diff --git a/openide.text/src/org/openide/text/QuietEditorPane.java b/openide.text/src/org/openide/text/QuietEditorPane.java
--- a/openide.text/src/org/openide/text/QuietEditorPane.java
+++ b/openide.text/src/org/openide/text/QuietEditorPane.java
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 import java.awt.dnd.DropTargetEvent;
 import java.awt.dnd.DropTargetListener;
 import java.awt.event.InputEvent;
+import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
 import java.awt.im.InputContext;
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@
 import javax.swing.Icon;
 import javax.swing.JComponent;
 import javax.swing.JEditorPane;
+import javax.swing.KeyStroke;
 import javax.swing.SwingConstants;
 import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
 import javax.swing.TransferHandler;
@@ -307,24 +309,48 @@
         }
     }
 
-/* Commented out since virtual height is implemented in the editor (in GapDocumentView)
+    /* Commented out since virtual height is implemented in the editor (in GapDocumentView)
     @Override
     public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
-        //Avoid always typing at the bottom of the screen by
-        //adding some virtual height, so the last line of the file
-        //can always be scrolled up to the middle of the viewport
-        Dimension result = super.getPreferredSize();
-        JViewport port = (JViewport) SwingUtilities.getAncestorOfClass(
-                JViewport.class, this);
-        if (port != null) {
-            int viewHeight = port.getExtentSize().height;
-            if (result.height > viewHeight) {
-                result.height += viewHeight / 2;
-            }
+    //Avoid always typing at the bottom of the screen by
+    //adding some virtual height, so the last line of the file
+    //can always be scrolled up to the middle of the viewport
+    Dimension result = super.getPreferredSize();
+    JViewport port = (JViewport) SwingUtilities.getAncestorOfClass(
+    JViewport.class, this);
+    if (port != null) {
+    int viewHeight = port.getExtentSize().height;
+    if (result.height > viewHeight) {
+    result.height += viewHeight / 2;
+    }
+    }
+    return result;
+    }
+     */
+    
+    /**
+     * If true, the immediately following KEY_TYPED event will be discarded.
+     * Set during KEY_PRESSED processing that results in an action, so the
+     * potential KEY_TYPED that corresponds to the action key combination
+     * is not written into the document.
+     */
+    private boolean ignoreNextKeyTyped;
+    
+    @Override
+    protected boolean processKeyBinding(KeyStroke ks, KeyEvent e, int condition, boolean pressed) {
+        if (e.getID() == KeyEvent.KEY_TYPED && ignoreNextKeyTyped) {
+            e.consume();
+            return false;
         }
-        return result;
+        boolean action = super.processKeyBinding(ks, e, condition, pressed);
+        if (pressed && e.getID() == KeyEvent.KEY_PRESSED) {
+            ignoreNextKeyTyped = action;
+        } else {
+            ignoreNextKeyTyped = false;
+        }
+        return action;
     }
-*/
+    
 
     /**
      * Delegating TransferHandler.