diff --git a/addons/area_markers/functions/fnc_configure.sqf b/addons/area_markers/functions/fnc_configure.sqf
index 741ea3399..c78b4ea30 100644
--- a/addons/area_markers/functions/fnc_configure.sqf
+++ b/addons/area_markers/functions/fnc_configure.sqf
@@ -29,16 +29,6 @@ markerSize _marker params ["_sizeA", "_sizeB"];
 
     private _ctrl = _ctrlConfigure controlsGroupCtrl _idc;
     _ctrl ctrlSetText str _value;
-
-    _ctrl ctrlAddEventHandler ["KeyDown", {
-        params ["_ctrl"];
-
-        private _value  = ctrlText _ctrl;
-        private _filter = toArray ".-0123456789";
-        _value = toString (toArray _value select {_x in _filter});
-
-        _ctrl ctrlSetText _value;
-    }];
 } forEach [
     [IDC_CONFIGURE_SIZE_A, _sizeA],
     [IDC_CONFIGURE_SIZE_B, _sizeB]
@@ -123,51 +113,42 @@ _ctrlButtonOK ctrlAddEventHandler ["ButtonClick", {
 
 // Special handling for keyboard input when edit boxes have focus
 // Needed to prevent interaction with Zeus display but still allow keyboard use with edit boxes
-{
-    private _ctrl = _ctrlConfigure controlsGroupCtrl _x;
-
-    _ctrl ctrlAddEventHandler ["SetFocus", {
-        params ["_ctrl"];
-
-        private _ctrlConfigure = ctrlParent _ctrl displayCtrl IDC_CONFIGURE_GROUP;
-        _ctrlConfigure setVariable [QGVAR(focus), _ctrl];
-    }];
-
-    _ctrl ctrlAddEventHandler ["SetFocus", {
-        params ["_ctrl"];
-
-        private _ctrlConfigure = ctrlParent _ctrl displayCtrl IDC_CONFIGURE_GROUP;
-        _ctrlConfigure setVariable [QGVAR(focus), nil];
-    }];
-} forEach [
-    IDC_CONFIGURE_SIZE_A,
-    IDC_CONFIGURE_SIZE_B,
-    IDC_CONFIGURE_ROTATION_EDIT,
-    IDC_CONFIGURE_ALPHA_EDIT
-];
-
 private _keyDownEH = _display displayAddEventHandler ["KeyDown", {
     call {
-        params ["_display", "_keyCode"];
+        params ["_display", "_keyCode", "", "_ctrl"];
 
         if (_keyCode in [DIK_UP, DIK_DOWN, DIK_LEFT, DIK_RIGHT]) exitWith {false};
 
         if (_keyCode in [DIK_BACKSPACE, DIK_DELETE]) then {
-            private _ctrlConfigure = _display displayCtrl IDC_CONFIGURE_GROUP;
-            private _ctrlEdit = _ctrlConfigure getVariable QGVAR(focus);
-            if (isNil "_ctrlEdit") exitWith {};
-
-            private _text = ctrlText _ctrlEdit;
-
-            if (_keyCode == DIK_BACKSPACE) then {
-                _text = _text select [0, count _text - 1];
+            private _ctrlEdit = focusedCtrl _display;
+
+            if (ctrlIDC _ctrlEdit in IDCS_CONFIGURE_EDIT_BOXES) then {
+                ctrlTextSelection _ctrlEdit params ["_start", "_length"];
+
+                // Update length based on key to delete individual characters without selecting them
+                if (_length == 0) then {
+                    _length = [1, -1] select (_keyCode == DIK_BACKSPACE);
+                };
+
+                // Get the selection start position from the left-hand side when the selection is made from right to left
+                if (_length < 0) then {
+                    _start = _start + _length;
+                };
+
+                // Delete the selected characters and update the edit box's text and selection
+                private _characters = toArray ctrlText _ctrlEdit;
+                _characters deleteRange [_start, abs _length];
+                _ctrlEdit ctrlSetText toString _characters;
+                _ctrlEdit ctrlSetTextSelection [_start, 0];
             };
+        };
 
-            if (_keyCode == DIK_DELETE) then {
-                _text = _text select [1, count _text - 1];
-            };
+        if (_keyCode == DIK_A && {_ctrl}) then {
+            private _ctrlEdit = focusedCtrl _display;
 
-            _ctrlEdit ctrlSetText _text;
+            if (ctrlIDC _ctrlEdit in IDCS_CONFIGURE_EDIT_BOXES) then {
+                _ctrlEdit ctrlSetTextSelection [0, count toArray ctrlText _ctrlEdit];
+            };
         };
 
         if (_keyCode in [DIK_ESCAPE, DIK_RETURN]) then {
diff --git a/addons/area_markers/script_component.hpp b/addons/area_markers/script_component.hpp
index b769f549d..868b15893 100644
--- a/addons/area_markers/script_component.hpp
+++ b/addons/area_markers/script_component.hpp
@@ -53,4 +53,6 @@
 #define IDC_CONFIGURE_ALPHA_SLIDER 42878
 #define IDC_CONFIGURE_ALPHA_EDIT 42879
 #define IDC_CONFIGURE_OK 42880
-#define IDC_CONFIGURE_CANCEL  428781
+#define IDC_CONFIGURE_CANCEL 42881
+
+#define IDCS_CONFIGURE_EDIT_BOXES [IDC_CONFIGURE_SIZE_A, IDC_CONFIGURE_SIZE_B, IDC_CONFIGURE_ROTATION_EDIT, IDC_CONFIGURE_ALPHA_EDIT]
diff --git a/addons/main/script_mod.hpp b/addons/main/script_mod.hpp
index 18dda7a46..965d7c1ed 100644
--- a/addons/main/script_mod.hpp
+++ b/addons/main/script_mod.hpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #define VERSION_AR  MAJOR,MINOR,PATCHLVL,BUILD
 
 // MINIMAL required version for the Mod. Components can specify others..
-#define REQUIRED_VERSION 2.02
+#define REQUIRED_VERSION 2.04
 #define REQUIRED_CBA_VERSION {3,14,0}
 
 #ifdef COMPONENT_BEAUTIFIED