I tried everything. In the end I did it the normal way. Focus works on message_textview. Yann have a look if you want to make the same thing in GC

plugins/gtkgui/dialogs.py

@@ -623,8 +623,6 @@ class New_message_window:
 		self.account = account
 		self.xml = gtk.glade.XML(GTKGUI_GLADE, 'new_message_window', APP)
 		self.window = self.xml.get_widget('new_message_window')
-		self.jid_entry = self.xml.get_widget('jid_entry')
-		self.jid_entry.set_activates_default(True)
 		self.xml.signal_autoconnect(self)
 		self.plugin.windows['new_message'] = self # now add us to open windows
 

plugins/gtkgui/gtkgui.glade

@@ -7307,7 +7307,7 @@ Custom</property>
 	      <property name="text" translatable="yes"></property>
 	      <property name="has_frame">True</property>
 	      <property name="invisible_char">*</property>
-	      <property name="activates_default">False</property>
+	      <property name="activates_default">True</property>
 	    </widget>
 	    <packing>
 	      <property name="left_attach">1</property>
@@ -7322,13 +7322,14 @@ Custom</property>
 	    <widget class="GtkEntry" id="room_entry">
 	      <property name="visible">True</property>
 	      <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+	      <property name="has_focus">True</property>
 	      <property name="editable">True</property>
 	      <property name="visibility">True</property>
 	      <property name="max_length">0</property>
 	      <property name="text" translatable="yes"></property>
 	      <property name="has_frame">True</property>
 	      <property name="invisible_char">*</property>
-	      <property name="activates_default">False</property>
+	      <property name="activates_default">True</property>
 	    </widget>
 	    <packing>
 	      <property name="left_attach">1</property>
@@ -7349,7 +7350,7 @@ Custom</property>
 	      <property name="text" translatable="yes"></property>
 	      <property name="has_frame">True</property>
 	      <property name="invisible_char">*</property>
-	      <property name="activates_default">False</property>
+	      <property name="activates_default">True</property>
 	    </widget>
 	    <packing>
 	      <property name="left_attach">1</property>
@@ -7365,12 +7366,12 @@ Custom</property>
 	      <property name="visible">True</property>
 	      <property name="can_focus">True</property>
 	      <property name="editable">True</property>
-	      <property name="visibility">True</property>
+	      <property name="visibility">False</property>
-	      <property name="max_length">3</property>
+	      <property name="max_length">0</property>
 	      <property name="text" translatable="yes"></property>
 	      <property name="has_frame">True</property>
 	      <property name="invisible_char">*</property>
-	      <property name="activates_default">False</property>
+	      <property name="activates_default">True</property>
 	    </widget>
 	    <packing>
 	      <property name="left_attach">1</property>
@@ -7933,6 +7934,7 @@ Custom</property>
 
 <widget class="GtkWindow" id="tabbed_chat_window">
   <property name="visible">True</property>
+  <property name="can_focus">True</property>
   <property name="title" translatable="yes">Chat</property>
   <property name="type">GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL</property>
   <property name="window_position">GTK_WIN_POS_NONE</property>
@@ -7977,7 +7979,6 @@ Custom</property>
 	      <child>
 		<widget class="GtkButton" id="history_button">
 		  <property name="visible">True</property>
-		  <property name="can_focus">True</property>
 		  <property name="relief">GTK_RELIEF_NORMAL</property>
 		  <property name="focus_on_click">True</property>
 		  <signal name="clicked" handler="on_history_button_clicked" last_modification_time="Wed, 02 Mar 2005 17:03:17 GMT"/>
@@ -8052,70 +8053,11 @@ Custom</property>
 	      <child>
 		<widget class="GtkButton" id="clear_button">
 		  <property name="visible">True</property>
-		  <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+		  <property name="label">gtk-clear</property>
+		  <property name="use_stock">True</property>
 		  <property name="relief">GTK_RELIEF_NORMAL</property>
 		  <property name="focus_on_click">True</property>
 		  <signal name="clicked" handler="on_clear_button_clicked" last_modification_time="Wed, 02 Mar 2005 17:03:09 GMT"/>
-
-		  <child>
-		    <widget class="GtkAlignment" id="alignment46">
-		      <property name="visible">True</property>
-		      <property name="xalign">0.5</property>
-		      <property name="yalign">0.5</property>
-		      <property name="xscale">0</property>
-		      <property name="yscale">0</property>
-		      <property name="top_padding">0</property>
-		      <property name="bottom_padding">0</property>
-		      <property name="left_padding">0</property>
-		      <property name="right_padding">0</property>
-
-		      <child>
-			<widget class="GtkHBox" id="hbox2923">
-			  <property name="visible">True</property>
-			  <property name="homogeneous">False</property>
-			  <property name="spacing">2</property>
-
-			  <child>
-			    <widget class="GtkImage" id="image411">
-			      <property name="visible">True</property>
-			      <property name="stock">gtk-clear</property>
-			      <property name="icon_size">4</property>
-			      <property name="xalign">0.5</property>
-			      <property name="yalign">0.5</property>
-			      <property name="xpad">0</property>
-			      <property name="ypad">0</property>
-			    </widget>
-			    <packing>
-			      <property name="padding">0</property>
-			      <property name="expand">False</property>
-			      <property name="fill">False</property>
-			    </packing>
-			  </child>
-
-			  <child>
-			    <widget class="GtkLabel" id="label204">
-			      <property name="visible">True</property>
-			      <property name="label" translatable="yes">Clear</property>
-			      <property name="use_underline">True</property>
-			      <property name="use_markup">False</property>
-			      <property name="justify">GTK_JUSTIFY_LEFT</property>
-			      <property name="wrap">False</property>
-			      <property name="selectable">False</property>
-			      <property name="xalign">0.5</property>
-			      <property name="yalign">0.5</property>
-			      <property name="xpad">0</property>
-			      <property name="ypad">0</property>
-			    </widget>
-			    <packing>
-			      <property name="padding">0</property>
-			      <property name="expand">False</property>
-			      <property name="fill">False</property>
-			    </packing>
-			  </child>
-			</widget>
-		      </child>
-		    </widget>
-		  </child>
 		</widget>
 		<packing>
 		  <property name="padding">0</property>
@@ -8144,14 +8086,13 @@ Custom</property>
 	      <child>
 		<widget class="GtkToggleButton" id="gpg_togglebutton">
 		  <property name="visible">True</property>
-		  <property name="can_focus">True</property>
 		  <property name="relief">GTK_RELIEF_NONE</property>
 		  <property name="focus_on_click">False</property>
 		  <property name="active">False</property>
 		  <property name="inconsistent">False</property>
 
