diff -urN cui133/cui.c cui134/cui.c
--- cui133/cui.c	Fri Apr 25 00:00:00 2014
+++ cui134/cui.c	Sat Apr 26 22:00:00 2014
@@ -726,6 +726,8 @@
 			cui_focus_set(obj);
 			cui_draw(focus);
 			cui_draw(obj);
+		}else{
+			cui_puts("\033H"); /* ! */
 		}
 	}
 	main_stack = sp->prev;
diff -urN cui133/cui_srv.c cui134/cui_srv.c
--- cui133/cui_srv.c	Mon Apr 21 22:00:00 2014
+++ cui134/cui_srv.c	Sat Apr 26 22:00:00 2014
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 	int y = cui_y2(cui_tab_scline(p->tab));
 	cui t = (cfd == -1) ? 
 		cui_terminal_new(p->view, 0, 0, 0, 0):
-		cui_termin_new(p->view, 0, 0, 0, 0, cfd);
+		cui_termin_new(p->view, 0, 0, 0, 0, cfd, TRUE);
 
 	static int cnt = 0;
 	char buf[16];
diff -urN cui133/cui_test.c cui134/cui_test.c
--- cui133/cui_test.c	Fri Apr 25 00:00:00 2014
+++ cui134/cui_test.c	Sat Apr 26 22:00:00 2014
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@
 	for(i=1; i<ac; i++) if(strcmp(av[i], "-termin") == 0) break;
 	if(i+1 < ac){
 		int sock = cui_conn(av[i+1]);
-		cui_termin_new(bs_termin, 0, 0, bs_termin->w, bs_termin->h, sock);
+		cui_termin_new(bs_termin, 0, 0, bs_termin->w, bs_termin->h, sock, FALSE);
 	}
 
 	cui_w_set(bs_view, cui_x2(((cui_tab)tab)->scl));
diff -urN cui133/term.c cui134/term.c
--- cui133/term.c	Mon Apr 21 22:00:00 2014
+++ cui134/term.c	Sat Apr 26 22:00:00 2014
@@ -211,6 +211,12 @@
 	if(p->esc_buf_n == 1) return;
 	if(p->esc_buf_n == 2){
 		if(c == '[') return;
+		if(c == 'H'){
+			cui_term_move(obj, 0, 0);
+			p->esc_buf_n = 0;
+			cui_quit(); /* ! */
+			return;
+		}
 		esc_flush(obj);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -422,15 +428,15 @@
 /**/
 
 cui
-cui_termin_new(cui parent, int x, int y, int w, int h, int sock)
+cui_termin_new(cui parent, int x, int y, int w, int h, int sock, int auto_focus)
 {
 	cui obj = cui_alloc(sizeof(struct cui_termin));
-	cui_termin_init(obj, parent, x, y, w, h, sock);
+	cui_termin_init(obj, parent, x, y, w, h, sock, auto_focus);
 	return obj;
 }
 
 void
-cui_termin_init(cui obj, cui parent, int x, int y, int w, int h, int sock)
+cui_termin_init(cui obj, cui parent, int x, int y, int w, int h, int sock, int auto_focus)
 {
 	cui_termin p = (cui_termin)obj;
 	int i;
@@ -448,6 +454,7 @@
 
 	p->sock = sock;
 	p->in_key_mode = FALSE;
+	p->auto_focus = auto_focus;
 
 	cui_bind(obj, CUI_EVT_DRAW | CUI_EVT_KEY | CUI_EVT_RESIZE | CUI_EVT_READABLE, cui_termin_hdr, NULL);
 
@@ -479,6 +486,14 @@
 
 	switch(evt){
 	case CUI_EVT_DRAW:
+		if(p->auto_focus){
+			if(!p->in_key_mode && val == CUI_DRAW_FOCUS){
+				p->in_key_mode = TRUE;
+				cui_main(obj, obj);
+				p->in_key_mode = FALSE;
+			}
+			break;
+		}
 		for(i=0; i<4; i++) cui_show_hide(p->fill[i], (!p->in_key_mode && val == CUI_DRAW_FOCUS));
 		break;
 	case CUI_EVT_KEY:
@@ -616,7 +631,7 @@
 	char *cmd = "stty erase ^H\r";
 
 	boot_sh(obj);
-	cui_termin_init(obj, parent, x, y, w, h, p->sock);
+	cui_termin_init(obj, parent, x, y, w, h, p->sock, FALSE);
 	if(write(p->sock, cmd, strlen(cmd)) <0) ERR("write");
 }
 
diff -urN cui133/term.h cui134/term.h
--- cui133/term.h	Mon Apr 21 22:00:00 2014
+++ cui134/term.h	Sat Apr 26 22:00:00 2014
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 	cui fill[4];
 	int sock;
 	int in_key_mode;
+	int auto_focus;
 } *cui_termin;
 
 typedef struct cui_terminal{
@@ -53,8 +54,8 @@
 
 /**/
 
-cui cui_termin_new(cui parent, int x, int y, int w, int h, int sock);
-void cui_termin_init(cui obj, cui parent, int x, int y, int w, int h, int sock);
+cui cui_termin_new(cui parent, int x, int y, int w, int h, int sock, int auto_focus);
+void cui_termin_init(cui obj, cui parent, int x, int y, int w, int h, int sock, int auto_focus);
 int cui_termin_hdr(cui obj, int evt, int val, void *prm);
 void cui_termin_kill(cui obj);
 void cui_termin_del_free(cui obj);