In jEdit 4.1, the "smart home/end" setting was removed. Now, the behavior of the HOME and END keys can be configured in the Shortcuts pane of the Global Options dialog box, just as with any other key. The HOME key can be bound to one of the following commands, for example: The END key can be bound to one of these commands: There are corresponding "Select to..." commands that can be bound to S+HOME and S+END too.