Ian, > The problem is that "h" is part of the full keyboard activation sequence > (i.e. not a shortcut) for the "Hide read messages" item, that is, Alt-V > H. I see ! wow, that's funny. > You should still be able to do what you want by editing the menurc file > when Claws is not running. Yepp, worx ! Well i never use the Alt menu modifiers. many thanks !