-    pub const fn new() -> NcInput {
+    pub const fn new_empty() -> NcInput {
         NcInput {
             id: 0,
             y: 0,
@@ -65,6 +65,26 @@ impl NcInput {
         }
     }
 
+    /// New NcInput.
+    pub const fn new(id: char) -> NcInput {
+        Self::with_all_args(id, None, None, false, false, false, 0)
+    }
+
+    /// New NcInput with alt key.
+    pub const fn with_alt(id: char) -> NcInput {
+        Self::with_all_args(id, None, None, true, false, false, 0)
+    }
+
+    /// New NcInput with shift key.
+    pub const fn with_shift(id: char) -> NcInput {
+        Self::with_all_args(id, None, None, false, true, false, 0)
+    }
+
+    /// New NcInput with ctrl key.
+    pub const fn with_ctrl(id: char) -> NcInput {
+        Self::with_all_args(id, None, None, false, false, true, 0)
+    }
+
     /// New NcInput, expecting all the arguments.
     pub const fn with_all_args(
         id: char,
@@ -97,21 +117,6 @@ impl NcInput {
             seqnum,
         }
     }
-
-    /// New NcInput with alt key.
-    pub const fn with_alt(id: char) -> NcInput {
-        Self::with_all_args(id, None, None, true, false, false, 0)
-    }
-
-    /// New NcInput with shift key.
-    pub const fn with_shift(id: char) -> NcInput {
-        Self::with_all_args(id, None, None, false, true, false, 0)
-    }
-
-    /// New NcInput with ctrl key.
-    pub const fn with_ctrl(id: char) -> NcInput {
-        Self::with_all_args(id, None, None, false, false, true, 0)
-    }
 }
 
 /// Is this [char] a Supplementary Private Use Area-B codepoint?
diff --git a/rust/src/widgets/menu/methods/mod.rs b/rust/src/widgets/menu/methods/mod.rs
index 49d17d3e8..1db3108ea 100644
--- a/rust/src/widgets/menu/methods/mod.rs
+++ b/rust/src/widgets/menu/methods/mod.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ impl NcMenuItem {
     pub fn new_empty() -> Self {
         Self {
             desc: null_mut(),
-            shortcut: NcInput::new(),
+            shortcut: NcInput::new_empty(),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ impl NcMenuSection {
             name: null_mut(),
             items: null_mut(),
             itemcount: 0,
-            shortcut: NcInput::new(),
+            shortcut: NcInput::new_empty(),
         }
     }
 }