Index: dojo-release-1.3.2-src/dojox/form/DropDownSelect.js
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--- dojo-release-1.3.2-src.orig/dojox/form/DropDownSelect.js	2009-09-04 11:21:11.000000000 -0700
+++ dojo-release-1.3.2-src/dojox/form/DropDownSelect.js	2009-09-04 11:22:49.000000000 -0700
@@ -62,11 +62,9 @@
 		// summary:
 		//		For the given option, return the menu item that should be
 		//		used to display it.  This can be overridden as needed
-		if(!option.value){
-			// We are a separator (no label set for it)
+		if(option.type === "separator"){
 			return new dijit.MenuSeparator();
 		}else{
-			// Just a regular menu option
 			var click = dojo.hitch(this, "_setValueAttr", option);
 			return new dijit.MenuItem({
 				option: option,
@@ -80,8 +78,7 @@
 	_addOptionItem: function(/* dojox.form.__SelectOption */ option){
 		// summary:
 		//		For the given option, add a option to our dropdown
-		//		If the option doesn't have a value, then a separator is added 
-		//		in that place.
+		//		To add a separator, set option.type = "separator".
 		this.dropDown.addChild(this._getMenuItemForOption(option));
 	},
 
Index: dojo-release-1.3.2-src/dojox/form/_FormSelectWidget.js
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--- dojo-release-1.3.2-src.orig/dojox/form/_FormSelectWidget.js	2009-09-04 11:21:11.000000000 -0700
+++ dojo-release-1.3.2-src/dojox/form/_FormSelectWidget.js	2009-09-04 11:22:49.000000000 -0700
@@ -288,13 +288,12 @@
 		if(!opts){
 			opts = this.options = this.srcNodeRef ? dojo.query(">", 
 						this.srcNodeRef).map(function(node){
-							if(node.getAttribute("type") === "separator"){
-								return { value: "", label: "", selected: false, disabled: false };
-							}
-							return { value: node.getAttribute("value"),
-										label: String(node.innerHTML),
-										selected: node.getAttribute("selected") || false,
-										disabled: node.getAttribute("disabled") || false };
+							return { 
+								type: node.getAttribute("type"),
+								value: node.getAttribute("value"),
+								label: String(node.innerHTML),
+								selected: node.getAttribute("selected") || false,
+								disabled: node.getAttribute("disabled") || false };
 						}, this) : [];
 		}
 		if(!this.value){