diff --git a/x11vnc/README b/x11vnc/README
index 6928025..81af737 100644
--- a/x11vnc/README
+++ b/x11vnc/README
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-x11vnc README file                         Date: Sun Aug 19 14:30:12 EDT 2007
+x11vnc README file                         Date: Sun Aug 19 15:46:48 EDT 2007
 
 The following information is taken from these URLs:
 
@@ -13101,7 +13101,7 @@ t
                        They apply only when there is ambiguity as to which
                        key to choose (i.e the mapping is not one-to-one).
                        NOKEYHINTS=1: for up ascii keystrokes do not use score
-                       hints saved when the keep was press down.  NOANYDOWN=1:
+                       hints saved when the key was pressed down. NOANYDOWN=1:
                        for up keystrokes do not resort to searching through
                        keys that are currently pressed down.  KEYSDOWN=N:
                        remember the last N keys press down for tie-breaking
diff --git a/x11vnc/help.c b/x11vnc/help.c
index 03a3e1a..b22b19a 100644
--- a/x11vnc/help.c
+++ b/x11vnc/help.c
@@ -1943,7 +1943,7 @@ void print_help(int mode) {
 "                       They apply only when there is ambiguity as to which\n"
 "                       key to choose (i.e the mapping is not one-to-one).\n"
 "                       NOKEYHINTS=1: for up ascii keystrokes do not use score\n"
-"                       hints saved when the keep was press down.  NOANYDOWN=1:\n"
+"                       hints saved when the key was pressed down. NOANYDOWN=1:\n"
 "                       for up keystrokes do not resort to searching through\n"
 "                       keys that are currently pressed down.  KEYSDOWN=N:\n"
 "                       remember the last N keys press down for tie-breaking\n"
diff --git a/x11vnc/keyboard.c b/x11vnc/keyboard.c
index 15e7c70..e739501 100644
--- a/x11vnc/keyboard.c
+++ b/x11vnc/keyboard.c
@@ -1466,7 +1466,7 @@ xkbmodifiers[]    For the KeySym bound to this (keycode,group,level) store
 	}
 }
 
-static int score_hint[0x100][0x100];
+static short **score_hint = NULL;
 /*
  * Called on user keyboard input.  Try to solve the reverse mapping
  * problem: KeySym (from VNC client) => KeyCode(s) to press to generate
@@ -1516,9 +1516,16 @@ static void xkb_tweak_keyboard(rfbBool down, rfbKeySym keysym,
 		} else {
 			klast = 3;
 		}
-		for (i=0; i<0x100; i++) {
-			for (j=0; j<0x100; j++) {
-				score_hint[i][j] = -1;
+		if (khints && score_hint == NULL) {
+			score_hint = (short **) malloc(0x100 * sizeof(short *));
+			for (i=0; i<0x100; i++) {
+				score_hint[i] = (short *) malloc(0x100 * sizeof(short));
+			}
+			
+			for (i=0; i<0x100; i++) {
+				for (j=0; j<0x100; j++) {
+					score_hint[i][j] = -1;
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -1714,7 +1721,7 @@ static void xkb_tweak_keyboard(rfbBool down, rfbKeySym keysym,
 					    kc_f[l], myscore);
 				}
 				if (khints && keysym < 0x100 && kc_f[l] < 0x100) {
-					score_hint[(int) keysym][kc_f[l]] = score[l];
+					score_hint[(int) keysym][kc_f[l]] = (short) score[l];
 				}
 			}
 			for (l=0; l < found; l++) {
@@ -1738,7 +1745,8 @@ static void xkb_tweak_keyboard(rfbBool down, rfbKeySym keysym,
 			if (khints && keysym < 0x100) {
 				/* low keysyms, ascii, only */
 				int ks = (int) keysym;
-				int ok = 1, sbest = -1, lbest, l;
+				int ok = 1, lbest, l;
+				short sbest = -1;
 				for (l=0; l < found; l++) {
 					if (kc_f[l] < 0x100) {
 						int key = (int) kc_f[l];
@@ -1812,7 +1820,6 @@ static void xkb_tweak_keyboard(rfbBool down, rfbKeySym keysym,
 				 * physical display (but is updated
 				 * periodically to clean out stale info).
 				 */
-				/* we could probably break ties based on lowest XKeycodeToKeysym index */
 				for (l=0; l < found; l++) {
 					int key = (int) kc_f[l];
 					int j, jmatch = -1;
@@ -1820,6 +1827,7 @@ static void xkb_tweak_keyboard(rfbBool down, rfbKeySym keysym,
 					if (keycode_state[key]) {
 						continue;
 					}
+					/* break ties based on lowest XKeycodeToKeysym index */
 					for (j=0; j<8; j++) {
 						KeySym ks = XKeycodeToKeysym(dpy, kc_f[l], j);
 						if (ks != NoSymbol && ks == keysym) {
diff --git a/x11vnc/x11vnc.1 b/x11vnc/x11vnc.1
index f3af7f2..e935ad8 100644
--- a/x11vnc/x11vnc.1
+++ b/x11vnc/x11vnc.1
@@ -2245,7 +2245,7 @@ When \fB-xkb\fR mode is active you can set these env. vars.
 They apply only when there is ambiguity as to which
 key to choose (i.e the mapping is not one-to-one).
 NOKEYHINTS=1: for up ascii keystrokes do not use score
-hints saved when the keep was press down.  NOANYDOWN=1:
+hints saved when the key was pressed down. NOANYDOWN=1:
 for up keystrokes do not resort to searching through
 keys that are currently pressed down.  KEYSDOWN=N:
 remember the last N keys press down for tie-breaking