diff --git a/exo/exo-icon-view.c b/exo/exo-icon-view.c
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/exo/exo-private.c b/exo/exo-private.c
index a8e9a93..29a5d0b 100644
--- a/exo/exo-private.c
+++ b/exo/exo-private.c
@@ -62,16 +62,12 @@ _exo_gtk_widget_send_focus_change (GtkWidget *widget,
 
   g_object_ref (G_OBJECT (widget));
 
-  gtk_widget_set_can_focus (widget, in);
-
   fevent = gdk_event_new (GDK_FOCUS_CHANGE);
   fevent->focus_change.type = GDK_FOCUS_CHANGE;
   fevent->focus_change.window = g_object_ref (gtk_widget_get_window (widget));
   fevent->focus_change.in = in;
 
-  gtk_widget_event (widget, fevent);
-
-  g_object_notify (G_OBJECT (widget), "has-focus");
+  gtk_widget_send_focus_change (widget, fevent);
 
   g_object_unref (G_OBJECT (widget));
   gdk_event_free (fevent);