diff -r a35731b5e31a -r 69318aba22bf tuikit/application.py
--- a/tuikit/application.py	Wed Feb 16 23:51:30 2011 +0100
+++ b/tuikit/application.py	Thu Feb 17 23:35:05 2011 +0100
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
     def __init__(self):
         Container.__init__(self)
 
+        self.focuswidget = None
+
         self.top = self
 
         self.timeout = []
@@ -21,6 +23,11 @@
 
         self.connect('draw', self.on_draw)
 
+    def keypress(self, keyname, char):
+        if self.focuswidget and self.focuswidget != self:
+            self.focuswidget.emit('keypress', keyname, char)
+        self.handle('keypress', keyname, char)
+
 
     def on_draw(self, screen, x, y):
         screen.erase()
@@ -87,7 +94,6 @@
         self.screen = BackendCurses(screen)
         self.top.width, self.top.height = self.screen.width, self.screen.height
         self.top.emit('resize')
-        self.top.setfocus()
 
         while True:
             self.top.draw(self.screen)