diff --git a/build/js/ox.ui.js b/build/js/ox.ui.js
index 154ff97c..6cba1500 100644
--- a/build/js/ox.ui.js
+++ b/build/js/ox.ui.js
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ requires
             }(),
             path: $("script[src*=ox.ui.js]").attr("src")
                 .replace("js/ox.ui.js", ""),
-            stack: [], // fixme: used?
             symbols: { // fixme: make lowercase
                 alt: "\u2325",
                 apple: "\uF8FF",
@@ -203,21 +202,52 @@ requires
 
     // use dom elements / jquery instead
 
+    
     Ox.Event = function() {
-        var $eventHandler = $("<div>");
+        var keyboardEvents = {};
+            $eventHandler = $("<div>");
+        function isKeyboardEvent(event) {
+            return event.substr(0, 4) == "key_";
+        }
         return {
-            bind: function(event, callback) {
-                $eventHandler.bind(event, callback);
+            bind: function(id, event, callback) {
+                if (isKeyboardEvent(event)) {
+                    keyboardEvents[id] = keyboardEvents[id] || [];
+                    keyboardEvents[id].push({
+                        event: event,
+                        callback: callback
+                    });
+                }
+                if (!isKeyboardEvent(event) || Ox.Focus.focused() == id) {
+                    $eventHandler.bind(event, callback);
+                }
             },
-            one: function(event, callback) {
-                $eventHandler.one(event, callback);
+            bindKeyboard: function(id) {
+                $.each(keyboardEvents[id] || [], function(i, event) {
+                    Ox.Event.bind(id, event.event, event.callback);
+                });
             },
             trigger: function(event, data) {
                 Ox.print("trigger", event, data || {});
                 $eventHandler.trigger(event, data || {});
             },
-            unbind: function(event, callback) {
+            unbind: function(id, event, callback) {
+                if (isKeyboardEvent(event)) {
+                    $.each(keyboardEvents[id] || [], function(i, e) {
+                        if (e.event == event) {
+                            keyboardEvents[id].splice(i, 1);
+                            return false;
+                        }
+                    });
+                }
                 $eventHandler.unbind(event, callback);
+            },
+            unbindKeyboard: function(id) {
+                //Ox.print(keyboardEvents)
+                //Ox.print("unbindKeyboard", id, keyboardEvents[id])
+                $.each(keyboardEvents[id] || [], function(i, e) {
+                    $eventHandler.unbind(e.event, e.callback);
+                });
             }
         }
     }();
@@ -265,14 +295,31 @@ requires
         var stack = [];
         return {
             focus: function(id) {
+                /*
+                if (stack.length) {
+                    Ox.Event.unbindKeyboard(stack[stack.length - 1]);
+                }
+                */
                 var index = stack.indexOf(id);
                 if (index > -1) {
-                    oxui.stack.splice(i, 1);
+                    stack.splice(index, 1);
                 }
-                oxui.stack.push(id);
+                stack.push(id);
+                Ox.Event.bindKeyboard(id);
+                console.log("focus", stack);
+            },
+            focused: function() {
+                return stack[stack.length - 1];
             },
             blur: function(id) {
-                oxui.stack.pop();
+                if (stack.indexOf(id) > -1) {
+                    stack.splice(stack.length - 2, 0, stack.pop());
+                }
+                Ox.Event.unbindKeyboard(id);
+                /*
+                Ox.Event.bindKeyboard(stack[stack.length - 1]);
+                */
+                console.log("blur", stack);
             }
         };
     }();
@@ -438,7 +485,7 @@ requires
                 buffer += key == "SPACE" ? " " : key;
                 bufferTime = time;                    
             }
-            Ox.Event.trigger("key." + key);
+            Ox.Event.trigger("key_" + key);
             /*
             $.each(stack, function(i, v) {
                 // fixme: we dont get the return value!
@@ -656,7 +703,6 @@ requires
         };
     }();
 
-
     /*
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Ox.URL
@@ -771,20 +817,35 @@ requires
             };
 
