diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 906ffbc..6512433 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2009-05-23  Markus Gutschke  <markus@shellinabox.com>
+
+	* Released version 2.8
+
 2009-05-22  Markus Gutschke  <markus@shellinabox.com>
 
 	* Improved support for entering non-ASCII characters.
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index c7f0654..9e9e936 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -117,22 +117,22 @@
 #define PACKAGE_NAME "shellinabox"
 
 /* Define to the full name and version of this package. */
-#define PACKAGE_STRING "shellinabox 2.7"
+#define PACKAGE_STRING "shellinabox 2.8"
 
 /* Define to the one symbol short name of this package. */
 #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "shellinabox"
 
 /* Define to the version of this package. */
-#define PACKAGE_VERSION "2.7"
+#define PACKAGE_VERSION "2.8"
 
 /* Define to 1 if you have the ANSI C header files. */
 #define STDC_HEADERS 1
 
 /* Most recent revision number in the version control system */
-#define VCS_REVISION "120"
+#define VCS_REVISION "121"
 
 /* Version number of package */
-#define VERSION "2.7"
+#define VERSION "2.8"
 
 /* Define to empty if `const' does not conform to ANSI C. */
 /* #undef const */
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index bea7c9b..2cab1a5 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
-# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.63 for shellinabox 2.7.
+# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.63 for shellinabox 2.8.
 #
 # Report bugs to <markus@shellinabox.com>.
 #
@@ -745,8 +745,8 @@ SHELL=${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh}
 # Identity of this package.
 PACKAGE_NAME='shellinabox'
 PACKAGE_TARNAME='shellinabox'
-PACKAGE_VERSION='2.7'
-PACKAGE_STRING='shellinabox 2.7'
+PACKAGE_VERSION='2.8'
+PACKAGE_STRING='shellinabox 2.8'
 PACKAGE_BUGREPORT='markus@shellinabox.com'
 
 ac_c_werror_flag=
@@ -1469,7 +1469,7 @@ if test "$ac_init_help" = "long"; then
   # Omit some internal or obsolete options to make the list less imposing.
   # This message is too long to be a string in the A/UX 3.1 sh.
   cat <<_ACEOF
-\`configure' configures shellinabox 2.7 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
+\`configure' configures shellinabox 2.8 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
 
 Usage: $0 [OPTION]... [VAR=VALUE]...
 
@@ -1539,7 +1539,7 @@ fi
 
 if test -n "$ac_init_help"; then
   case $ac_init_help in
-     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of shellinabox 2.7:";;
+     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of shellinabox 2.8:";;
    esac
   cat <<\_ACEOF
 
@@ -1655,7 +1655,7 @@ fi
 test -n "$ac_init_help" && exit $ac_status
 if $ac_init_version; then
   cat <<\_ACEOF
-shellinabox configure 2.7
+shellinabox configure 2.8
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.63
 
 Copyright (C) 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001,
@@ -1669,7 +1669,7 @@ cat >config.log <<_ACEOF
 This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
 running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.
 
-It was created by shellinabox $as_me 2.7, which was
+It was created by shellinabox $as_me 2.8, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.63.  Invocation command line was
 
   $ $0 $@
@@ -2037,7 +2037,7 @@ ac_link='$CC -o conftest$ac_exeext $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $
 ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
 
 
-VCS_REVISION=120
+VCS_REVISION=121
 
 
 cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
@@ -2394,7 +2394,7 @@ fi
 
 # Define the identity of the package.
  PACKAGE='shellinabox'
- VERSION='2.7'
+ VERSION='2.8'
 
 
 cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
@@ -13592,7 +13592,7 @@ exec 6>&1
 # report actual input values of CONFIG_FILES etc. instead of their
 # values after options handling.
 ac_log="
-This file was extended by shellinabox $as_me 2.7, which was
+This file was extended by shellinabox $as_me 2.8, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.63.  Invocation command line was
 
   CONFIG_FILES    = $CONFIG_FILES
@@ -13655,7 +13655,7 @@ Report bugs to <bug-autoconf@gnu.org>."
 _ACEOF
 cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<_ACEOF || ac_write_fail=1
 ac_cs_version="\\
-shellinabox config.status 2.7
+shellinabox config.status 2.8
 configured by $0, generated by GNU Autoconf 2.63,
   with options \\"`$as_echo "$ac_configure_args" | sed 's/^ //; s/[\\""\`\$]/\\\\&/g'`\\"
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index eddaa97..a5c8f14 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.57)
 
 dnl This is the one location where the authoritative version number is stored
-AC_INIT(shellinabox, 2.7, markus@shellinabox.com)
-VCS_REVISION=120
+AC_INIT(shellinabox, 2.8, markus@shellinabox.com)
+VCS_REVISION=121
 AC_SUBST(VCS_REVISION)
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(VCS_REVISION, "${VCS_REVISION}",
                    [Most recent revision number in the version control system])
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 6137cfd..17e9954 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+shellinabox (2.8-1) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * New upstream release, version 2.8.
+
+ -- Markus Gutschke <markus@shellinabox.com>  Sat, 23 May 2009 11:53:13 -0800
+
 shellinabox (2.7-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * New upstream release, version 2.7.
diff --git a/demo/demo.js b/demo/demo.js
index 5a4d388..a0ec304 100644
--- a/demo/demo.js
+++ b/demo/demo.js
@@ -89,32 +89,17 @@ function Demo(container) {
 extend(Demo, VT100);
 
 Demo.prototype.keysPressed = function(ch) {
-  for (var i = 0; i < ch.length; i++) {
-    var c       = ch.charCodeAt(i);
-    if (c == 3) {
-      if (this.state == 5 /* STATE_EXEC */) {
+  if (this.state == 5 /* STATE_EXEC */) {
+    for (var i = 0; i < ch.length; i++) {
+      var c  = ch.charAt(i);
+      if (c == '\u0003') {
         this.keys = '';
         this.error('Interrupted');
         return;
       }
-    } else {
-      if (c < 128) {
-        this.keys += String.fromCharCode(c);
-      } else if (c < 0x800) {
-        this.keys += String.fromCharCode(0xC0 +  (c >>  6)        ) +
-                     String.fromCharCode(0x80 + ( c        & 0x3F));
-      } else if (c < 0x10000) {
-        this.keys += String.fromCharCode(0xE0 +  (c >> 12)        ) +
-                     String.fromCharCode(0x80 + ((c >>  6) & 0x3F)) +
-                     String.fromCharCode(0x80 + ( c        & 0x3F));
-      } else if (c < 0x110000) {
-        this.keys += String.fromCharCode(0xF0 +  (c >> 18)        ) +
-                     String.fromCharCode(0x80 + ((c >> 12) & 0x3F)) +
-                     String.fromCharCode(0x80 + ((c >>  6) & 0x3F)) +
-                     String.fromCharCode(0x80 + ( c        & 0x3F));
-      }
     }
   }
+  this.keys += ch;
   this.gotoState(this.state);
 };
 
@@ -175,10 +160,10 @@ Demo.prototype.error = function(msg) {
   if (msg == undefined) {
     msg                 = 'Syntax Error';
   }
-  this.vt100((this.cursorX != 0 ? '\r\n' : '') + '\u0007? ' + msg +
-             (this.currentLineIndex >= 0 ?
-              ' in line ' + this.program[this.evalLineIndex].lineNumber() :
-              '') + '\r\n');
+  this.printUnicode((this.cursorX != 0 ? '\r\n' : '') + '\u0007? ' + msg +
+                    (this.currentLineIndex >= 0 ? ' in line ' +
+                     this.program[this.evalLineIndex].lineNumber() :
+                     '') + '\r\n');
   this.gotoState(2 /* STATE_PROMPT */);
   this.currentLineIndex = -1;
   this.evalLineIndex    = -1;
@@ -188,7 +173,7 @@ Demo.prototype.error = function(msg) {
 Demo.prototype.doInit = function() {
   this.vars    = new Object();
   this.program = new Array();
-  this.vt100(
+  this.printUnicode(
     '\u001Bc\u001B[34;4m' +
     'ShellInABox Demo Script\u001B[24;31m\r\n' +
     '\r\n' +
@@ -215,20 +200,39 @@ Demo.prototype.doPrompt = function() {
   return false;
 };
 
+Demo.prototype.printUnicode = function(s) {
+  var out = '';
+  for (var i = 0; i < s.length; i++) {
+    var c = s.charAt(i);
+    if (c < '\x0080') {
+      out += c;
+    } else {
+      var c = s.charCodeAt(i);
+      if (c < 0x800) {
+        out += String.fromCharCode(0xC0 +  (c >>  6)        ) +
+               String.fromCharCode(0x80 + ( c        & 0x3F));
+      } else if (c < 0x10000) {
+        out += String.fromCharCode(0xE0 +  (c >> 12)        ) +
+               String.fromCharCode(0x80 + ((c >>  6) & 0x3F)) +
+               String.fromCharCode(0x80 + ( c        & 0x3F));
+      } else if (c < 0x110000) {
+        out += String.fromCharCode(0xF0 +  (c >> 18)        ) +
+               String.fromCharCode(0x80 + ((c >> 12) & 0x3F)) +
+               String.fromCharCode(0x80 + ((c >>  6) & 0x3F)) +
+               String.fromCharCode(0x80 + ( c        & 0x3F));
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  this.vt100(out);
+};
+
 Demo.prototype.doReadLine = function() {
   this.gotoState(3 /* STATE_READLINE */);
   var keys  = this.keys;
   this.keys = '';
   for (var i = 0; i < keys.length; i++) {
     var ch  = keys.charAt(i);
-    if (ch >= ' ') {
-      this.line += ch;
-      this.vt100(ch);
-    } else if (ch == '\r' || ch == '\n') {
-      this.vt100('\r\n');
-      this.gotoState(4 /* STATE_COMMAND */);
-      return false;
-    } else if (ch == '\u0008' || ch == '\u007F') {
+    if (ch == '\u0008' || ch == '\u007F') {
       if (this.line.length > 0) {
         this.line = this.line.substr(0, this.line.length - 1);
         if (this.cursorX == 0) {
@@ -243,6 +247,13 @@ Demo.prototype.doReadLine = function() {
       } else {
         this.vt100('\u0007');
       }
+    } else if (ch >= ' ') {
+      this.line += ch;
+      this.printUnicode(ch);
+    } else if (ch == '\r' || ch == '\n') {
+      this.vt100('\r\n');
+      this.gotoState(4 /* STATE_COMMAND */);
+      return false;
     } else if (ch == '\u001B') {
       // This was probably a function key. Just eat all of the following keys.
       break;
@@ -592,7 +603,7 @@ Demo.prototype.doList = function() {
           token    = 'PRINT';
           // fall thru
         default:
-          this.vt100((id ? ' ' : '') + token);
+          this.printUnicode((id ? ' ' : '') + token);
           space    = false;
           id       = true;
           break;
@@ -621,7 +632,7 @@ Demo.prototype.doPrint = function() {
       if (value == undefined) {
         return;
       }
-      this.vt100(value.toString());
+      this.printUnicode(value.toString());
     }
   }
   if (last != ';') {
diff --git a/demo/demo.jspp b/demo/demo.jspp
index 9e13654..bc2b1a4 100644
--- a/demo/demo.jspp
+++ b/demo/demo.jspp
@@ -89,32 +89,17 @@ function Demo(container) {
 extend(Demo, VT100);
 
