diff --git a/scheme/browse-directory-list.scm b/scheme/browse-directory-list.scm
index 156648b..6f4c34d 100644
--- a/scheme/browse-directory-list.scm
+++ b/scheme/browse-directory-list.scm
@@ -218,10 +218,6 @@
 	       prepare-selection-for-command-mode)
 	   file-names)))
 
-      (define (make-focus-object-reference table obj)
-	(let ((id (add-focus-object table obj)))
-	  `(focus-value ,id)))
-
       (define (get-focus-object self focus-object-table)
 	(let ((marked (select-list-get-selection select-list))
 	      (make-reference (lambda (obj)
diff --git a/scheme/nuit-packages.scm b/scheme/nuit-packages.scm
index 3d5513c..d305095 100644
--- a/scheme/nuit-packages.scm
+++ b/scheme/nuit-packages.scm
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
 	formats
 	signals
 
+	focus-table
 	ncurses
 	pps
 	plugin
@@ -297,7 +298,8 @@
 (define-interface focus-table-interface
   (export make-empty-focus-table
  	  add-focus-object
- 	  get-focus-object))
+ 	  get-focus-object
+	  make-focus-object-reference))
 
 (define-structure focus-table focus-table-interface
    (open scheme
diff --git a/scheme/process.scm b/scheme/process.scm
index a86c1bf..c70a22e 100644
--- a/scheme/process.scm
+++ b/scheme/process.scm
@@ -47,6 +47,29 @@
           (- (result-buffer-num-lines buffer) 1)
           processes))
 	(header (make-header-line (result-buffer-num-cols buffer))))
+
+    (define (get-selection self for-scheme-mode?)
+      (let ((marked (select-list-get-selection select-list)))
+	(if (null? marked)
+	    (number->string 
+	     (process-info-pid
+	      (select-list-selected-entry select-list)))
+	    (string-append
+	     "'"(exp->string (map process-info-pid marked))))))
+
+    (define (get-focus-object self focus-object-table)
+      (let ((marked (select-list-get-selection select-list))
+	    (make-reference (lambda (obj)
+			      (make-focus-object-reference 
+			       focus-object-table obj))))
+	(if (null? marked)
+	      (exp->string 
+	       (make-reference (select-list-selected-entry select-list)))
+	      (string-append
+	       "(list " 
+	       (string-join (map exp->string (map make-reference marked)))
+	       ")"))))
+
     (lambda (message)
 
       (case message
@@ -62,6 +85,10 @@
 	  (set! select-list
 		(select-list-handle-key-press select-list key))
 	  self))
+
+       ((get-selection) get-selection)	
+
+       ((get-focus-object) get-focus-object)
        
        (else 
 	(error "pps-viewer unknown message" message))))))