On 2/28/07, Ohlman, Jeff <Jeff.Ohlman(a)bellsouth.com&gt; wrote: Does the following variable help? `visible-bell' is a simple built-in variable. Value: nil Documentation: *Non-nil substitutes a visual signal for the audible bell. Default behavior is to flash the whole screen. On some platforms, special effects are available using the following values: 'display Flash the whole screen (ie, the default behavior). 'top-bottom Flash only the top and bottom lines of the selected frame. When effects are unavailable on a platform, the visual bell is the default, whole screen. (Currently only X supports any special effects.) Regards Robert _______________________________________________ XEmacs-Beta mailing list XEmacs-Beta(a)xemacs.org http://calypso.tux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xemacs-beta