diff --git a/fingerterm.pro b/fingerterm.pro
index 0b1e130..6c8e540 100644
--- a/fingerterm.pro
+++ b/fingerterm.pro
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ HEADERS += \
     textrender.h \
     version.h \
     util.h \
-    keyloader.h \
-    mainwindow.h
+    keyloader.h
 
 SOURCES += \
     main.cpp \
@@ -39,8 +38,7 @@ SOURCES += \
     textrender.cpp \
     ptyiface.cpp \
     util.cpp \
-    keyloader.cpp \
-    mainwindow.cpp
+    keyloader.cpp
 
 OTHER_FILES += \
     qml/Main.qml \
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 42a2403..0bfceb6 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 #include <QtGui>
 #include <QtQml>
+#include <QQuickView>
 
 extern "C" {
 #include <pty.h>
@@ -30,7 +31,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <sys/types.h>
 }
 
-#include "mainwindow.h"
 #include "ptyiface.h"
 #include "terminal.h"
 #include "textrender.h"
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     }
 
     qmlRegisterType<TextRender>("TextRender",1,0,"TextRender");
-    MainWindow view;
+    QQuickView view;
 
     Terminal term;
     Util util(settings);
diff --git a/mainwindow.cpp b/mainwindow.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index e07a659..0000000
--- a/mainwindow.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-/*
-    Copyright 2011-2012 Heikki Holstila <heikki.holstila@gmail.com>
-
-    This file is part of FingerTerm.
-
-    FingerTerm is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-    the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
-    (at your option) any later version.
-
-    FingerTerm is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-    GNU General Public License for more details.
-
-    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-    along with FingerTerm.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-*/
-
-#include "qplatformdefs.h"
-
-#include <QtGui>
-#include <QQmlContext>
-#include "mainwindow.h"
-
-MainWindow::MainWindow()
-{
-    rootContext()->setContextProperty("windowHasFocus", false);
-}
-
-MainWindow::~MainWindow()
-{
-}
-
-void MainWindow::focusInEvent(QFocusEvent *event)
-{
-    rootContext()->setContextProperty("windowHasFocus", true);
-    QQuickView::focusInEvent(event);
-    emit focusChanged(true);
-}
-
-void MainWindow::focusOutEvent(QFocusEvent *event)
-{
-    rootContext()->setContextProperty("windowHasFocus", false);
-    QQuickView::focusOutEvent(event);
-    emit focusChanged(false);
-}
diff --git a/mainwindow.h b/mainwindow.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 6a3ab71..0000000
--- a/mainwindow.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-/*
-    Copyright 2011-2012 Heikki Holstila <heikki.holstila@gmail.com>
-
-    This file is part of FingerTerm.
-
-    FingerTerm is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-    the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
-    (at your option) any later version.
-
-    FingerTerm is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-    GNU General Public License for more details.
-
-    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-    along with FingerTerm.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-*/
-
-#ifndef MAINWINDOW_H
-#define MAINWINDOW_H
-
-#include <QQuickView>
-
-class MainWindow : public QQuickView
-{
-    Q_OBJECT
-public:
-    explicit MainWindow();
-    virtual ~MainWindow();
-
-protected:
-    virtual void focusInEvent(QFocusEvent *event);
-    virtual void focusOutEvent(QFocusEvent *event);
-
-signals:
-    void focusChanged(bool in);
-
-private:
-    Q_DISABLE_COPY(MainWindow)
-};
-
-#endif // MAINWINDOW_H
diff --git a/qml/Main.qml b/qml/Main.qml
index 9c0f8e2..367153a 100644
--- a/qml/Main.qml
+++ b/qml/Main.qml
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ Item {
             property bool visibleSetting: true
             x: 0
             y: parent.height-vkb.height
-            visible: windowHasFocus && visibleSetting
+            visible: page.activeFocus && visibleSetting
         }
 
         // area that handles gestures/select/scroll modes and vkb-keypresses
diff --git a/util.cpp b/util.cpp
index 750f1a3..37f8d8d 100644
--- a/util.cpp
+++ b/util.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include <QQuickView>
 #include <QDebug>
 
-#include "mainwindow.h"
 #include "terminal.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "textrender.h"
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ Util::~Util()
 
 void Util::setWindow(QQuickView* win)
 {
-    iWindow = dynamic_cast<MainWindow*>(win);
+    iWindow = win;
     if(!iWindow)
         qFatal("invalid main window");
 }
diff --git a/util.h b/util.h
index 329e5a4..df8d40b 100644
--- a/util.h
+++ b/util.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include <QtCore>
 
 class Terminal;
-class MainWindow;
 class TextRender;
 class QQuickView;
 
@@ -101,7 +100,7 @@ public slots:
     QString iCurrentWinTitle;
 
     QSettings* iSettings;
-    MainWindow* iWindow;
+    QQuickView* iWindow;
     Terminal* iTerm;
     TextRender* iRenderer;
 };