diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7c13391..c7ca249 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -158,9 +158,9 @@ input.o: input.c input.h edef.h estruct.h line.h utf8.h bind.h bindable.h \
  display.h exec.h names.h wrapper.h
 isearch.o: isearch.c isearch.h basic.h display.h estruct.h line.h utf8.h \
  edef.h input.h search.h
-line.o: line.c line.h utf8.h display.h estruct.h edef.h log.h
+line.o: line.c line.h utf8.h estruct.h edef.h log.h
 lock.o: lock.c lock.h estruct.h line.h utf8.h display.h edef.h input.h
-log.o: log.c log.h
+log.o: log.c log.h estruct.h line.h utf8.h
 main.o: main.c basic.h bind.h edef.h estruct.h line.h utf8.h bindable.h \
  buffer.h display.h eval.h execute.h file.h input.h lock.h log.h random.h \
  search.h termio.h version.h
diff --git a/display.c b/display.c
index 2fc1eb8..c754521 100644
--- a/display.c
+++ b/display.c
@@ -1553,17 +1553,6 @@ static int newscreensize(int h, int w)
 
 #endif
 
-/*
- * tell the user that this command is illegal while we are in
- * VIEW (read-only) mode
- */
-int rdonly(void)
-{
-	TTbeep();
-	mlwrite("(Key illegal in VIEW mode)");
-	return FALSE;
-}
-
 int resterr(void)
 {
 	TTbeep();
diff --git a/line.c b/line.c
index b3f7a77..366a9ed 100644
--- a/line.c
+++ b/line.c
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
-#include "display.h"
 #include "estruct.h"
 #include "edef.h"
 #include "log.h"
@@ -199,24 +198,23 @@ int insspace(int f, int n)
  * linstr -- Insert a string at the current point
  */
 
-int linstr(char *instr)
-{
-	int status = TRUE;
-	char tmpc;
+int linstr( char *instr) {
+	int status = TRUE ;
 
-	if (instr != NULL)
-		while ((tmpc = *instr) && status == TRUE) {
+	if( instr != NULL) {
+		char tmpc ;
+
+		while( (tmpc = *instr++)) {
 			status =
-			    (tmpc == '\n' ? lnewline() : linsert(1, tmpc));
+			    (tmpc == '\n' ? lnewline() : linsert( 1, tmpc)) ;
 
 			/* Insertion error? */
-			if (status != TRUE) {
-				logwrite( "%%Out of memory while inserting") ;
-				break;
-			}
-			instr++;
+			if( status != TRUE)
+				return logger( status, FALSE, "%%Out of memory while inserting") ;
 		}
-	return status;
+	}
+
+	return status ;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -350,24 +348,23 @@ static int lowrite(int c)
 /*
  * lover -- Overwrite a string at the current point
  */
-int lover(char *ostr)
-{
-	int status = TRUE;
-	char tmpc;
+int lover( char *ostr) {
+	int status = TRUE ;
 
-	if (ostr != NULL)
-		while ((tmpc = *ostr) && status == TRUE) {
+	if (ostr != NULL) {
+		char tmpc ;
+
+		while( (tmpc = *ostr++)) {
 			status =
 			    (tmpc == '\n' ? lnewline() : lowrite(tmpc));
 
 			/* Insertion error? */
-			if (status != TRUE) {
-				logwrite( "%%Out of memory while overwriting") ;
-				break;
-			}
-			ostr++;
+			if( status != TRUE)
+				return logger( status, FALSE, "%%Out of memory while overwriting") ;
 		}
-	return status;
+	}
+	
+	return status ;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/log.c b/log.c
index f918e37..e33ef09 100644
--- a/log.c
+++ b/log.c
@@ -1,6 +1,30 @@
 #include "log.h"
 
-void logdump( const char *buf, ...) {
+#include "estruct.h"
+
+
+static void logdump( const char *buf, ...) {
 }
 
 void (*logwrite)( const char *, ...) = logdump ;
+
+static int logit( int retcode, int beep_f, const char *buf, ...) {
+	return retcode ;
+}
+
+int (*logger)( int, int, const char *, ...) = logit ;
+
+/*
+ * tell the user that this command is illegal while we are in
+ * VIEW (read-only) mode
+ */
+int rdonly(void)
+{
+/*	TTbeep();
+	mlwrite("(Key illegal in VIEW mode)");
+	return FALSE;
+*/
+	return logger( FALSE, TRUE, "(Key illegal in VIEW mode)");
+}
+
+
diff --git a/log.h b/log.h
index eab0e46..8e74887 100644
--- a/log.h
+++ b/log.h
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
-extern void (*logwrite)( const char *, ...) ;
+int rdonly( void) ;
+
+extern void (*logwrite)( const char *, ...) ;
+extern int (*logger)( int, int, const char *, ...) ;
 
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 743f9a8..20aa84c 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -124,6 +124,14 @@ static void usage( void) {
 }
 
 
+static int mllog( int retcode, int beep_f, const char *buf, ...) {
+	if( beep_f)
+		TTbeep() ;
+
+	mlwrite( buf) ;
+	return retcode ;
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	int c = -1;	/* command character */
@@ -177,6 +185,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	/* Initialize the editor. */
 	vtinit();		/* Display */
 	logwrite = mlwrite ;
+	logger = mllog ;
 	edinit("main");		/* Buffers, windows */
 	varinit();		/* user variables */