diff --git a/curses.h b/curses.h
index 551dc0cc..75ee00e0 100644
--- a/curses.h
+++ b/curses.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  * See the file maintain.er for details of the current maintainer.	*
  ************************************************************************/
 
-/* $Id: curses.h,v 1.242 2006/10/29 13:47:39 wmcbrine Exp $ */
+/* $Id: curses.h,v 1.243 2006/11/03 13:41:14 wmcbrine Exp $ */
 
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------*
  *				PDCurses				*
@@ -1479,8 +1479,6 @@ int	sb_get_vert(int *, int *, int *);
 int	sb_refresh(void);
 #endif
 
-int	PDC_chadd(WINDOW *, chtype, bool, bool);
-int	PDC_chins(WINDOW *, chtype, bool);
 int	PDC_ungetch(int);
 int	PDC_set_blink(bool);
 int	PDC_set_line_color(short);
@@ -1531,8 +1529,8 @@ unsigned long PDC_get_key_modifiers(void);
 
 /* PDCurses-specific */
 
-#define waddrawch(w, c)		PDC_chadd(w, (chtype)c, FALSE, TRUE)
-#define winsrawch(w, c)		PDC_chins(w, (chtype)c, FALSE)
+#define waddrawch(w, c)		waddch(w, ((chtype)(c) | A_ALTCHARSET))
+#define winsrawch(w, c)		winsch(w, ((chtype)(c) | A_ALTCHARSET))
 #define addrawch(c)		waddrawch(stdscr, c)
 #define insrawch(c)		winsrawch(stdscr, c)
 #define mvwaddrawch(w,y,x,c)	(wmove(w, y, x)==ERR?ERR:waddrawch(w, c))
diff --git a/curspriv.h b/curspriv.h
index b3e31db8..ff2bd470 100644
--- a/curspriv.h
+++ b/curspriv.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  * See the file maintain.er for details of the current maintainer.	*
  ************************************************************************/
 
-/* $Id: curspriv.h,v 1.133 2006/11/01 16:36:31 wmcbrine Exp $ */
+/* $Id: curspriv.h,v 1.134 2006/11/03 13:41:14 wmcbrine Exp $ */
 
 /*                         CURSPRIV.H
 
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ const char *PDC_sysname(void);
 
 /* Internal cross-module functions */
 
+int	PDC_chadd(WINDOW *, chtype, bool, bool);
 WINDOW *PDC_makenew(int, int, int, int);
 int	PDC_mouse_in_slk(int, int);
 void	PDC_slk_free(void);
diff --git a/doc/intro.man b/doc/intro.man
index 8976971a..9e4dd4a1 100644
--- a/doc/intro.man
+++ b/doc/intro.man
@@ -525,8 +525,6 @@ FUNCTIONS
 
 	   Curses Function        Manual Page Name
 
-		PDC_chadd		pdcdisp
-		PDC_chins		pdcdisp
 		PDC_clearclipboard	pdcclip
 		PDC_freeclipboard	pdcclip
 		PDC_get_input_fd	pdckbd
diff --git a/os2/pdcurses.def b/os2/pdcurses.def
index 01054a42..96cbeeac 100644
--- a/os2/pdcurses.def
+++ b/os2/pdcurses.def
@@ -309,8 +309,6 @@ EXPORTS
 		traceoff
 		traceon
 		wordchar
-		PDC_chadd
-		PDC_chins
 		PDC_ungetch
 		PDC_set_title
 		PDC_getclipboard
diff --git a/pdcurses/insch.c b/pdcurses/insch.c
index 5ea85bec..04c28535 100644
--- a/pdcurses/insch.c
+++ b/pdcurses/insch.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include <curspriv.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-RCSID("$Id: insch.c,v 1.30 2006/10/23 05:46:32 wmcbrine Exp $");
+RCSID("$Id: insch.c,v 1.31 2006/11/03 13:41:14 wmcbrine Exp $");
 
 /*man-start**************************************************************
 
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ RCSID("$Id: insch.c,v 1.30 2006/10/23 05:46:32 wmcbrine Exp $");
 	int mvins_wch(int y, int x, const cchar_t *wch);
 	int mvwins_wch(WINDOW *win, int y, int x, const cchar_t *wch);
 
-	int PDC_chins(WINDOW* win, chtype c, bool xlat);
-
   X/Open Description:
 	The routine insch() inserts the character ch into the default
 	window at the current cursor position and the window cursor is
@@ -84,12 +82,6 @@ RCSID("$Id: insch.c,v 1.30 2006/10/23 05:46:32 wmcbrine Exp $");
 	Depending upon the state of the raw character output, 7- or
 	8-bit characters will be output.
 
