diff --git a/ide/fpviews.pas b/ide/fpviews.pas
index bd8c3c3e58..8918c41bdf 100644
--- a/ide/fpviews.pas
+++ b/ide/fpviews.pas
@@ -4346,6 +4346,7 @@ end;
 procedure TFPASCIIChart.HandleEvent(var Event: TEvent);
 var W: PSourceWindow;
 begin
+  writeln(stderr,'all what=',event.what,' cmd=', event.command);
   case Event.What of
     evKeyDown :
       case Event.KeyCode of
@@ -4356,6 +4357,16 @@ begin
           end;
       end;
     evCommand :
+      begin
+      writeln(stderr,'fpascii what=',event.what, ' cmd=', event.command, ' ',cmtransfer,' ',cmsearchwindow);
+      if Event.Command=(AsciiTableCommandBase+1) then // variable
+          begin
+            W:=FirstEditorWindow;
+            if Assigned(W) and Assigned(Report) then
+              Message(W,evCommand,cmAddChar,Event.InfoPtr);
+            ClearEvent(Event);
+          end
+      else
       case Event.Command of
         cmTransfer :
           begin
@@ -4364,10 +4375,12 @@ begin
               Message(W,evCommand,cmAddChar,pointer(ptrint(ord(Report^.AsciiChar))));
             ClearEvent(Event);
           end;
+        
         cmSearchWindow+1..cmSearchWindow+99 :
           if (Event.Command-cmSearchWindow=Number) then
               ClearEvent(Event);
       end;
+      end;
   end;
   inherited HandleEvent(Event);
 end;
diff --git a/packages/fv/src/asciitab.pas b/packages/fv/src/asciitab.pas
index 385daeddd1..dd5ee33ff3 100644
--- a/packages/fv/src/asciitab.pas
+++ b/packages/fv/src/asciitab.pas
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ var
   CurrentPos : TPoint;
   Handled : boolean;
 
-  procedure SetTo(xpos, ypos : sw_integer);
+  procedure SetTo(xpos, ypos : sw_integer;press:integer);
   var
     newchar : ptrint;
   begin
@@ -180,6 +180,10 @@ var
     SetCursor(xpos,ypos);
     Message(Owner,evCommand,AsciiTableCommandBase,
       pointer(newchar));
+    if press>0 then
+      begin
+        Message(Owner,evCommand,AsciiTableCommandBase+press,pointer(newchar));
+      end;
     DrawCurPos(true);
     ClearEvent(Event);
   end;
@@ -191,7 +195,7 @@ begin
         If MouseInView(Event.Where) then
           begin
             MakeLocal(Event.Where, CurrentPos);
-            SetTo(CurrentPos.X, CurrentPos.Y);
+            SetTo(CurrentPos.X, CurrentPos.Y,1);
             exit;
           end;
       end;
@@ -200,15 +204,16 @@ begin
         Handled:=true;
         case Event.Keycode of
           kbUp   : if Cursor.Y>0 then
-                   SetTo(Cursor.X,Cursor.Y-1);
+                   SetTo(Cursor.X,Cursor.Y-1,0);
           kbDown : if Cursor.Y<Size.Y-1 then
-                   SetTo(Cursor.X,Cursor.Y+1);
+                   SetTo(Cursor.X,Cursor.Y+1,0);
           kbLeft : if Cursor.X>0 then
-                   SetTo(Cursor.X-1,Cursor.Y);
+                   SetTo(Cursor.X-1,Cursor.Y,0);
           kbRight: if Cursor.X<Size.X-1 then
-                   SetTo(Cursor.X+1,Cursor.Y);
-          kbHome : SetTo(0,0);
-          kbEnd  : SetTo(Size.X-1,Size.Y-1);
+                   SetTo(Cursor.X+1,Cursor.Y,0);
+          kbHome : SetTo(0,0,0);
+          kbEnd  : SetTo(Size.X-1,Size.Y-1,0);
+          kbEnter: SetTo(Cursor.X,Cursor.Y,1);
         else
           Handled:=false;
         end;
@@ -301,6 +306,7 @@ end;
 
 procedure TASCIIChart.HandleEvent(var Event:TEvent);
 begin
+  writeln(stderr,'ascii cmd',event.what, ' ', event.command);
   if (Event.what=evCommand) and
      (Event.Command =  AsciiTableCommandBase) then
     begin
diff --git a/packages/fv/src/stddlg.pas b/packages/fv/src/stddlg.pas
index 85d5171a58..fe68432b6c 100644
--- a/packages/fv/src/stddlg.pas
+++ b/packages/fv/src/stddlg.pas
@@ -1491,8 +1491,8 @@ begin
   Inc(R.A.Y,3); Inc(R.B.Y,3);
   if AOptions and fdHelpButton <> 0 then
   begin
-    Insert(New(PButton, Init(R,slHelp,cmHelp, bfNormal)));
-    Inc(R.A.Y,3); Inc(R.B.Y,3);
+    //Insert(New(PButton, Init(R,slHelp,cmHelp, bfNormal)));
+    //Inc(R.A.Y,3); Inc(R.B.Y,3);
   end;
 
   R.Assign(1,16,48,18);
@@ -2005,8 +2005,8 @@ begin
   Insert(New(PButton, Init(R,slRevert, cmRevert, bfNormal)));
   if AOptions and cdHelpButton <> 0 then
   begin
-    Inc(R.A.Y,3); Inc(R.B.Y,3);
-    Insert(New(PButton, Init(R,slHelp, cmHelp, bfNormal)));
+    //Inc(R.A.Y,3); Inc(R.B.Y,3);
+    //Insert(New(PButton, Init(R,slHelp, cmHelp, bfNormal)));
   end;
 
   if AOptions and cdNoLoadDir = 0 then SetUpDialog;