diff --git a/grum/dictlist/dictlistwidget.py b/grum/dictlist/dictlistwidget.py
index 25da830..f9859f1 100644
--- a/grum/dictlist/dictlistwidget.py
+++ b/grum/dictlist/dictlistwidget.py
@@ -32,31 +32,9 @@ class DictListWidget(QListWidget):
     def prependItem(self, itm):
         self.insertItem(0, itm)
 
-
-    def get(self, index):
-        key = self.get_key(index)
-        value = self.data[key]
-        return key, value
-
-    def get_value(self, index):
-        _key, value = self.get(index)
-        return value
-
-    def get_key(self, index): # this relies on dict being ordered
-        lst = list(self.data)
-        lst.reverse() # add prepends the new items
-        row = index.row()
-        return lst[row]
-
-
     def set_alarm_by_key(self, key, state):
         itm = self.findItems(key, Qt.MatchExactly)[0]
         itm.set_alarm(state)
 
-    def set_alarm_by_index(self, index, state):
-        row = index.row()
-        itm = self.item(row)
-        itm.set_alarm(state)
-
 
 
diff --git a/grum/mainwin.py b/grum/mainwin.py
index b454a61..9610051 100644
--- a/grum/mainwin.py
+++ b/grum/mainwin.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
 
         self.lst = lst = DictListWidget(exampledata, factory=PlotDescription)
         lst.setAlternatingRowColors(True)
-        lst.doubleClicked.connect(self.on_select_list_item)
+        lst.itemDoubleClicked.connect(self.on_select_list_item)
 
         bar = self.menuBar()
         self.mdi = mdi = MDIArea(bar)
@@ -57,9 +57,12 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
             self.lst.set_alarm_by_key(name, True)
 
 
-    def on_select_list_item(self, index):
-        self.lst.set_alarm_by_index(index, False)
-        name, desc = self.lst.get(index)
+    def on_select_list_item(self, item):
+        item.set_alarm(False)
+
+        name = item.text()
+        desc = self.lst.data[name]
+
         sub = self.mdi.findSubWindow(name)
         if sub:
             self.mdi.setActiveSubWindow(sub)