--- a/browser_side/panels.py	Sun Mar 03 23:30:25 2013 +0100
+++ b/browser_side/panels.py	Mon Mar 04 00:01:23 2013 +0100
@@ -383,7 +383,8 @@
         self.addKeyboardListener(self)
         MouseHandler.__init__(self)
         self.addMouseListener(self)
-        
+        self._selected_cache = None
+        host.addSelectedListener(self.onSelectedChange)
 
     def addKey(self, key):
         return
@@ -439,7 +440,6 @@
         Return a tuple (target_type, target info)"""
         type = None
         target = None
-        selected = self.host.getSelected()
         if txt.startswith('@@: '):
             type = "PUBLIC"
         elif txt.startswith('@'):
@@ -451,13 +451,13 @@
                 target = txt[1:_end] #only one target group is managed for the moment
                 if not target in self.host.contact_panel.getGroups():
                     target = None
-        elif selected == None:
+        elif self._selected_cache == None:
             type = "STATUS"
-        elif isinstance(selected, ChatPanel):
+        elif isinstance(self._selected_cache, ChatPanel):
             type = "ONE2ONE"
-            target = str(selected.target)
+            target = str(self._selected_cache.target)
         else:
-            print "Unknown selected host:",selected
+            print "Unknown selected host:",self._selected_cache
             type = "UNKNOWN"
         return (type, target)
 
@@ -480,16 +480,15 @@
 
         self._timer.schedule(2000)
 
-        selected = self.host.getSelected()
         #if keycode == KEY_ENTER and not self.visible:
         if keycode == KEY_ENTER:
             if _txt:
                 if _txt.startswith('@'):
                     self.host.bridge.call('sendMblog', None, self.getText())
-                elif selected == None:
+                elif self._selected_cache == None:
                     self.host.bridge.call('setStatus', None, _txt)
-                elif isinstance(selected, ChatPanel):
-                    _chat = selected
+                elif isinstance(self._selected_cache, ChatPanel):
+                    _chat = self._selected_cache
                     mess_type = "groupchat" if _chat.type=='group' else "chat"
                     self.host.bridge.call('sendMessage', None, str(_chat.target), _txt, '', mess_type)
             self.setText('')
@@ -500,7 +499,10 @@
         size = (self.getOffsetWidth(), self.getOffsetHeight())
         if size != self.__size:
             self.__size = size
-            self.host.resize() 
+            self.host.resize()
+
+    def onSelectedChange(self, selected):
+        self._selected_cache = selected
 
     """def complete(self):