Problems syncing custom metadata

Running into a few problems when trying to work with custom metadata fields, as follows:
1) Sync Metadata command refuses to copy custom fields values across selected pictures.
2) When "Metadata->Show metadata for target photo only" is unchecked and writing a value to one custom field across several pictures it completely snafus the Smart Collections in the totals they show and also the pictures that are returned. In terms of the number indicators they either lock up, or become associated with the wrong metadata fields. Only a relaunch/optimize and another relaunch forces the totals to update properly otherwise they will not correctly reflect any changes made.
Are any of these known issues? There are some cool features here but it's giving me headaches!

Hi Jon,
are are right, Bridge supports only text fields for custom metadata:
Booleans have to be "True" or "False"
Dates have to be entered in ISO8601 format, e.g. 2011-08-26T13:53-02:00
Lists of Strings are working when you use commas or semicolons to separate the entries.
Dropdowns are not working
You have two options to accomplish you workflow:
You can use the "Generic Panel" example and feed it with the same XML file. This shows the "My Choice" property as dropdown.
But you have to open the File Info dialog to see and modify the properties.
You can create your own panel using the Creative Suite SDK with Flex, if you have programming skills.
Hope this helps,
-- Stefan

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