--- a/frontends/src/primitivus/card_game.py	Wed Sep 03 20:54:14 2014 +0200
+++ b/frontends/src/primitivus/card_game.py	Thu Sep 04 19:05:57 2014 +0200
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 from sat_frontends.tools.games import TarotCard
 from sat_frontends.quick_frontend.quick_card_game import QuickCardGame
 from sat_frontends.primitivus import xmlui
+from sat_frontends.primitivus.keys import action_key_map as a_key
 
 
 class CardDisplayer(urwid.Text):
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@
         return True
 
     def keypress(self, size, key):
-        if key == ' ':
+        if key == a_key['CARD_SELECT']:
             self.select(not self.__selected)
             self._emit('click')
         return key
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@
             return self.columns.keypress(size, key)
         else:
             #No card displayed, we still have to manage the clicks
-            if key == ' ':
+            if key == a_key['CARD_SELECT']:
                 self._emit('click', None)
             return key
 

--- a/frontends/src/primitivus/chat.py	Wed Sep 03 20:54:14 2014 +0200
+++ b/frontends/src/primitivus/chat.py	Thu Sep 04 19:05:57 2014 +0200
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 from sat_frontends.quick_frontend.quick_utils import escapePrivate, unescapePrivate
 from sat_frontends.primitivus import xmlui
 from sat_frontends.primitivus.constants import Const as C
+from sat_frontends.primitivus.keys import action_key_map as a_key
 import time
 from sat_frontends.tools.jid  import JID
 
@@ -95,26 +96,26 @@
         self.subject = None
 
     def keypress(self, size, key):
-        if key == "meta p": #user wants to (un)hide the presents panel
+        if key == a_key['OCCUPANTS_HIDE']: #user wants to (un)hide the presents panel
             if self.type == 'group':
                 widgets = [widget for (widget, options) in self.chat_colums.contents]
                 if self.present_panel in widgets:
                     self.__removePresentPanel()
                 else:
                     self.__appendPresentPanel()
-        elif key == "meta t": #user wants to (un)hide timestamp
+        elif key == a_key['TIMESTAMP_HIDE']: #user wants to (un)hide timestamp
             self.show_timestamp = not self.show_timestamp
             for wid in self.content:
                 wid._invalidate()
-        elif key == "meta n": #user wants to (not) use short nick
+        elif key == a_key['SHORT_NICKNAME']: #user wants to (not) use short nick
             self.show_short_nick = not self.show_short_nick
             for wid in self.content:
                 wid._invalidate()
-        elif key == "meta l": #user wants to (un)hide widget decoration
+        elif key == a_key['DECORATION_HIDE']: #user wants to (un)hide widget decoration
             show = not isinstance(self._w, sat_widgets.LabelLine)
             self.showDecoration(show)
             self._invalidate()
-        elif key == "meta s": #user wants to (un)hide group's subject or change its apperance
+        elif key == a_key['SUBJECT_SWITCH']: #user wants to (un)hide group's subject or change its apperance
             if self.subject:
                 self.show_title = (self.show_title + 1) % 3
                 if self.show_title == 0:

--- a/frontends/src/primitivus/contact_list.py	Wed Sep 03 20:54:14 2014 +0200
+++ b/frontends/src/primitivus/contact_list.py	Thu Sep 04 19:05:57 2014 +0200
@@ -21,10 +21,12 @@
 import urwid
 from urwid_satext import sat_widgets
 from sat_frontends.quick_frontend.quick_contact_list import QuickContactList
-from sat_frontends.quick_frontend.quick_utils import escapePrivate, unescapePrivate
+from sat_frontends.quick_frontend.quick_utils import unescapePrivate
 from sat_frontends.tools.jid import JID
 from sat_frontends.primitivus.status import StatusBar
 from sat_frontends.primitivus.constants import Const
+from sat_frontends.primitivus.keys import action_key_map as a_key
+
 
 class ContactList(urwid.WidgetWrap, QuickContactList):
     signals = ['click','change']
@@ -63,10 +65,10 @@
         self.update()
 
