diff --git a/include/reHDD.h b/include/reHDD.h
index bafaefb..d09a638 100644
--- a/include/reHDD.h
+++ b/include/reHDD.h
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ template <typename T, typename I> T* iterator_to_pointer(I i)
 }
 
 
-
 class reHDD
 {
 protected:
@@ -58,6 +57,7 @@ private:
     static  void filterIgnoredDrives(vector <Drive>* pvecDrives);
     static void addSMARTData(vector <Drive>* pvecDrives);
     static void ThreadScannDevices();
+    static void ThreadUserInput();
 
     void filterNewDrives(vector <Drive>* pvecOldDrives, vector <Drive>* pvecNewDrives);
 
diff --git a/include/tui.h b/include/tui.h
index 36a14dc..9216a09 100644
--- a/include/tui.h
+++ b/include/tui.h
@@ -22,12 +22,16 @@ protected:
 
 public:
 
+    enum UserInput { UpKey, DownKey, Abort, Shred, Delete, Enter, ESC, Undefined};
+
     TUI(void);
 
     static void initTUI();
 
     void updateTUI(vector <Drive>* pvecDrives);
 
+    static enum UserInput readUserInput();
+
 private:
     static string sCpuUsage;
     static string sRamUsage;
@@ -35,12 +39,12 @@ private:
 
      WINDOW *detailview;
      WINDOW *overview;
-     vector <WINDOW *> vWinDriveEntries;
 
     static void centerTitle(WINDOW *pwin, const char * title);
     static WINDOW *createOverViewWindow( int iXSize, int iYSize);
     static WINDOW *createDetailViewWindow( int iXSize, int iYSize, int iXStart);
     static WINDOW *createEntryWindow(int iXSize, int iYSize, int iXStart, int iYStart,string sModelFamily, string sModelName, string sCapacity);
+
 };
 
 #endif  // TUI_H_
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/TUI/tui.cpp b/src/TUI/tui.cpp
index 34d9661..dec36f0 100644
--- a/src/TUI/tui.cpp
+++ b/src/TUI/tui.cpp
@@ -34,31 +34,25 @@ void TUI::initTUI()
     }
     clear();
     curs_set(0);
+    noecho();
+    cbreak();
     init_color(COLOR_GRAY, 173, 170, 173);
 
-
     init_pair(COLOR_AREA_STDSCR,COLOR_WHITE, COLOR_BLUE);
     wbkgd(stdscr, COLOR_PAIR(COLOR_AREA_STDSCR));
 
-    int stdscrX, stdscrY;
-    getmaxyx(stdscr, stdscrY, stdscrX);
-    mvprintw(0, 2, "reHDD - HDD refurbishing tool - Licensed under GPL 3.0  X:%d Y:%d",stdscrX,stdscrY);
+    mvprintw(0, 2, "reHDD - HDD refurbishing tool - GPL 3.0 ");
 
 }
 
 void TUI::updateTUI(vector <Drive>* pvecDrives) {
 
-
-    //werase(stdscr);
-
     int stdscrX, stdscrY;
     getmaxyx(stdscr, stdscrY, stdscrX);
 
     init_pair(COLOR_AREA_STDSCR,COLOR_WHITE, COLOR_BLUE);
     wbkgd(stdscr, COLOR_PAIR(COLOR_AREA_STDSCR));
 
-   // mvprintw(0, 2, "reHDD - HDD refurbishing tool - Licensed under GPL 3.0  X:%d Y:%d",stdscrX,stdscrY);
-
     refresh();
 
     overview=createOverViewWindow((int)(stdscrX/3), (stdscrY-15));
@@ -67,30 +61,48 @@ void TUI::updateTUI(vector <Drive>* pvecDrives) {
     detailview=createDetailViewWindow(((stdscrX)-(int)(stdscrX/3)-7), (stdscrY-3), (int)(stdscrX/3)+5);
     wrefresh(detailview);
 
-    vWinDriveEntries.clear();
-
-
-   // int i = 0;
-
     vector <Drive>::iterator it;
     for (it = pvecDrives->begin(); it != pvecDrives->end(); ++it)
     {
-
         string sModelFamily = it->getModelFamily();
         string sModelName = it->getModelName();
         string sCapacity = it->sCapacityToText();
 
-     WINDOW * tmp = createEntryWindow( ((int)(stdscrX/3) - 2), 5, 3, (5* (it - pvecDrives->begin()) )+3, sModelFamily, sModelName, sCapacity);
-
-      //  WINDOW * tmp = createEntryWindow( ((int)(stdscrX/3) - 2), 5, 3, (5* (i) )+3, sModelFamily, sModelName, sCapacity);
-
-        // vWinDriveEntries.push_back(tmp);
+        WINDOW * tmp = createEntryWindow( ((int)(stdscrX/3) - 2), 5, 3, (5* (it - pvecDrives->begin()) )+3, sModelFamily, sModelName, sCapacity);
         wrefresh(tmp);
-
-       // i++;
     }
+}
 
