diff --git a/frontends/src/primitivus/card_game.py b/frontends/src/primitivus/card_game.py
index aaba12a3..19dc5f1d 100644
--- a/frontends/src/primitivus/card_game.py
+++ b/frontends/src/primitivus/card_game.py
@@ -111,15 +111,13 @@ class Hand(urwid.WidgetWrap):
         @param hand: list of Card"""
         del self.columns.widget_list[:]
         del self.columns.column_types[:]
-        self.columns.widget_list.append(urwid.Text(''))
-        self.columns.column_types.append(('weight',1))
+        self.columns.contents.append((urwid.Text(''),('weight',1, False)))
         for card in hand:
             widget = CardDisplayer(card)
             self.columns.widget_list.append(widget)
             self.columns.column_types.append(('fixed',3))
             urwid.connect_signal(widget, 'click', self.__onClick)
-        self.columns.widget_list.append(urwid.Text(''))
-        self.columns.column_types.append(('weight',1))
+        self.columns.contents.append((urwid.Text(''),('weight',1, False)))
         self.columns.set_focus(1)
 
     def __onClick(self,card_wid):
diff --git a/frontends/src/primitivus/chat.py b/frontends/src/primitivus/chat.py
index 3e54b27b..3bd731ec 100644
--- a/frontends/src/primitivus/chat.py
+++ b/frontends/src/primitivus/chat.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class Chat(urwid.WidgetWrap, QuickChat):
     def keypress(self, size, key):
         if key == "meta p": #user wants to (un)hide the presents panel
             if self.type == 'group':
-                widgets = self.chat_colums.widget_list
+                widgets = [widget for (widget, options) in self.chat_colums.contents]
                 if self.present_panel in widgets:
                     self.__removePresentPanel()
                 else:
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ class Chat(urwid.WidgetWrap, QuickChat):
         if type == 'one2one':
             self.historyPrint(profile=self.host.profile)
         elif type == 'group':
-            if len(self.chat_colums.widget_list) == 1:
+            if len(self.chat_colums.contents) == 1:
                 present_widget = self.__buildPresentList()
                 self.present_panel = sat_widgets.VerticalSeparator(present_widget)
                 self.__appendPresentPanel()
@@ -177,27 +177,23 @@ class Chat(urwid.WidgetWrap, QuickChat):
         return self.present_wid
 
     def __appendPresentPanel(self):
-        self.chat_colums.widget_list.append(self.present_panel)
-        self.chat_colums.column_types.append(('weight', 2))
+        self.chat_colums.contents.append((self.present_panel,('weight', 2, False)))
 
     def __removePresentPanel(self):
-        self.chat_colums.set_focus(0) #necessary as the focus change to the next object, we can go out of range if we are on the last object of self.chat_colums
-        self.chat_colums.widget_list.remove(self.present_panel)
-        del self.chat_colums.column_types[-1]
+        for widget, options in self.chat_colums.contents:
+            if widget is self.present_panel:
+                self.chat_colums.contents.remove((widget, options))
+                break
 
     def __appendGamePanel(self, widget):
-        assert (len(self.pile.widget_list) == 1)
-        self.pile.widget_list.insert(0,widget)
-        self.pile.item_types.insert(0,('weight', 1))
-        self.pile.widget_list.insert(1,urwid.Filler(urwid.Divider('-')))
-        self.pile.item_types.insert(1,('fixed', 1))
+        assert (len(self.pile.contents) == 1)
+        self.pile.contents.insert(0,(widget,('weight', 1, False)))
+        self.pile.contents.insert(1,(urwid.Filler(urwid.Divider('-'),('fixed', 1))))
         self.host.redraw()
 
     def __removeGamePanel(self):
-        assert (len(self.pile.widget_list) == 3)
-        self.pile.set_focus(0) #necessary as the focus change to the next object, we can go out of range if we are on the last object of self.chat_colums
-        del self.pile.widget_list[0]
-        del self.pile.item_types[0]
+        assert (len(self.pile.contents) == 3)
+        del self.pile.contents[0]
         self.host.redraw()
 
     def setSubject(self, subject, wrap='space'):
diff --git a/frontends/src/primitivus/primitivus b/frontends/src/primitivus/primitivus
index 1b8f7c70..60814580 100755
--- a/frontends/src/primitivus/primitivus
+++ b/frontends/src/primitivus/primitivus
@@ -156,8 +156,7 @@ class PrimitivusApp(QuickApp):
                     center_widgets.remove(self.contact_list)
                     del self.center_part.column_types[0]
                 else:
-                    center_widgets.insert(0, self.contact_list)
-                    self.center_part.column_types.insert(0, ('weight', 2))
+                    self.center_part.contents.insert(0, (self.contact_list, ('weight', 2, False)))
             except AttributeError:
                 #The main widget is not built (probably in Profile Manager)
                 pass
diff --git a/frontends/src/primitivus/xmlui.py b/frontends/src/primitivus/xmlui.py
index 0a4d19b1..e85dc8fa 100644
--- a/frontends/src/primitivus/xmlui.py
+++ b/frontends/src/primitivus/xmlui.py
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ class Pairs(urwid.WidgetWrap):
             if self.idx == 1:
                 self._w.set_focus(1)
         else:
-            pile.widget_list.append(widget)
-            pile.item_types.append(('weight',getattr(self,'weight_'+str(self.idx))))
+            pile.contents.append((widget,('weight',getattr(self,'weight_'+str(self.idx)), False)))
         self.idx = (self.idx + 1) % 2
 
 class InvalidXMLUI(Exception):
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c79a9224..ca2fa802 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -173,6 +173,6 @@ setup(name=NAME,
       scripts=['frontends/src/jp/jp', 'frontends/src/primitivus/primitivus', 'frontends/src/wix/wix'],
       zip_safe=False,
       dependency_links=['http://www.blarg.net/%7Esteveha/pyfeed-0.7.4.tar.gz', 'http://www.blarg.net/%7Esteveha/xe-0.7.4.tar.gz'],
-      install_requires=['twisted', 'wokkel', 'progressbar', 'urwid', 'urwid-satext', 'pyfeed', 'xe', 'mutagen', 'imaging'],
+      install_requires=['twisted', 'wokkel', 'progressbar', 'urwid >= 1.1.0', 'urwid-satext', 'pyfeed', 'xe', 'mutagen', 'imaging'],
       cmdclass={'install': CustomInstall},
       )  # XXX: wxpython doesn't work, it's managed with preinstall_check