diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90a0c62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+Makefile
+Makefile.in
+aclocal.m4
+autom4te.cache
+build
+config.cache
+config.guess
+config.h
+config.h.in
+config.log
+config.status
+config.sub
+configure
+depcomp
+install-sh
+libtool
+ltmain.sh
+missing
+mkinstalldirs
+releases
+stamp-h
+stamp-h1
+stamp-h.in
+*~
+*.swp
+*.o
+.deps
+
+src/bin2c
+src/lemonlauncher
+src/default_font.h
diff --git a/src/lemonmenu.cpp b/src/lemonmenu.cpp
index afe5b34..1484534 100644
--- a/src/lemonmenu.cpp
+++ b/src/lemonmenu.cpp
@@ -195,7 +195,8 @@ void lemon_menu::handle_pgdown()
 
 void lemon_menu::handle_alphaup()
 {
-   if (_current->select_next_alpha()) {
+   // up in the alphabet is the previous letter
+   if (_current->select_previous_alpha()) {
       reset_snap_timer();
       render();
    }
@@ -203,7 +204,8 @@ void lemon_menu::handle_alphaup()
 
 void lemon_menu::handle_alphadown()
 {
-   if (_current->select_previous_alpha()) {
+   // down in the alphabet is the next letter
+   if (_current->select_next_alpha()) {
       reset_snap_timer();
       render();
    }
@@ -284,24 +286,16 @@ void lemon_menu::handle_run()
       string query("UPDATE games SET count = count+1 WHERE filename = ");
       query.append("'").append(g->rom()).append("'");
    
-      sqlite3* db = NULL;
       char* error_msg = NULL;
    
       try {
-         if (sqlite3_open(db_file.c_str(), &db))
-            throw bad_lemon(sqlite3_errmsg(db));
-         
-         // execute query and throw exception on error
-         if (sqlite3_exec(db, query.c_str(), NULL, NULL, &error_msg)
+         if (sqlite3_exec(_db, query.c_str(), NULL, NULL, &error_msg)
                != SQLITE_OK)
             throw bad_lemon(error_msg);
       } catch (...) {
          sqlite3_free(error_msg);
          throw;
       }
-      
-      if (db)
-         sqlite3_close(db);
    }
 }
 
@@ -360,7 +354,7 @@ void lemon_menu::change_view(view_t view)
       break;
       
    case most_played:
-      order.append("count,name");
+      order.append("count DESC,name");
       where.append("count > 0");
       break;