diff --git a/method/help.py b/method/help.py
index 72d1a6b..5d28a85 100644
--- a/method/help.py
+++ b/method/help.py
@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ class ShowBindingsBuffer(Method):
         name_len = len('ACTION')
         for seq in w.mode.bindings:
             name = w.mode.bindings[seq]
-            if name.startswith('insert-string-'):
-                # we aren't going to show all the generic keypress actions
+            # we aren't going to show all the generic keypress actions
+            if 'insert-string-' in name:
+                continue
+            elif 'overwrite-char-' in name:
                 continue
             # determine this for formatting
             seq_len = max(seq_len, len(seq))
@@ -62,9 +64,9 @@ class ShowFunctionsBuffer(Method):
         pairs    = []
         for name in app.methods:
             # we aren't going to show all the generic keypress actions
-            if name.startswith('insert-string-'):
+            if 'insert-string-' in name:
                 continue
-            elif name.startswith('overwrite-char-'):
+            elif 'overwrite-char-' in name:
                 continue
             # determine this for formatting
             name_len = max(name_len, len(name))
@@ -137,11 +139,8 @@ class WhichCommand(Method):
     '''Display which command is run for a given key-sequence'''
     def _execute(self, w, **vargs):
         self.old_window = w
-        w.application.open_mini_buffer('Enter a key sequence to be explained: ',
-                                       lambda x: None,
-                                       self,
-                                       None,
-                                       'which')
+        s = 'Enter a key sequence to be explained: '
+        w.application.open_mini_buffer(s, lambda x: None, self, None, 'which')
 
 class AboutPmacs(Method):
     '''print some information about pmacs'''
diff --git a/mode/hex.py b/mode/hex.py
index e07ed0f..df774ef 100644
--- a/mode/hex.py
+++ b/mode/hex.py
@@ -118,23 +118,23 @@ class HexOverwriteChar(Method):
         end = w.buffer.get_buffer_end()
         while w.cursor_char().isspace() and w.cursor < end:
             w.forward()
-class HexOverwriteSpace(HexOverwriteChar):
+class HexOverwriteCharSpace(HexOverwriteChar):
     def __init__(self):
-        self.name = 'hex-overwrite-space'
+        self.name = 'hex-overwrite-char-space'
         self.args = []
         self.help = "Overwrite SPACE into the current hex buffer."
         self.char = ' '
         self.part1, self.part2 = '%02x' % ord(self.char)
-class HexOverwriteTab(HexOverwriteChar):
+class HexOverwriteCharTab(HexOverwriteChar):
     def __init__(self):
-        self.name = 'hex-overwrite-tab'
+        self.name = 'hex-overwrite-char-tab'
         self.args = []
         self.help = "Overwrite TAB into the current hex buffer."
         self.char = '\t'
         self.part1, self.part2 = '%02x' % ord(self.char)
-class HexOverwriteNewline(HexOverwriteChar):
+class HexOverwriteCharNewline(HexOverwriteChar):
     def __init__(self):
-        self.name = 'hex-overwrite-newline'
+        self.name = 'hex-overwrite-char-newline'
         self.args = []
         self.help = "Overwrite NEWLINE into the current hex buffer."
         self.char = '\n'
@@ -214,7 +214,8 @@ class Hex(mode.Fundamental):
     actions = [HexForward, HexBackward, HexForwardWord, HexBackwardWord,
                HexStartOfLine, HexEndOfLine, ShowAddress, ShowX86Instruction,
                GotoAddress, HexSetByteOrder, HexToggleSymbolic,
-               HexOverwriteSpace, HexOverwriteTab, HexOverwriteNewline]
+               HexOverwriteCharSpace, HexOverwriteCharTab,
+               HexOverwriteCharNewline]
     def __init__(self, w):
         mode.Fundamental.__init__(self, w)
         self.bindings = {}
@@ -302,9 +303,9 @@ class Hex(mode.Fundamental):
         # create all the insert actions for the basic text input
         for c in string.letters + string.digits + string.punctuation:
             self.add_action_and_bindings(HexOverwriteChar(c), (c,))
-        self.add_bindings('hex-overwrite-space', ('SPACE',))
-        self.add_bindings('hex-overwrite-tab', ('TAB',))
-        self.add_bindings('hex-overwrite-newline', ('RETURN',))
+        self.add_bindings('hex-overwrite-char-space', ('SPACE',))
+        self.add_bindings('hex-overwrite-char-tab', ('TAB',))
+        self.add_bindings('hex-overwrite-char-newline', ('RETURN',))
 
         self.symbolic_edit = False