Index: dialog-1.3-20160424/checklist.c
===================================================================
--- dialog-1.3-20160424.orig/checklist.c	2015-01-26 00:53:06.000000000 +0100
+++ dialog-1.3-20160424/checklist.c	2016-05-25 14:31:18.000000000 +0200
@@ -537,6 +537,30 @@
 		    print_list(&all, choice, scrollamt, max_choice);
 		}
 	    }
+           // START hotter-keys
+           int current = scrollamt + choice;
+           int next = items[current].state + 1;
+           if (next >= num_states)
+               next = 0;
+           for (i = 0; i < item_no; i++) {
+               if (i != current) {
+                   items[i].state = 0;
+               }
+           }
+           if (items[current].state) {
+               getyx(dialog, cur_y, cur_x);
+               items[current].state = next ? next : 1;
+               print_item(&all, all.list,
+                          &items[current],
+                          states,
+                          choice, TRUE);
+               (void) wnoutrefresh(all.list);
+               (void) wmove(dialog, cur_y, cur_x);
+           } else {
+               items[current].state = 1;
+               print_list(&all, choice, scrollamt, max_choice);
+           }
+           // END hotter-keys
 	    continue;		/* wait for another key press */
 	}