 Demo.prototype.keysPressed = function(ch) {
-  for (var i = 0; i < ch.length; i++) {
-    var c       = ch.charCodeAt(i);
-    if (c == 3) {
-      if (this.state == STATE_EXEC) {
+  if (this.state == STATE_EXEC) {
+    for (var i = 0; i < ch.length; i++) {
+      var c  = ch.charAt(i);
+      if (c == '\u0003') {
         this.keys = '';
         this.error('Interrupted');
         return;
       }
-    } else {
-      if (c < 128) {
-        this.keys += String.fromCharCode(c);
-      } else if (c < 0x800) {
-        this.keys += String.fromCharCode(0xC0 +  (c >>  6)        ) +
-                     String.fromCharCode(0x80 + ( c        & 0x3F));
-      } else if (c < 0x10000) {
-        this.keys += String.fromCharCode(0xE0 +  (c >> 12)        ) +
-                     String.fromCharCode(0x80 + ((c >>  6) & 0x3F)) +
-                     String.fromCharCode(0x80 + ( c        & 0x3F));
-      } else if (c < 0x110000) {
-        this.keys += String.fromCharCode(0xF0 +  (c >> 18)        ) +
-                     String.fromCharCode(0x80 + ((c >> 12) & 0x3F)) +
-                     String.fromCharCode(0x80 + ((c >>  6) & 0x3F)) +
-                     String.fromCharCode(0x80 + ( c        & 0x3F));
-      }
     }
   }
+  this.keys += ch;
   this.gotoState(this.state);
 };
 
@@ -175,10 +160,10 @@ Demo.prototype.error = function(msg) {
   if (msg == undefined) {
     msg                 = 'Syntax Error';
   }
-  this.vt100((this.cursorX != 0 ? '\r\n' : '') + '\u0007? ' + msg +
-             (this.currentLineIndex >= 0 ?
-              ' in line ' + this.program[this.evalLineIndex].lineNumber() :
-              '') + '\r\n');
+  this.printUnicode((this.cursorX != 0 ? '\r\n' : '') + '\u0007? ' + msg +
+                    (this.currentLineIndex >= 0 ? ' in line ' +
+                     this.program[this.evalLineIndex].lineNumber() :
+                     '') + '\r\n');
   this.gotoState(STATE_PROMPT);
   this.currentLineIndex = -1;
   this.evalLineIndex    = -1;
@@ -188,7 +173,7 @@ Demo.prototype.error = function(msg) {
 Demo.prototype.doInit = function() {
   this.vars    = new Object();
   this.program = new Array();
-  this.vt100(
+  this.printUnicode(
     '\u001Bc\u001B[34;4m' +
     'ShellInABox Demo Script\u001B[24;31m\r\n' +
     '\r\n' +
@@ -215,20 +200,39 @@ Demo.prototype.doPrompt = function() {
   return false;
 };
 
+Demo.prototype.printUnicode = function(s) {
+  var out = '';
+  for (var i = 0; i < s.length; i++) {
+    var c = s.charAt(i);
+    if (c < '\x0080') {
+      out += c;
+    } else {
+      var c = s.charCodeAt(i);
+      if (c < 0x800) {
+        out += String.fromCharCode(0xC0 +  (c >>  6)        ) +
+               String.fromCharCode(0x80 + ( c        & 0x3F));
+      } else if (c < 0x10000) {
+        out += String.fromCharCode(0xE0 +  (c >> 12)        ) +
+               String.fromCharCode(0x80 + ((c >>  6) & 0x3F)) +
+               String.fromCharCode(0x80 + ( c        & 0x3F));
+      } else if (c < 0x110000) {
+        out += String.fromCharCode(0xF0 +  (c >> 18)        ) +
+               String.fromCharCode(0x80 + ((c >> 12) & 0x3F)) +
+               String.fromCharCode(0x80 + ((c >>  6) & 0x3F)) +
+               String.fromCharCode(0x80 + ( c        & 0x3F));
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  this.vt100(out);
+};
+
 Demo.prototype.doReadLine = function() {
   this.gotoState(STATE_READLINE);
   var keys  = this.keys;
   this.keys = '';
   for (var i = 0; i < keys.length; i++) {
     var ch  = keys.charAt(i);
-    if (ch >= ' ') {
-      this.line += ch;
-      this.vt100(ch);
-    } else if (ch == '\r' || ch == '\n') {
-      this.vt100('\r\n');
-      this.gotoState(STATE_COMMAND);
-      return false;
-    } else if (ch == '\u0008' || ch == '\u007F') {
+    if (ch == '\u0008' || ch == '\u007F') {
       if (this.line.length > 0) {
         this.line = this.line.substr(0, this.line.length - 1);
         if (this.cursorX == 0) {
@@ -243,6 +247,13 @@ Demo.prototype.doReadLine = function() {
       } else {
         this.vt100('\u0007');
       }
+    } else if (ch >= ' ') {
+      this.line += ch;
+      this.printUnicode(ch);
+    } else if (ch == '\r' || ch == '\n') {
+      this.vt100('\r\n');
+      this.gotoState(STATE_COMMAND);
+      return false;
     } else if (ch == '\u001B') {
       // This was probably a function key. Just eat all of the following keys.
       break;
@@ -592,7 +603,7 @@ Demo.prototype.doList = function() {
           token    = 'PRINT';
           // fall thru
         default:
-          this.vt100((id ? ' ' : '') + token);
+          this.printUnicode((id ? ' ' : '') + token);
           space    = false;
           id       = true;
           break;
@@ -621,7 +632,7 @@ Demo.prototype.doPrint = function() {
       if (value == undefined) {
         return;
       }
-      this.vt100(value.toString());
+      this.printUnicode(value.toString());
     }
   }
   if (last != ';') {
diff --git a/demo/vt100.js b/demo/vt100.js
index 8e49d32..3787cd8 100644
--- a/demo/vt100.js
+++ b/demo/vt100.js
@@ -1500,7 +1500,7 @@ VT100.prototype.toggleBell = function() {
 };
 
