Hi, it really does exist: Ratpoison, http://www.nongnu.org/ratpoison/ And for those already knowing gnu screen, ratpoison is the X version of screen (with the same shortcuts). And for those not knowing gnu screen and stacking a lot of terms/shells, knowing screen should be a real relief, Kenny -- ================================================================== Kenny Billiau Web Developer Tel:+32 (0)9 331 36 95 fax:+32 (0)9 3313809 VIB Department of Plant Systems Biology, Ghent University Technologiepark 927, 9052 Gent, BELGIUM kenny.billiau@psb.ugent.be http://bioinformatics.psb.ugent.be ==================================================================