+# create a zkbd compatible hash;
+# to add other keys to this hash, see: man 5 terminfo
+# http://zshwiki.org/home/zle/bindkeys
+
+typeset -A key
+
+key[Home]=${terminfo[khome]}
+key[End]=${terminfo[kend]}
+key[Insert]=${terminfo[kich1]}
+key[Delete]=${terminfo[kdch1]}
+key[Up]=${terminfo[kcuu1]}
+key[Down]=${terminfo[kcud1]}
+key[Left]=${terminfo[kcub1]}
+key[Right]=${terminfo[kcuf1]}
+key[PageUp]=${terminfo[kpp]}
+key[PageDown]=${terminfo[knp]}
+
+# setup key accordingly
+[[ -n "${key[Home]}" ]] && bindkey "${key[Home]}" beginning-of-line
+[[ -n "${key[End]}" ]] && bindkey "${key[End]}" end-of-line
+[[ -n "${key[Insert]}" ]] && bindkey "${key[Insert]}" overwrite-mode
+[[ -n "${key[Delete]}" ]] && bindkey "${key[Delete]}" delete-char
+[[ -n "${key[Up]}" ]] && bindkey "${key[Up]}" up-line-or-history
+[[ -n "${key[Down]}" ]] && bindkey "${key[Down]}" down-line-or-history
+[[ -n "${key[Left]}" ]] && bindkey "${key[Left]}" backward-char
+[[ -n "${key[Right]}" ]] && bindkey "${key[Right]}" forward-char
+
+# Finally, make sure the terminal is in application mode, when zle is
+# active. Only then are the values from $terminfo valid.
+function zle-line-init () {
+ echoti smkx
+}
+function zle-line-finish () {
+ echoti rmkx
+}
+zle -N zle-line-init
+zle -N zle-line-finish