diff --git a/src/global.c b/src/global.c
index e2d8749..e319719 100644
--- a/src/global.c
+++ b/src/global.c
@@ -429,6 +429,19 @@ void assign_keyinfo(sc *s)
     } else /* RAWINPUT */
 	s->seq = (int) s->keystr[0];
 
+#ifndef NANO_TINY
+    /* Handle some special combinations, where combination is more than
+     * a pair of characters. */
+    if (!strcasecmp(s->keystr, "^Left"))
+	s->seq = 544;
+    else if (!strcasecmp(s->keystr, "^Right"))
+	s->seq = 559;
+    else if (!strcasecmp(s->keystr, "^Down"))
+	s->seq = 524;
+    else if (!strcasecmp(s->keystr, "^Up"))
+	s->seq = 565;
+#endif
+
     /* Override some keys which don't bind as easily as we'd like. */
     if (s->type == CONTROL && (!strcasecmp(&s->keystr[1], "space")))
 	s->seq = 0;
@@ -1137,6 +1150,8 @@ void shortcut_init(void)
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
     add_to_sclist(MMOST, "M-Space", do_prev_word_void, 0);
     add_to_sclist(MMOST, "^Space", do_next_word_void, 0);
+    add_to_sclist(MMAIN, "^Left", do_prev_word_void, 0);
+    add_to_sclist(MMAIN, "^Right", do_next_word_void, 0);
 #endif
     add_to_sclist((MMOST & ~MBROWSER), "^A", do_home, 0);
     add_to_sclist((MMOST & ~MBROWSER), "Home", do_home, 0);
@@ -1149,6 +1164,8 @@ void shortcut_init(void)
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
     add_to_sclist(MMAIN, "M-7", do_prev_block, 0);
     add_to_sclist(MMAIN, "M-8", do_next_block, 0);
+    add_to_sclist(MMAIN, "^Up", do_prev_block, 0);
+    add_to_sclist(MMAIN, "^Down", do_next_block, 0);
 #endif
 #ifndef DISABLE_JUSTIFY
     add_to_sclist(MMAIN, "M-(", do_para_begin_void, 0);
diff --git a/src/rcfile.c b/src/rcfile.c
index c46c361..92b1e8c 100644
--- a/src/rcfile.c
+++ b/src/rcfile.c
@@ -505,6 +505,11 @@ void parse_binding(char *ptr, bool dobind)
 		    newsc->ordinal = s->ordinal;
 	} else
 	    newsc->ordinal = 0;
+
+	/* Find same function in sclist and assign same toggle value
+	 * to new shortcut. */
+	newsc->toggle = first_sc_for(currmenu, newsc->scfunc)->toggle;
+
 	/* Add the new shortcut at the start of the list. */
 	newsc->next = sclist;
 	sclist = newsc;
diff --git a/src/winio.c b/src/winio.c
index e5bbcaf..51221c1 100644
--- a/src/winio.c
+++ b/src/winio.c
@@ -395,14 +395,6 @@ int parse_kbinput(WINDOW *win)
 			    case 'B':
 				retval = KEY_END;
 				break;
-#ifndef NANO_TINY
-			    case 'C':
-				retval = controlright;
-				break;
-			    case 'D':
-				retval = controlleft;
-				break;
-#endif
 			}
 			double_esc = FALSE;
 			escapes = 0;
@@ -630,17 +622,6 @@ int parse_kbinput(WINDOW *win)
 #endif
 	}
 
-#ifndef NANO_TINY
-	if (retval == controlleft)
-	    retval = sc_seq_or(do_prev_word_void, 0);
-	else if (retval == controlright)
-	    retval = sc_seq_or(do_next_word_void, 0);
-	else if (retval == controlup)
-	    retval = sc_seq_or(do_prev_block, 0);
-	else if (retval == controldown)
-	    retval = sc_seq_or(do_next_block, 0);
-#endif
-
 	/* If our result is an extended keypad value (i.e. a value
 	 * outside of byte range), set func_key to TRUE. */
 	if (retval != ERR)