--- a/mde/input/Input.d	Sun Jan 04 17:35:15 2009 +0000
+++ b/mde/input/Input.d	Mon Jan 05 12:43:27 2009 +0000
@@ -217,12 +217,20 @@
     bool opCall (ref SDL_Event event) {
         /* Non-config events.
         *
-        * Mouse events don't need config for the GUI. Handle them first so that if no config exists
-        * some functionality at least is retained.
+        * Handle these first so that if no config exists some functionality at least is retained.
         *
         * Coordinates don't need adjusting (they put the top-left most pixel at 0,0).
         */
         switch (event.type) {
+            case SDL_KEYDOWN:
+                if (letterCallback) {
+                    try
+                        letterCallback (event.key.keysym.sym, Utf.toString ([cast(wchar)event.key.keysym.unicode], cast(char[])utfBuf));
+                    catch (Exception e)
+                        logger.error (CB_EXC ~ e.msg);
+                }
+                break;
+            
             case SDL_MOUSEBUTTONDOWN:
             case SDL_MOUSEBUTTONUP:
                 foreach (dg; mouseClickCallbacks) {
@@ -254,8 +262,6 @@
         switch (event.type) {
             // Keyboard events:
             case SDL_KEYDOWN:
-                if (letterCallback)
-		    letterCallback (event.key.keysym.sym, Utf.toString ([cast(wchar)event.key.keysym.unicode], cast(char[])utfBuf));
             case SDL_KEYUP:
 		if (letterCallback) break;	// text input mode; no keyboard input from mappings
                 outQueue[]* p = (Config.B.SDLKEY | event.key.keysym.sym) in config.button;