diff -r 51a6d05c2c84 config.def.h
--- a/config.def.h	Mon Mar 26 09:33:42 2012 +0200
+++ b/config.def.h	Thu May 31 19:39:00 2012 +0200
@@ -42,4 +42,5 @@
     { MODKEY,               GDK_f,      spawn,      SETPROP("_SURF_FIND", "_SURF_FIND") },
     { MODKEY,               GDK_n,      find,       { .b = TRUE } },
     { MODKEY|GDK_SHIFT_MASK,GDK_n,      find,       { .b = FALSE } },
+    { 0,                    GDK_i,      insert,     { 0 } },
 };
diff -r 51a6d05c2c84 surf.c
--- a/surf.c	Mon Mar 26 09:33:42 2012 +0200
+++ b/surf.c	Thu May 31 19:39:00 2012 +0200
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@
 static char winid[64];
 static char *progname;
 static gboolean loadimage = 1, plugin = 1, script = 1;
+static gboolean insert_mode = FALSE;
 
+static void insert(Client *c, const Arg *arg);
 static char *buildpath(const char *path);
 static void cleanup(void);
 static void clipboard(Client *c, const Arg *arg);
@@ -353,21 +355,49 @@
 	return FALSE;
 }
 
+void
+insert(Client *c, const Arg *arg) {
+	insert_mode = TRUE;
+	update(clients);
+}
+
 gboolean
 keypress(GtkWidget* w, GdkEventKey *ev, Client *c) {
 	guint i;
 	gboolean processed = FALSE;
+	guint state;
 
 	updatewinid(c);
+
+	/* turn off insert mode */
+	if (insert_mode && (ev->keyval == GDK_Escape)) {
+		insert_mode = FALSE;
+		update(c);
+		return TRUE;
+	}
+	
+	if (insert_mode && ( ((ev->state & MODKEY) != MODKEY) || !MODKEY ) ) {
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+	
+	if (ev->keyval == GDK_Escape) {
+		webkit_web_view_set_highlight_text_matches(c->view, FALSE);
+		return TRUE;
+	}
+
 	for(i = 0; i < LENGTH(keys); i++) {
-		if(gdk_keyval_to_lower(ev->keyval) == keys[i].keyval
-				&& (ev->state & keys[i].mod) == keys[i].mod
-				&& keys[i].func) {
-			keys[i].func(c, &(keys[i].arg));
-			processed = TRUE;
-		}
+		if(!insert_mode && (MODKEY & keys[i].mod) )
+			state = ev->state | MODKEY;
+		else
+			state = ev->state;
+
+		if(gdk_keyval_to_lower(ev->keyval) == keys[i].keyval && keys[i].func)
+			if(state  == keys[i].mod){
+				keys[i].func(c, &(keys[i].arg));
+				processed = TRUE;
+			}
 	}
-	return processed;
+	return processed; 
 }
 
 void