diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/EditorWindow.py b/Lib/idlelib/EditorWindow.py
index ef8e12208b2..45481ed53f5 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/EditorWindow.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/EditorWindow.py
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ def __init__(self, flist=None, filename=None, key=None, root=None):
 
         self.top.protocol("WM_DELETE_WINDOW", self.close)
         self.top.bind("<<close-window>>", self.close_event)
+        text.bind("<<cut>>", self.cut)
+        text.bind("<<copy>>", self.copy)
+        text.bind("<<paste>>", self.paste)
         text.bind("<<center-insert>>", self.center_insert_event)
         text.bind("<<help>>", self.help_dialog)
         text.bind("<<good-advice>>", self.good_advice)
@@ -311,6 +314,18 @@ def python_docs(self, event=None):
     def display_docs(self, url):
         webbrowser.open(url)
 
+    def cut(self,event):
+        self.text.event_generate("<<Cut>>")
+        return "break"
+
+    def copy(self,event):
+        self.text.event_generate("<<Copy>>")
+        return "break"
+
+    def paste(self,event):
+        self.text.event_generate("<<Paste>>")
+        return "break"
+
     def select_all(self, event=None):
         self.text.tag_add("sel", "1.0", "end-1c")
         self.text.mark_set("insert", "1.0")
@@ -743,6 +758,7 @@ def apply_bindings(self, keydefs=None):
         text = self.text
         text.keydefs = keydefs
         for event, keylist in keydefs.items():
+            ##print>>sys.__stderr__, "event, list: ", event, keylist
             if keylist:
                 apply(text.event_add, (event,) + tuple(keylist))
 
@@ -755,6 +771,7 @@ def fill_menus(self, defs=None, keydefs=None):
             defs = self.Bindings.menudefs
         if keydefs is None:
             keydefs = self.Bindings.default_keydefs
+        ##print>>sys.__stderr__, "*keydefs: " , keydefs
         menudict = self.menudict
         text = self.text
         for mname, itemlist in defs:
@@ -770,6 +787,7 @@ def fill_menus(self, defs=None, keydefs=None):
                     if checkbutton:
                         label = label[1:]
                     underline, label = prepstr(label)
+                    ##print>>sys.__stderr__, "*Event: " , event
                     accelerator = get_accelerator(keydefs, event)
                     def command(text=text, event=event):
                         text.event_generate(event)
@@ -779,8 +797,12 @@ def command(text=text, event=event):
                             command=command, accelerator=accelerator,
                             variable=var)
                     else:
+                        ##print>>sys.__stderr__, "label, ul, cmd, accel: ",
+                        ##                       label, underline, command,
+                        ##                       accelerator
                         menu.add_command(label=label, underline=underline,
-                            command=command, accelerator=accelerator)
+                                         command=command,
+                                         accelerator=accelerator)
 
     def getvar(self, name):
         var = self.getrawvar(name)
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/config-keys.def b/Lib/idlelib/config-keys.def
index 0c81b17af03..ebaffd4f9de 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/config-keys.def
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/config-keys.def
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ beginning-of-line= <Key-Home>
 center-insert=<Control-Key-l>
 close-all-windows=<Control-Key-q>
 close-window=<Alt-Key-F4>
+do-nothing=<Control-Key-F12>
 end-of-file=<Control-Key-d>
 python-docs=<Key-F1>
 python-context-help=<Shift-Key-F1> 
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ beginning-of-line= <Key-Home>
 center-insert=<Control-Key-l>
 close-all-windows=<Command-Key-q>
 close-window=<Command-Key-w>
+do-nothing=<Control-Key-F12>
 end-of-file=<Control-Key-d>
 python-docs=<Key-F1>
 python-context-help=<Shift-Key-F1> 
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/configHandler.py b/Lib/idlelib/configHandler.py
index 2dd46e2e66c..d3a88f27c0f 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/configHandler.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/configHandler.py
@@ -496,6 +496,7 @@ def GetCoreKeys(self, keySetName=None):
             '<<center-insert>>': ['<Control-l>'],
             '<<close-all-windows>>': ['<Control-q>'],
             '<<close-window>>': ['<Alt-F4>'],
+            '<<do-nothing>>': ['<Control-x>'],
             '<<end-of-file>>': ['<Control-d>'],
             '<<python-docs>>': ['<F1>'],
             '<<python-context-help>>': ['<Shift-F1>'],