diff --git a/spec/extensions/event-palette-spec.coffee b/spec/extensions/event-palette-spec.coffee
index bc5e0ab9e..6813bb512 100644
--- a/spec/extensions/event-palette-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/extensions/event-palette-spec.coffee
@@ -19,68 +19,27 @@ describe "EventPalette", ->
   describe "when event-palette:show is triggered on the root view", ->
     it "shows a list of all valid events for the previously focused element, then focuses the mini-editor and selects the first event", ->
       for [event, description] in rootView.getActiveEditor().events()
-        expect(palette.eventList.find("td:contains(#{event})")).toExist()
+        expect(palette.list.find(".event:contains(#{event})")).toExist()
 
       expect(palette.miniEditor.isFocused).toBeTruthy()
       expect(palette.find('.event:first')).toHaveClass 'selected'
 
-  describe "when event-palette:cancel is triggered on the event palette", ->
+  describe "when the event palette is cancelled", ->
     it "focuses the root view and detaches the event palette", ->
       expect(palette.hasParent()).toBeTruthy()
-      palette.trigger('event-palette:cancel')
+      palette.cancel()
       expect(palette.hasParent()).toBeFalsy()
       expect(rootView.getActiveEditor().isFocused).toBeTruthy()
 
-  describe "when 'move-up' and 'move-down' events are triggered on the mini editor", ->
-    it "selects the next and previous event, if there is one, and scrolls the list to it", ->
-      palette.miniEditor.trigger 'move-up'
-      expect(palette.find('.event:eq(0)')).toHaveClass 'selected'
-
-      palette.miniEditor.trigger 'move-down'
-      expect(palette.find('.event:eq(0)')).not.toHaveClass 'selected'
-      expect(palette.find('.event:eq(1)')).toHaveClass 'selected'
-
-      palette.miniEditor.trigger 'move-down'
-      expect(palette.find('.event:eq(1)')).not.toHaveClass 'selected'
-      expect(palette.find('.event:eq(2)')).toHaveClass 'selected'
-
-      palette.miniEditor.trigger 'move-up'
-      expect(palette.find('.event:eq(2)')).not.toHaveClass 'selected'
-      expect(palette.find('.event:eq(1)')).toHaveClass 'selected'
-
-      _.times palette.find('.event').length, ->
-        palette.miniEditor.trigger 'move-down'
-
-      expect(palette.eventList.scrollTop() + palette.eventList.height()).toBe palette.eventList.prop('scrollHeight')
-
-  describe "event triggering", ->
-    eventHandler = null
-
-    beforeEach ->
+  describe "when an event selection is confirmed", ->
+    it "detaches the palette, then focuses the previously focused element and emits the selected event on it", ->
       eventHandler = jasmine.createSpy 'eventHandler'
+      activeEditor = rootView.getActiveEditor()
+      [eventName, description] = palette.array[4]
+      activeEditor.preempt eventName, eventHandler
 
-    describe "when event-palette:select is triggered on the palette", ->
-      it "emits the selected event on the last focused element, then detaches the palette", ->
-        _.times 3, -> palette.miniEditor.trigger 'move-down'
-
-        rootView.getActiveEditor().preempt palette.getSelectedEventName(), eventHandler
-        palette.trigger 'event-palette:select'
-        expect(eventHandler).toHaveBeenCalled()
-
-        expect(rootView.getActiveEditor().isFocused).toBeTruthy()
-        expect(palette.hasParent()).toBeFalsy()
-
-    describe "when an item is clicked", ->
-      it "selects item and triggers its event", ->
-        element = palette.eventList.find('.event:eq(3)')
-
-        element.mousedown()
-        expect(element).toHaveClass 'selected'
-
-        rootView.getActiveEditor().preempt palette.getSelectedEventName(), eventHandler
-
-        element.mouseup()
-        expect(eventHandler).toHaveBeenCalled()
-        rootView.getActiveEditor().preempt palette.getSelectedEventName(), eventHandler
-        element.click()
+      palette.confirmed(palette.array[4])
 
+      expect(activeEditor.isFocused).toBeTruthy()
+      expect(eventHandler).toHaveBeenCalled()
+      expect(palette.hasParent()).toBeFalsy()
diff --git a/src/extensions/event-palette/event-palette.coffee b/src/extensions/event-palette/event-palette.coffee
index ca708f06d..3b60c61f5 100644
--- a/src/extensions/event-palette/event-palette.coffee
+++ b/src/extensions/event-palette/event-palette.coffee
@@ -1,34 +1,35 @@
 {View, $$} = require 'space-pen'
+SelectList = require 'select-list'
 Editor = require 'editor'
 $ = require 'jquery'
 
 module.exports =
-class EventPalette extends View
+class EventPalette extends SelectList
   @activate: (rootView) ->
     requireStylesheet 'event-palette/event-palette.css'
     @instance = new EventPalette(rootView)
     rootView.on 'event-palette:show', => @instance.attach()
 
-  @content: ->
-    @div class: 'event-palette', =>
-      @div class: 'select-list', outlet: 'eventList'
-      @subview 'miniEditor', new Editor(mini: true)
+  @viewClass: ->
+    "#{super} event-palette"
+
+  filterKey: 0 # filter on the event name for now
 
   initialize: (@rootView) ->
-    @on 'move-up', => @selectPrevious()
-    @on 'move-down', => @selectNext()
-    @on 'event-palette:cancel', => @detach()
-    @on 'event-palette:select', => @triggerSelectedEvent()
-    @on 'mousedown', '.event', (e) => @selectItem($(e.target).closest('.event'))
-    @on 'mouseup', '.event', => @triggerSelectedEvent()
+    super
 
   attach: ->
     @previouslyFocusedElement = $(':focus')
-    @populateEventList()
-    @eventList.find('.event:first').addClass('selected')
+    @setArray(@previouslyFocusedElement.events())
     @appendTo(@rootView)
     @miniEditor.focus()
 
+  itemForElement: ([eventName, description]) ->
+    $$ ->
+      @li class: 'event', =>
+        @div eventName, class: 'event-name'
+        @div description, class: 'event-description'
+
   populateEventList: ->
     events = @previouslyFocusedElement.events()
     table = $$ ->
@@ -40,39 +41,10 @@ class EventPalette extends View
 
     @eventList.html(table)
 
-  selectPrevious: ->
-    @selectItem(@getSelectedItem().prev())
+  confirmed: ([eventName, description]) ->
+    @cancel()
+    @previouslyFocusedElement.trigger(eventName)
 
-  selectNext: ->
-    @selectItem(@getSelectedItem().next())
-
-  selectItem: (item) ->
-    return unless item.length
-    @eventList.find('.selected').removeClass('selected')
-    item.addClass('selected')
-    @scrollToItem(item)
-
-  scrollToItem: (item) ->
-    scrollTop = @eventList.prop('scrollTop')
-    desiredTop = item.position().top + scrollTop
-    desiredBottom = desiredTop + item.height()
-
-    if desiredTop < scrollTop
-      @eventList.scrollTop(desiredTop)
-    else if desiredBottom > @eventList.scrollBottom()
-      @eventList.scrollBottom(desiredBottom)
-
-  getSelectedItem: ->
-    @eventList.find('.selected')
-
-  getSelectedEventName: ->
-    @getSelectedItem().find('.event-name').text()
-
-  triggerSelectedEvent: ->
+  cancelled: ->
     @previouslyFocusedElement.focus()
-    @previouslyFocusedElement.trigger(@getSelectedEventName())
-    @detach()
 
-  detach: ->
-    @rootView.focus() if @miniEditor.isFocused
-    super
diff --git a/src/extensions/event-palette/event-palette.css b/src/extensions/event-palette/event-palette.css
index 8deb678dc..8b1378917 100644
--- a/src/extensions/event-palette/event-palette.css
+++ b/src/extensions/event-palette/event-palette.css
@@ -1,21 +1 @@
-.event-palette {
-  position: absolute;
-  width: 100%;
-  bottom: 0;
-}
 
-.event-palette .select-list {
-  background-color: black;
-  position: relative;
-  max-height: 300px;
-  color: white;
-  overflow-y: auto;
-}
-
-.event-palette .select-list table {
-  width: 100%;
-}
-
-.event-palette .select-list .selected {
-  background-color: green;
-}