Index: JEditTextArea.java
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--- JEditTextArea.java	(revision 859)
+++ JEditTextArea.java	(working copy)
@@ -125,9 +125,37 @@
           vertical.setValue(vertical.getValue() + amt * 3);
         }
       });
+
+		addShortcuts();
   }
+  
+  private void addShortcuts() {
+  	InputMap shortCutInputMap = getInputMap(JComponent.WHEN_FOCUSED);
+  	ActionMap shortcutActionMap = getActionMap();
+  	
+    shortCutInputMap.put(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_DELETE, InputEvent.SHIFT_MASK), "ShiftDelete");
+    shortcutActionMap.put("ShiftDelete", new AbstractAction() {
+    	public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){
+        copy();
+      }
+    });
 
+    shortCutInputMap.put(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_INSERT, InputEvent.CTRL_MASK), "CtrlInsert");
+    shortcutActionMap.put("CtrlInsert", new AbstractAction() {
+    	public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){
+        copy();
+      }
+    });
 
+    shortCutInputMap.put(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_INSERT, InputEvent.SHIFT_MASK), "ShiftInsert");
+    shortcutActionMap.put("ShiftInsert", new AbstractAction() {
+    	public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){
+        paste();
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+
   /**
    * Get current position of the vertical scroll bar. [fry]
    */
@@ -1808,7 +1836,7 @@
       dim.width += rightPref.width;
       Dimension bottomPref = bottom.getMinimumSize();
       dim.height += bottomPref.height;
-
+      
       dim.height += 5;
 
       return dim;