diff --git a/Changelog b/Changelog
index c2c6eae..2deb2e0 100644
--- a/Changelog
+++ b/Changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+================================================================================
+1.2.3:
+ADDED:		if FormatText is enabled one can now use a new special format
+		tag: //. If a text is surrounded by two slashes, i.e.: //blah//
+		then it appears "invisible" by using blue forground and blue
+		background color for displaying. This is handy for passwords
+		since no nobody can grab you password by looking at your
+		monitor, but you can copy&paste it.
+
 ================================================================================
 1.2.2:
 FIXED:		oneliner note entries caused breaked displaying in interactive
diff --git a/README b/README
index 1468cca..641953f 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-note 1.2.2 by Thomas Linden, 04/03/2003
+note 1.2.3 by Thomas Linden, 08/03/2003
 =======================================
 
 Introduction
@@ -202,4 +202,4 @@ and I'll add you.
 Last changed
 ============
 
-04/03/2003
+08/03/2003
diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 67f7393..b03055a 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -4,4 +4,9 @@
 - ncurses support
 
 - readline/editline support for interactive prompt
-  with: completion and history
\ No newline at end of file
+  with: completion and history
+
+- LOCKing support, so that multiple people can use
+  note simultaneously while not interfering with
+  each other
+  
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 23aa839..0495c4a 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.2.2
+1.2.3
diff --git a/bin/note b/bin/note
index df97da2..3573a65 100755
--- a/bin/note
+++ b/bin/note
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ $TIME_COLOR   	= "blue";
 $TOPIC_COLOR 	= "bold";
 $TOPIC 		= 1;
 $TopicSep 	= '/';
-$version 	= "1.2.2";
+$version 	= "1.2.3";
 if ($TOPIC) {
   $CurDepth 	= 1;		# the current depth inside the topic "directory" structure...
 }
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ $AUTO_CLEAR     = "YES";
                       'whiteI'        => '7;37',
                       'white_black'   => '40;37;01',
                       'bold'          => ';01',
+		      'hide'          => '44;34'
              );
 
 #
@@ -1181,18 +1182,22 @@ sub format {
   # make text bold/underlined/inverse using current $NOTEC
   my($note) = @_;
   if ($FormatText) {
-    my $BN = uc($NOTEC);
+    # prepare colors to be used for replacement
+    my $BN  = uc($NOTEC);
     my $_BN = uc($_NOTEC);
     my $UN  = $NOTEC;
-    $UN =~ s/<(.*)>/<$1_>/;
+    $UN     =~ s/<(.*)>/<$1_>/;
     my $_UN = $UN;
-    $_UN =~ s/<(.*)>/<\/$1>/;
-    my $IN = $NOTEC; my $_IN = $_NOTEC;
-    $IN =~ s/<(.*)>/<$1I>/;
-    $_IN =~ s/<(.*)>/<$1I>/;
+    $_UN    =~ s/<(.*)>/<\/$1>/;
+    my $IN  = $NOTEC;
+    my $_IN = $_NOTEC;
+    $IN     =~ s/<(.*)>/<$1I>/;
+    $_IN    =~ s/<(.*)>/<$1I>/;
+
     $note =~ s/\*\*([^\*^\*]*)\*\*/$BN$1$_BN/g;
     $note =~ s/__([^_^_]*)__/$UN$1$_UN/g;
     $note =~ s/{{([^}^}]*)}}/$IN$1$_IN/g;
+    $note =~ s#//([^/^/]*)//#<hide>$1</hide>#g;
   }
   $note =~ s/(<\/.*>)/$1$NOTEC/g;
   $note;
diff --git a/note.pod b/note.pod
index 32849a8..0d9e8d3 100644
--- a/note.pod
+++ b/note.pod
@@ -447,10 +447,12 @@ character. Here are the available things, you can do:
  bold:     **word**
  underlined:__word__
  inverse:{{word}}
+ hidden: //word//
 
 The text will be formatted using the actually note-color.
 
-
+The hidden formatting will use blue forground and blue background
+to hide a string from the terminal, which is usefull for passwords.
 
 =head1 ENCRYPTION
 
@@ -503,6 +505,6 @@ Thomas Linden <tom@daemon.de>
 
 =head1 VERSION
 
-1.2.2 (04/03/2003)
+1.2.3 (08/03/2003)
 
 =cut