diff --git a/scheme/nuit-packages.scm b/scheme/nuit-packages.scm
index 93d7a97..9f4f9b6 100644
--- a/scheme/nuit-packages.scm
+++ b/scheme/nuit-packages.scm
@@ -388,7 +388,9 @@
 
 	  select-list-key?
 
-	  make-get-selection-as-ref-method))
+	  make-get-selection-as-ref-method
+
+          select-list-key-help))
 
 (define-structure select-list select-list-interface
   (open scheme
@@ -396,12 +398,14 @@
 	(subset srfi-13 (string-join))
 	define-record-types
 	signals
+        let-opt
 
         select-element
 	(subset focus-table (make-focus-object-reference))
         layout
 	tty-debug
         utils
+        configuration
 	ncurses)
   (files select-list))
 
diff --git a/scheme/select-list.scm b/scheme/select-list.scm
index ccaa97c..b3eef43 100644
--- a/scheme/select-list.scm
+++ b/scheme/select-list.scm
@@ -12,31 +12,42 @@
 		  (view-index ,(select-list-view-index r))
 		  (num-lines ,(select-list-num-lines r)))))
 
-(define (make-select-list elements num-lines)
-  (really-make-select-list elements 0 0 num-lines))
+(define (make-select-list elements num-lines . optional-args)
+  (let-optionals optional-args
+      ((cursor-start 0))
+    (really-make-select-list elements 0 cursor-start num-lines)))
 
-(define key-m 109)
+(define-option 'select-list 'select-list-mark-key (char->ascii #\m))
+(define-option 'select-list 'select-list-unmark-key (char->ascii #\u))
+(define-option 'select-list 'select-list-move-up-key key-up)
+(define-option 'select-list 'select-list-move-down-key key-down)
 
-(define key-u 117)
+(define select-list-key-help
+  '(select-list (select-list-mark-key
+                 select-list-unmark-key
+                 select-list-move-up-key
+                 select-list-move-down-key)))
 
 (define (select-list-handle-key-press select-list key)
   (cond 
-   ((= key key-m)
+   ((= key (config 'select-list 'select-list-mark-key))
     (mark-current-line select-list))
-   ((= key key-u)
+   ((= key (config 'select-list 'select-list-unmark-key))
     (unmark-current-line select-list))
-   ((= key key-up)
+   ((= key (config 'select-list 'select-list-move-up-key))
     (move-cursor-up select-list))
-   ((= key key-down)
+   ((= key (config 'select-list 'select-list-move-down-key))
     (move-cursor-down select-list))
    (else
     select-list)))
 
 (define (select-list-navigation-key? key)
-  (or (= key key-up) (= key key-down)))
+  (or (= key (config 'select-list 'select-list-move-up-key))
+      (= key (config 'select-list 'select-list-move-down-key))))
 
 (define (select-list-marking-key? key)
-  (or (= key key-m) (= key key-u)))
+  (or (= key (config 'select-list 'select-list-mark-key))
+      (= key (config 'select-list 'select-list-unmark-key))))
 
 (define (select-list-key? key)
   (or (select-list-navigation-key? key)