diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 86bd8e98..05abc03f 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 2007-xx-xx:
 	* version 0.6
 	* THIS VERSION ONLY WORKS WITH FIREFOX 3.0
+	* b calles :buffer! now instead of :buffer
 	* added full zoom, and changed keybindings slightly for text zoom
 	* :buffer partial_string works now as in vim, and with ! even better
 	* improvements for scrollable -- more -- prompt
diff --git a/content/commands.js b/content/commands.js
index b2733234..4afc81d9 100644
--- a/content/commands.js
+++ b/content/commands.js
@@ -430,6 +430,16 @@ function Commands() //{{{
             completer: function(filter) { return vimperator.completion.get_bookmark_completions(filter); }
         }
     ));
+    addDefaultCommand(new Command(["com[mand]"],
+        function(args)
+        {
+            vimperator.echo(vimperator.util.colorize(window.argParser(args)));
+        },
+        {
+            short_help: "Temporarily used for testing args parser",
+            help: ""
+        }
+    ));
     addDefaultCommand(new Command(["delm[arks]"],
         function(args, special)
         {
diff --git a/content/events.js b/content/events.js
index 07bd59d7..7884ad24 100644
--- a/content/events.js
+++ b/content/events.js
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ function Events() //{{{
     }, false);
     tabcontainer.addEventListener("TabSelect", function(event) {
         vimperator.commandline.clear();
+        vimperator.modes.show();
         vimperator.statusline.updateTabCount();
         vimperator.buffer.updateBufferList();
         vimperator.tabs.updateSelectionHistory();
diff --git a/content/mappings.js b/content/mappings.js
index 41497d49..4e944073 100644
--- a/content/mappings.js
+++ b/content/mappings.js
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ function Mappings() //{{{
         }
     ));
     addDefaultMap(new Map([vimperator.modes.NORMAL], ["b"],
-        function() { vimperator.commandline.open(":", "buffer ", vimperator.modes.EX); },
+        function() { vimperator.commandline.open(":", "buffer! ", vimperator.modes.EX); },
         {
             short_help: "Open a prompt to switch buffers",
             help: "Typing the corresponding number switches to this buffer."