diff --git a/src/mathed/math_nestinset.C b/src/mathed/math_nestinset.C
index 2f593493da..5133148207 100644
--- a/src/mathed/math_nestinset.C
+++ b/src/mathed/math_nestinset.C
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "math_parser.h"
 #include "math_scriptinset.h"
 #include "math_spaceinset.h"
+#include "math_symbolinset.h"
 #include "math_support.h"
 #include "math_unknowninset.h"
 
@@ -1006,6 +1007,9 @@ bool MathNestInset::interpret(LCursor & cur, char c)
 			} else if (c == '{') {
 				cur.backspace();
 				cur.niceInsert(MathAtom(new MathBraceInset));
+			} else if (c == '%') {
+				cur.backspace();
+				cur.niceInsert(MathAtom(new MathSymbolInset("%")));
 			} else if (c == '#') {
 				lyxerr << "setting name to " << name + c << endl;
 				BOOST_ASSERT(cur.activeMacro());
@@ -1088,15 +1092,15 @@ bool MathNestInset::interpret(LCursor & cur, char c)
 		return true;
 	}
 
-	if (c == '{' || c == '}' || c == '&' || c == '$' || c == '#') {
+	if (c == '{' || c == '}' || c == '&' || c == '$' || c == '#' || c == '%') {
 		cur.niceInsert(createMathInset(string(1, c)));
 		return true;
 	}
 
-	if (c == '%') {
-		cur.niceInsert(MathAtom(new MathCommentInset));
-		return true;
-	}
+	//if (c == '%') {
+	//	cur.niceInsert(MathAtom(new MathCommentInset));
+	//	return true;
+	//}
 
 	// try auto-correction
 	//if (autocorrect() && hasPrevAtom() && math_autocorrect(prevAtom(), c))
diff --git a/src/text2.C b/src/text2.C
index dfcac666b5..8b8db5f61e 100644
--- a/src/text2.C
+++ b/src/text2.C
@@ -854,13 +854,13 @@ void LyXText::updateCounters()
 }
 
 
+// this really should just inset the inset and not move the cursor.
 void LyXText::insertInset(LCursor & cur, InsetBase * inset)
 {
 	BOOST_ASSERT(this == cur.text());
 	BOOST_ASSERT(inset);
 	cur.paragraph().insertInset(cur.pos(), inset);
 	redoParagraph(cur);
-	setCursor(cur, cur.par(), cur.pos() + 1, false, cur.boundary());
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/text3.C b/src/text3.C
index 53b37b8961..4a36c41392 100644
--- a/src/text3.C
+++ b/src/text3.C
@@ -137,7 +137,9 @@ namespace {
 		lyxerr << "selection is: '" << sel << "'" << endl;
 
 		if (sel.empty()) {
+			const int old_pos = cur.pos();
 			cur.insert(new MathHullInset);
+			BOOST_ASSERT(old_pos == cur.pos());
 			cur.nextInset()->edit(cur, true);
 			cur.dispatch(FuncRequest(LFUN_MATH_MUTATE, "simple"));
 			// don't do that also for LFUN_MATH_MODE unless you want end up with
@@ -351,8 +353,10 @@ void doInsertInset(LCursor & cur, LyXText * text,
 		gotsel = true;
 	}
 	text->insertInset(cur, inset);
+
 	if (edit)
 		inset->edit(cur, true);
+
 	if (gotsel && pastesel)
 		cur.bv().owner()->dispatch(FuncRequest(LFUN_PASTE));
 }
@@ -792,8 +796,10 @@ void LyXText::dispatch(LCursor & cur, FuncRequest & cmd)
 	case LFUN_INSET_INSERT: {
 		recordUndo(cur);
 		InsetBase * inset = createInset(bv, cmd);
-		if (inset)
+		if (inset) {
 			insertInset(cur, inset);
+			cur.posRight();
+		}
 		break;
 	}
 
@@ -1031,8 +1037,9 @@ void LyXText::dispatch(LCursor & cur, FuncRequest & cmd)
 				cur.insert(new InsetQuotes(c,
 				    bufparams.quotes_language,
 				    InsetQuotes::DoubleQ));
-			else
+			else 
 				cur.insert(new InsetQuotes(c, bufparams));
+			cur.posRight();
 		}
 		else
 			bv->owner()->dispatch(FuncRequest(LFUN_SELFINSERT, "\""));
@@ -1275,11 +1282,13 @@ void LyXText::dispatch(LCursor & cur, FuncRequest & cmd)
 		// Open the inset, and move the current selection
 		// inside it.
 		doInsertInset(cur, this, cmd, true, true);
+		cur.posRight();
 		break;
 
 	case LFUN_INDEX_INSERT:
 		// Just open the inset
 		doInsertInset(cur, this, cmd, true, false);
+		cur.posRight();
 		break;
 
 	case LFUN_INDEX_PRINT:
@@ -1289,6 +1298,7 @@ void LyXText::dispatch(LCursor & cur, FuncRequest & cmd)
 	case LFUN_INSERT_PAGEBREAK:
 		// do nothing fancy
 		doInsertInset(cur, this, cmd, false, false);
+		cur.posRight();
 		break;
 
 	case LFUN_DEPTH_MIN: