diff -aur kupfer-v202/kupfer/ui/browser.py kupfer-v202.copy/kupfer/ui/browser.py
--- kupfer-v202/kupfer/ui/browser.py	2010-09-05 07:01:25.000000000 -0700
+++ kupfer-v202.copy/kupfer/ui/browser.py	2010-11-02 14:35:50.000000000 -0700
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@
 		keys = (
 			"Up", "Down", "Right", "Left",
 			"Tab", "ISO_Left_Tab", "BackSpace", "Escape", "Delete",
-			"space", 'Page_Up', 'Page_Down', 'Home'
+			"space", 'Page_Up', 'Page_Down', 'Home', 'Return'
 			)
 		self.key_book = dict((k, gtk.gdk.keyval_from_name(k)) for k in keys)
 		if not text_direction_is_ltr():
@@ -972,6 +972,11 @@
 
 
 		if keyv not in self.keys_sensible:
+			# skip the IME if we're not in text mode
+			if not text_mode:
+				if keyv < 128:
+					self.entry.insert_text(chr(keyv), -1)
+				return True
 			# exit if not handled
 			return False
 		self._reset_to_toplevel = False
@@ -999,6 +1004,9 @@
 		elif keyv == key_book["BackSpace"]:
 			if not has_input:
 				self._backspace_key_press()
+			elif not text_mode:
+				#forward backspace presses to the entry box
+				self.entry.delete_text(self.entry.get_text_length() - 1, -1)			
 			else:
 				return False
 		elif keyv == key_book["Left"]:
@@ -1008,6 +1016,11 @@
 			self.switch_current(reverse=(keyv == key_book["ISO_Left_Tab"]))
 		elif keyv == key_book['Home']:
 			self.current.go_first()
+		elif keyv == key_book['Return']:
+			if has_input and not text_mode:
+				self.activate()
+			else:
+				return False
 		else:
 			# cont. processing
 			return False