diff -rc alpine-2.26/pico/basic.c alpine-2.26.WrtAcc/pico/basic.c
*** alpine-2.26/pico/basic.c	2022-06-02 18:14:00.487274758 -0600
--- alpine-2.26.WrtAcc/pico/basic.c	2022-06-02 18:14:58.063133581 -0600
***************
*** 338,343 ****
--- 338,527 ----
      return(TRUE);
  }
  
+ unsigned char GetAccent()
+ {
+   UCS c,d;
+     c = GetKey();
+     if ((c == '?') || (c == '!')) {
+         d = c;
+         c = '\\';
+     }
+     else
+       if ((c == 's') || (c == 'S')){
+ 	 c =  d = 's';
+       }
+       else 
+ 	if ((c == 'l') || (c == 'L')){
+ 	   c =  d = 'l';
+ 	}
+ 	else
+           d = GetKey();
+     return accent(c,d);
+ }
+ 
+ int pineaccent(int f, int n)
+ { 
+   unsigned char e;
+    
+   if ((e = GetAccent()))
+     execute(e, 0, 1);
+ 
+   return 1;
+ }
+ 
+ unsigned char accent(f,n)
+ UCS f,n;
+ {  UCS c,d;
+ 
+        c =  f;
+        d =  n;
+        switch(c){
+         case '~' :  
+                    switch(d){
+                                case 'a' : return '\343';
+                                case 'n' : return '\361';
+                                case 'o' : return '\365';
+                                case 'A' : return '\303';
+                                case 'N' : return '\321';
+                                case 'O' : return '\325';
+                             }
+                        break;
+         case '\047' :
+                        switch(d){
+                                case 'a' : return '\341';
+                                case 'e' : return '\351';
+                                case 'i' : return '\355';
+                                case 'o' : return '\363';
+                                case 'u' : return '\372';
+                                case 'y' : return '\375';
+                                case 'A' : return '\301';
+                                case 'E' : return '\311';
+                                case 'I' : return '\315';
+                                case 'O' : return '\323';
+                                case 'U' : return '\332';
+                                case 'Y' : return '\335';
+                                     }
+                        break;
+         case '"' :
+                        switch(d){
+                                case 'a' : return '\344';
+                                case 'e' : return '\353';
+                                case 'i' : return '\357';
+                                case 'o' : return '\366';
+                                case 'u' : return '\374';
+                                case 'y' : return '\377';
+                                case 'A' : return '\304';
+                                case 'E' : return '\313';
+                                case 'I' : return '\317';
+                                case 'O' : return '\326';
+                                case 'U' : return '\334';
+                                     }
+                        break;
+         case '^' :
+                        switch(d){
+                                case 'a' : return '\342';
+                                case 'e' : return '\352';
+                                case 'i' : return '\356';
+                                case 'o' : return '\364';
+                                case 'u' : return '\373';
+                                case 'A' : return '\302';
+                                case 'E' : return '\312';
+                                case 'I' : return '\316';
+                                case 'O' : return '\324';
+                                case 'U' : return '\333';
+ 			       case '0' : return '\260';
+ 			       case '1' : return '\271';
+ 			       case '2' : return '\262';
+ 			       case '3' : return '\263';
+                                     }
+                        break;
+         case '`' :
+                        switch(d){
+                                case 'a' : return '\340';
+                                case 'e' : return '\350';
+                                case 'i' : return '\354';
+                                case 'o' : return '\362';
+                                case 'u' : return '\371';
+                                case 'A' : return '\300';
+                                case 'E' : return '\310';
+                                case 'I' : return '\314';
+                                case 'O' : return '\322';
+                                case 'U' : return '\331';
+                                     }
+                        break;
+         case 'o' :
+                        switch(d){
+                                case 'a' : return '\345';
+                                case 'A' : return '\305';
+ 			       case '/' : return '\370';
+ 			       case 'r' : return '\256';
+ 			       case 'R' : return '\256';
+ 			       case 'c' : return '\251';
+ 			       case 'C' : return '\251';
+ 				}
+                        break;
+ 	case '-' :
+ 		       switch(d){
+ 			       case 'o' : return '\272';
+ 			       case 'O' : return '\272';
+ 			       case '0' : return '\272';
+ 			       case 'a' : return '\252';
+ 			       case 'A' : return '\252';
+ 			       case 'l' : return '\243';
+ 			       case 'L' : return '\243';
+ 				}
+ 		       break;
+ 	case 'O' :
+ 		       switch(d){
+ 			       case '/' : return '\330';
+ 			       case 'r' : return '\256';
+ 			       case 'R' : return '\256';
+ 			       case 'c' : return '\251';
+ 			       case 'C' : return '\251';
+ 				}
+         case '/' :
+                        switch(d){
+                                case 'o' : return '\370';
+                                case 'O' : return '\330';
+ 				}
+                        break;
+         case 'a' :
+                        switch(d){
+                                case 'e' : return '\346';
+                                case 'E' : return '\346';
+ 				}
+                        break;
+         case 'A' :
+                        switch(d){
+                                 case 'E' : return '\306';
+                                case 'e' : return '\306';
+ 				}
+                        break;
+         case ',' :
+                        switch(d){
+                                case 'c' : return '\347';
+                                case 'C' : return '\307';
+                                     }
+                        break;
+         case '\\' :
+                        switch(d){
+                                case '?' : return '\277';
+                                case '!' : return '\241';
+                                     }
+                        break;
+        case 's' :
+                         switch(d){
+                                 case 's' : return '\337';
+                                      }
+ 			break;
+        case 'l' :
+                         switch(d){
+                                 case 'l' : return '\243';
+                                  }
+ 		break;
+        }
+        return '\0';
+ }
  
