diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d875510..d343304 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -123,11 +123,10 @@ depend: ${SRC}
 # DO NOT DELETE THIS LINE -- make depend uses it
 
 ansi.o: ansi.c estruct.h
-basic.o: basic.c basic.h buffer.h crypt.h line.h utf8.h display.h \
- estruct.h input.h bind.h random.h terminal.h defines.h retcode.h \
- window.h
+basic.o: basic.c basic.h buffer.h crypt.h line.h utf8.h estruct.h input.h \
+ bind.h log.h retcode.h random.h terminal.h defines.h window.h
 bindable.o: bindable.c bindable.h defines.h buffer.h crypt.h line.h \
- utf8.h display.h estruct.h file.h retcode.h input.h bind.h lock.h \
+ utf8.h display.h estruct.h file.h retcode.h input.h bind.h log.h lock.h \
  terminal.h
 bind.o: bind.c bind.h estruct.h bindable.h buffer.h crypt.h line.h utf8.h \
  display.h ebind.h exec.h retcode.h file.h flook.h input.h names.h \
@@ -148,7 +147,7 @@ exec.o: exec.c exec.h retcode.h buffer.h crypt.h line.h utf8.h bind.h \
  display.h estruct.h eval.h file.h flook.h input.h random.h window.h \
  defines.h
 execute.o: execute.c execute.h estruct.h bind.h random.h display.h file.h \
- buffer.h crypt.h line.h utf8.h retcode.h terminal.h defines.h window.h
+ buffer.h crypt.h line.h utf8.h retcode.h log.h window.h defines.h
 file.o: file.c file.h buffer.h crypt.h line.h utf8.h retcode.h defines.h \
  estruct.h execute.h fileio.h input.h bind.h lock.h log.h window.h
 fileio.o: fileio.c fileio.h crypt.h retcode.h defines.h
diff --git a/basic.c b/basic.c
index 90f492b..e1f5679 100644
--- a/basic.c
+++ b/basic.c
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
 #include "buffer.h"
-#include "display.h"
 #include "estruct.h"
 #include "input.h"
 #include "line.h"
+#include "log.h"
 #include "random.h"
 #include "terminal.h"
 #include "utf8.h"
@@ -94,17 +94,16 @@ int gotoeol(int f, int n)
  */
 int gotoline(int f, int n)
 {
-	int status;
-	char arg[NSTRING]; /* Buffer to hold argument. */
+	int status ;
+	char arg[ NSTRING] ; /* Buffer to hold argument. */
 
 	/* Get an argument if one doesnt exist. */
-	if (f == FALSE) {
-		if ((status =
-		     mlreply("Line to GOTO: ", arg, NSTRING)) != TRUE) {
-			mlwrite("(Aborted)");
-			return status;
-		}
-		n = atoi(arg);
+	if( f == FALSE) {
+		status = mlreply( "Line to GOTO: ", arg, sizeof arg) ;
+		if( status != TRUE)
+			return logger( status, FALSE, "(Aborted)") ;
+
+		n = atoi( arg) ;
 	}
         /* Handle the case where the user may be passed something like this:
          * em filename +
@@ -314,8 +313,7 @@ int setmark(int f, int n)
 {
 	curwp->w_markp = curwp->w_dotp;
 	curwp->w_marko = curwp->w_doto;
-	mlwrite("(Mark set)");
-	return TRUE;
+	return logger( TRUE, FALSE, "(Mark set)") ;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -329,10 +327,9 @@ int swapmark(int f, int n)
 	struct line *odotp;
 	int odoto;
 
-	if (curwp->w_markp == NULL) {
-		mlwrite("No mark in this window");
-		return FALSE;
-	}
+	if( curwp->w_markp == NULL)
+		return logger( FALSE, FALSE, "No mark in this window") ;
+
 	odotp = curwp->w_dotp;
 	odoto = curwp->w_doto;
 	curwp->w_dotp = curwp->w_markp;
diff --git a/bindable.c b/bindable.c
index ac69788..595255c 100644
--- a/bindable.c
+++ b/bindable.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "estruct.h"
 #include "file.h"
 #include "input.h"
+#include "log.h"
 #include "lock.h"
 #include "terminal.h"
 
@@ -147,12 +148,9 @@ int ctlxe(int f, int n)
  * Beep the beeper. Kill off any keyboard macro, etc., that is in progress.
  * Sometimes called as a routine, to do general aborting of stuff.
  */
-int ctrlg(int f, int n)
-{
-	TTbeep();
-	kbdmode = STOP;
-	mlwrite("(Aborted)");
-	return ABORT;
+int ctrlg( int f, int n) {
+	kbdmode = STOP ;
+	return logger( ABORT, TRUE, "(Aborted)") ;
 }
 
 /* user function that does NOTHING */
diff --git a/execute.c b/execute.c
index 78333da..c5ddfd9 100644
--- a/execute.c
+++ b/execute.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include "random.h"
 #include "display.h"
 #include "file.h"
-#include "terminal.h"
+#include "log.h"
 #include "window.h"
 
 int gasave = 256 ;		/* global ASAVE size            */
@@ -100,9 +100,8 @@ int execute(int c, int f, int n)
 		lastflag = thisflag;
 		return status;
 	}
-	TTbeep();
-	mlwrite("(Key not bound)");	/* complain             */
-	lastflag = 0;		/* Fake last flags.     */
-	return FALSE;
+
+	lastflag = 0 ;		/* Fake last flags. */
+	return logger( FALSE, TRUE, "(Key not bound)") ; /* Complain */
 }
 
diff --git a/log.c b/log.c
index 49d0189..d0bdc32 100644
--- a/log.c
+++ b/log.c
@@ -15,23 +15,13 @@ boolean (*logger)( boolean, boolean, const char *, ...) = logit ;
  * tell the user that this command is illegal while we are in
  * VIEW (read-only) mode
  */
-boolean rdonly(void)
-{
-/*	TTbeep();
-	mlwrite("(Key illegal in VIEW mode)");
-	return FALSE;
-*/
+boolean rdonly( void) {
 	return logger( FALSE, TRUE, "(Key illegal in VIEW mode)");
 }
 
 
 
-boolean resterr(void)
-{
-/*	TTbeep();
-	mlwrite("(That command is RESTRICTED)");
-	return FALSE;
-*/
+boolean resterr( void) {
 	return logger( FALSE, TRUE, "(That command is RESTRICTED)");
 }