diff --git a/frontends/primitivus/xmlui.py b/frontends/primitivus/xmlui.py
index 62ac3ab5..463ae440 100644
--- a/frontends/primitivus/xmlui.py
+++ b/frontends/primitivus/xmlui.py
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ class Pairs(urwid.WidgetWrap):
         pile = self._w.widget_list[self.idx]
         if pile.__class__ == urwid.Text:
             self._w.widget_list[self.idx] = urwid.Pile([widget])
+            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))))
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ class XMLUI(urwid.WidgetWrap):
             elif type=="text":
                 try:
                     value = elem.childNodes[0].wholeText
-                except KeyError:
+                except IndexError:
                     warning (_("text node has no child !"))
                 ctrl = urwid.Text(value)
             elif type=="label":
diff --git a/frontends/wix/xmlui.py b/frontends/wix/xmlui.py
index aaf8e4ab..4dc79bc0 100644
--- a/frontends/wix/xmlui.py
+++ b/frontends/wix/xmlui.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class XMLUI(wx.Frame):
             elif type=="text":
                 try:
                     value = elem.childNodes[0].wholeText
-                except KeyError:
+                except IndexError:
                     warning (_("text node has no child !"))
                 ctrl = wx.StaticText(parent, -1, value)
             elif type=="label":