     def keypress(self, size, key):
-        if key == "meta s": #user wants to (un)hide contacts' statuses
+        if key == a_key['STATUS_HIDE']: #user wants to (un)hide contacts' statuses
             self.show_status = not self.show_status
             self.update()
-        elif key == "meta d": #user wants to (un)hide disconnected contacts
+        elif key == a_key['DISCONNECTED_HIDE']: #user wants to (un)hide disconnected contacts
             self.show_disconnected = not self.show_disconnected
             self.update()
         return super(ContactList, self).keypress(size, key)

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/frontends/src/primitivus/keys.py	Thu Sep 04 19:05:57 2014 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# Primitivus: a SAT frontend
+# Copyright (C) 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Jérôme Poisson (goffi@goffi.org)
+
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+"""This file manage the action <=> key map"""
+
+from urwid_satext.keys import action_key_map
+
+
+action_key_map.update(
+        {
+        # Edit bar
+        ("edit", "MODE_INSERTION"): "i",
+        ("edit", "MODE_COMMAND"): ":",
+        ("edit", "HISTORY_PREV"): "up",
+        ("edit", "HISTORY_NEXT"): "down",
+
+        # global
+        ("global", "MENU_HIDE"): 'meta m',
+        ("global", "NOTIFICATION_NEXT"): 'ctrl n',
+        ("global", "OVERLAY_HIDE"): 'ctrl s',
+        ("global", "DEBUG"): 'ctrl d',
+        ("global", "CONTACTS_HIDE"): 'f2',
+
+        # global menu
+        ("menu_global", "APP_QUIT"): 'ctrl x',
+        ("menu_global", "ROOM_JOIN"): 'meta j',
+
+        # contact list
+        ("contact_list", "STATUS_HIDE"): "meta s",
+        ("contact_list", "DISCONNECTED_HIDE"): "meta d",
+
+        # chat panel
+        ("chat_panel", "OCCUPANTS_HIDE"): "meta p",
+        ("chat_panel", "TIMESTAMP_HIDE"): "meta t",
+        ("chat_panel", "SHORT_NICKNAME"): "meta n",
+        ("chat_panel", "DECORATION_HIDE"): "meta l",
+        ("chat_panel", "SUBJECT_SWITCH"): "meta s",
+
+        #card game
+        ("card_game", "CARD_SELECT"): ' ',
+        })
+
+
+action_key_map.set_close_namespaces(tuple(), ('global', 'focus', 'menu_global'))
+action_key_map.check_namespaces()

--- a/frontends/src/primitivus/primitivus	Wed Sep 03 20:54:14 2014 +0200
+++ b/frontends/src/primitivus/primitivus	Thu Sep 04 19:05:57 2014 +0200
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 from sat_frontends.primitivus import xmlui
 from sat_frontends.primitivus.progress import Progress
 from sat_frontends.primitivus.notify import Notify
+from sat_frontends.primitivus.keys import action_key_map as a_key
 from sat_frontends.tools.misc import InputHistory
 from sat_frontends.constants import Const as commonConst # FIXME
 from sat_frontends.tools.jid import JID
@@ -56,8 +57,8 @@
 
     def __init__(self, app):
         modes = {None: ('NORMAL', u''),
-                 'i': ('INSERTION', u'> '),
-                 ':': ('COMMAND', u':')} #XXX: captions *MUST* be unicode
+                 a_key['MODE_INSERTION']: ('INSERTION', u'> '),
+                 a_key['MODE_COMMAND']: ('COMMAND', u':')} #XXX: captions *MUST* be unicode
         super(EditBar, self).__init__(modes)
         self.app = app
         self.setCompletionMethod(self._text_completion)
@@ -153,19 +154,19 @@
             self.set_edit_text(text)
             self.set_edit_pos(len(text))
 
