Index: src/move.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/nano/nano/src/move.c,v
retrieving revision 1.47
diff -u -p -r1.47 move.c
--- src/move.c	13 Sep 2005 04:53:44 -0000	1.47
+++ src/move.c	24 Sep 2005 03:30:35 -0000
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ void do_end(void)
 	update_line(openfile->current, openfile->current_x);
 }
 
-void do_up(void)
+static void _do_up(int force)
 {
     check_statusblank();
 
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ void do_up(void)
     /* If we're on the first line of the edit window, scroll the edit
      * window up one line if we're in smooth scrolling mode, or up half
      * a page if we're not. */
-    if (openfile->current_y == 0)
+    if (force || openfile->current_y == 0)
 	edit_scroll(UP,
 #ifndef NANO_SMALL
 		ISSET(SMOOTH_SCROLL) ? 1 :
@@ -511,8 +511,10 @@ void do_up(void)
 	update_line(openfile->current, openfile->current_x);
     }
 }
+void do_up(void) { _do_up(0); }
+void do_up_force(void) { _do_up(1); }
 
-void do_down(void)
+static void _do_down(int force)
 {
     check_statusblank();
 
@@ -534,7 +536,7 @@ void do_down(void)
     /* If we're on the last line of the edit window, scroll the edit
      * window down one line if we're in smooth scrolling mode, or down
      * half a page if we're not. */
-    if (openfile->current_y == editwinrows - 1)
+    if (force || openfile->current_y == editwinrows - 1)
 	edit_scroll(DOWN,
 #ifndef NANO_SMALL
 		ISSET(SMOOTH_SCROLL) ? 1 :
@@ -549,6 +551,8 @@ void do_down(void)
 	update_line(openfile->current, openfile->current_x);
     }
 }
+void do_down(void) { _do_down(0); }
+void do_down_force(void) { _do_down(1); }
 
 void do_left(void)
 {
Index: src/winio.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/nano/nano/src/winio.c,v
retrieving revision 1.437
diff -u -p -r1.437 winio.c
--- src/winio.c	20 Sep 2005 04:15:33 -0000	1.437
+++ src/winio.c	24 Sep 2005 03:30:36 -0000
@@ -508,6 +507,14 @@ int parse_kbinput(WINDOW *win, bool *met
 		    escapes = 0;
 		    if (get_key_buffer_len() == 0) {
 			*meta_key = TRUE;
+			switch (*kbinput) {
+			    case KEY_DOWN:
+				do_down_force();
+				break;
+			    case KEY_UP:
+				do_up_force();
+				break;
+			}
 			retval = tolower(*kbinput);
 		    } else {
 			int *seq;