diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_tabbed.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_tabbed.3.md
index e854c4215..bb65a3d53 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_tabbed.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_tabbed.3.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ typedef struct nctabbed_options {
   uint64_t selchan; // channel for the selected tab header
   uint64_t hdrchan; // channel for unselected tab headers
   uint64_t sepchan; // channel for the tab separator
-  char* separator;  // separator string (copied by nctabbed_create())
+  const char* separator; // separator string (copied by nctabbed_create())
   uint64_t flags;   // bitmask of NCTABBED_OPTION_*
 } nctabbed_options;
 
diff --git a/include/notcurses/notcurses.h b/include/notcurses/notcurses.h
index ec4c8c00a..49b97106a 100644
--- a/include/notcurses/notcurses.h
+++ b/include/notcurses/notcurses.h
@@ -3646,7 +3646,7 @@ typedef struct nctabbed_options {
   uint64_t selchan; // channel for the selected tab header
   uint64_t hdrchan; // channel for unselected tab headers
   uint64_t sepchan; // channel for the tab separator
-  char* separator;  // separator string (copied by nctabbed_create())
+  const char* separator;  // separator string (copied by nctabbed_create())
   uint64_t flags;   // bitmask of NCTABBED_OPTION_*
 } nctabbed_options;
 
@@ -3982,17 +3982,17 @@ typedef struct ncsubproc_options {
 
 // see exec(2). p-types use $PATH. e-type passes environment vars.
 API ALLOC struct ncsubproc* ncsubproc_createv(struct ncplane* n, const ncsubproc_options* opts,
-                                              const char* bin,  char* const arg[],
+                                              const char* bin, char* const arg[],
                                               ncfdplane_callback cbfxn, ncfdplane_done_cb donecbfxn)
   __attribute__ ((nonnull (1)));
 
 API ALLOC struct ncsubproc* ncsubproc_createvp(struct ncplane* n, const ncsubproc_options* opts,
-                                               const char* bin,  char* const arg[],
+                                               const char* bin, char* const arg[],
                                                ncfdplane_callback cbfxn, ncfdplane_done_cb donecbfxn)
   __attribute__ ((nonnull (1)));
 
 API ALLOC struct ncsubproc* ncsubproc_createvpe(struct ncplane* n, const ncsubproc_options* opts,
-                                                const char* bin,  char* const arg[], char* const env[],
+                                                const char* bin, char* const arg[], char* const env[],
                                                 ncfdplane_callback cbfxn, ncfdplane_done_cb donecbfxn)
   __attribute__ ((nonnull (1)));
 
diff --git a/src/lib/internal.h b/src/lib/internal.h
index 7b4324a60..01e86ac42 100644
--- a/src/lib/internal.h
+++ b/src/lib/internal.h
@@ -230,18 +230,6 @@ typedef struct nctab {
   struct nctab* next;
 } nctab;
 
-typedef struct nctabbed {
-  ncplane* ncp;          // widget ncplane
-  ncplane* p;            // tab content ncplane
-  ncplane* hp;           // tab headers ncplane
-  // a doubly-linked circular list of tabs
-  nctab* leftmost;       // the tab most to the left
-  nctab* selected;       // the currently selected tab
-  int tabcount;          // tab separator (can be NULL)
-  int sepcols;           // separator with in columns
-  nctabbed_options opts; // copied in nctabbed_create()
-} nctabbed;
-
 // various moving parts within a notcurses context (and the user) might need to
 // access the stats object, so throw a lock on it. we don't want the lock in
 // the actual structure since (a) it's usually unnecessary and (b) it breaks
diff --git a/src/lib/tabbed.c b/src/lib/tabbed.c
index 52f728f02..8dcd5886c 100644
--- a/src/lib/tabbed.c
+++ b/src/lib/tabbed.c
@@ -1,5 +1,25 @@
 #include "internal.h"
 
+typedef struct nctabbed_opsint {
+  uint64_t selchan; // channel for the selected tab header
+  uint64_t hdrchan; // channel for unselected tab headers
+  uint64_t sepchan; // channel for the tab separator
+  char* separator;  // separator string (copied by nctabbed_create())
+  uint64_t flags;   // bitmask of NCTABBED_OPTION_*
+} nctabbed_opsint;
+
+typedef struct nctabbed {
+  ncplane* ncp;          // widget ncplane
+  ncplane* p;            // tab content ncplane
+  ncplane* hp;           // tab headers ncplane
+  // a doubly-linked circular list of tabs
+  nctab* leftmost;       // the tab most to the left
+  nctab* selected;       // the currently selected tab
+  int tabcount;          // tab separator (can be NULL)
+  int sepcols;           // separator with in columns
+  nctabbed_opsint opts;  // copied in nctabbed_create()
+} nctabbed;
+
 void nctabbed_redraw(nctabbed* nt){
   nctab* t;
   int drawn_cols = 0;
@@ -144,8 +164,12 @@ nctabbed* nctabbed_create(ncplane* n, const nctabbed_options* topts){
   nt->leftmost = nt->selected = NULL;
   nt->tabcount = 0;
   memcpy(&nt->opts, topts, sizeof(*topts));
-  if(nt->opts.separator){
-    if((nt->opts.separator = strdup(nt->opts.separator)) == NULL){
+  nt->opts.selchan = topts->selchan;
+  nt->opts.hdrchan = topts->hdrchan;
+  nt->opts.sepchan = topts->sepchan;
+  nt->opts.flags = topts->flags;
+  if(topts->separator){
+    if((nt->opts.separator = strdup(topts->separator)) == NULL){
       logerror("Couldn't allocate nctabbed separator");
       free(nt);
       return NULL;
@@ -157,6 +181,7 @@ nctabbed* nctabbed_create(ncplane* n, const nctabbed_options* topts){
       return NULL;
     }
   }else{
+    nt->opts.separator = NULL;
     nt->sepcols = 0;
   }
   ncplane_dim_yx(n, &nrows, &ncols);
@@ -267,6 +292,7 @@ int nctabbed_del(nctabbed* nt, nctab* t){
     t->next->prev = t->prev;
     t->prev->next = t->next;
   }
+  free(t->name);
   free(t);
   --nt->tabcount;
   return 0;
diff --git a/src/poc/tabbed.c b/src/poc/tabbed.c
index 3741f3ede..76f2b4fe4 100644
--- a/src/poc/tabbed.c
+++ b/src/poc/tabbed.c
@@ -102,7 +102,11 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv){
   }
   int tabnameind = 0;
   uint32_t c;
-  while((c = notcurses_getc_blocking(nc, NULL)) != 'q'){
+  ncinput ni;
+  while((c = notcurses_getc_blocking(nc, &ni)) != 'q'){
+    if(ni.evtype == NCTYPE_RELEASE){
+      continue;
+    }
     switch(c){
       case NCKEY_RIGHT:
         nctabbed_next(nct);