-        if key == "esc":
+        if key == a_key['MODAL_ESCAPE']:
             # first save the text to the current mode, then change to NORMAL
             self.app._updateInputHistory(self.get_edit_text(), mode=self.mode)
             self.app._updateInputHistory(mode='NORMAL')
         if self._mode == 'NORMAL' and key in self._modes:
             self.app._updateInputHistory(mode=self._modes[key][0])
-        if key == "up":
+        if key == a_key['HISTORY_PREV']:
             self.app._updateInputHistory(self.get_edit_text(), -1, history_cb, self.mode)
             return
-        elif key == "down":
+        elif key == a_key['HISTORY_NEXT']:
             self.app._updateInputHistory(self.get_edit_text(), +1, history_cb, self.mode)
             return
-        elif key == "enter":
+        elif key == a_key['EDIT_ENTER']:
             self.app._updateInputHistory(self.get_edit_text(), mode=self.mode)
         else:
             contact = self.app.contact_list.getContact()
@@ -246,8 +247,8 @@
                         input[input.index(i)] = 'down'
         return input
 
-    def keyHandler(self, input):
-        if input == 'meta m':
+    def keyHandler(self, input_):
+        if input_ == a_key['MENU_HIDE']:
             """User want to (un)hide the menu roller"""
             try:
                 if self.main_widget.header == None:
@@ -256,10 +257,10 @@
                     self.main_widget.header = None
             except AttributeError:
                 pass
-        elif input == 'ctrl n':
+        elif input_ == a_key['NOTIFICATION_NEXT']:
             """User wants to see next notification"""
             self.notBar.showNext()
-        elif input == 'ctrl s':
+        elif input_ == a_key['OVERLAY_HIDE']:
             """User wants to (un)hide overlay window"""
             if isinstance(self.loop.widget,urwid.Overlay):
                 self.__saved_overlay = self.loop.widget
@@ -269,9 +270,9 @@
                     self.loop.widget = self.__saved_overlay
                     self.__saved_overlay = None
 
-        elif input == 'ctrl d' and 'D' in self.bridge.getVersion(): #Debug only for dev versions
+        elif input_ == a_key['DEBUG'] and 'D' in self.bridge.getVersion(): #Debug only for dev versions
             self.debug()
-        elif input == 'f2': #user wants to (un)hide the contact_list
+        elif input_ == a_key['CONTACTS_HIDE']: #user wants to (un)hide the contact_list
             try:
                 for wid, options in self.center_part.contents:
                     if self.contact_list is wid:
@@ -282,7 +283,7 @@
             except AttributeError:
                 #The main widget is not built (probably in Profile Manager)
                 pass
-        elif input == 'window resize':
+        elif input_ == 'window resize':
             width,height = self.loop.screen_size
             if height<=5 and width<=35:
                 if not 'save_main_widget' in dir(self):
@@ -293,9 +294,9 @@
                     self.loop.widget = self.save_main_widget
                     del self.save_main_widget
         try:
-            return self.menu_roller.checkShortcuts(input)
+            return self.menu_roller.checkShortcuts(input_)
         except AttributeError:
-            return input
+            return input_
 
     def addMenus(self, menu, type_, menu_data=None):
         """Add cached menus to instance
@@ -320,11 +321,11 @@
         menu.addMenu(general, _("Disconnect"), self.onDisconnectRequest)
         menu.addMenu(general, _("Parameters"), self.onParam)
         menu.addMenu(general, _("About"), self.onAboutRequest)
-        menu.addMenu(general, _("Exit"), self.onExitRequest, 'ctrl x')
+        menu.addMenu(general, _("Exit"), self.onExitRequest, a_key['APP_QUIT'])
         contact = _("Contacts")
         menu.addMenu(contact)
         communication = _("Communication")
-        menu.addMenu(communication, _("Join room"), self.onJoinRoomRequest, 'meta j')
+        menu.addMenu(communication, _("Join room"), self.onJoinRoomRequest, a_key['ROOM_JOIN'])
         #additionals menus
         #FIXME: do this in a more generic way (in quickapp)
         self.addMenus(menu, C.MENU_GLOBAL)