diff --git a/application.py b/application.py
index e9f4515..55d90a7 100755
--- a/application.py
+++ b/application.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class Application(object):
                  'make', 'mini', 'mutt', 'nasm', 'ocaml', 'perl', 'python',
                  'replace', 'rst', 'scheme', 'search', 'sh', 'sql', 'tt',
                  'text', 'text2', 'which', 'xml', 'cheetah', 'colortext',
-                 'latex', 'insertmini')
+                 'latex', 'insertmini', 'conf')
         for name in names:
             exec("import mode.%s; mode.%s.install(self)" % (name, name))
 
diff --git a/bufferlist.py b/bufferlist.py
index ace230b..4e347fc 100644
--- a/bufferlist.py
+++ b/bufferlist.py
@@ -137,9 +137,3 @@ class BufferList(object):
     def is_buffer_hidden(self, b):
         assert b in self.buffers, "buffer %s does not exist" % (b.name())
         return b in self.hidden_buffers
-#    def is_buffer_visible(self, b):
-#        assert b in self.buffers, "buffer %s does not exist" % (b.name())
-#        for slot in self.slots:
-#            if slot.buffer is b:
-#                return True
-#        return False
diff --git a/mode/conf.py b/mode/conf.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b1c4067
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mode/conf.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import color, mode
+from lex import Grammar, PatternRule, RegionRule
+from mode.sh import StringGrammar
+
+class ConfGrammar(Grammar):
+    rules = [
+        PatternRule(r'comment', r'#.*$'),
+        RegionRule(r'string', r"'", Grammar, r"'"),
+        RegionRule(r'string', r'"', StringGrammar, r'"'),
+    ]
+
+class Conf(mode.Fundamental):
+    modename   = 'conf'
+    extensions = ['.conf', '.cfg', '.cnf', '.config']
+    grammar    = ConfGrammar
+    colors     = {}
+
+install = Conf.install