diff --git a/apps/Lua.lua b/apps/Lua.lua
index 112a9ea..fa5ca6d 100644
--- a/apps/Lua.lua
+++ b/apps/Lua.lua
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ local page = UI.Page({
       up                  = 'history_back',
       down                = 'history_forward',
       mouse_rightclick    = 'clear_prompt',
-      [ 'control-space' ] = 'autocomplete',
+--      [ 'control-space' ] = 'autocomplete',
     },
   }),
   grid = UI.ScrollingGrid({
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ function page:enable()
   end
 end
 
-function autocomplete(env, oLine, x)
+local function autocomplete(env, oLine, x)
 
   local sLine = oLine:sub(1, x)
   local nStartPos = sLine:find("[a-zA-Z0-9_%.]+$")
diff --git a/apps/Network.lua b/apps/Network.lua
index ab337e9..7a77fa7 100644
--- a/apps/Network.lua
+++ b/apps/Network.lua
@@ -7,37 +7,37 @@ multishell.setTitle(multishell.getCurrent(), 'Network')
 UI:configure('Network', ...)
 
 local gridColumns = {
-  { heading = 'Label',  key = 'label'     },
-  { heading = 'Dist',   key = 'distance'  },
-  { heading = 'Status', key = 'status'    },
+  { heading = 'Label',  key = 'label'    },
+  { heading = 'Dist',   key = 'distance' },
+  { heading = 'Status', key = 'status'   },
 }
 
 if UI.term.width >= 30 then
-  table.insert(gridColumns, { heading = 'Fuel',   key = 'fuel' })
+  table.insert(gridColumns, { heading = 'Fuel',   key = 'fuel'   })
   table.insert(gridColumns, { heading = 'Uptime', key = 'uptime' })
 end
 
-local page = UI.Page({
-  menuBar = UI.MenuBar({
+local page = UI.Page {
+  menuBar = UI.MenuBar {
     buttons = {
       { text = 'Telnet', event = 'telnet' },
       { text = 'VNC',    event = 'vnc'    },
       { text = 'Reboot', event = 'reboot' },
     },
-  }),
-  grid = UI.ScrollingGrid({
+  },
+  grid = UI.ScrollingGrid {
     y = 2,
     values = network,
     columns = gridColumns,
     sortColumn = 'label',
     autospace = true,
-  }),
-  notification = UI.Notification(),
+  },
+  notification = UI.Notification { },
   accelerators = {
     q = 'quit',
     c = 'clear',
   },
-})
+}
 
 function sendCommand(host, command)
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ function sendCommand(host, command)
 end
 
 function page:eventHandler(event)
-  local t = self.grid.selected
+  local t = self.grid:getSelected()
   if t then
     if event.type == 'telnet' or event.type == 'grid_select' then
       multishell.openTab({
@@ -113,14 +113,6 @@ function page.grid:getDisplayValues(row)
   return row
 end
 
-function page.grid:draw()
-  self:adjustWidth()
-  UI.Grid.draw(self)
-  if page.notification.enabled then
-    page.notification:draw()
-  end
-end
-
 Event.addThread(function()
   while true do
     page.grid:update()
diff --git a/apps/Tabs.lua b/apps/Tabs.lua
index 070ae34..7b31d9e 100644
--- a/apps/Tabs.lua
+++ b/apps/Tabs.lua
@@ -62,11 +62,6 @@ function page.grid:getDisplayValues(row)
   return row
 end
 
-function page.grid:draw()
-  self:adjustWidth()
-  UI.Grid.draw(self)
-end
-
 Event.addTimer(1, true, function()
   page.grid:update()
   page.grid:draw()
diff --git a/sys/apis/event.lua b/sys/apis/event.lua
index e110286..1d10479 100644
--- a/sys/apis/event.lua
+++ b/sys/apis/event.lua
@@ -121,14 +121,9 @@ end
 local exitPullEvents = false
 
 local function _pullEvents()
-
-  --exitPullEvents = false
   while true do
-    local e = { Process:pullEvent() }
+    local e = { os.pullEvent() }
     Event.processEvent(e)
-    if exitPullEvents or e[1] == 'terminate' then
-      break
-    end
   end
 end
 
@@ -144,13 +139,19 @@ function Event.addThread(fn)
 end
 
 function Event.pullEvents(...)
+  Process:addThread(_pullEvents)
   local routines = { ... }
   if #routines > 0 then
     for _, routine in ipairs(routines) do
       Process:addThread(routine)
     end
   end
-  _pullEvents()
+  while true do
+    local e = Process:pullEvent()
+    if exitPullEvents or e == 'terminate' then
+      break
+    end
+  end
 end
 
 function Event.exitPullEvents()
diff --git a/sys/apis/process.lua b/sys/apis/process.lua
index 2e69869..b851585 100644
--- a/sys/apis/process.lua
+++ b/sys/apis/process.lua
@@ -87,8 +87,11 @@ function Process:resume(event, ...)
   return true, self.filter
 end
 
-function Process:pullEvent(filter)
+-- confusing...
 
+-- pull either one event if no filter or until event matches filter
+-- or until terminated (regardless of filter)
+function Process:pullEvent(filter)
   while true do
     local e = { os.pullEventRaw() }
     self:threadEvent(unpack(e))
@@ -99,12 +102,12 @@ function Process:pullEvent(filter)
   end
 end
 
+-- pull events until either the filter is matched or terminated
 function Process:pullEvents(filter)
-
   while true do
-    local e = { os.pullEventRaw(filter) }
+    local e = { os.pullEventRaw() }
     self:threadEvent(unpack(e))
-    if e[1] == 'terminate' then
+    if (filter and e[1] == filter) or e[1] == 'terminate' then
       return unpack(e)
     end
   end