diff --git a/src/mred/wxme/wx_keym.cxx b/src/mred/wxme/wx_keym.cxx
index f9c78848b5..76ae9917e3 100644
--- a/src/mred/wxme/wx_keym.cxx
+++ b/src/mred/wxme/wx_keym.cxx
@@ -446,11 +446,23 @@ wxKeycode *wxKeymap::MapFunction(long code, int shift, int ctrl,
   return newkey;
 }
 
-static long GetCode(unsigned char *keyseq, int *_kp, int *fullset)
+static int wx_c_strcmp(wxchar *keyseq, char *s)
+{
+  int i = 0;
+
+  while (keyseq[i] && s[i]) {
+    if ((int)keyseq[i] != (int)s[i])
+      return 1;
+    i++;
+  }
+  return keyseq[i] || s[i];
+}
+
+static long GetCode(wxchar *keyseq, int *_kp, int *fullset)
 {
   long i, code, kp;
 #define MAX_BUF 256
-  unsigned char buffer[MAX_BUF], first;
+  wxchar buffer[MAX_BUF], first;
 
   kp = *_kp;
 
@@ -468,11 +480,11 @@ static long GetCode(unsigned char *keyseq, int *_kp, int *fullset)
     if (buffer[0] < 128)
       buffer[0] = tolower(buffer[0]);
     for (i = 0; keylist[i].str; i++) {
-      if (!strcmp((char *)buffer, keylist[i].str)) {
+      if (!wx_c_strcmp(buffer, keylist[i].str)) {
 	code = keylist[i].code;
-	if (!strcmp((char *)buffer, "leftbuttonseq")
-	    || !strcmp((char *)buffer, "middlebuttonseq")
-	    || !strcmp((char *)buffer, "rightbuttonseq"))
+	if (!wx_c_strcmp(buffer, "leftbuttonseq")
+	    || !wx_c_strcmp(buffer, "middlebuttonseq")
+	    || !wx_c_strcmp(buffer, "rightbuttonseq"))
 	  *fullset = 1;
 	break;
       }
@@ -485,9 +497,9 @@ static long GetCode(unsigned char *keyseq, int *_kp, int *fullset)
   return code;
 }
 
-void wxKeymap::MapFunction(char *keys, char *fname)
+void wxKeymap::MapFunction(wxchar *keys, char *fname)
 {
-  char *keyseq = keys;
+  wxchar *keyseq = keys;
   int num_keys, num_new_keys, kp, start_keys;
   wxKeycode **key, **new_key;
   int shift, ctrl, alt, meta, mod, checkOther;
@@ -522,11 +534,11 @@ void wxKeymap::MapFunction(char *keys, char *fname)
 	  kp++;
 	  goto do_mod;
 	}
-      } else if (isspace(keyseq[kp])) {
+      } else if (keyseq[kp] < 128 && isspace(keyseq[kp])) {
 	kp++;
       } else if (keyseq[kp + 1] == ':') {
       do_mod:
-	unsigned char mch;
+	wxchar mch;
 	mch = keyseq[kp];
 	if (mch < 128)
 	  mch = tolower(mch);
@@ -572,7 +584,7 @@ void wxKeymap::MapFunction(char *keys, char *fname)
 	kp += 2;
       } else {
       do_char:
-	code = GetCode((unsigned char *)keyseq, &kp, &fullset);
+	code = GetCode(keyseq, &kp, &fullset);
 	if (!code) {
 	  errstr = "bad keyname";
 	  goto key_error;
@@ -625,9 +637,24 @@ void wxKeymap::MapFunction(char *keys, char *fname)
   return;
 
  key_error:
-  sprintf(buffer, "keymap: %s in keystring: \"%.100s\", part %d", 
-	  errstr, keys, part);
-  wxsKeymapError(buffer);
+  {
+    long l;
+    char *r = NULL;
+    
+    wxme_utf8_encode(keys, wxstrlen(keys), &r, &l);
+    sprintf(buffer, "keymap: %s in keystring: \"%.100s\", part %d", 
+            errstr, r, part);
+    wxsKeymapError(buffer);
+  }
+}
+
+void wxKeymap::MapFunction(char *keys, char *fname)
+{
+  wxchar *us;
+  long ulen;
+  
+  wxme_utf8_decode(keys, strlen(keys), &us,  &ulen);
+  MapFunction(us, fname);
 }
 
 int wxKeymap::HandleEvent(long code, long other_code,  long alt_code,  long other_alt_code, 
diff --git a/src/mred/wxme/wx_keym.h b/src/mred/wxme/wx_keym.h
index 6b7734585f..5300993b88 100644
--- a/src/mred/wxme/wx_keym.h
+++ b/src/mred/wxme/wx_keym.h
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
 #include "wx_stdev.h"
 #include "wx_hash.h"
 
