diff --git a/twander.py b/twander.py
index 545711a..be8293a 100755
--- a/twander.py
+++ b/twander.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 
 PROGNAME = "twander"
-RCSID = "$Id: twander.py,v 1.42 2002/11/12 00:01:18 tundra Exp $"
+RCSID = "$Id: twander.py,v 1.43 2002/11/12 01:07:03 tundra Exp $"
 VERSION = RCSID.split()[2]
 
 
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
 #----------------------------------------------------------#
 
 
-CURSELECTION = 0
+INDEX = 0
 FILESELECTED = ""
 LASTDIR      = []
 STARTDIR     = ""
@@ -203,7 +203,8 @@
     # OSs like Win32 like to use '$' in file names  which
     # sorts before "."
 
-    dList.insert(0, DIR_LDELIM + ".." + DIR_RDELIM)
+    if ROOTDIR != os.path.abspath(PSEP):
+        dList.insert(0, DIR_LDELIM + ".." + DIR_RDELIM)
 
     fList.sort()
     return dList + fList
@@ -245,7 +246,6 @@
     if save:
         LASTDIR.append(ROOTDIR)
 
-
     # And select new directory to visit
     ROOTDIR = newdir
 
@@ -365,9 +365,9 @@
 #####
 
 def ProcessSelection():
-    global CURSELECTION, FILESELECTED, ROOTDIR
+    global INDEX, FILESELECTED, ROOTDIR
     
-    selected =  UI.DirList.get(str(CURSELECTION))
+    selected =  UI.DirList.get(INDEX)
     
     # If selection is a directory, move there and list contents.
     # We examine this by checking the string for the directory
@@ -404,8 +404,6 @@
     else:
         FILESELECTED = os.path.join(ROOTDIR, selected)
 
-    UI.DirList.pack()
-
 # End of 'Process Selection()'
 
 
@@ -449,7 +447,7 @@
         self.DirList.pack(side=LEFT, fill=BOTH, expand=1)
 
         # Bind the relevant widget event handlers
-        self.DirList.bind('<Button-1>', DirListHandler)
+        self.DirList.bind('<ButtonRelease-1>', DirListHandler)
 
         # Bind the relevant root window handlers
 
@@ -476,9 +474,6 @@
         # key definitions in the configuration file
         root.bind('<KeyPress>', KeystrokeHandler)
 
-        # Make sure the top level window has input focus
-        root.focus()
-
 # End of class definition, 'twanderUI'
 
 
@@ -487,9 +482,15 @@
 #####
 
 def DirListHandler(event):
-    global CURSELECTION    
+    global INDEX    
 
-    CURSELECTION = int(UI.DirList.nearest(event.y))
+    # We use the 'nearest' method below to guarantee that INDEX will always
+    # a legitimate value - i.e., *Something*  will always be selected.
+    # If we just used widget.get method this would not be the case
+    # 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()
 
 # End of 'DirListHandler()'
@@ -528,7 +529,7 @@
     global LASTDIR
 
     # Move to last directory visited, if any - inhibit this from
-    # being place on the directory traversal stack
+    # being placed on the directory traversal stack
     if LASTDIR:
         LoadDirList(LASTDIR.pop(), save=FALSE)
 
@@ -544,11 +545,10 @@
 #####
 
 def KeyDwn(event):
-    global CURSELECTION
+    global INDEX
 
     pass
 
-
 # End of 'KeyDwn()'
 
 
@@ -557,10 +557,10 @@
 #####
 
 def KeyUp(event):
-    global CURSELECTION
+    global INDEX
 
-    if CURSELECTION > 0:
-        CURSELECTION -= 1
+    if int(INDEX[0]) > 0:
+        INDEX -= 1
         ProcessSelection()
 
 # End of 'KeyDwn()'