diff --git a/src/editor_view.rs b/src/editor_view.rs
index afccbde..c7bb396 100644
--- a/src/editor_view.rs
+++ b/src/editor_view.rs
@@ -6,11 +6,10 @@ use create_script_dialog::CreateScriptDialog;
 use editor_area::EditorArea;
 use editor_nav::EditorNav;
 use storage::fetch_initial_editor_state;
-use wasm_bindgen::{closure::Closure, JsCast};
 use web_sys::KeyboardEvent;
 use yew::{
-    function_component, html, use_effect_with, use_node_ref, use_state, use_state_eq, AttrValue,
-    Callback, Html, Properties, UseStateHandle,
+    function_component, html, use_node_ref, use_state_eq, AttrValue, Callback, Html, Properties,
+    UseStateHandle,
 };
 
 use self::storage::load_file_contents;
@@ -74,6 +73,12 @@ where
     }
 }
 
+fn select_file(script: &AttrValue, state: &UseStateHandle<Rc<EditorViewState>>) {
+    let mut new_state: EditorViewState = state.as_ref().clone();
+    new_state.open_file = script.clone();
+    state.set(new_state.into());
+}
+
 #[derive(Properties, PartialEq, Clone)]
 pub struct ErrorBarProps {
     pub msg: AttrValue,
@@ -98,6 +103,27 @@ fn close_modals(state: &UseStateHandle<Rc<EditorViewState>>) {
     state.set(new_state.into());
 }
 
+fn keyboard_handler<F>(
+    editor_state: UseStateHandle<Rc<EditorViewState>>,
+    global_memo: GlobalMemoCell,
+    global_layout: UseStateHandle<Rc<GlobalLayoutState>>,
+    set_err: Rc<F>,
+    frame: FrameId,
+) -> impl Fn(KeyboardEvent)
+where
+    F: Fn(Option<&str>) + 'static,
+{
+    move |ev: KeyboardEvent| {
+        if ev.code() == "Enter" && ev.get_modifier_state("Control") {
+            run_script(&editor_state.open_file, &global_memo, set_err.clone());
+            ev.prevent_default();
+        } else if ev.code() == "Escape" || (ev.code() == "KeyX" && ev.get_modifier_state("Control"))
+        {
+            close_editor(&frame, &global_layout);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[function_component(CodeEditorView)]
 pub fn editor_view(props: &EditorViewProps) -> Html {
     let editor_state: UseStateHandle<Rc<EditorViewState>> =
@@ -110,8 +136,6 @@ pub fn editor_view(props: &EditorViewProps) -> Html {
         editor_state: editor_state.clone(),
     };
 
-    let current_script = editor_state.open_file.clone();
-
     let set_err_state = editor_state.clone();
     let set_err = Rc::new(move |msg: Option<&str>| {
         let mut new_state = (*set_err_state.as_ref()).clone();
@@ -121,38 +145,11 @@ pub fn editor_view(props: &EditorViewProps) -> Html {
     let editor_ref = use_node_ref();
     let global_layout = props.global_layout.clone();
     let frame = props.frame.clone();
-    type KbClosure = Closure<dyn FnMut(KeyboardEvent)>;
-    let editor_closure: UseStateHandle<Option<Rc<KbClosure>>> = use_state(|| None);
-    let editor_ref_eff = editor_ref.clone();
     let global_memo = props.global_memo.clone();
-    use_effect_with(current_script.clone(), move |_| {
-        if let Some(editor_node) = editor_ref_eff.get() {
-            let closure = Closure::new(move |ev: KeyboardEvent| {
-                if ev.code() == "Enter" && ev.get_modifier_state("Control") {
-                    run_script(&current_script, &global_memo, set_err.clone());
-                    ev.prevent_default();
-                } else if ev.code() == "Escape" {
-                    close_editor(&frame, &global_layout);
-                }
-            });
-            let _ = editor_node
-                .add_event_listener_with_callback("keydown", closure.as_ref().unchecked_ref());
-            let closure: Rc<Closure<dyn FnMut(KeyboardEvent)>> = closure.into();
-            editor_closure.set(Some(closure.clone()));
-
-            let cleanup: Box<dyn FnOnce()> = Box::new(move || {
-                let _ = editor_node.remove_event_listener_with_callback(
-                    "keydown",
-                    (*closure.as_ref()).as_ref().unchecked_ref(),
-                );
-            });
-            return cleanup;
-        }
-        Box::new(|| {})
-    });
+    let kb_editor_state = editor_state.clone();
 
