when we press a "normal" key and message_buffer doesn't have the focus, we...

when we press a "normal" key and message_buffer doesn't have the focus, we give it the focus, and we send it the event

plugins/gtkgui/chat.py

@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ class Chat:
 			message_textview = self.xmls[jid].get_widget('message_textview')
 			if not message_textview.is_focus():
 				message_textview.grab_focus()
+			message_textview.emit('key_press_event', event)
 
 	def on_conversation_vadjustment_value_changed(self, widget):
 		jid = self.get_active_jid()