--- mc/src/widget.c.orig	2002-12-26 02:15:48 +0300
+++ mc/src/widget.c	2003-02-18 12:16:05 +0300
@@ -1505,7 +1506,7 @@
 
 /* Inserts text in input line */
 void
-stuff (WInput *in, const char *text, int insert_extra_space)
+stuff (WInput *in, const unsigned char *text, int insert_extra_space)
 {
     input_disable_update (in);
     while (*text)
--- mc/src/widget.h.orig	2002-11-13 05:27:01 +0300
+++ mc/src/widget.h	2003-02-18 12:14:34 +0300
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
 void update_input (WInput *in, int clear_first);
 void new_input (WInput *in);
 int push_history (WInput *in, const char *text);
-void stuff (WInput *in, const char *text, int insert_extra_space);
+void stuff (WInput *in, const unsigned char *text, int insert_extra_space);
 void input_disable_update (WInput *in);
 void input_set_prompt (WInput *in, int field_len, const char *prompt);
 void input_enable_update (WInput *in);
--- mc/src/command.c.orig	2002-11-14 10:25:19 +0300
+++ mc/src/command.c	2003-02-18 12:15:42 +0300
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@
     char *quoted_text;
 
     quoted_text = name_quote (text, 1);
-    stuff (in, quoted_text, insert_extra_space);
+    stuff (in, (unsigned char *)quoted_text, insert_extra_space);
     g_free (quoted_text);
 }
 
--- mc/edit/editkeys.c.orig	2002-12-26 01:53:07 +0300
+++ mc/edit/editkeys.c	2003-02-18 12:43:41 +0300
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@
 #include "src/charsets.h"	/* convert_from_input_c() */
 #include "src/selcodepage.h"	/* do_select_codepage() */
 
+#ifdef HAVE_CHARSET
+#define full_eight_bits (1)
+#else
+extern int full_eight_bits;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Ordinary translations.  Note that the keys listed first take priority
  * when the key is assigned to more than one command.
@@ -281,7 +287,7 @@
     if (x_key < 256) {
 	int c = convert_from_input_c (x_key);
 
-	if (is_printable (c)) {
+	if ((full_eight_bits && ((c > 31 && c <= 127) || c >= 160)) || c > 31) {
 	    char_for_insertion = c;
 	    goto fin;
 	}