Ah Ha I think this is the answer to your u/c l/c question. In the old days there were news cases also known as type cases into which letters were sorted. A pair of type cases, consisting of the cap and lower case were popularly used for news composition in the days before typecasting machines (Linotypes, thank you Mr. Mergenthaler.) Does this clear it up for you? G'night all....it is 23:28 hours EST and Morpheus awaits. WOW