select/unselect do not require a from option

This way they can more conveniently be called on
a found element. E.g.:

find('#my_select').select('Some option')

lib/capybara/node/actions.rb

@@ -106,10 +106,15 @@ module Capybara
       # @param [String] locator           Which check box to uncheck
       #
       def select(value, options={})
-        no_select_msg = "cannot select option, no select box with id, name, or label '#{options[:from]}' found"
-        no_option_msg = "cannot select option, no option with text '#{value}' in select box '#{options[:from]}'"
-        select = find(:xpath, XPath::HTML.select(options[:from]), :message => no_select_msg)
-        select.find(:xpath, XPath::HTML.option(value), :message => no_option_msg).select_option
+        if options.has_key?(:from)
+          no_select_msg = "cannot select option, no select box with id, name, or label '#{options[:from]}' found"
+          no_option_msg = "cannot select option, no option with text '#{value}' in select box '#{options[:from]}'"
+          select = find(:xpath, XPath::HTML.select(options[:from]), :message => no_select_msg)
+          select.find(:xpath, XPath::HTML.option(value), :message => no_option_msg).select_option
+        else
+          no_option_msg = "cannot select option, no option with text '#{value}'"
+          find(:xpath, XPath::HTML.option(value), :message => no_option_msg).select_option
+        end
       end
 
       ##
@@ -123,10 +128,15 @@ module Capybara
       # @param [String] locator           Which check box to uncheck
       #
       def unselect(value, options={})
-        no_select_msg = "cannot unselect option, no select box with id, name, or label '#{options[:from]}' found"
-        no_option_msg = "cannot unselect option, no option with text '#{value}' in select box '#{options[:from]}'"
-        select = find(:xpath, XPath::HTML.select(options[:from]), :message => no_select_msg)
-        select.find(:xpath, XPath::HTML.option(value), :message => no_option_msg).unselect_option
+        if options.has_key?(:from)
+          no_select_msg = "cannot unselect option, no select box with id, name, or label '#{options[:from]}' found"
+          no_option_msg = "cannot unselect option, no option with text '#{value}' in select box '#{options[:from]}'"
+          select = find(:xpath, XPath::HTML.select(options[:from]), :message => no_select_msg)
+          select.find(:xpath, XPath::HTML.option(value), :message => no_option_msg).unselect_option
+        else
+          no_option_msg = "cannot unselect option, no option with text '#{value}'"
+          find(:xpath, XPath::HTML.option(value), :message => no_option_msg).unselect_option
+        end
       end
 
       ##

lib/capybara/spec/session/select_spec.rb

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ shared_examples_for "select" do
     before do
       @session.visit('/form')
     end
-    
+
     it "should return value of the first option" do
       @session.find_field('Title').value.should == 'Mrs'
     end
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ shared_examples_for "select" do
       extract_results(@session)['locale'].should == 'fi'
     end
 
+    it "should select an option without giving a select box" do
+      @session.select("Mr")
+      @session.click_button('awesome')
+      extract_results(@session)['title'].should == 'Mr'
+    end
+
     it "should favour exact matches to option labels" do
       @session.select("Mr", :from => 'Title')
       @session.click_button('awesome')

lib/capybara/spec/session/unselect_spec.rb

@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@ shared_examples_for "unselect" do
         extract_results(@session)['underwear'].should_not include('Commando')
       end
 
+      it "should unselect an option without a select box" do
+        @session.unselect('Commando')
+        @session.click_button('awesome')
+        extract_results(@session)['underwear'].should include('Briefs', 'Boxer Briefs')
+        extract_results(@session)['underwear'].should_not include('Commando')
+      end
+
       it "should unselect an option from a select box by label" do
         @session.unselect('Commando', :from => 'Underwear')
         @session.click_button('awesome')