Thanks for the feedback. :-) >>>>> "PZ" == Pete Zaitcev <zaitcev@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: PZ> 4. Type Ctrl-SPACE to switch between kana and PZ> ASCII. When in ASCII, applet is invisible in the PZ> task bar. It is visible on mouse-over though. I can follow your other steps, but I'm not sure how to reproduce this. For me once gimlet shows the status for Japanese/Ascii it continues to do so irrespective of the focus. Jens