             // public
+            that.bindEvent = function() {
+                /*
+                bindEvent(event, fn) or bindEvent({event0: fn0, event1: fn1, ...})
+                */
+                if (arguments.length == 1) {
+                    $.each(arguments[0], function(event, fn) {
+                        Ox.Event.bind(that.id, event, fn);
+                    })
+                } else {
+                    Ox.Event.bind(that.id, arguments[0], arguments[1]);
+                }
+            };
             that.defaults = function(defaults) {
                 /*
                     that.defaults({foo: x})         sets self.defaults
                 */
                 self.defaults = defaults;
                 return that;
-            }
-            that.gain = function() {
-                Ox.Focus.gain(that.id);
-            }
-            that.lose = function() {
-                Ox.Focus.lose(that.id);
-            }
-            that.options = function() {
+            };
+            that.gainFocus = function() {
+                Ox.Focus.focus(that.id);
+            };
+            that.hasFocus = function() {
+                return Ox.Focus.focused() == that.id;
+            };
+            that.loseFocus = function() {
+                Ox.Focus.blur(that.id);
+            };
+            that.options = function() { // fixme: use Ox.getset
                 /*
                     that.options()                  returns self.options
                     that.options("foo")             returns self.options.foo
@@ -817,26 +878,21 @@ requires
                 }
                 return ret;
             }
-            that.publish = function() {
-                arguments[0] = arguments[0] + "." + that.id;
-                Ox.Event.publish.apply(that, arguments);
-                // or, maybe better:
-                $(".OxWidget").trigger.apply(that, arguments);
-                return that;
-            }
             that.remove = function() {
                 that.$element.remove();
                 delete elements[that.ox];
             }
-            that.subscribe = function() {
-                Ox.Event.subscribe.apply(that, arguments);
-                // or
-                that.$element.bind.apply(that, arguments);
-                return that;
-            }
-            that.unsubscribe = function() {
-                Ox.Event.unsubscribe.apply(that, arguments);
-                return that;
+            that.unbindEvent = function() {
+                /*
+                unbindEvent(event, fn) or unbindEvent({event0: fn0, event1: fn1, ...})
+                */
+                if (arguments.length == 1) {
+                    $.each(arguments[0], function(event, fn) {
+                        Ox.Event.unbind(that.id, event, fn);
+                    })
+                } else {
+                    Ox.Event.unbind(that.id, arguments[0], arguments[1]);
+                }
             }
 
             // return
@@ -1694,9 +1750,10 @@ requires
                         left: 0,
                         top: 0
                     },
+                    parent: null,
                     selected: -1,
                     side: "bottom",
-                    size: "medium"
+                    size: "medium",
                 })
                 .options(options)
                 .addClass(
@@ -1740,8 +1797,9 @@ requires
                             left: 0,
                             top: -4
                         },
+                        parent: that,
                         side: "right",
-                        size: self.options.size
+                        size: self.options.size,
                     });
                 }
             } else {
@@ -1756,6 +1814,12 @@ requires
             .addClass("OxBottom")
             .appendTo(that.$element);
 
+        function click(event) {
+            if (!$(event.target).is(".OxCell")) {
+                that.hideMenu();
+            }
+        }
+
         function clickItem() {
             if (self.options.selected > -1) {
                 that.items[self.options.selected].trigger("click");
@@ -1823,6 +1887,7 @@ requires
         }
 
         function getElement(id) {
+            // fixme: needed?
             return $("#" + Ox.toCamelCase(options.id + "/" + id));
         }
 
@@ -1898,6 +1963,37 @@ requires
             }
         }
 
+        function selectSubmenu() {
+            var submenu = that.submenus[that.items[self.options.selected].options("id")];
+            if (submenu && submenu.hasEnabledItems()) {
+                that.loseFocus();
+                submenu.gainFocus();
+                submenu.selectFirstItem();
+            }
+        }
+
+        function selectSupermenu() {
+            if (self.options.parent) {
+                that.items[self.options.selected].trigger("mouseleave");
+                that.loseFocus();
+                self.options.parent.gainFocus();
+            }
+        }
+
+        self.onChange = function(key, value) {
+
+        }
+
+        that.hasEnabledItems = function() {
+            var ret = false;
+            $.each(that.items, function(i, item) {
+                if (!item.options("disabled")) {
+                    return ret = true;
+                }
+            });
+            return ret;
+        };
+
         that.hideMenu = function() {
             Ox.print("hideMenu")
             $.each(that.submenus, function(i, submenu) {
@@ -1911,11 +2007,20 @@ requires
             if (self.options.selected > -1) {
                 that.items[self.options.selected].trigger("mouseleave");
             }
-            Ox.Event.unbind("key down", selectNextItem);
-            Ox.Event.unbind("key up", selectPreviousItem);
-            Ox.Event.unbind("key.escape", that.hideMenu);
-            Ox.Event.unbind("key.enter", clickItem);
-            $document.unbind("click", that.hideMenu);
+            that.loseFocus();
+            that.unbindEvent({
+                key_up: selectPreviousItem,
+                key_down: selectNextItem,
+                key_left: selectSupermenu,
+                key_right: selectSubmenu,
+                key_escape: that.hideMenu,
+                key_enter: clickItem
+            });
+            $document.unbind("click", click);
+        };
+
+        that.selectFirstItem = function() {
+            selectNextItem();
         };
 
         that.showMenu = function() {
@@ -1935,13 +2040,19 @@ requires
                 that.$container.height(maxHeight - itemHeight);
                 that.$scrollbars.down.show();
             }
-            Ox.print("binding...");
-            Ox.Event.bind("key.down", selectNextItem);
-            Ox.Event.bind("key.up", selectPreviousItem);
-            Ox.Event.bind("key.escape", that.hideMenu);
-            Ox.Event.bind("key.enter", clickItem);
+            if (!self.options.parent) {
+                that.gainFocus();
+            }
+            that.bindEvent({
+                key_up: selectPreviousItem,
+                key_down: selectNextItem,
+                key_left: selectSupermenu,
+                key_right: selectSubmenu,
+                key_escape: that.hideMenu,
+                key_enter: clickItem
+            });
             setTimeout(function() {
-                $document.bind("click", that.hideMenu);
+                $document.bind("click", click);
             }, 100);
         };
 
@@ -2025,7 +2136,7 @@ requires
             );            
 
         function click() {
-            if (!that.hasClass("OxDisabled") && !self.options.submenu) {
+            if (!that.hasClass("OxDisabled") && !self.options.items.length) {
                 self.options.menu.hideMenu();
                 if (self.options.checked !== null && (!self.options.group || !self.options.checked)) {
                     that.options({
@@ -2039,7 +2150,6 @@ requires
                     id: self.options.id,
                     value: self.options.title // fixme: value or title?
                 });
-                return false;
             }
         }
 
@@ -2050,7 +2160,10 @@ requires
         function mouseenter() {
             if (!self.options.disabled && !isSelected()) {
                 $.each(self.options.menu.submenus, function(id, submenu) {
-                    submenu.hideMenu();
+                    if (!submenu.is(":hidden")) {
+                        submenu.hideMenu();
+                        return false;
+                    }
                 });
                 if (self.options.menu.options("selected") > -1) {
                     self.options.menu.items[self.options.menu.options("selected")].trigger("mouseleave");
diff --git a/demos/test/menu.js b/demos/test/menu.js
index 271070e7..823e6e07 100644
--- a/demos/test/menu.js
+++ b/demos/test/menu.js
@@ -74,18 +74,43 @@ $(function() {
                             },
                         ],
                         title: "More",
+                    },
+                    {
+                        id: "even_more",
+                        items: [
+                            {
+                                checked: true,
+                                group: "101112",
+                                id: "tenth",
+                                title: "Tenth"
+                            },
+                            {
+                                checked: false,
+                                group: "101112",
+                                id: "eleventh",
+                                title: "Eleventh"
+                            },
+                            {
+                                checked: false,
+                                group: "101112",
+                                id: "twelfth",
+                                title: "Twelfth"
+                            },
+                        ],
+                        title: "Even More",
                     }
                 ]
             });
-        button.click(function() {
-            $(this).blur(); // fix for firefox
-            menu.toggleMenu();
-        });
-        Ox.Event.bind("OxClickMenu", function(event, data) {
-            button.options({
-                value: data.value
+        button
+            .click(function() {
+                $(this).blur(); // fix for firefox
+                menu.toggleMenu();
+            })
+            .bindEvent("OxClickMenu", function(event, data) {
+                button.options({
+                    value: data.value
+                });
             });
-        });
         $select = $("<select>")
             .css({
                 position: "absolute",