diff --git a/src/gui_gtk_x11.c b/src/gui_gtk_x11.c
index ea43c93..02526b2 100644
--- a/src/gui_gtk_x11.c
+++ b/src/gui_gtk_x11.c
@@ -1212,39 +1212,9 @@
 	return FALSE;
 #endif
 
-    // Check for Alt/Meta key (Mod1Mask), but not for a BS, DEL or character
-    // that already has the 8th bit set.
-    // Don't do this for <S-M-Tab>, that should become K_S_TAB with ALT.
-    // Don't do this for double-byte encodings, it turns the char into a lead
-    // byte.
-    if (len == 1
-	    && ((state & GDK_MOD1_MASK)
-#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2,10,0)
-		|| (state & GDK_SUPER_MASK)
-#endif
-		)
-	    && !(key_sym == GDK_BackSpace || key_sym == GDK_Delete)
-	    && (string[0] & 0x80) == 0
-	    && !(key_sym == GDK_Tab && (state & GDK_SHIFT_MASK))
-	    && !enc_dbcs
-	    )
-    {
-	string[0] |= 0x80;
-	state &= ~GDK_MOD1_MASK;	// don't use it again
-	if (enc_utf8) // convert to utf-8
-	{
-	    string[1] = string[0] & 0xbf;
-	    string[0] = ((unsigned)string[0] >> 6) + 0xc0;
-	    if (string[1] == CSI)
-	    {
-		string[2] = KS_EXTRA;
-		string[3] = (int)KE_CSI;
-		len = 4;
-	    }
-	    else
-		len = 2;
-	}
-    }
+    // We used to apply Alt/Meta to the key here (Mod1Mask), but that is now
+    // done later, the same as it happens for the terminal.  Hopefully that
+    // works for everybody...
 
     // Check for special keys.	Also do this when len == 1 (key has an ASCII
     // value) to detect backspace, delete and keypad keys.
@@ -1266,52 +1236,37 @@
     if (len == 0)   // Unrecognized key
 	return TRUE;
 
-    // Special keys (and a few others) may have modifiers. Also when using a
-    // double-byte encoding (can't set the 8th bit).
-    if (len == -3 || key_sym == GDK_space || key_sym == GDK_Tab
-	    || key_sym == GDK_Return || key_sym == GDK_Linefeed
-	    || key_sym == GDK_Escape || key_sym == GDK_KP_Tab
-	    || key_sym == GDK_ISO_Enter || key_sym == GDK_3270_Enter
-	    || (enc_dbcs && len == 1 && ((state & GDK_MOD1_MASK)
-#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2,10,0)
-		    || (state & GDK_SUPER_MASK)
-#endif
-		    )))
+    // Handle modifiers.
+    modifiers = modifiers_gdk2vim(state);
+
+    // For some keys a shift modifier is translated into another key code.
+    if (len == -3)
+	key = TO_SPECIAL(string[1], string[2]);
+    else
+	key = string[0];
+
+    key = simplify_key(key, &modifiers);
+    if (key == CSI)
+	key = K_CSI;
+    if (IS_SPECIAL(key))
     {
-	modifiers = modifiers_gdk2vim(state);
+	string[0] = CSI;
+	string[1] = K_SECOND(key);
+	string[2] = K_THIRD(key);
+	len = 3;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+	string[0] = key;
+	len = 1;
+    }
 
-	/*
-	 * For some keys a shift modifier is translated into another key
-	 * code.
-	 */
-	if (len == -3)
-	    key = TO_SPECIAL(string[1], string[2]);
-	else
-	    key = string[0];
-
-	key = simplify_key(key, &modifiers);
-	if (key == CSI)
-	    key = K_CSI;
-	if (IS_SPECIAL(key))
-	{
-	    string[0] = CSI;
-	    string[1] = K_SECOND(key);
-	    string[2] = K_THIRD(key);
-	    len = 3;
-	}
-	else
-	{
-	    string[0] = key;
-	    len = 1;
-	}
-
-	if (modifiers != 0)
-	{
-	    string2[0] = CSI;
-	    string2[1] = KS_MODIFIER;
-	    string2[2] = modifiers;
-	    add_to_input_buf(string2, 3);
-	}
+    if (modifiers != 0)
+    {
+	string2[0] = CSI;
+	string2[1] = KS_MODIFIER;
+	string2[2] = modifiers;
+	add_to_input_buf(string2, 3);
     }
 
     if (len == 1 && ((string[0] == Ctrl_C && ctrl_c_interrupts)