diff --git a/src/lib3270/kybd.c b/src/lib3270/kybd.c
index f1005eb..799be29 100644
--- a/src/lib3270/kybd.c
+++ b/src/lib3270/kybd.c
@@ -2521,7 +2521,8 @@ LIB3270_EXPORT int lib3270_emulate_input(H3270 *hSession, char *s, int len, int 
 			return 0;
 		}
 
-		if (pasting && IN_3270) {
+		if (pasting && IN_3270)
+		{
 
 			/* Check for cursor wrap to top of screen. */
 			if (hSession->cursor_addr < orig_addr)
diff --git a/src/pw3270/actions.c b/src/pw3270/actions.c
index 96a9f91..2e270e4 100644
--- a/src/pw3270/actions.c
+++ b/src/pw3270/actions.c
@@ -389,6 +389,13 @@ static void action_select_last(GtkAction *action, GtkWidget *widget)
 	lib3270_reselect(v3270_get_session(widget));
 }
 
+static void action_string(GtkAction *action, GtkWidget *widget)
+{
+	gchar *text = g_object_get_data(G_OBJECT(action),"value");
+	if(text)
+		lib3270_emulate_input(v3270_get_session(widget),text,strlen(text),0);
+}
+
 static int id_from_array(const gchar *key, const gchar **array, GError **error)
 {
 	int f;
@@ -481,6 +488,7 @@ GtkAction * ui_get_action(GtkWidget *widget, const gchar *name, GHashTable *hash
 		ACTION_TYPE_SET,
 		ACTION_TYPE_RESET,
 		ACTION_TYPE_TABLE,
+		ACTION_TYPE_STRING,
 
 	} action_type = ACTION_TYPE_DEFAULT;
 
@@ -658,6 +666,18 @@ GtkAction * ui_get_action(GtkWidget *widget, const gchar *name, GHashTable *hash
 		id   = atoi(attr);
 		nm   = g_strdup_printf("pa%02d",id);
 	}
+	else if(!g_ascii_strcasecmp(name,"string"))
+	{
+		action_type = ACTION_TYPE_STRING;
+		attr 		= ui_get_attribute("value",names,values);
+		if(!attr)
+		{
+			*error = g_error_new(ERROR_DOMAIN,EINVAL,_("%s action needs a valid value" ),name);
+			return NULL;
+		}
+		attr = ui_get_attribute("name",names,values);
+		nm = g_strdup(attr ? attr : name);
+	}
 	else
 	{
 		attr = ui_get_attribute("name",names,values);
@@ -722,6 +742,11 @@ GtkAction * ui_get_action(GtkWidget *widget, const gchar *name, GHashTable *hash
 		action = gtk_action_new(nm,NULL,NULL,NULL);
 		g_signal_connect(action,"activate",callback[id],widget);
 		break;
+
+	case ACTION_TYPE_STRING:
+		action = gtk_action_new(nm,NULL,NULL,NULL);
+		g_signal_connect(action,"activate",G_CALLBACK(action_string),widget);
+		break;
 	}
 
 	for(f=0;f<ACTION_COUNT;f++)
--
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