     html! {
-        <div class="w-100 h-100" ref={editor_ref.clone()}>
+        <div class="w-100 h-100" onkeydown={keyboard_handler(kb_editor_state, global_memo, global_layout, set_err, frame)} ref={editor_ref.clone()}>
         {if editor_state.show_create_dialog {
             html! { <CreateScriptDialog ..detail_props.clone() /> }
         } else {
diff --git a/src/editor_view/editor_nav.rs b/src/editor_view/editor_nav.rs
index b28b536..2aa9f5d 100644
--- a/src/editor_view/editor_nav.rs
+++ b/src/editor_view/editor_nav.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 use std::{ops::Deref, rc::Rc};
 
 use itertools::Itertools;
+use web_sys::KeyboardEvent;
 use yew::{function_component, html, AttrValue, Html, UseStateHandle};
 
-use super::{close_editor, run_script, EditorViewDetailProps, EditorViewState};
+use super::{close_editor, run_script, select_file, EditorViewDetailProps, EditorViewState};
 
 fn show_create_dialog(state: &UseStateHandle<Rc<EditorViewState>>) {
     let mut new_state: EditorViewState = (*state.deref().deref()).clone();
@@ -11,6 +12,43 @@ fn show_create_dialog(state: &UseStateHandle<Rc<EditorViewState>>) {
     state.set(new_state.into());
 }
 
+fn item_keyboard_handler(
+    item: AttrValue,
+    editor_state: UseStateHandle<Rc<EditorViewState>>,
+) -> impl Fn(KeyboardEvent) {
+    move |ev: KeyboardEvent| {
+        if ev.code() == "Enter" && !ev.get_modifier_state("Control") {
+            let mut state_mut = (*editor_state.as_ref()).clone();
+            state_mut.open_file = item.clone();
+            editor_state.set(state_mut.into());
+        } else if ev.code() == "ArrowUp" {
+            if let Some((pos, _)) = editor_state
+                .available_files
+                .iter()
+                .find_position(|v| **v == editor_state.open_file)
+            {
+                if pos > 0 {
+                    let mut state_mut = (*editor_state.as_ref()).clone();
+                    state_mut.open_file = editor_state.available_files[pos - 1].clone();
+                    editor_state.set(state_mut.into());
+                }
+            }
+        } else if ev.code() == "ArrowDown" {
+            if let Some((pos, _)) = editor_state
+                .available_files
+                .iter()
+                .find_position(|v| **v == editor_state.open_file)
+            {
+                if pos < editor_state.available_files.len() - 1 {
+                    let mut state_mut = (*editor_state.as_ref()).clone();
+                    state_mut.open_file = editor_state.available_files[pos + 1].clone();
+                    editor_state.set(state_mut.into());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[function_component(EditorNav)]
 pub(super) fn editor_nav(props: &EditorViewDetailProps) -> Html {
     let global_memo = props.global_memo.clone();
@@ -49,8 +87,14 @@ pub(super) fn editor_nav(props: &EditorViewDetailProps) -> Html {
                  aria_current = Some("true");
                  classes.push("active");
              }
+             let filename_for_click: AttrValue = f.clone();
+             let state_for_click = props.editor_state.clone();
+             let filename_for_kb: AttrValue = f.clone();
+             let state_for_kb = props.editor_state.clone();
              html! { <li aria-current={aria_current} tabindex={0}
                       class={classes.iter().join(" ")}
+                      onclick={move |_ev| select_file(&filename_for_click, &state_for_click)}
+                      onkeydown={item_keyboard_handler(filename_for_kb, state_for_kb)}
                       style="cursor: pointer"
                       >{f}</li>}
          })