\_ > (BTW, caps lock + vi + command mode + drunkeness == mayhem) Ah, the fabled beep mode of yore. \_ Why the hell are keyboards even including a CAPS LOCK key these days? For screaming, obviously. Well, and identifying newbies. :-) If you don't like it, xmodmap it to something more useful like mod3, mod4, mod5, shift, .... I've got the accursed window keys mapped to mod4 and mod5, and I've told my wm to pop the resolution when it sees Ctrl-Alt-Meta-Mod5-Mouse4 and -Mouse5. Useful in manager mode. David