diff -Nru autokey-0.80.3.after-hyper-patch/src/lib/configmanager.py autokey-0.80.3/src/lib/configmanager.py
--- autokey-0.80.3.after-hyper-patch/src/lib/configmanager.py	2011-10-11 20:31:41.000000000 -0600
+++ autokey-0.80.3/src/lib/configmanager.py	2011-11-07 11:06:55.888908812 -0700
@@ -607,6 +607,19 @@
         #_logger.debug("Abbreviation phrases: %s", self.abbreviations)
         #_logger.debug("All folders: %s", self.allFolders)
         #_logger.debug("All phrases: %s", self.allItems)
+
+        # simmons-hack: sort hotkeys within a given folder
+        # such that hotkeys with a filter appear first.
+        filterfulHotkeys = []
+        filterlessHotkeys = []
+        for hk in self.hotKeys:
+            if hk.windowInfoRegex is None:
+                filterlessHotkeys.append(hk)
+            else:
+                filterfulHotkeys.append(hk)
+        self.hotKeys = [];
+        self.hotKeys.extend(filterfulHotkeys)
+        self.hotKeys.extend(filterlessHotkeys)
         
         if persistGlobal:
             save_config(self)
@@ -633,7 +646,8 @@
             if TriggerMode.ABBREVIATION in item.modes:
                 self.abbreviations.append(item)
             self.allItems.append(item)
-            
+
+
     # TODO Future functionality
     def add_recent_entry(self, entry):
         if not self.folders.has_key(RECENT_ENTRIES_FOLDER):