diff --git a/pessheet.py b/pessheet.py
index d34d98b..f35dff3 100644
--- a/pessheet.py
+++ b/pessheet.py
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ def __init__(self, parent, id, title, size, call_on_destroy,
         self.Bind(wx.EVT_MENU, self.OnEditCut, id=wx.ID_CUT)
         self.Bind(wx.EVT_MENU, self.OnEditCopy, id=wx.ID_COPY)
         self.Bind(wx.EVT_MENU, self.OnEditPaste, id=wx.ID_PASTE)
+        self.Bind(wx.EVT_MENU, self.OnEditDelete, id=wx.ID_DELETE)
         self.Bind(wx.EVT_MENU, self.OnOptions, id=wx.ID_PREFERENCES)
 
         script_page.Bind(wx.EVT_KILL_FOCUS, self.onEditorLostFocus)
@@ -266,6 +267,8 @@ def getMenuBar(self):
               (wx.ID_CUT, 'Cut\tCtrl-X', 'Cut selection into Clipboard'), 
               (wx.ID_COPY, 'Copy\tCtrl-C', 'Copy selection into Clipboard'),
               (wx.ID_PASTE, 'Paste\tCtrl-V', 'Paste the content of the Clipboard into the sheet'),
+              None, #Separator
+              (wx.ID_DELETE, 'Delete\tDelete', 'Delete selection'),
              ]
             ),
             #('&View', 
@@ -312,10 +315,11 @@ def OnClose(self, event):
         dlg = wx.MessageDialog(self,
                                "Want to exit %s?" % getApplicationName(),
                                "Exit", wx.YES_NO | wx.ICON_QUESTION)
-        if dlg.ShowModal() == wx.ID_YES:
+        response = dlg.ShowModal()
+        dlg.Destroy()
+        if response == wx.ID_YES:
             self.Destroy()
             self._call_on_destroy()
-        dlg.Destroy()
 
     def updateTitle(self):
         if self._filename:
@@ -475,6 +479,12 @@ def OnEditPaste(self, event):
         http://74.125.77.132/search?q=cache:l8ru47_-EuAJ:www.picalo.org/download/picalo-2.32/picalo/gui/Spreadsheet.py+ID_PASTE+wx+bind+TheClipBoard+grid&hl=sv&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=se&client=firefox-a
         """
 
+    def OnEditDelete(self, event):
+        if (wx.GetActiveWindow().FindFocus().GetParent() ==
+                self._sheet_page.grid):
+            self._sheet_page.grid.cut()
+        event.Skip()
+
     def OnOptions(self, event):
         value = '\n'.join(self._additional_paths)
         d = wx.TextEntryDialog(self,
@@ -500,13 +510,8 @@ def main(argv):
         redirect = True
         argv.pop()
 
-    #app = wx.App()
     app = wx.App(redirect=redirect)
 
-    bmp = wx.Image('resources/pes_splash.png', wx.BITMAP_TYPE_ANY).ConvertToBitmap()
-    wx.SplashScreen(bmp, wx.SPLASH_CENTRE_ON_SCREEN | wx.SPLASH_TIMEOUT,
-                    1000, None, -1)
-
     window_size = wx.GetDisplaySize()
     window_size.Scale(0.8, 0.8)
 
@@ -524,6 +529,10 @@ def call_on_destroy():
                                        window_size, filename=filename,
                                        dirname=path,
                                        call_on_destroy=call_on_destroy)
+    bmp = wx.Image('resources/pes_splash.png', wx.BITMAP_TYPE_ANY).ConvertToBitmap()
+    splash = wx.SplashScreen(bmp, wx.SPLASH_CENTRE_ON_SCREEN | wx.SPLASH_TIMEOUT,
+                             1000, main_window, -1)
+
     app.MainLoop()
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':