           return this.handleListBackspace(parent, e);
 
       #select an image if backspacing into it from a paragraph
-      if($(anchor_node).hasClass("graf--p") && @isFirstChar)
+      if($(anchor_node).hasClass("graf--p") && @isFirstChar() )
         if($(anchor_node).prev().hasClass("graf--figure") && @getSelectedText().length == 0)
           e.preventDefault();
           $(anchor_node).prev().find("img").click();

      @handleTab(anchor_node)
      return false

    if e.which == ENTER

      #removes previous selected nodes
      $(@el).find(".is-selected").removeClass("is-selected")

      , 2

    #delete key
    if (e.which is BACKSPACE)
      eventHandled = false;
      @tooltip_view.hide()
      utils.log("removing from down")
