If I recall, we added support in 1.3 PatternLayout for more-than-one character pattern names (like %properties).
We use this feature in Chainsaw to display ALL of the properties on the event. I'm not sure how much work it is to bring that in or if it's worth it, but I do need this feature (we display all of the event properties in the Chainsaw detail panel). I can modify the %X pattern to not require an arg of the key, in which case it would display all property name/value pairs in a string format, or we could port over the layout changes from the trunk, which would allow us to use %properties, etc. Thoughts? Scott Deboy COMOTIV SYSTEMS 111 SW Columbia Street Ste. 950 Portland, OR 97201 Telephone: 503.224.7496 Cell: 503.997.1367 Fax: 503.222.0185 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.comotivsystems.com