Didier Verna writes: Colin> (global-set-key [(return)] 'newline-and-indent) The first line in `newline-and-indent': (delete-region (point) (progn (skip-chars-backward " \t") (point))) So when you just hit return to move through the lines, only the last line is indented (the one that you end up on). Now he will never need to, since `newline-and-indent' removes all trailing whitespace from the lines that you leave. I see it the other way around. 99% of the time that you hit <return> when writing code, the next key that you type is <tab>. And anyway, when you end up on the line that you want, it will already be indented according to your defaults. -- Colin