This looks great, Simon. Is it possible to make it so that you can show the overlays for just a subtree or region instead of the entire buffer?
Also, I have a plugin-compatible backend that will get you the /exact/ word count (uses w3m). If you're interested you can have it be an alternate backend. Samuel -- The Kafka Pandemic: http://thekafkapandemic.blogspot.com/2010/12/welcome-to-kafka-pandemic-two-forces_9182.html I support the Whittemore-Peterson Institute (WPI) === I want to see the original (pre-hold) Lo et al. 2010 NIH/FDA/Harvard MRV paper.