I vote for the user pref too ... conceptually it seems *way* more logical to turn it on/off for the whole scene. Also, I think it would be goofy having to click every object to set whether it's outline can be seen or not in shaded moded. Lots of room in the 'System and OpenGL' tab... Chris P.S. The User pref space doesn't seem to zoom in or out ... bug or feature?