  /* 
   * go forword to the end of the current paragraph
diff -rc alpine-2.26/pico/composer.c alpine-2.26.WrtAcc/pico/composer.c
*** alpine-2.26/pico/composer.c	2022-06-02 18:14:00.487274758 -0600
--- alpine-2.26.WrtAcc/pico/composer.c	2022-06-02 18:14:58.063133581 -0600
***************
*** 2011,2017 ****
  	tbufp = &strng[ods.p_len];
  
  	if(VALID_KEY(ch)){			/* char input */
!             /*
               * if we are allowing editing, insert the new char
               * end up leaving tbufp pointing to newly
               * inserted character in string, and offset to the
--- 2011,2017 ----
  	tbufp = &strng[ods.p_len];
  
  	if(VALID_KEY(ch)){			/* char input */
! insert_char:/*
               * if we are allowing editing, insert the new char
               * end up leaving tbufp pointing to newly
               * inserted character in string, and offset to the
***************
*** 2091,2096 ****
--- 2091,2103 ----
          }
          else {					/* interpret ch as a command */
              switch (ch = normalize_cmd(ch, ckm, 2)) {
+ 	      case (CTRL|'\\') :
+ 		if ((ch = GetAccent()))
+ 		  goto insert_char;
+ 		else
+ 		  clearcursor();
+ 	      break;
+ 
                case (CTRL|KEY_LEFT):     /* word skip left */
                  if(ods.p_ind > 0)       /* Scoot one char left if possible */
                    ods.p_ind--;
diff -rc alpine-2.26/pico/display.c alpine-2.26.WrtAcc/pico/display.c
*** alpine-2.26/pico/display.c	2022-06-02 18:14:00.487274758 -0600
--- alpine-2.26.WrtAcc/pico/display.c	2022-06-02 18:14:58.063133581 -0600
***************
*** 2187,2192 ****
--- 2187,2197 ----
  	    b = &buf[ucs4_strlen(buf)];
  	    continue;
  
