diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/browser/ChangeLog-browser b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/browser/ChangeLog-browser
index d129843ca91..dd731cf164d 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/browser/ChangeLog-browser
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/browser/ChangeLog-browser
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2004-09-15 Chris Wiebe
+
+	fixed selection
+	* browser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/browser/cbrowsing/TypesView.java
+
 2004-09-15 Chris Wiebe
 
 	fixed element navigation problems
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/browser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/browser/cbrowsing/TypesView.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/browser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/browser/cbrowsing/TypesView.java
index d187e0e9d27..d7f76ac5ef6 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/browser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/browser/cbrowsing/TypesView.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/browser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/browser/cbrowsing/TypesView.java
@@ -16,12 +16,9 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.core.browser.TypeUtil;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.ICElement;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.ICModel;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.ICProject;
-import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.IEnumeration;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.INamespace;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.ISourceRoot;
-import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.IStructure;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.ITranslationUnit;
-import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.ITypeDef;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.internal.ui.ICHelpContextIds;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.ui.CUIPlugin;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.ui.PreferenceConstants;
@@ -216,20 +213,23 @@ public class TypesView extends CBrowsingPart {
 			return null;
 		}
 		
-		if (element instanceof ICElement && !(element instanceof ITranslationUnit)) {
-			ICElement parent = (ICElement)element;
-			while (parent != null) {
-				if ((parent instanceof IStructure
-				        || parent instanceof IEnumeration
-				        || parent instanceof ITypeDef)) {
-				    ITypeInfo info = AllTypesCache.getTypeForElement(parent, true, true, null);
-				    return info;
-				}
-				parent = parent.getParent();
-			}
-			return null;
+		if (element instanceof ICElement) {
+		    ICElement celem = (ICElement) element;
+		    if (celem instanceof ITranslationUnit) {
+		        return null;
+		    } else if (celem.getElementType() == ICElement.C_NAMESPACE) {
+		        return null;
+		    } else {
+			    while (celem != null) {
+				    ICElement parent = TypeUtil.getDeclaringType(celem);
+				    if (parent == null || parent instanceof INamespace) {
+				        return AllTypesCache.getTypeForElement(celem, true, true, null);
+				    }
+				    celem = parent;
+			    }
+		    }
 		}
-
+		
 		if (element instanceof ITypeInfo) {
 			ITypeInfo info = (ITypeInfo) element;
 			if (info.getCElementType() != ICElement.C_NAMESPACE) {