diff --git a/content/events.js b/content/events.js
index b9f5f24e..721631e1 100644
--- a/content/events.js
+++ b/content/events.js
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ function Events() //{{{
             }
             else // background tab
             {
-                liberator.echomsg("Background tab loaded: " + title || url, 1);
+                liberator.echomsg("Background tab loaded: " + title || url, 3);
             }
 
             triggerLoadAutocmd("PageLoad", doc);
diff --git a/content/mail.js b/content/mail.js
index 8762fa97..73ff6bdf 100644
--- a/content/mail.js
+++ b/content/mail.js
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ function Mail() //{{{
     // SENDING MESSAGES
     mappings.add(myModes, ["m"],
         "Compose a new message",
-        function () { commandline.open(":", "message -subject=", modes.EX); });
+        function () { commandline.open(":", "mail -subject=", modes.EX); });
 
     mappings.add(myModes, ["M"],
         "Compose a new message to the sender of selected mail",
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ function Mail() //{{{
           try
           {
             var to = escapeRecipient(gDBView.hdrForFirstSelectedMessage.mime2DecodedAuthor);
-            commandline.open(":", "message " + to + " -subject=", modes.EX);
+            commandline.open(":", "mail " + to + " -subject=", modes.EX);
           }
           catch (e)
           {
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ function Mail() //{{{
             count: true
         });
 
-    commands.add(["m[essage]"],
+    commands.add(["m[ail]"],
         "Write a new message",
         function (args)
         {
diff --git a/content/ui.js b/content/ui.js
index fe2468b9..6f949c3a 100644
--- a/content/ui.js
+++ b/content/ui.js
@@ -718,7 +718,9 @@ function CommandLine() //{{{
                         event.originalTarget == commandWidget.inputField)
                     {
                         commandWidget.inputField.focus();
-                        liberator.beep();
+                        // a beep would be nice, but unfortunately firefox also fires
+                        // this event when switching windows while the command line has focus
+                        // liberator.beep();
                     }
                 }, 0);
             }