--- a/browser_side/panels.py	Sun Dec 29 23:07:28 2013 +0100
+++ b/browser_side/panels.py	Sun Dec 29 23:15:35 2013 +0100
@@ -118,21 +118,70 @@
         self.host.richtext.setWidth("%spx" % ideal_width)
 
 
-class UniBox(TextArea, MouseHandler): #AutoCompleteTextBox):
-    """This text box is used as a main typing point, for message, microblog, etc"""
+class MessageBox(TextArea):
+    """A basic text area for entering messages"""
 
     def __init__(self, host):
         TextArea.__init__(self)
-        #AutoCompleteTextBox.__init__(self)
+        self.host = host
         self.__size = (0, 0)
-        self._popup = None
-        self._timer = Timer(notify=self._timeCb)
-        self.host = host
-        self.setStyleName('uniBox')
+        self.setStyleName('messageBox')
         self.addKeyboardListener(self)
         MouseHandler.__init__(self)
         self.addMouseListener(self)
         self._selected_cache = None
+
+    def onBrowserEvent(self, event):
+        # XXX: woraroung a pyjamas bug: self.currentEvent is not set
+        #     so the TextBox's cancelKey doens't work. This is a workaround
+        #     FIXME: fix the bug upstream
+        self.currentEvent = event
+        TextArea.onBrowserEvent(self, event)
+
+    def onKeyPress(self, sender, keycode, modifiers):
+        _txt = self.getText()
+
+        def history_cb(text):
+            self.setText(text)
+            Timer(5, lambda: self.setCursorPos(len(text)))
+
+        if keycode == KEY_ENTER:
+            if _txt:
+                self._selected_cache.onTextEntered(_txt)
+                self.host._updateInputHistory(_txt)
+            self.setText('')
+            sender.cancelKey()
+        elif keycode == KEY_UP:
+            self.host._updateInputHistory(_txt, -1, history_cb)
+        elif keycode == KEY_DOWN:
+            self.host._updateInputHistory(_txt, +1, history_cb)
+        else:
+            self.__onComposing()
+
+    def __onComposing(self):
+        """Callback when the user is composing a text."""
+        if hasattr(self._selected_cache, "target"):
+            self._selected_cache.state_machine._onEvent("composing")
+
+    def onMouseUp(self, sender, x, y):
+        size = (self.getOffsetWidth(), self.getOffsetHeight())
+        if size != self.__size:
+            self.__size = size
+            self.host.resize()
+
+    def onSelectedChange(self, selected):
+        self._selected_cache = selected
+
+
+class UniBox(MessageBox, MouseHandler): #AutoCompleteTextBox):
+    """This text box is used as a main typing point, for message, microblog, etc"""
+
+    def __init__(self, host):
+        MessageBox.__init__(self, host)
+        #AutoCompleteTextBox.__init__(self)
+        self.setStyleName('uniBox')
+        self._popup = None
+        self._timer = Timer(notify=self._timeCb)
         host.addSelectedListener(self.onSelectedChange)
 
     def addKey(self, key):
@@ -231,13 +280,6 @@
 
         return (target_hook, _type, msg)
 
-    def onBrowserEvent(self, event):
-        # XXX: woraroung a pyjamas bug: self.currentEvent is not set
-        #     so the TextBox's cancelKey doens't work. This is a workaround
-        #     FIXME: fix the bug upstream
-        self.currentEvent = event
-        TextArea.onBrowserEvent(self, event)
-
     def onKeyPress(self, sender, keycode, modifiers):
         _txt = self.getText()
         target = self._getTarget(_txt)
@@ -249,29 +291,16 @@
 
         self._timer.schedule(2000)
 
-        def history_cb(text):
-            self.setText(text)
-            Timer(5, lambda: self.setCursorPos(len(text)))
-
-        # if keycode == KEY_ENTER and not self.visible:
         if keycode == KEY_ENTER:
             if _txt:
                 target_hook, type_, msg = target
                 if target_hook:
                     parsed_txt, data = target_hook
                     self.host.send([(type_, data)], parsed_txt)
-                else:  # we send the message to the selected target
-                    self._selected_cache.onTextEntered(_txt)
-                self.host._updateInputHistory(_txt)
-            self.setText('')
+                    self.host._updateInputHistory(_txt)
+                    self.setText('')
             self._timeCb(None)  # we remove the popup
-            sender.cancelKey()
-        elif keycode == KEY_UP:
-            self.host._updateInputHistory(_txt, -1, history_cb)
-        elif keycode == KEY_DOWN:
-            self.host._updateInputHistory(_txt, +1, history_cb)
-        else:
-            self.__onComposing()
+        MessageBox.onKeyPress(self, sender, keycode, modifiers)
 
     def getTargetAndData(self):
         """For external use, to get information about the (hypothetical) message
@@ -298,20 +327,6 @@
             target = None
         return (_txt, target)
 
-    def __onComposing(self):
-        """Callback when the user is composing a text."""
-        if hasattr(self._selected_cache, "target"):
-            self._selected_cache.state_machine._onEvent("composing")
-
-    def onMouseUp(self, sender, x, y):
-        size = (self.getOffsetWidth(), self.getOffsetHeight())
-        if size != self.__size:
-            self.__size = size
-            self.host.resize()
-
-    def onSelectedChange(self, selected):
-        self._selected_cache = selected
-
     def onWidgetClosed(self, lib_wid):
         """Called when a libervia widget is closed"""
         if self._selected_cache == lib_wid:

--- a/public/libervia.css	Sun Dec 29 23:07:28 2013 +0100
+++ b/public/libervia.css	Sun Dec 29 23:15:35 2013 +0100
@@ -531,6 +531,20 @@
     -o-transition: color 0.2s linear;
 }
 
+.messageBox {
+    width: 100%;
+    padding: 5px;
+    border: 1px solid #bbb;
+    color: #444;
+    background: #fff url('media/libervia/unibox_2.png') top bottom no-repeat;
+    box-shadow:inset 0 0 10px #ddd;
+    -webkit-box-shadow:inset 0 0 10px #ddd;
+    -moz-box-shadow:inset 0 0 10px #ddd;
+    border-radius: 0px 0px 10px 10px;
+    height: 25px;
+    margin: 0px;
+}
+
 /* UniBox & Status */
 
 .uniBoxPanel {