@@ -209,11 +209,12 @@ doctrl(Uxn *u, SDL_Event *event, int z)

 	case SDLK_DOWN: flag = 0x20; break;

 	case SDLK_LEFT: flag = 0x40; break;

 	case SDLK_RIGHT: flag = 0x80; break;

-	case SDLK_DELETE: devctrl->dat[3] = z ? 0x7f : 0x00; break;

 	}

-	if(z)

+	if(z) {

 		devctrl->dat[2] |= flag;

-	else

+		if(event->key.keysym.sym < 0x20 || event->key.keysym.sym == SDLK_DELETE)

+			devctrl->dat[3] = event->key.keysym.sym;

+	} else

 		devctrl->dat[2] &= ~flag;

 }

@@ -360,7 +361,7 @@ start(Uxn *u)

 				quit();

 				break;

 			case SDL_TEXTINPUT:

-				devctrl->dat[3] = event.text.text[0];

+				devctrl->dat[3] = event.text.text[0]; /* fall-thru */

 			case SDL_KEYDOWN:

 			case SDL_KEYUP:

 				doctrl(u, &event, event.type == SDL_KEYDOWN);