Hi, I just moved from Windows to Linux and I'm using the following: GNU Emacs 21.4.1 (i686-redhat-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars) of 2008-05-24 on builder16.centos.org When I mark a region, the region should be yellow, correct? Based on the settings below? I don't see anything when I hit C-space to mark the region. I'm I missing something here? query-replace-regexp highlights OK. (set-face-foreground 'highlight "black") (set-face-background 'highlight "yellow") (set-face-background 'region "yellow") (set-face-background 'secondary-selection "lightskyblue1") Thanks, Jeff