diff --git a/mytwitter.py b/mytwitter.py
index 97b854a..8b709c8 100755
--- a/mytwitter.py
+++ b/mytwitter.py
@@ -384,6 +384,7 @@ class TweetBox(gtk.VBox):
         self.text.set_line_wrap(True)
         if gtk.gtk_version[0] > 2 or (gtk.gtk_version[0] == 2 and gtk.gtk_version[1] >= 18):
             self.text.connect('activate-link', self.on_url_clicked)
+            self.text.connect('button-press-event', self.on_mouse_clicked)
 
         # Build the buttons
         button_box = gtk.HBox()
@@ -460,13 +461,22 @@ class TweetBox(gtk.VBox):
         self.emit('retweet')
 
 
+    def on_mouse_clicked(self, widget, event):
+        self.set_read(True)
+
+        # fixme: only call on_url_clicked if there is an active uri
+        #  does pygtk even support this?
+        if event.button == 1:
+            self.on_url_clicked(widget)
+
+    
     def on_url_clicked(self, widget):
-        # fixme: for now, hard code firefox, since that's what I use
-        #   Eventually make this configgable
-        # fixme: this doesn't work at all right now... figure out how to make this signal happen
+        # fixme: we're catching this signal just to debug why it doesn't get emitted
+        #   seems to be related to EventBox?
         print 'debug: on_url_clicked()'
-#        subprocess.Popen('/usr/bin/firefox ' + self.text.get_current_uri(), shell=False).pid
-        
+        return True
+
+
 # end class TweetBox