diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/newsfeed/client/ui/SuperPosedTextArea.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/newsfeed/client/ui/SuperPosedTextArea.java
index b6ee90e..f428fee 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/newsfeed/client/ui/SuperPosedTextArea.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/newsfeed/client/ui/SuperPosedTextArea.java
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ package org.gcube.portlets.user.newsfeed.client.ui;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashSet;
-import java.util.List;
 
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.gcubewidgets.client.elements.Div;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.newsfeed.client.NewsService;
@@ -19,6 +18,8 @@ import org.gcube.portlets.widgets.pickitem.shared.ItemBean;
 import com.google.gwt.core.client.GWT;
 import com.google.gwt.dom.client.Element;
 import com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.KeyCodes;
+import com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.KeyPressEvent;
+import com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.KeyPressHandler;
 import com.google.gwt.event.shared.HandlerManager;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.DOM;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.Event;
@@ -51,7 +52,6 @@ public class SuperPosedTextArea extends TextArea {
 	 */
 	public SuperPosedTextArea(Div highlighterDIV) {
 		sinkEvents(Event.ONPASTE);
-		sinkEvents(Event.ONKEYPRESS);
 		sinkEvents(Event.ONCONTEXTMENU);
 		sinkEvents(Event.ONKEYDOWN);
 		sinkEvents(Event.ONKEYUP);
@@ -80,6 +80,14 @@ public class SuperPosedTextArea extends TextArea {
 			}
 		};
 		t.schedule(200);
+		
+		this.addKeyPressHandler(new KeyPressHandler() {			
+			@Override
+			public void onKeyPress(KeyPressEvent event) {
+				pickUserDlg.onKeyPress(getCursorPos(), event.getUnicodeCharCode(), getAbsoluteLeft(), getAbsoluteTop()+getOffsetHeight(), getText());	
+			}
+		});
+		
 	}
 	/**
 	 * This is the way to wrap jQuery plugins into GWT, wrap it in a function and call it.
@@ -111,10 +119,6 @@ public class SuperPosedTextArea extends TextArea {
 			}
 			break;
 		}
-		case Event.ONKEYPRESS: {			
-			pickUserDlg.onKeyPress(this.getCursorPos(), event.getKeyCode(), this.getAbsoluteLeft(), this.getAbsoluteTop()+this.getOffsetHeight(), getText());	
-			break;
-		}
 		case Event.ONKEYUP: {
 			injectInDiv(getText());
 			pickUserDlg.onKeyUp(event.getKeyCode());