2 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/Editor.cxx b/src/Editor.cxx
index 64017c58d..b85055202 100644
--- a/src/Editor.cxx
+++ b/src/Editor.cxx
@@ -1898,6 +1898,13 @@ void Editor::AddCharUTF(const char *s, unsigned int len, bool treatAsDBCS) {
 	}
 }
 
+void Editor::FillVirtualSpace() {
+	const bool tmpOverstrike = inOverstrike;
+	inOverstrike = false;         // not allow to be deleted twice.
+	AddCharUTF("", 0);
+	inOverstrike = tmpOverstrike;
+}
+
 void Editor::InsertPaste(const char *text, int len) {
 	if (multiPasteMode == SC_MULTIPASTE_ONCE) {
 		SelectionPosition selStart = sel.Start();
diff --git a/src/Editor.h b/src/Editor.h
index 27a2469aa..ec24f66fd 100644
--- a/src/Editor.h
+++ b/src/Editor.h
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ protected:	// ScintillaBase subclass needs access to much of Editor
 	int InsertSpace(int position, unsigned int spaces);
 	void AddChar(char ch);
 	virtual void AddCharUTF(const char *s, unsigned int len, bool treatAsDBCS=false);
+	void FillVirtualSpace();
 	void InsertPaste(const char *text, int len);
 	enum PasteShape { pasteStream=0, pasteRectangular = 1, pasteLine = 2 };
 	void InsertPasteShape(const char *text, int len, PasteShape shape);