> Have you tried starting irb as "irb --readline" ?
> 
> Or, inside irb, enter "require 'irb/completion' "
> I seem to recollect something similar working for me on Windows some time ago.
> 
> HTH
> CT
> 

Thanks for replying!!!  Yes, I've tried both methods, and still with no
luck.  It's not big a deal but still frustrating.

Anyone in this list working on Mac OS x and having a similar problem?  I've
tried everything I can, but it's not going anywhere...