mb> and if I type `xemacs -q' I'm put into a Lisp Interaction mode with mb> PenDel as a minor mode. If this PenDel minor mode is required even mb> with `-q', shouldn't it be moved to xemacs-base (or the dependence mb> removed)? -q is a synonym for just -no-init-file. Try running xemacs -no-init-file -no-site-file which will not read the site start file nor the user init file. I predict this will not put the *scratch* buffer in PenDel minor mode. Regards, Adrian mb> -- mb> -mb- -- Adrian Aichner Applications Engineer Teradyne GmbH Semiconductor Test Group Telephone +49/89/41861(0)-208 Dingolfinger Straße 2 Fax +49/89/41861-217 D-81673 MÜNCHEN E-mail aichner(a)ecf.teradyne.com