diff --git a/light9/curvecalc/curvecalc.glade b/light9/curvecalc/curvecalc.glade
--- a/light9/curvecalc/curvecalc.glade
+++ b/light9/curvecalc/curvecalc.glade
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@
   <object class="GtkTextBuffer" id="help">
     <property name="text">Mousewheel zoom; C-p play/pause music at mouse
 Over a curve: C to collapse; R to rebuild canvas widget
-Curve point bindings: B1 drag point; C-B1 curve add point; S-B1 sketch points; 1..5 add point at time; B1 drag select points
+Curve point bindings: B1 drag point; C-B1 curve add point; S-B1 sketch points; 1..5 add point at time cursor; B1 drag select points
 Available in functions: nsin/ncos period=amp=1; within(a,b) bef(x) aft(x) compare to time; smoove(x) cubic smoothstep; chan(name); curvename(t) eval curve</property>
   </object>
   <object class="GtkImage" id="image2">
diff --git a/light9/curvecalc/curveview.py b/light9/curvecalc/curveview.py
--- a/light9/curvecalc/curveview.py
+++ b/light9/curvecalc/curveview.py
@@ -111,14 +111,7 @@ class Curveview(object):
         #            print ev.state
         #        self.bind("<KeyPress>",curs)
         #        self.bind("<KeyRelease-Control_L>",lambda ev: curs(0))
-        
-        if 0:
-            for x in range(1, 6):
-                def add_kb_marker_point(evt, x=x):
-                    self.add_point((self.current_time(), (x - 1) / 4.0))
-
-                self.bind("<Key-%s>" % x, add_kb_marker_point)
-
+      
         # this binds on c-a-b1, etc
         if 0:
             self.regionzoom = RegionZoom(self, self.world_from_screen,
@@ -148,6 +141,7 @@ class Curveview(object):
         """
         if hasattr(self, 'widget'):
             self.widget.destroy()
+            self._time = -999
             print "rebuilding canvas"
 
         self.timelineLine = self.curveGroup = None
@@ -190,16 +184,16 @@ class Curveview(object):
         print "   %s on %s" % (event, w)
         
     def onFocusIn(self, *args):
-        print "focusin", args
         self.widget.modify_bg(gtk.STATE_NORMAL, gtk.gdk.color_parse("red"))
 
     def onFocusOut(self, widget=None, event=None):
-        #if event:
-        #    import pdb;pdb.set_trace()
-        print "focusout now", event.get_state() if event else 0
+        self.widget.modify_bg(gtk.STATE_NORMAL, gtk.gdk.color_parse("gray30"))
 
-    def onKeyPress(self, *args):
-        print "canvas key", args
+    def onKeyPress(self, widget, event):
+        print "canvas key", event
+        if event.string in '12345':
+            x = int(event.string)
+            self.add_point((self.current_time(), (x - 1) / 4.0))
 
     def onExpose(self, *args):
         if self.culled:
@@ -228,6 +222,9 @@ class Curveview(object):
         else:
             self.select_press(event)
 
+        # this stops some other handler that wants to unfocus 
+        return True
+
     def playPause(self):
         """
         user has pressed ctrl-p over a curve view, possibly this
diff --git a/readme b/readme
--- a/readme
+++ b/readme
@@ -1,6 +1,25 @@
-on dash:
+Mini instructions:
+
+% buildout2.7
+
+% export LIGHT9_SHOW=path/to/light9/show/dance2011
+
+Edit $LIGHT9_SHOW/config.n3 to set :musicRoot and the values under sh:netHome 
+
+% bin/dmxserver --dummy
+(leave that shell)
 
-dash(pts/35):/my/dl/modified/mpd% src/mpd --no-daemon --verbose
+% bin/ascoltami2
+(leave that shell)
+
+Browse to http://localhost:8040/ to see the music player.
+
+% bin/curvecalc --reload http://light9.bigasterisk.com/show/dance2011/song16
+(gui opens)
+
+See bin/listsongs for a way to make zsh autocomplete on the last
+argument to bin/curvecalc
+
 
 
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