X-Git-Url: https://git.lyx.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=src%2Flyxfunc.C;h=e71a977d1db6b0d9d3221eea704a0aca003be7d8;hb=27290f151b160dd4763a41976af3451755cd03cf;hp=97b33f7f8c97baee90b9177b0f7d2e15f4f61161;hpb=abc4ed9a6551712cdc514eeec096b8110fa10517;p=lyx.git

diff --git a/src/lyxfunc.C b/src/lyxfunc.C
index 97b33f7f8c..e71a977d1d 100644
--- a/src/lyxfunc.C
+++ b/src/lyxfunc.C
@@ -661,9 +661,13 @@ FuncStatus LyXFunc::getStatus(kb_action action,
 	case LFUN_MENU_SEPARATOR:
 	case LFUN_LDOTS:
 	case LFUN_END_OF_SENTENCE:
-	case LFUN_PROTECTEDSPACE:
 		code = Inset::SPECIALCHAR_CODE;
 		break;
+	case LFUN_PROTECTEDSPACE:
+		// slight hack: we know this is allowed in math mode
+		if (!mathcursor)
+			code = Inset::SPECIALCHAR_CODE;
+		break;
 	default:
 		break;
 	}