diff --git a/src/global.c b/src/global.c
index 191b38e..6f435ad 100644
--- a/src/global.c
+++ b/src/global.c
@@ -414,6 +414,18 @@ void assign_keyinfo(sc *s, const char *keystring)
 	    s->keycode = (int)' ';
     } else if (keystring[0] == 'F')
 	s->keycode = KEY_F0 + atoi(&keystring[1]);
+#ifndef NANO_TINY
+    /* Handle some special combinations, where combination is more than
+     * a pair of characters. */
+    if (!strcasecmp(s->keystr, "^Left"))
+	s->keycode = 544;
+    else if (!strcasecmp(s->keystr, "^Right"))
+	s->keycode = 559;
+    else if (!strcasecmp(s->keystr, "^Down"))
+	s->keycode = 524;
+    else if (!strcasecmp(s->keystr, "^Up"))
+	s->keycode = 565;
+#endif
     /* Catch the strings that don't bind as easily as we'd like. */
     else if (!strcasecmp(keystring, "Up"))
 	s->keycode = KEY_UP;
@@ -1116,6 +1128,8 @@ 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);
@@ -1128,6 +1142,8 @@ 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 c900cb9..d8e29f6 100644
--- a/src/rcfile.c
+++ b/src/rcfile.c
@@ -496,6 +496,13 @@ void parse_binding(char *ptr, bool dobind)
     }
 
     if (dobind) {
+	/* Find same function in sclist and assign same toggle value
+	 * to new shortcut. */
+	if (first_sc_for(currmenu, newsc->scfunc) != NULL)
+	    newsc->toggle = first_sc_for(currmenu, newsc->scfunc)->toggle;
+	else
+	    newsc->toggle = 0;
+
 	/* If this is a toggle, copy its sequence number. */
 	if (newsc->scfunc == do_toggle_void) {
 	    for (s = sclist; s != NULL; s = s->next)
diff --git a/src/winio.c b/src/winio.c
index b8e7e99..442420e 100644
--- a/src/winio.c
+++ b/src/winio.c
@@ -392,14 +392,6 @@ 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;
@@ -489,17 +481,6 @@ int parse_kbinput(WINDOW *win)
     if (retval == ERR)
 	return ERR;
 
-#ifndef NANO_TINY
-    if (retval == controlleft)
-	return sc_seq_or(do_prev_word_void, 0);
-    else if (retval == controlright)
-	return sc_seq_or(do_next_word_void, 0);
-    else if (retval == controlup)
-	return sc_seq_or(do_prev_block, 0);
-    else if (retval == controldown)
-	return sc_seq_or(do_next_block, 0);
-#endif
-
     switch (retval) {
 #ifdef KEY_SLEFT
 	/* Slang doesn't support KEY_SLEFT. */