diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/object.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/object.c
index a2a7894e3ce..ab1bc5a2265 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/object.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/object.c
@@ -1056,6 +1056,7 @@ ParticleSystem *copy_particlesystem(ParticleSystem *psys)
 	psysn->effectors.first= psysn->effectors.last= 0;
 	
 	psysn->pathcachebufs.first = psysn->pathcachebufs.last = NULL;
+	psysn->childcachebufs.first = psysn->childcachebufs.last = NULL;
 	psysn->reactevents.first = psysn->reactevents.last = NULL;
 	psysn->renderdata = NULL;
 	
diff --git a/source/blender/src/buttons_object.c b/source/blender/src/buttons_object.c
index 8fcd55fd6f9..13b4bf01850 100644
--- a/source/blender/src/buttons_object.c
+++ b/source/blender/src/buttons_object.c
@@ -3013,9 +3013,14 @@ void do_effects_panels(unsigned short event)
 	case B_PART_INIT_CHILD:
 	case B_PART_RECALC_CHILD:
 		if(psys) {
+			Base *base;
+			Object *bob;
+			ParticleSystem *bpsys;
+			int flush;
+
 			nr=0;
-			for(psys=ob->particlesystem.first; psys; psys=psys->next){
-				if(ELEM(psys->part->draw_as,PART_DRAW_OB,PART_DRAW_GR))
+			for(bpsys=ob->particlesystem.first; bpsys; bpsys=bpsys->next){
+				if(ELEM(bpsys->part->draw_as,PART_DRAW_OB,PART_DRAW_GR))
 					nr++;
 			}
 			if(nr)
@@ -3023,6 +3028,21 @@ void do_effects_panels(unsigned short event)
 			else
 				ob->transflag &= ~OB_DUPLIPARTS;
 
+			if(psys->part->type==PART_REACTOR)
+				if(psys->target_ob)
+					DAG_object_flush_update(G.scene, psys->target_ob, OB_RECALC_DATA);
+
+			for(base = G.scene->base.first; base; base= base->next) {
+				bob= base->object;
+				flush= 0;
+				for(bpsys=bob->particlesystem.first; bpsys; bpsys=bpsys->next)
+					if(bpsys->part==psys->part)
+						flush= 1;
+
+				if(flush)
+					DAG_object_flush_update(G.scene, bob, OB_RECALC_DATA);
+			}
+
 			DAG_object_flush_update(G.scene, ob, OB_RECALC_DATA);
 			allqueue(REDRAWVIEW3D, 0);
 			allqueue(REDRAWBUTSOBJECT, 0);
diff --git a/source/blender/src/buttons_shading.c b/source/blender/src/buttons_shading.c
index a4ddd55d2f0..c6847508806 100644
--- a/source/blender/src/buttons_shading.c
+++ b/source/blender/src/buttons_shading.c
@@ -3288,7 +3288,7 @@ static void material_panel_map_to(Object *ob, Material *ma, int from_nodes)
 			//uiButSetFunc(but, particle_recalc_material, ma, NULL);
 		but=uiDefButBitS(block, TOG3, MAP_PA_KINK, B_MAT_PARTICLE, "Kink",	70,160,60,19, &(mtex->pmapto), 0, 0, 0, 0, "Causes the texture to affect the kink of child particles");
 			//uiButSetFunc(but, particle_recalc_material, ma, NULL);
-		but=uiDefButBitS(block, TOG3, MAP_PA_LENGTH, B_MAT_PARTICLE, "Length",130,160,60,19, &(mtex->pmapto), 0, 0, 0, 0, "Causes the texture to affect the length of particles");
+		but=uiDefButBitS(block, TOG3, MAP_PA_LENGTH, B_MAT_PARTICLE, "Length",130,160,60,19, &(mtex->pmapto), 0, 0, 0, 0, "Causes the texture to affect the length of child particles");
 			//uiButSetFunc(but, particle_recalc_material, ma, NULL);
 		but=uiDefButBitS(block, TOG3, MAP_PA_CLUMP, B_MAT_PARTICLE, "Clump",	190,160,60,19, &(mtex->pmapto), 0, 0, 0, 0, "Causes the texture to affect the clump of child particles");
 			//uiButSetFunc(but, particle_recalc_material, ma, NULL);
diff --git a/source/blender/src/header_view3d.c b/source/blender/src/header_view3d.c
index 26f5f3af888..dfd62a67cdd 100644
--- a/source/blender/src/header_view3d.c
+++ b/source/blender/src/header_view3d.c
@@ -5727,11 +5727,11 @@ void view3d_buttons(void)
 		}
 		else if(G.f & G_PARTICLEEDIT) {
 			uiBlockBeginAlign(block);
-			uiDefIconButBitS(block, TOG, SCE_SELECT_PATH, B_SEL_PATH, ICON_EDGESEL, xco,0,XIC,YIC, &G.scene->selectmode, 1.0, 0.0, 0, 0, "Path edit mode (Ctrl Tab 1)");
+			uiDefIconButBitS(block, TOG, SCE_SELECT_PATH, B_SEL_PATH, ICON_EDGESEL, xco,0,XIC,YIC, &G.scene->selectmode, 1.0, 0.0, 0, 0, "Path edit mode");
 			xco+= XIC;
-			uiDefIconButBitS(block, TOG, SCE_SELECT_POINT, B_SEL_POINT, ICON_VERTEXSEL, xco,0,XIC,YIC, &G.scene->selectmode, 1.0, 0.0, 0, 0, "Point select mode (Ctrl Tab 2)");
+			uiDefIconButBitS(block, TOG, SCE_SELECT_POINT, B_SEL_POINT, ICON_VERTEXSEL, xco,0,XIC,YIC, &G.scene->selectmode, 1.0, 0.0, 0, 0, "Point select mode");
 			xco+= XIC;
-			uiDefIconButBitS(block, TOG, SCE_SELECT_END, B_SEL_END, ICON_FACESEL, xco,0,XIC,YIC, &G.scene->selectmode, 1.0, 0.0, 0, 0, "Tip select mode (Ctrl Tab 3)");
+			uiDefIconButBitS(block, TOG, SCE_SELECT_END, B_SEL_END, ICON_FACESEL, xco,0,XIC,YIC, &G.scene->selectmode, 1.0, 0.0, 0, 0, "Tip select mode");
 			xco+= XIC;
 			uiBlockEndAlign(block);
 			if(G.vd->drawtype > OB_WIRE) {