(global-map): Bind insertchar and its variants.

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/bindings.el b/lisp/bindings.el
index d4397edbeae..7461b185bba 100644
--- a/lisp/bindings.el
+++ b/lisp/bindings.el
@@ -781,6 +781,11 @@ language you are using."
 (define-key global-map [insert]         'overwrite-mode)
 (define-key global-map [C-insert]       'kill-ring-save)
 (define-key global-map [S-insert]       'yank)
+;; `insertchar' is what term.c produces.  Should we change term.c
+;; to produce `insert' instead?
+(define-key global-map [insertchar]     'overwrite-mode)
+(define-key global-map [C-insertchar]   'kill-ring-save)
+(define-key global-map [S-insertchar]   'yank)
 (define-key global-map [undo]           'undo)
 (define-key global-map [redo]           'repeat-complex-command)
 (define-key global-map [again]          'repeat-complex-command) ; Sun keyboard
@@ -791,7 +796,6 @@ language you are using."
 ;; (define-key global-map [clearline]   'function-key-error)
 (define-key global-map [insertline]     'open-line)
 (define-key global-map [deleteline]     'kill-line)
-;; (define-key global-map [insertchar]  'function-key-error)
 (define-key global-map [deletechar]     'delete-char)
 ;; (define-key global-map [backtab]     'function-key-error)
 ;; (define-key global-map [f1]          'function-key-error)