diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 259fe02..3b5cd38 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 android.useAndroidX=true
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2048m -XX:+IgnoreUnrecognizedVMOptions -XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=512m
+kotlin.compiler.execution.strategy=in-process
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/pubvm/a3270/TerminalViewModel.kt b/src/main/java/org/pubvm/a3270/TerminalViewModel.kt
index 807163a..a9fd815 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/pubvm/a3270/TerminalViewModel.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/org/pubvm/a3270/TerminalViewModel.kt
@@ -187,16 +187,8 @@ class TerminalViewModel(application: Application) : AndroidViewModel(application
                             ip.setKeyboardLocked(false)
                             ip.sendAid(AID_ENTER)
                         } else if (ch >= ' ') {
-                            var curAddr = buf.cursorAddress
-                            if (buf.isFormatted) {
-                                val faVal = buf.getFieldAttributeAt(curAddr)
-                                if (faIsProtected(faVal.toInt() and 0xFF) || buf.getCell(curAddr).isFieldAttribute) {
-                                    curAddr = buf.findNextUnprotected(curAddr)
-                                    buf.cursorAddress = curAddr
-                                }
-                            }
                             ip.typeCharacter(ch)
-                            log.info("After typeCharacter('$ch'): newAddr=${buf.cursorAddress}, cellChar='${buf.getCell(curAddr).ucs4}'")
+                            log.info("After typeCharacter('$ch'): newAddr=${buf.cursorAddress}, cellChar='${buf.getCell(buf.cursorAddress).ucs4}'")
                         }
                     }
                 }