Tim: >> one seriously annoying thing about gedit - the file requester you get >> to open files, it's damn difficult to load . suffixed filenames. Tony Nelson: > If you mean ".-prefixed names", right-click in the file list area. Oops, yes I did. And thanks. Though the right-click each time you open the requester looking for a file is a bit more tedious than GVIMs type a dot and press tab technique. All of this hiding umpteen files in your homespace would be easier if they just put all configuration files into the ~/.config sub-folder. You wouldn't need to hide files if there was only one such folder going to show up in your directory lists. -- Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists.