diff --git a/twander.py b/twander.py
index 231c217..2af252c 100755
--- a/twander.py
+++ b/twander.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 
 PROGNAME = "twander"
-RCSID = "$Id: twander.py,v 1.44 2002/11/12 01:59:02 tundra Exp $"
+RCSID = "$Id: twander.py,v 1.45 2002/11/12 10:02:13 tundra Exp $"
 VERSION = RCSID.split()[2]
 
 
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
           "          -f color  foreground color (default: green)",
           "          -h        print this help information",
           "          -n name   name of font to use (default: courier)",
-	  "          -q        quiet mode - no warnings (default: warnings on)",
+          "          -q        quiet mode - no warnings (default: warnings on)",
           "          -s size   size of font to use (default: 12)",
           "          -v        print detailed version information",
           "          -w wght   weight/style of font to use (default: bold)",
@@ -400,6 +400,15 @@
         # Load UI with new directory
         LoadDirList(selected)
 
+        # And always force selection of first item there.
+        # This guarantees a selection in the new
+        # directory context, so subsequent commands
+        # won't try to operate on an item selected in a
+        # previoius directory
+        
+        INDEX = ('0',)
+        UI.DirList.selection_set(INDEX)
+
     # File was selected.  Save its full name for later use.
     else:
         FILESELECTED = os.path.join(ROOTDIR, selected)
@@ -447,8 +456,11 @@
         self.DirList.pack(side=LEFT, fill=BOTH, expand=1)
 
         # Bind the relevant widget event handlers
+
+        # We'll accept Single- or Double-Clicks as a selection
         self.DirList.bind('<ButtonRelease-1>', DirListHandler)
 
+
         # Bind the relevant root window handlers
 
         # Bind handler for Backspace key
@@ -461,7 +473,7 @@
         root.bind('<Home>', KeyHome)
 
         # Bind handler for Left Arrow key
-        root.bind('<Left>', KeyLeft)
+#        root.bind('<-Left>', KeyLeft)
 
         # Set up keystroke handler for application
         # These will be checked against the command
@@ -489,8 +501,11 @@
     # whenever we rapidly clicked into a directory with only one entry (".."),
     # because any click in a blank area of the screen would return ().
     
-    INDEX = event.widget.nearest(event.y)
-    ProcessSelection()
+#    INDEX = event.widget.nearest(event.y)
+    INDEX = event.widget.curselection()
+
+    if INDEX:
+        ProcessSelection()
 
 # End of 'DirListHandler()'
 
@@ -565,14 +580,14 @@
 
     # cmd == null means no matching command key -  do nothing
     # Otherwise, replace config tokens with actual file/dir names
-    
     if cmd:
+
+        # Replace runtime-determined tokens
         cmd = cmd.replace(FILENAME, FILESELECTED)
         cmd = cmd.replace(DIRNAME, ROOTDIR)
 
-    # Actually execute the command
-
-    os.system(cmd)
+        # Actually execute the command
+        os.system(cmd)
     
 # end of 'KeystrokeHandler()'