-	PDC_chins() provides the basic functionality for [mv][w]insch().  
-	The xlat flag indicates whether or not to perform normal 
-	character translation. If not, then the character is output as 
-	is. The 'xlat' flag is TRUE for the normal curses routines. This 
-	function returns OK on success and ERR on error.
-
   X/Open Return Value:
 	All functions return OK on success and ERR on error.
 
@@ -102,33 +94,32 @@ RCSID("$Id: insch.c,v 1.30 2006/10/23 05:46:32 wmcbrine Exp $");
 	wins_wch				Y
 	mvins_wch				Y
 	mvwins_wch				Y
-	PDC_chins				-	-	-
 
 **man-end****************************************************************/
 
-int PDC_chins(WINDOW *win, chtype c, bool xlat)
+int winsch(WINDOW *win, chtype ch)
 {
 	int x, y, maxx, offset;
-	chtype *temp1;
-	char ch = (c & A_CHARTEXT);
+	chtype *temp;
+	bool xlat;
 
-	PDC_LOG(("PDC_chins() - called: win=%x ch=%x "
-		"(char=%c attr=0x%x) xlat=%d\n", win, ch,
-		ch & A_CHARTEXT, ch & A_ATTRIBUTES, xlat));
+	PDC_LOG(("winsch() - called\n"));
 
 	if (win == (WINDOW *)NULL)
 		return ERR;
 
+	xlat = !(SP->raw_out) && !(ch & A_ALTCHARSET);
+
 	x = win->_curx;
 	y = win->_cury;
 	maxx = win->_maxx;
+	temp = &win->_y[y][x];
 	offset = 1;
-	temp1 = &win->_y[y][x];
 
-	if ((ch < ' ') && xlat)
+	if (((ch & A_CHARTEXT) < ' ') && xlat)
 		offset++;
 
-	memmove(temp1 + offset, temp1, (maxx - x - offset) * sizeof(chtype));
+	memmove(temp + offset, temp, (maxx - x - offset) * sizeof(chtype));
 
 	win->_lastch[y] = maxx - 1;
 
@@ -137,7 +128,7 @@ int PDC_chins(WINDOW *win, chtype c, bool xlat)
 
 	/* PDC_chadd() fixes CTRL-chars too */
 
-	return PDC_chadd(win, c, xlat, FALSE);
+	return PDC_chadd(win, ch, xlat, FALSE);
 }
 
 int insch(chtype ch)
@@ -147,13 +138,6 @@ int insch(chtype ch)
 	return winsch(stdscr, ch);
 }
 
-int winsch(WINDOW *win, chtype ch)
-{
-	PDC_LOG(("winsch() - called\n"));
-
-	return PDC_chins(win, ch, (bool)(!(SP->raw_out)));
-}
-
 int mvinsch(int y, int x, chtype ch)
 {
 	PDC_LOG(("mvinsch() - called\n"));
@@ -175,6 +159,13 @@ int mvwinsch(WINDOW *win, int y, int x, chtype ch)
 }
 
 #ifdef PDC_WIDE
+int wins_wch(WINDOW *win, const cchar_t *wch)
+{
+	PDC_LOG(("wins_wch() - called\n"));
+
+	return wch ? winsch(win, *wch) : ERR;
+}
+
 int ins_wch(const cchar_t *wch)
 {
 	PDC_LOG(("ins_wch() - called\n"));
@@ -182,13 +173,6 @@ int ins_wch(const cchar_t *wch)
 	return wins_wch(stdscr, wch);
 }
 
-int wins_wch(WINDOW *win, const cchar_t *wch)
-{
-	PDC_LOG(("wins_wch() - called\n"));
-
-	return wch ? PDC_chins(win, *wch, (bool)(!(SP->raw_out))) : ERR;
-}
-
 int mvins_wch(int y, int x, const cchar_t *wch)
 {
 	PDC_LOG(("mvins_wch() - called\n"));
diff --git a/win32/curses.def b/win32/curses.def
index 707418d7..a36a34e9 100644
--- a/win32/curses.def
+++ b/win32/curses.def
@@ -306,8 +306,6 @@ EXPORTS resize_window
 EXPORTS traceoff
 EXPORTS traceon
 EXPORTS wordchar
-EXPORTS PDC_chadd
-EXPORTS PDC_chins
 EXPORTS PDC_ungetch
 EXPORTS PDC_set_title
 EXPORTS PDC_getclipboard
diff --git a/win32/curses_lcc.def b/win32/curses_lcc.def
index aefd25e4..24efed63 100644
--- a/win32/curses_lcc.def
+++ b/win32/curses_lcc.def
@@ -302,8 +302,6 @@ resize_window
 traceoff
 traceon
 wordchar
-PDC_chadd
-PDC_chins
 PDC_ungetch
 PDC_set_title
 PDC_getclipboard