url-handler-mode is awesome! ido-mode is too, but they are not compatible with each other. With url-handler-mode and ido-mode enabled, try typing http://www.google.com. ido-mode will not let you type in that url. You need to use C-f to enter "normal" url handler mode. -- MJF In GNU Emacs 22.2.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600) of 2008-03-26 on RELEASE Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600 configured using `configure --with-gcc (3.4)' Important settings: value of $LC_ALL: nil value of $LC_COLLATE: nil value of $LC_CTYPE: nil value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil value of $LC_MONETARY: nil value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil value of $LC_TIME: nil value of $LANG: ENU locale-coding-system: cp1252 default-enable-multibyte-characters: t Major mode: Emacs-Lisp/lw Minor modes in effect: eldoc-mode: t url-handler-mode: t global-balanced-mode: t balanced-mode: t hrule-mode: t global-hi-lock-mode: t hi-lock-mode: t c-subword-mode: t show-paren-mode: t recentf-mode: t global-reveal-mode: t reveal-mode: t global-c-subword-mode: t shell-dirtrack-mode: t cua-mode: t encoded-kbd-mode: t tooltip-mode: t mouse-wheel-mode: t menu-bar-mode: t file-name-shadow-mode: t global-font-lock-mode: t font-lock-mode: t blink-cursor-mode: t unify-8859-on-encoding-mode: t utf-translate-cjk-mode: t auto-compression-mode: t column-number-mode: t line-number-mode: t transient-mark-mode: t Recent input: C-x k w 3 SPC u r l v C-h f u r l g e t SPC u f i n d SPC u r u r l SPC f i n l C-x k C-x 1 C-x b s c r 9 a a ; t u r l SPC v u r l v u r l h C-c C-x C-f C-x C-f C-v C-h f u r l SPC h a n SPC m C-x C-f h t t p : / / / s h t t p C-g C-h v Recent messages: Display version number, copyright info, and basic help Explain that Emacs has NO WARRANTY Show the Emacs license (GPL) How to get latest versions of Emacs Lisp packages distributed separately for use in Emacs Find packages and features by keyword Full documentation of Emacs features Our doctor will help you feel better Send e-mail to Emacs maintainers Loading emacsbug...done