diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index f4a56ee131..00cb2d34cc 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2003-07-14  Juergen Spitzmueller  <j.spitzmueller@gmx.de>
+
+	* bufferview_funcs.[Ch]: introduce function replaceSelection()
+	* text3.C: use it to delete selections in some cases
+	(bugs 441, 673, 702, 954).
 
 2003-07-14  André Pönitz  <poenitz@gmx.net>
 
diff --git a/src/bufferview_funcs.C b/src/bufferview_funcs.C
index 9f86aeed3f..f272f618f4 100644
--- a/src/bufferview_funcs.C
+++ b/src/bufferview_funcs.C
@@ -414,4 +414,15 @@ void toggleAndShow(BufferView * bv, LyXFont const & font, bool toggleall)
 	}
 }
 
+
+// deletes a selection during an insertion
+void replaceSelection(LyXText * lt)
+{
+	if (lt->selection.set()) {
+		lt->update();
+		lt->cutSelection(true, false);
+		lt->update();
+	}
+}
+
 }; // namespace bv_funcs
diff --git a/src/bufferview_funcs.h b/src/bufferview_funcs.h
index 455c67d8be..4d5fb1267e 100644
--- a/src/bufferview_funcs.h
+++ b/src/bufferview_funcs.h
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ extern string const currentState(BufferView *);
 ///
 extern void toggleAndShow(BufferView *, LyXFont const &,
 			  bool toggleall = true);
-
+/// replace selection with insertion
+extern void replaceSelection(LyXText * lt);
 }; // namespace bv_funcs
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/insets/ChangeLog b/src/insets/ChangeLog
index 44aa7244dc..d8f1c33ad1 100644
--- a/src/insets/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/insets/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 
+2003-07-14  Juergen Spitzmueller  <j.spitzmueller@gmx.de>
+
+	* insettext.C: use bufferview_funcs->replaceSelection()
+	to delete selections in some cases (bugs 441, 673, 702, 954).
+
 2003-07-14  André Pönitz  <poenitz@gmx.net>
 
 	* insettext.C (draw): use slimmed down rowpainter interface
diff --git a/src/insets/insettext.C b/src/insets/insettext.C
index 7c40d59692..4e2d22fa9b 100644
--- a/src/insets/insettext.C
+++ b/src/insets/insettext.C
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 #include "buffer.h"
 #include "BufferView.h"
+#include "bufferview_funcs.h"
 #include "CutAndPaste.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "dimension.h"
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ using std::pair;
 using std::for_each;
 
 using namespace lyx::support;
+using namespace bv_funcs;
 
 using lyx::pos_type;
 using lyx::textclass_type;
@@ -1151,6 +1153,7 @@ Inset::RESULT InsetText::localDispatch(FuncRequest const & cmd)
 			}
 		}
 
+		replaceSelection(bv->getLyXText());
 		size_t sel_index = 0;
 		string const & arg = cmd.argument;
 		if (isStrUnsignedInt(arg)) {
@@ -1171,6 +1174,7 @@ Inset::RESULT InsetText::localDispatch(FuncRequest const & cmd)
 			result = DISPATCHED;
 			break;
 		}
+		replaceSelection(bv->getLyXText());
 		text_.breakParagraph(paragraphs, 0);
 		updwhat = CURSOR | FULL;
 		updflag = true;
@@ -1181,6 +1185,7 @@ Inset::RESULT InsetText::localDispatch(FuncRequest const & cmd)
 			result = DISPATCHED;
 			break;
 		}
+		replaceSelection(bv->getLyXText());
 		text_.breakParagraph(paragraphs, 1);
 		updwhat = CURSOR | FULL;
 		updflag = true;
@@ -1192,6 +1197,7 @@ Inset::RESULT InsetText::localDispatch(FuncRequest const & cmd)
 			break;
 		}
 
+		replaceSelection(bv->getLyXText());
 		text_.insertInset(new InsetNewline);
 		updwhat = CURSOR | CURSOR_PAR;
 		updflag = true;
diff --git a/src/text3.C b/src/text3.C
index e4cf6deba6..a99d1d4ba6 100644
--- a/src/text3.C
+++ b/src/text3.C
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "bufferparams.h"
 #include "buffer.h"
+#include "bufferview_funcs.h"
 #include "ParagraphParameters.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 #include "factory.h"
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@
 #include <clocale>
 
 using namespace lyx::support;
+using namespace bv_funcs;
 
 using std::endl;
 using std::find;
@@ -369,6 +371,7 @@ void specialChar(LyXText * lt, BufferView * bv, InsetSpecialChar::Kind kind)
 {
 	lt->update();
 	InsetSpecialChar * new_inset = new InsetSpecialChar(kind);
+	replaceSelection(lt);
 	if (!bv->insertInset(new_inset))
 		delete new_inset;
 	else
@@ -723,7 +726,7 @@ Inset::RESULT LyXText::dispatch(FuncRequest const & cmd)
 		if (cursor.pos() <= body)
 			break;
 
-		bv->beforeChange(this);
+		replaceSelection(bv->getLyXText());
 		insertInset(new InsetNewline);
 		update();
 		setCursor(cursor.par(), cursor.pos());
@@ -833,7 +836,7 @@ Inset::RESULT LyXText::dispatch(FuncRequest const & cmd)
 		break;
 
 	case LFUN_BREAKPARAGRAPH:
-		bv->beforeChange(this);
+		replaceSelection(bv->getLyXText());
 		breakParagraph(bv->buffer()->paragraphs, 0);
 		update();
 		selection.cursor = cursor;
@@ -842,7 +845,7 @@ Inset::RESULT LyXText::dispatch(FuncRequest const & cmd)
 		break;
 
 	case LFUN_BREAKPARAGRAPHKEEPLAYOUT:
-		bv->beforeChange(this);
+		replaceSelection(bv->getLyXText());
 		breakParagraph(bv->buffer()->paragraphs, 1);
 		update();
 		selection.cursor = cursor;
@@ -855,7 +858,7 @@ Inset::RESULT LyXText::dispatch(FuncRequest const & cmd)
 		// indentation and add a "defskip" at the top.
 		// Otherwise, do the same as LFUN_BREAKPARAGRAPH.
 		LyXCursor cur = cursor;
-		bv->beforeChange(this);
+		replaceSelection(bv->getLyXText());
 		if (cur.pos() == 0) {
 			if (cur.par()->params().spaceTop() == VSpace(VSpace::NONE)) {
 				setParagraph(
@@ -1028,10 +1031,7 @@ Inset::RESULT LyXText::dispatch(FuncRequest const & cmd)
 
 	case LFUN_PASTE: {
 		cmd.message(_("Paste"));
-		// clear the selection
-		bv->toggleSelection();
-		clearSelection();
-		update();
+		replaceSelection(bv->getLyXText());
 		size_t sel_index = 0;
 		string const & arg = cmd.argument;
 		if (isStrUnsignedInt(arg)) {
@@ -1200,6 +1200,7 @@ Inset::RESULT LyXText::dispatch(FuncRequest const & cmd)
 	}
 
 	case LFUN_QUOTE: {
+		replaceSelection(bv->getLyXText());
 		ParagraphList::iterator pit = cursor.par();
 		lyx::pos_type pos = cursor.pos();
 		char c;
@@ -1221,6 +1222,7 @@ Inset::RESULT LyXText::dispatch(FuncRequest const & cmd)
 	}
 
 	case LFUN_DATE_INSERT: {
+		replaceSelection(bv->getLyXText());
 		time_t now_time_t = time(NULL);
 		struct tm * now_tm = localtime(&now_time_t);
 		setlocale(LC_TIME, "");