+typedef unsigned int wxchar;
+extern int wxstrlen(wxchar *s);
+void wxme_utf8_decode(char *str, long len, wxchar **us, long *ulen);
+void wxme_utf8_encode(wxchar *us, long ulen, char **s, long *len);
+
 #define UNKNOWN_OBJ void*
 
 typedef Bool (*wxKMFunction)(UNKNOWN_OBJ media, wxEvent *event, void *data);
@@ -108,6 +113,7 @@ class wxKeymap : public wxObject
 			       int alt, int meta, int check_alt,
 			       char *fname, class wxKeycode *prevkey=NULL, 
 			       int keytype = wxKEY_FINAL);
+  void MapFunction(wxchar *keyname, char *fname);
   void MapFunction(char *keyname, char *fname);
 
   void AddFunction(char *name, wxKMFunction func, void *data);
diff --git a/src/mred/wxme/wx_media.h b/src/mred/wxme/wx_media.h
index 238e110cd9..48a249fef7 100644
--- a/src/mred/wxme/wx_media.h
+++ b/src/mred/wxme/wx_media.h
@@ -18,13 +18,8 @@ class wxMediaEdit;
 class wxClickback;
 class wxClipboard;
 
-typedef unsigned int wxchar;
-extern int wxstrlen(wxchar *s);
 extern wxchar wx_empty_wxstr[1];
 
-void wxme_utf8_decode(char *str, long len, wxchar **us, long *ulen);
-void wxme_utf8_encode(wxchar *us, long ulen, char **s, long *len);
-
 #define wxFOCUS_IMMEDIATE 0
 #define wxFOCUS_DISPLAY 1
 #define wxFOCUS_GLOBAL 2
diff --git a/src/mred/wxs/wxs_madm.cxx b/src/mred/wxs/wxs_madm.cxx
index 247091901b..93efc89a0b 100644
--- a/src/mred/wxs/wxs_madm.cxx
+++ b/src/mred/wxs/wxs_madm.cxx
@@ -4870,7 +4870,7 @@ static Scheme_Object *os_wxKeymapMapFunction(int n,  Scheme_Object *p[])
   WXS_USE_ARGUMENT(n) WXS_USE_ARGUMENT(p)
   REMEMBER_VAR_STACK();
   objscheme_check_valid(os_wxKeymap_class, "map-function in keymap%", n, p);
-  string x0 INIT_NULLED_OUT;
+  mzstring x0 INIT_NULLED_OUT;
   string x1 INIT_NULLED_OUT;
 
   SETUP_VAR_STACK_REMEMBERED(3);
@@ -4879,7 +4879,7 @@ static Scheme_Object *os_wxKeymapMapFunction(int n,  Scheme_Object *p[])
   VAR_STACK_PUSH(2, x1);
 
   
-  x0 = (string)WITH_VAR_STACK(objscheme_unbundle_string(p[POFFSET+0], "map-function in keymap%"));
+  x0 = (mzstring)WITH_VAR_STACK(objscheme_unbundle_mzstring(p[POFFSET+0], "map-function in keymap%"));
   x1 = (string)WITH_VAR_STACK(objscheme_unbundle_string(p[POFFSET+1], "map-function in keymap%"));
 
   
diff --git a/src/mred/wxs/wxs_madm.xc b/src/mred/wxs/wxs_madm.xc
index c904cc0d21..ed92d361c0 100644
--- a/src/mred/wxs/wxs_madm.xc
+++ b/src/mred/wxs/wxs_madm.xc
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ static void BreakSequenceCallbackToScheme(KeymapCallbackToSchemeRec *data);
 @ v "handle-key-event" : bool HandleKeyEvent(UNKNOWN_OBJ/bAnythingFromVoid/ubAnythingToVoid/cAnything///push,wxKeyEvent!);
 @ v "handle-mouse-event" : bool HandleMouseEvent(UNKNOWN_OBJ/bAnythingFromVoid/ubAnythingToVoid/cAnything///push,wxMouseEvent!);
 @ "break-sequence" : void BreakSequence();
-@ "map-function" : void MapFunction(string,string);
+@ "map-function" : void MapFunction(mzstring,string);
 @ "add-function" : void AddFunction(string,wxKMFunction/bCallback/ubCallbackKM/cCallback//spCallbackKM/nopush,-unknown#void*=NULL); : : ubSetup / ubSetData[1.2]
 @ "set-grab-key-function" : void SetGrabKeyFunction(wxGrabKeyFunction/bCallback/ubCallbackGrabKey/cCallback//spCallbackGrabKey/nopush,-unknown#void*=NULL); : : ubSetup / ubSetData[0.1]
 @ "remove-grab-key-function" : void RemoveGrabKeyFunction()
diff --git a/src/mred/wxs/wxscheme.cxx b/src/mred/wxs/wxscheme.cxx
index 4525a0bb40..0010c35993 100644
--- a/src/mred/wxs/wxscheme.cxx
+++ b/src/mred/wxs/wxscheme.cxx
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ static Scheme_Object *wxSchemeGetFontFromUser(int argc, Scheme_Object **argv)
 	lf->lfPitchAndFamily |= FF_DECORATIVE;
 	break;
       case wxMODERN:
-	lf->lfPitchAndFamily = FIXED_PITCH | FF_MODERN;
+	Lf->lfPitchAndFamily = FIXED_PITCH | FF_MODERN;
 	break;
       case wxROMAN:
 	lf->lfPitchAndFamily |= FF_ROMAN;