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diff --git a/zsh/rc b/zsh/rc
index 34dc4ed..8c76e62 100644
--- a/zsh/rc
+++ b/zsh/rc
@@ -93,10 +93,10 @@ setopt incappendhistory
 setopt histignoredups
 # Vim like completions of previous executed commands (also enter Vi-mode). If
 # called at the beginning it just recalls old commands (like cursor up), if
-# called after typing something only likes starting with the typed are
+# called after typing something only lines starting with the typed are
 # returned. Very useful to get old commands quickly. Thanks to Mikachu in #zsh
-# on Freenode (2010-01-17 12:47) for the information how to a function with
-# bindkey.
+# on Freenode (2010-01-17 12:47) for the information how to a use function
+# with bindkey.
 zle -N my-vi-history-beginning-search-backward
 my-vi-history-beginning-search-backward() {
     local not_at_beginning_of_line
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ my-vi-history-beginning-search-backward() {
 
     zle history-beginning-search-backward
 
-    # Start Vi-mode and stay at the same position (Vi-mode modes one left,
+    # Start Vi-mode and stay at the same position (Vi-mode moves one left,
     # this counters it).
     zle vi-cmd-mode
     if [[ -n $not_at_beginning_of_line ]]; then
@@ -187,9 +187,10 @@ fi
 # When a program is started preexec() sets the window's name to it; when it
 # stops precmd() resets the window's name to 'zsh'.
 #
-# It works with screen and xterm. If screen is running in X11 (DISPLAY is set)
-# and stumpwm is running then the window title is also set in stumpwm using
-# stumpish.
+# It works with screen, xterm and rxvt. If screen is running in X11 (DISPLAY
+# is set) and stumpwm is running then the window title is also set in stumpwm
+# using stumpish (I don't use stumpwm actually anymore but I left the changes
+# in as a reference).
 #
 # If a command is run with sudo or if the shell is running as root then a ! is
 # added at the beginning of the command to make this clear. If a command is
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ if [[ $TERM == screen* || $TERM == xterm* || $TERM == rxvt* ]]; then
         local program_name=$1
 
         # When sudo is used use real program name instead, but with an
-        # exclamation mark at the beginning.
+        # exclamation mark at the beginning (handled below).
         local program_sudo=
         if [[ $program_name == sudo* ]]; then
             program_name=${program_name#sudo }
@@ -316,7 +317,8 @@ fi
 # (coloring, scrollable).
 zmodload zsh/complist
 # Use new completion system, store dumpfile in ~/.zsh/cache to prevent
-# cluttering of ~/.
+# cluttering of ~/. $fpath must be set before calling this. Thanks to Adlai in
+# #zsh on Freenode (2009-08-07 21:05) for reminding me of the $fpath problem.
 autoload -U compinit && compinit -d ~/.zsh/cache/zcompdump
 
 # Use cache to speed up completions.
@@ -378,14 +380,19 @@ TRAPINT() {
 }
 
 # Colorize stderr. Very useful when looking for errors. Thanks to
-# http://gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Zsh
-exec 2>>(while read line; do
-    print '\e[91m'${(q)line}'\e[0m' > /dev/tty; print -n $'\0'; done &)
+# http://gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Zsh for the basic script and Mikachu in #zsh on
+# Freenode (2010-03-07 04:03) for some improvements (-r, printf). It's not yet
+# perfect and doesn't work with some interactive stderr output, but in those
+# cases the E alias can be used as workaround.
+exec 2>>(while read -r line; do
+    printf '\e[91m%s\e[0m\n' "$line"
+    print -n $'\0';
+done &)
 
 # Make sure aliases are expanded when using sudo.
 alias sudo='sudo '
 
-# Global aliases for often used commands used in the command line.
+# Global aliases for often used commands in the command line.
 alias -g E='2>&1'
 alias -g L='E | less'
 alias -g D='E | colordiff L'
@@ -500,7 +507,7 @@ fi
 # OS SPECIFIC SETTINGS
 
 if [[ $(uname) == Linux ]]; then
-    # Settings to create Debian packages.
+    # Settings when creating Debian packages.
     DEBEMAIL=simon@ruderich.org
     export DEBEMAIL
     DEBFULLNAME="Simon Ruderich"