-
+enum TUI::UserInput TUI::readUserInput() {
+      int ch = wgetch(stdscr);
+        switch(ch)
+        {
+        case KEY_UP:
+            return TUI::UserInput::UpKey;
+            break;
+        case KEY_DOWN:
+            return TUI::UserInput::DownKey;
+            break;
+        case 10:
+            return TUI::UserInput::Enter;
+            break;
+        case 27:
+            return TUI::UserInput::ESC;
+            break;
+        case 'a':
+            return TUI::UserInput::Abort;
+            break;
+        case 'd':
+            return TUI::UserInput::Delete;
+            break;
+        case 's':
+            return TUI::UserInput::Shred;
+            break;
+        default:
+            return TUI::UserInput::Undefined;
+            break;
+        }
+    return TUI::UserInput::Undefined;
 }
 
 
@@ -126,14 +138,10 @@ WINDOW* TUI::createOverViewWindow( int iXSize, int iYSize) {
 
     centerTitle(newWindow, str.c_str());
 
-    //mvwaddstr(newWindow, 2, 3, "Drücke eine Taste");
-
-     //refresh();   
-
+    keypad(newWindow, TRUE);
     return newWindow;
 }
 
-
 WINDOW* TUI::createDetailViewWindow( int iXSize, int iYSize, int iXStart) {
     WINDOW *newWindow;
     newWindow = newwin(iYSize, iXSize, 2, iXStart);
@@ -142,6 +150,7 @@ WINDOW* TUI::createDetailViewWindow( int iXSize, int iYSize, int iXStart) {
     box(newWindow, ACS_VLINE, ACS_HLINE);
     centerTitle(newWindow, "Selected Drive: xyz");
 
+    keypad(newWindow, TRUE);
     return newWindow;
 }
 
@@ -153,12 +162,12 @@ WINDOW* TUI::createEntryWindow(int iXSize, int iYSize, int iXStart, int iYStart,
     box(newWindow, ACS_VLINE, ACS_HLINE);
 
     attron(COLOR_PAIR(COLOR_AREA_ENTRY));
-  
+
     mvwaddstr(newWindow,1, 1, sModelFamily.c_str());
     mvwaddstr(newWindow,2, 1, sModelName.c_str());
     mvwaddstr(newWindow,3, 1, sCapacity.c_str());
 
-   // refresh();
+    keypad(newWindow, TRUE);
 
     return newWindow;
 }
diff --git a/src/reHDD.cpp b/src/reHDD.cpp
index e5394de..3d75f29 100644
--- a/src/reHDD.cpp
+++ b/src/reHDD.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ void reHDD::app_logic(void)
     FD_SET(fdWhipe[0], &selectSet);
 
     thread thDevices(ThreadScannDevices); //start thread that scanns for drives
+    thread thUserInput(ThreadUserInput); //start thread that reads user input
 
     while(1) {
 
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ void reHDD::app_logic(void)
         }
     } //endless loop
     thDevices.join();
+    thUserInput.join();
 }
 
 void reHDD::ThreadScannDevices() {
@@ -92,6 +94,42 @@ void reHDD::ThreadScannDevices() {
     }
 }
 
+void reHDD::ThreadUserInput() {
+    while(true) {
+
+        // cout << TUI::readUserInput() << endl;
+        switch (TUI::readUserInput())
+        {
+        case TUI::UserInput::DownKey:
+            /* code */
+            //cout << "Down" << endl;
+            break;
+        case TUI::UserInput::UpKey:
+            //cout << "Up" << endl;
+            break;
+        case TUI::UserInput::Undefined:
+            //cout << "Undefined" << endl;
+            break;
+        case TUI::UserInput::Abort:
+            //cout << "Abort" << endl;
+            break;
+        case TUI::UserInput::Delete:
+            //cout << "Delete" << endl;
+            break;
+        case TUI::UserInput::Shred:
+            //cout << "Shred" << endl;
+            break;
+        case TUI::UserInput::Enter:
+            //cout << "Enter" << endl;
+            break;
+        case TUI::UserInput::ESC:
+            //cout << "ESC" << endl;
+            break;
+        default:
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+}
 
 void reHDD::filterNewDrives(vector <Drive>* pvecOldDrives, vector <Drive>* pvecNewDrives) {
 
@@ -116,11 +154,9 @@ void reHDD::filterNewDrives(vector <Drive>* pvecOldDrives, vector <Drive>* pvecN
     }
 
     pvecOldDrives->clear();
-
     for (long unsigned int i=0; i<pvecNewDrives->size(); i++) {
         pvecOldDrives->push_back((*pvecNewDrives)[i]);
     }
-
 }
 
 /**