 		  <child>
-		    <widget class="GtkImage" id="image413">
+		    <widget class="GtkImage" id="image433">
 		      <property name="visible">True</property>
 		      <property name="stock">gtk-dialog-authentication</property>
 		      <property name="icon_size">4</property>
@@ -8180,7 +8121,6 @@ Custom</property>
 		      <property name="height_request">0</property>
 		      <property name="visible">True</property>
 		      <property name="tooltip" translatable="yes">Click for contact's extented information</property>
-		      <property name="can_focus">True</property>
 		      <property name="label" translatable="yes">Anonymous &lt;id@server/res&gt;</property>
 		      <property name="use_underline">True</property>
 		      <property name="relief">GTK_RELIEF_NONE</property>
@@ -8203,13 +8143,12 @@ Custom</property>
 	      <child>
 		<widget class="GtkButton" id="close_button">
 		  <property name="visible">True</property>
-		  <property name="can_focus">True</property>
 		  <property name="relief">GTK_RELIEF_NORMAL</property>
 		  <property name="focus_on_click">True</property>
 		  <signal name="clicked" handler="on_close_button_clicked" last_modification_time="Wed, 02 Mar 2005 21:05:12 GMT"/>
 
 		  <child>
-		    <widget class="GtkImage" id="image414">
+		    <widget class="GtkImage" id="image434">
 		      <property name="visible">True</property>
 		      <property name="stock">gtk-close</property>
 		      <property name="icon_size">4</property>
@@ -8237,13 +8176,11 @@ Custom</property>
 	  <child>
 	    <widget class="GtkVPaned" id="vpaned3">
 	      <property name="visible">True</property>
-	      <property name="can_focus">True</property>
 	      <property name="position">170</property>
 
 	      <child>
 		<widget class="GtkScrolledWindow" id="conversation_scrolledwindow">
 		  <property name="visible">True</property>
-		  <property name="can_focus">True</property>
 		  <property name="hscrollbar_policy">GTK_POLICY_AUTOMATIC</property>
 		  <property name="vscrollbar_policy">GTK_POLICY_AUTOMATIC</property>
 		  <property name="shadow_type">GTK_SHADOW_IN</property>
@@ -8253,7 +8190,6 @@ Custom</property>
 		  <child>
 		    <widget class="GtkTextView" id="conversation_textview">
 		      <property name="visible">True</property>
-		      <property name="can_focus">True</property>
 		      <property name="editable">False</property>
 		      <property name="overwrite">False</property>
 		      <property name="accepts_tab">True</property>
@@ -8281,7 +8217,6 @@ Custom</property>
 	      <child>
 		<widget class="GtkScrolledWindow" id="scrolledwindow31">
 		  <property name="visible">True</property>
-		  <property name="can_focus">True</property>
 		  <property name="hscrollbar_policy">GTK_POLICY_AUTOMATIC</property>
 		  <property name="vscrollbar_policy">GTK_POLICY_AUTOMATIC</property>
 		  <property name="shadow_type">GTK_SHADOW_IN</property>
@@ -8291,7 +8226,6 @@ Custom</property>
 		    <widget class="GtkTextView" id="message_textview">
 		      <property name="visible">True</property>
 		      <property name="can_focus">True</property>
-		      <property name="has_focus">True</property>
 		      <property name="editable">True</property>
 		      <property name="overwrite">False</property>
 		      <property name="accepts_tab">True</property>
@@ -8437,7 +8371,7 @@ send a chat message to</property>
 	  <property name="text" translatable="yes"></property>
 	  <property name="has_frame">True</property>
 	  <property name="invisible_char">*</property>
-	  <property name="activates_default">False</property>
+	  <property name="activates_default">True</property>
 	</widget>
 	<packing>
 	  <property name="padding">0</property>

