note philcrow Nice suggestions. Have you also tried some of these: <p> Folding: <code> let perl_fold=1 let perl_fold_blocks=1 </code> Highlight POD correctly: <code> let perl_include_pod = 1 </code> Insert Data::Dumper dumping statement (note that ^[ must be entered as a real escape, use ctrl-V): <code> imap <F3> use Data::Dumper; warn Dumper( );^[hhi </code> And one I got from this site, it comments out a block (again ^M is a real return): <code> map <F8> :'a,.s/^/#/gi^M:nohl^M </code> To use this last one, make an 'a' mark (ma) at the top of the block. Move to the bottom of the block and hit F8. <p> Phil 540167 540167