i just added this: * lib-complete.el: * lib-complete.el (find-library-source-path): New. * lib-complete.el (find-library): add a variable to control where `find-library' looks, analogous to `find-function-source-path'. should i instead call it something like `find-file-source-path' and modify find-function to use the same? or just use find-function-source-path? or other? -- ben I'm sometimes slow in getting around to reading my mail, so if you want to reach me faster, call 520-661-6661. See http://www.666.com/ben/chronic-pain/ for the hell I've been through.