plugins/gtkgui/gtkgui.py

@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ class tabbed_chat_window:
 			self.on_tabbed_chat_window_key_press_event)
 		self.xml.signal_connect('on_chat_notebook_switch_page', \
 			self.on_chat_notebook_switch_page)
+		#self.xml.signal_autoconnect(self) #FIXME: (nk) THIS SEGFAULTS GAJIM. WHY?
 		
 	def update_tags(self):
 		for jid in self.tagIn:
@@ -363,7 +364,6 @@ class tabbed_chat_window:
 		child = self.xmls[jid].get_widget('chat_vbox')
 		self.chat_notebook.set_current_page(\
 			self.chat_notebook.page_num(child))
-		self.xmls[jid].get_widget('message_textview').grab_focus()
 
 	def remove_tab(self, jid):
 		if len(self.xmls) == 1:
@@ -444,14 +444,14 @@ class tabbed_chat_window:
 		return 0
 
 	def on_tabbed_chat_window_key_press_event(self, widget, event):
-		st = "1234567890"
+		st = '1234567890' # zero is here cause humans count from 1, pc from 0 :P
 		jid = self.get_active_jid()
-		if event.keyval == gtk.keysyms.Escape:
+		if event.keyval == gtk.keysyms.Escape: # ESCAPE
 			self.remove_tab(jid)
 		elif event.string and event.string in st \
-			and (event.state & gtk.gdk.MOD1_MASK):
+			and (event.state & gtk.gdk.MOD1_MASK): # alt + 1,2,3..
 			self.chat_notebook.set_current_page(st.index(event.string))
-		elif event.keyval == gtk.keysyms.Page_Down:
+		elif event.keyval == gtk.keysyms.Page_Down: # PAGE DOWN
 			if event.state & gtk.gdk.CONTROL_MASK:
 				current = self.chat_notebook.get_current_page()
 				if current > 0:
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ class tabbed_chat_window:
 				iter = conversation_textview.get_iter_at_location(rect.x,\
 					rect.y + rect.height)
 				conversation_textview.scroll_to_iter(iter, 0.1, True, 0, 0)
-		elif event.keyval == gtk.keysyms.Page_Up:
+		elif event.keyval == gtk.keysyms.Page_Up: # PAGE UP
 			if event.state & gtk.gdk.CONTROL_MASK:
 				current = self.chat_notebook.get_current_page()
 				if current < (self.chat_notebook.get_n_pages()-1):
@@ -480,12 +480,17 @@ class tabbed_chat_window:
 				iter = conversation_textview.get_iter_at_location(rect.x, rect.y)
 				conversation_textview.scroll_to_iter(iter, 0.1, True, 0, 1)
 		elif event.keyval == gtk.keysyms.Tab and \
-			(event.state & gtk.gdk.CONTROL_MASK):
+			(event.state & gtk.gdk.CONTROL_MASK): # CTRL + TAB
 			current = self.chat_notebook.get_current_page()
 			if current < (self.chat_notebook.get_n_pages()-1):
 				self.chat_notebook.set_current_page(current+1)
 			else:
 				self.chat_notebook.set_current_page(0)
+		else: # it's a normal key press make sure message_textview has focus
+			message_textview = self.xmls[jid].\
+					get_widget('message_textview')
+			if not message_textview.is_focus():
+				message_textview.grab_focus()
 
 	def on_contact_button_clicked(self, widget):
 		"""When button contact is clicked"""
@@ -2343,9 +2348,9 @@ class roster_window:
 		return 1
 
 	def mkemoticons(self):
-		"""initialize emoticons array"""
+		"""initialize emoticons dictionary"""
-		self.emoticons = {}
+		self.emoticons = dict()
-		self.begin_emot = ""
+		self.begin_emot = ''
 		split_line = string.split(self.plugin.config['emoticons'], '\t')
 		for i in range(0, len(split_line)/2):
 			file = split_line[2*i+1]