 VT100.prototype.about = function() {
-  alert("VT100 Terminal Emulator " + "2.7 (revision 120)" +
+  alert("VT100 Terminal Emulator " + "2.8 (revision 121)" +
         "\nCopyright 2008-2009 by Markus Gutschke\n" +
         "For more information check http://shellinabox.com");
 };
diff --git a/shellinabox/externalfile.c b/shellinabox/externalfile.c
index bf2b905..332cb4f 100644
--- a/shellinabox/externalfile.c
+++ b/shellinabox/externalfile.c
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@
 #include "libhttp/server.h"
 #include "logging/logging.h"
 
+#ifdef HAVE_STRLCAT
+#define strncat(a,b,c) ({ char *_a = (a); strlcat(_a, (b), (c)+1); _a; })
+#endif
+
 static int externalFileHttpHandler(HttpConnection *http, void *arg,
                                    const char *buf, int len) {
   checkGraveyard();
diff --git a/shellinabox/launcher.c b/shellinabox/launcher.c
index f22ed39..934a3c0 100644
--- a/shellinabox/launcher.c
+++ b/shellinabox/launcher.c
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ void closeAllFds(int *exceptFds, int num) {
   }
 }
 
-#if !defined(HAVE_PTSNAME_R) && 0
+#if !defined(HAVE_OPENPTY) && !defined(HAVE_PTSNAME_R)
 static int ptsname_r(int fd, char *buf, size_t buflen) {
   // It is unfortunate that ptsname_r is not universally available.
   // For the time being, this is not a big problem, as ShellInABox is
diff --git a/shellinabox/shell_in_a_box.js b/shellinabox/shell_in_a_box.js
index 2354e96..4460671 100644
--- a/shellinabox/shell_in_a_box.js
+++ b/shellinabox/shell_in_a_box.js
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ ShellInABox.prototype.extendContextMenu = function(entries, actions) {
 };
 
 ShellInABox.prototype.about = function() {
-  alert("Shell In A Box version " + "2.7 (revision 120)" +
+  alert("Shell In A Box version " + "2.8 (revision 121)" +
         "\nCopyright 2008-2009 by Markus Gutschke\n" +
         "For more information check http://shellinabox.com" +
         (typeof serverSupportsSSL != 'undefined' && serverSupportsSSL ?
diff --git a/shellinabox/vt100.js b/shellinabox/vt100.js
index 8e49d32..3787cd8 100644
--- a/shellinabox/vt100.js
+++ b/shellinabox/vt100.js
@@ -1500,7 +1500,7 @@ VT100.prototype.toggleBell = function() {
 };
 
 VT100.prototype.about = function() {
-  alert("VT100 Terminal Emulator " + "2.7 (revision 120)" +
+  alert("VT100 Terminal Emulator " + "2.8 (revision 121)" +
         "\nCopyright 2008-2009 by Markus Gutschke\n" +
         "For more information check http://shellinabox.com");
 };