+           case (CTRL|'\\'):
+            if ((c = GetAccent()))
+              goto text;
+           continue;
+ 
  	  case (CTRL|'F') :			/* CTRL-F forward a char*/
  	  case KEY_RIGHT :
  	    if(*b == '\0')
***************
*** 2305,2311 ****
  #endif
  
  	  default : 
! 
  	    /* look for match in extra_v */
  	    for(i = 0; i < 12; i++)
  	      if(c && c == extra_v[i]){
--- 2310,2316 ----
  #endif
  
  	  default : 
! text:
  	    /* look for match in extra_v */
  	    for(i = 0; i < 12; i++)
  	      if(c && c == extra_v[i]){
diff -rc alpine-2.26/pico/ebind.h alpine-2.26.WrtAcc/pico/ebind.h
*** alpine-2.26/pico/ebind.h	2022-06-02 18:14:00.487274758 -0600
--- alpine-2.26.WrtAcc/pico/ebind.h	2022-06-02 18:14:58.075133551 -0600
***************
*** 61,67 ****
  #ifdef	MOUSE
  	{KEY_MOUSE,		mousepress},
  #ifndef _WINDOWS
! 	{CTRL|'\\',		toggle_xterm_mouse},
  #endif
  #endif
  	{CTRL|'A',		gotobol},
--- 61,67 ----
  #ifdef	MOUSE
  	{KEY_MOUSE,		mousepress},
  #ifndef _WINDOWS
! 	{CTRL|'|',		toggle_xterm_mouse},
  #endif
  #endif
  	{CTRL|'A',		gotobol},
***************
*** 100,106 ****
  	{CTRL|KEY_HOME,	gotobob},
  	{CTRL|KEY_END,	gotoeob},
  	{0x7F,			backdel},
! 	{0,			NULL}
  };
  
  
--- 100,108 ----
  	{CTRL|KEY_HOME,	gotobob},
  	{CTRL|KEY_END,	gotoeob},
  	{0x7F,			backdel},
!         {CTRL|'\\',             pineaccent},
! 	{0,
! NULL}
  };
  
  
***************
*** 123,129 ****
  #ifdef	MOUSE
  	{KEY_MOUSE,		mousepress},
  #ifndef _WINDOWS
! 	{CTRL|'\\',		toggle_xterm_mouse},
  #endif
  #endif
  	{CTRL|'A',		gotobol},
--- 125,131 ----
  #ifdef	MOUSE
  	{KEY_MOUSE,		mousepress},
  #ifndef _WINDOWS
! 	{CTRL|'|',		toggle_xterm_mouse},
  #endif
  #endif
  	{CTRL|'A',		gotobol},
diff -rc alpine-2.26/pico/efunc.h alpine-2.26.WrtAcc/pico/efunc.h
*** alpine-2.26/pico/efunc.h	2022-06-02 18:14:00.487274758 -0600
--- alpine-2.26.WrtAcc/pico/efunc.h	2022-06-02 18:14:58.079133542 -0600
***************
*** 54,59 ****
--- 54,62 ----
  extern	int backline(int, int);
  extern	int gotobop(int, int);
  extern	int gotoeop(int, int);
+ extern  int pineaccent(int, int);
+ extern  unsigned char accent(UCS, UCS);
+ extern  unsigned char GetAccent(void);
  extern	int forwpage(int, int);
  extern	int backpage(int, int);
  extern  int scrollupline(int, int);
diff -rc alpine-2.26/pico/main.c alpine-2.26.WrtAcc/pico/main.c
*** alpine-2.26/pico/main.c	2022-06-02 18:14:00.487274758 -0600
--- alpine-2.26.WrtAcc/pico/main.c	2022-06-02 18:14:58.079133542 -0600
***************
*** 454,459 ****
--- 454,465 ----
  	      emlwrite(_("You may possibly have new mail."), NULL);
  	}
  
+          if (c == (CTRL|'\\')){
+            c = GetAccent();
+ 	   if (!c)
+ 	     c = NODATA;
+ 	 }
+ 
  	if(km_popped)
  	  switch(c){
  	    case NODATA:
