diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 3c6bfb7a..c7788e04 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ NEWS ( CHANGELOG and HISTORY )                                     HTMLPurifier
 ! Newlines normalized internally, and then converted back to the
   value of PHP_EOL. If this is not desired, set your newline format
   using %Output.Newline.
+! Beta error collection, messages are implemented for Lexer and
+  RemoveForeignElements
 - Clean up special case code for <script> tags
 - Reorder includes for DefinitionCache decorators, fixes a possible
   missing class error
diff --git a/library/HTMLPurifier.php b/library/HTMLPurifier.php
index 7203800d..71aad40f 100644
--- a/library/HTMLPurifier.php
+++ b/library/HTMLPurifier.php
@@ -140,6 +140,10 @@ class HTMLPurifier
         
         $context = new HTMLPurifier_Context();
         
+        // our friendly neighborhood generator, all primed with configuration too!
+        $this->generator->generateFromTokens(array(), $config, $context);
+        $context->register('Generator', $this->generator);
+        
         // set up global context variables
         if ($config->get('Core', 'CollectErrors')) {
             // may get moved out if other facilities use it
diff --git a/library/HTMLPurifier/ErrorCollector.php b/library/HTMLPurifier/ErrorCollector.php
index c0f6da4c..383eb1e2 100644
--- a/library/HTMLPurifier/ErrorCollector.php
+++ b/library/HTMLPurifier/ErrorCollector.php
@@ -11,10 +11,12 @@ class HTMLPurifier_ErrorCollector
     
     var $errors = array();
     var $locale;
+    var $generator;
     var $context;
     
     function HTMLPurifier_ErrorCollector(&$context) {
         $this->locale  =& $context->get('Locale');
+        $this->generator =& $context->get('Generator');
         $this->context =& $context;
     }
     
@@ -40,7 +42,21 @@ class HTMLPurifier_ErrorCollector
         $token = $this->context->get('CurrentToken', true);
         $line  = $token ? $token->line : $this->context->get('CurrentLine', true);
         $attr  = $this->context->get('CurrentAttr', true);
-        
+        // perform special substitutions
+        // Currently defined: $CurrentToken.Name, $CurrentToken.Serialized,
+        //     $CurrentAttr.Name, $CurrentAttr.Value
+        if (strpos($msg, '$') !== false) {
+            $subst = array();
+            if (!is_null($token)) {
+                if (isset($token->name)) $subst['$CurrentToken.Name'] = $token->name;
+                $subst['$CurrentToken.Serialized'] = $this->generator->generateFromToken($token);
+            }
+            if (!is_null($attr)) {
+                $subst['$CurrentAttr.Name'] = $attr;
+                if (isset($token->attr[$attr])) $subst['$CurrentAttr.Value'] = $token->attr[$attr];
+            }
+            if (!empty($subst)) $msg = strtr($msg, $subst);
+        }
         $this->errors[] = array($line, $severity, $msg);
     }
     
@@ -68,10 +84,12 @@ class HTMLPurifier_ErrorCollector
         // line numbers are enabled if they aren't explicitly disabled
         if ($config->get('Core', 'MaintainLineNumbers') !== false) {
             $lines  = array();
-            foreach ($errors as $error) {
+            $original_order = array();
+            foreach ($errors as $i => $error) {
                 $lines[] = $error[0];
+                $original_order[] = $i;
             }
-            array_multisort($lines, SORT_ASC, $errors);
+            array_multisort($lines, SORT_ASC, $original_order, SORT_ASC, $errors);
         }
         
         foreach ($errors as $error) {
@@ -80,6 +98,8 @@ class HTMLPurifier_ErrorCollector
             $string .= $this->locale->getErrorName($severity) . ': ';
             $string .= $generator->escape($msg); 
             if ($line) {
+                // have javascript link generation that causes 
+                // textarea to skip to the specified line
                 $string .= $this->locale->formatMessage(
                     'ErrorCollector: At line', array('line' => $line));
             }
diff --git a/library/HTMLPurifier/Generator.php b/library/HTMLPurifier/Generator.php
index 001b28f9..890e9a6e 100644
--- a/library/HTMLPurifier/Generator.php
+++ b/library/HTMLPurifier/Generator.php
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ HTMLPurifier_ConfigSchema::define('Output', 'Newline', null, 'string/null', '
 
 /**
  * Generates HTML from tokens.
- * @todo Create a configuration-wide instance that all objects retrieve
+ * @todo Refactor interface so that configuration/context is determined
+ *     upon instantiation, no need for messy generateFromTokens() calls
  */
 class HTMLPurifier_Generator
 {
diff --git a/library/HTMLPurifier/Language/messages/en.php b/library/HTMLPurifier/Language/messages/en.php
index 72613975..6634556a 100644
--- a/library/HTMLPurifier/Language/messages/en.php
+++ b/library/HTMLPurifier/Language/messages/en.php
@@ -16,6 +16,15 @@ $messages = array(
 'Lexer: Missing attribute key' => 'Attribute declaration has no key',
 'Lexer: Missing end quote' => 'Attribute declaration has no end quote',
 
+'Strategy_RemoveForeignElements: Tag transform' => '$1 element transformed into $CurrentToken.Serialized',
+'Strategy_RemoveForeignElements: Missing required attribute' => '$1 element missing required attribute $2',
+'Strategy_RemoveForeignElements: Foreign element to text' => 'Unrecognized $1 element converted to text',
+'Strategy_RemoveForeignElements: Foreign element removed' => 'Unrecognized $1 element removed',
+'Strategy_RemoveForeignElements: Comment removed' => 'Comment containing "$1" removed',
+'Strategy_RemoveForeignElements: Script removed' => 'Inline scripting removed',
+'Strategy_RemoveForeignElements: Token removed to end' => 'Tags and text starting from $1 element where removed to end',
+
+
 );
 
 $errorNames = array(
diff --git a/library/HTMLPurifier/Lexer.php b/library/HTMLPurifier/Lexer.php
index 16758c44..c1b83d18 100644
--- a/library/HTMLPurifier/Lexer.php
+++ b/library/HTMLPurifier/Lexer.php
@@ -155,7 +155,11 @@ class HTMLPurifier_Lexer
             
             // once PHP DOM implements native line numbers, or we
             // hack out something using XSLT, remove this stipulation
-            if ($config->get('Core', 'MaintainLineNumbers')) {
+            $line_numbers = $config->get('Core', 'MaintainLineNumbers');
+            if (
+                $line_numbers === true ||
+                ($line_numbers === null && $config->get('Core', 'CollectErrors'))
+            ) {
                 $lexer = 'DirectLex';
                 break;
             }
diff --git a/library/HTMLPurifier/Lexer/DirectLex.php b/library/HTMLPurifier/Lexer/DirectLex.php
index 08695d0f..4e21f16a 100644
--- a/library/HTMLPurifier/Lexer/DirectLex.php
+++ b/library/HTMLPurifier/Lexer/DirectLex.php
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class HTMLPurifier_Lexer_DirectLex extends HTMLPurifier_Lexer
         // but it's pretty wasteful. Set to 0 to turn off
         $synchronize_interval = $config->get('Core', 'DirectLexLineNumberSyncInterval'); 
         
-        $e = $l = false;
+        $e = false;
         if ($config->get('Core', 'CollectErrors')) {
             $e =& $context->get('ErrorCollector');
         }
@@ -285,7 +285,6 @@ class HTMLPurifier_Lexer_DirectLex extends HTMLPurifier_Lexer
         }
         
         $context->destroy('CurrentLine');
-        
         return $array;
     }
     
diff --git a/library/HTMLPurifier/Strategy/RemoveForeignElements.php b/library/HTMLPurifier/Strategy/RemoveForeignElements.php
index db872d59..4e9d4a73 100644
--- a/library/HTMLPurifier/Strategy/RemoveForeignElements.php
+++ b/library/HTMLPurifier/Strategy/RemoveForeignElements.php
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ class HTMLPurifier_Strategy_RemoveForeignElements extends HTMLPurifier_Strategy
         $token = false;
         $context->register('CurrentToken', $token);
         
+        $e = false;
+        if ($config->get('Core', 'CollectErrors')) {
+            $e =& $context->get('ErrorCollector');
+        }
+        
         foreach($tokens as $token) {
             if ($remove_until) {
                 if (empty($token->is_tag) || $token->name !== $remove_until) {
@@ -69,11 +74,13 @@ class HTMLPurifier_Strategy_RemoveForeignElements extends HTMLPurifier_Strategy
                 if (
                     isset($definition->info_tag_transform[$token->name])
                 ) {
+                    $original_name = $token->name;
                     // there is a transformation for this tag
                     // DEFINITION CALL
                     $token = $definition->
                                 info_tag_transform[$token->name]->
                                     transform($token, $config, $context);
+                    if ($e) $e->send(E_NOTICE, 'Strategy_RemoveForeignElements: Tag transform', $original_name);
                 }
                 
                 if (isset($definition->info[$token->name])) {
@@ -92,7 +99,10 @@ class HTMLPurifier_Strategy_RemoveForeignElements extends HTMLPurifier_Strategy
                                 break;
                             }
                         }
-                        if (!$ok) continue;
+                        if (!$ok) {
+                            if ($e) $e->send(E_ERROR, 'Strategy_RemoveForeignElements: Missing required attribute', $token->name, $name);
+                            continue;
+                        }
                         $token->armor['ValidateAttributes'] = true;
                     }
                     
@@ -104,7 +114,8 @@ class HTMLPurifier_Strategy_RemoveForeignElements extends HTMLPurifier_Strategy
                     }
                     
                 } elseif ($escape_invalid_tags) {
-                    // invalid tag, generate HTML and insert in
+                    // invalid tag, generate HTML representation and insert in
+                    if ($e) $e->send(E_WARNING, 'Strategy_RemoveForeignElements: Foreign element to text', $token->name);
                     $token = new HTMLPurifier_Token_Text(
                         $generator->generateFromToken($token, $config, $context)
                     );
@@ -119,6 +130,9 @@ class HTMLPurifier_Strategy_RemoveForeignElements extends HTMLPurifier_Strategy
                         } else {
                             $remove_until = false;
                         }
+                        if ($e) $e->send(E_ERROR, 'Strategy_RemoveForeignElements: Script removed');
+                    } else {
+                        if ($e) $e->send(E_ERROR, 'Strategy_RemoveForeignElements: Foreign element removed', $token->name);
                     }
                     continue;
                 }
@@ -129,6 +143,7 @@ class HTMLPurifier_Strategy_RemoveForeignElements extends HTMLPurifier_Strategy
                     $token = new HTMLPurifier_Token_Text($data);
                 } else {
                     // strip comments
+                    if ($e) $e->send(E_ERROR, 'Strategy_RemoveForeignElements: Comment removed', $token->data);
                     continue;
                 }
             } elseif ($token->type == 'text') {
@@ -137,6 +152,10 @@ class HTMLPurifier_Strategy_RemoveForeignElements extends HTMLPurifier_Strategy
             }
             $result[] = $token;
         }
+        if ($remove_until && $e) {
+            // we removed tokens until the end, throw error
+            $e->send(E_ERROR, 'Strategy_RemoveForeignElements: Token removed to end', $remove_until);
+        }
         
         $context->destroy('CurrentToken');
         
diff --git a/library/HTMLPurifier/TagTransform/Font.php b/library/HTMLPurifier/TagTransform/Font.php
index dedaf8b2..859baaca 100644
--- a/library/HTMLPurifier/TagTransform/Font.php
+++ b/library/HTMLPurifier/TagTransform/Font.php
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ class HTMLPurifier_TagTransform_Font extends HTMLPurifier_TagTransform
     function transform($tag, $config, &$context) {
         
         if ($tag->type == 'end') {
-            $new_tag = new HTMLPurifier_Token_End($this->transform_to);
+            $new_tag = $tag->copy();
+            $new_tag->name = $this->transform_to;
             return $new_tag;
         }
         
diff --git a/library/HTMLPurifier/Token.php b/library/HTMLPurifier/Token.php
index dfcc5cbc..10aff570 100644
--- a/library/HTMLPurifier/Token.php
+++ b/library/HTMLPurifier/Token.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class HTMLPurifier_Token {
      * @return Copied token
      */
     function copy() {
-        trigger_error('Cannot copy abstract class', E_USER_ERROR);
+        return unserialize(serialize($this));
     }
 }
 
@@ -89,9 +89,6 @@ class HTMLPurifier_Token_Tag extends HTMLPurifier_Token // abstract
 class HTMLPurifier_Token_Start extends HTMLPurifier_Token_Tag
 {
     var $type = 'start';
-    function copy() {
-        return new HTMLPurifier_Token_Start($this->name, $this->attr);
-    }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -100,9 +97,6 @@ class HTMLPurifier_Token_Start extends HTMLPurifier_Token_Tag
 class HTMLPurifier_Token_Empty extends HTMLPurifier_Token_Tag
 {
     var $type = 'empty';
-    function copy() {
-        return new HTMLPurifier_Token_Empty($this->name, $this->attr);
-    }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -115,9 +109,6 @@ class HTMLPurifier_Token_Empty extends HTMLPurifier_Token_Tag
 class HTMLPurifier_Token_End extends HTMLPurifier_Token_Tag
 {
     var $type = 'end';
-    function copy() {
-        return new HTMLPurifier_Token_End($this->name);
-    }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -146,9 +137,6 @@ class HTMLPurifier_Token_Text extends HTMLPurifier_Token
         $this->data = $data;
         $this->is_whitespace = ctype_space($data);
     }
-    function copy() {
-        return new HTMLPurifier_Token_Text($this->data);
-    }
     
 }
 
@@ -167,9 +155,6 @@ class HTMLPurifier_Token_Comment extends HTMLPurifier_Token
     function HTMLPurifier_Token_Comment($data) {
         $this->data = $data;
     }
-    function copy() {
-        return new HTMLPurifier_Token_Comment($this->data);
-    }
 }
 
 ?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/HTMLPurifier/ErrorCollectorTest.php b/tests/HTMLPurifier/ErrorCollectorTest.php
index ae84bfd2..8f29c07a 100644
--- a/tests/HTMLPurifier/ErrorCollectorTest.php
+++ b/tests/HTMLPurifier/ErrorCollectorTest.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ class HTMLPurifier_ErrorCollectorTest extends UnitTestCase
     
     function setup() {
         generate_mock_once('HTMLPurifier_Language');
+        generate_mock_once('HTMLPurifier_Generator');
     }
     
     function test() {
@@ -25,6 +26,9 @@ class HTMLPurifier_ErrorCollectorTest extends UnitTestCase
         $context->register('Locale', $language);
         $context->register('CurrentLine', $line);
         
+        $generator = new HTMLPurifier_GeneratorMock();
+        $context->register('Generator', $generator);
+        
         $collector = new HTMLPurifier_ErrorCollector($context);
         
         $line = 23;
@@ -56,6 +60,9 @@ class HTMLPurifier_ErrorCollectorTest extends UnitTestCase
         $context = new HTMLPurifier_Context();
         $context->register('Locale', $language);
         
+        $generator = new HTMLPurifier_GeneratorMock();
+        $context->register('Generator', $generator);
+        
         $collector = new HTMLPurifier_ErrorCollector($context);
         $formatted_result = '<p>No errors</p>';
         $config = HTMLPurifier_Config::createDefault();
@@ -70,6 +77,9 @@ class HTMLPurifier_ErrorCollectorTest extends UnitTestCase
         $context = new HTMLPurifier_Context();
         $context->register('Locale', $language);
         
+        $generator = new HTMLPurifier_GeneratorMock();
+        $context->register('Generator', $generator);
+        
         $collector = new HTMLPurifier_ErrorCollector($context);
         $collector->send(E_ERROR, 'message-1');
         $collector->send(E_ERROR, 'message-2');
@@ -87,6 +97,42 @@ class HTMLPurifier_ErrorCollectorTest extends UnitTestCase
         $this->assertIdentical($collector->getHTMLFormatted($config), $formatted_result);
     }
     
+    function testContextSubstitutions() {
+        
+        $language = new HTMLPurifier_LanguageMock();
+        $language->setReturnValue('getMessage',
+            '$CurrentToken.Name, $CurrentToken.Serialized', array('message-token'));
+        $language->setReturnValue('getMessage',
+            '$CurrentAttr.Name => $CurrentAttr.Value', array('message-attr'));
+        $context = new HTMLPurifier_Context();
+        $context->register('Locale', $language);
+        
+        $current_token = new HTMLPurifier_Token_Start('a', array('href' => 'http://example.com'));
+        $current_token->line = 32;
+        $current_attr  = 'href';
+        
+        $generator = new HTMLPurifier_GeneratorMock();
+        $generator->setReturnValue('generateFromToken', '<a href="http://example.com">', array($current_token));
+        $context->register('Generator', $generator);
+        
+        $collector = new HTMLPurifier_ErrorCollector($context);
+        
+        $context->register('CurrentToken', $current_token);
+        $collector->send(E_NOTICE, 'message-token');
+        $collector->send(E_NOTICE, 'message-attr'); // test when context isn't available
+        
+        $context->register('CurrentAttr', $current_attr);
+        $collector->send(E_NOTICE, 'message-attr');
+        
+        $result = array(
+            0 => array(32, E_NOTICE, 'a, <a href="http://example.com">'),
+            1 => array(32, E_NOTICE, '$CurrentAttr.Name => $CurrentAttr.Value'),
+            2 => array(32, E_NOTICE, 'href => http://example.com')
+        );
+        $this->assertIdentical($collector->getRaw(), $result);
+        
+    }
+    
 }
 
 ?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/HTMLPurifier/ErrorsHarness.php b/tests/HTMLPurifier/ErrorsHarness.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..744f09fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/HTMLPurifier/ErrorsHarness.php
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?php
+
+require_once 'HTMLPurifier/ErrorCollector.php';
+require_once 'HTMLPurifier/Lexer/DirectLex.php';
+
+class HTMLPurifier_ErrorsHarness extends UnitTestCase
+{
+    
+    var $config, $context;
+    var $collector, $generator;
+    
+    function setup() {
+        $this->config = HTMLPurifier_Config::create(array('Core.CollectErrors' => true));
+        $this->context = new HTMLPurifier_Context();
+        generate_mock_once('HTMLPurifier_ErrorCollector');
+        $this->collector = new HTMLPurifier_ErrorCollectorMock($this);
+        $this->context->register('ErrorCollector', $this->collector);
+    }
+    
+    function expectErrorCollection() {
+        $args = func_get_args();
+        $this->collector->expectOnce('send', $args);
+    }
+    
+}
+
+?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/HTMLPurifier/Lexer/DirectLex_ErrorsTest.php b/tests/HTMLPurifier/Lexer/DirectLex_ErrorsTest.php
index b1783eda..eae74e8c 100644
--- a/tests/HTMLPurifier/Lexer/DirectLex_ErrorsTest.php
+++ b/tests/HTMLPurifier/Lexer/DirectLex_ErrorsTest.php
@@ -1,21 +1,11 @@
 <?php
 
+require_once 'HTMLPurifier/ErrorsHarness.php';
 require_once 'HTMLPurifier/Lexer/DirectLex.php';
 
-class HTMLPurifier_Lexer_DirectLex_ErrorsTest extends UnitTestCase
+class HTMLPurifier_Lexer_DirectLex_ErrorsTest extends HTMLPurifier_ErrorsHarness
 {
     
-    var $config, $context;
-    var $collector;
-    
-    function setup() {
-        $this->config = HTMLPurifier_Config::create(array('Core.CollectErrors' => true));
-        $this->context = new HTMLPurifier_Context();
-        generate_mock_once('HTMLPurifier_ErrorCollector');
-        $this->collector = new HTMLPurifier_ErrorCollectorMock($this);
-        $this->context->register('ErrorCollector', $this->collector);
-    }
-    
     function invoke($input) {
         $lexer = new HTMLPurifier_Lexer_DirectLex();
         $lexer->tokenizeHTML($input, $this->config, $this->context);
@@ -26,10 +16,6 @@ class HTMLPurifier_Lexer_DirectLex_ErrorsTest extends UnitTestCase
         $lexer->parseAttributeString($input, $this->config, $this->context);
     }
     
-    function expectErrorCollection($severity, $msg) {
-        $this->collector->expectOnce('send', array($severity, $msg));
-    }
-    
     function testUnclosedComment() {
         $this->expectErrorCollection(E_WARNING, 'Lexer: Unclosed comment');
         $this->invoke('<!-- >');
diff --git a/tests/HTMLPurifier/Strategy/RemoveForeignElements_ErrorsTest.php b/tests/HTMLPurifier/Strategy/RemoveForeignElements_ErrorsTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..56e5f2c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/HTMLPurifier/Strategy/RemoveForeignElements_ErrorsTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+<?php
+
+require_once 'HTMLPurifier/ErrorsHarness.php';
+require_once 'HTMLPurifier/Strategy/RemoveForeignElements.php';
+
+class HTMLPurifier_Strategy_RemoveForeignElements_ErrorsTest extends HTMLPurifier_ErrorsHarness
+{
+    
+    function setup() {
+        parent::setup();
+        $this->config->set('HTML', 'TidyLevel', 'heavy');
+    }
+    
+    function invoke($input) {
+        $strategy = new HTMLPurifier_Strategy_RemoveForeignElements();
+        $lexer = new HTMLPurifier_Lexer_DirectLex();
+        $tokens = $lexer->tokenizeHTML($input, $this->config, $this->context);
+        $strategy->execute($tokens, $this->config, $this->context);
+    }
+    
+    function testTagTransform() {
+        // uses $CurrentToken.Serialized
+        $this->expectErrorCollection(E_NOTICE, 'Strategy_RemoveForeignElements: Tag transform', 'center');
+        $this->invoke('<center>');
+    }
+    
+    function testMissingRequiredAttr() {
+        // a little fragile, since img has two required attributes
+        $this->expectErrorCollection(E_ERROR, 'Strategy_RemoveForeignElements: Missing required attribute', 'img', 'alt');
+        $this->invoke('<img />');
+    }
+    
+    function testForeignElementToText() {
+        $this->config->set('Core', 'EscapeInvalidTags', true);
+        $this->expectErrorCollection(E_WARNING, 'Strategy_RemoveForeignElements: Foreign element to text', 'cannot-possibly-exist-element');
+        $this->invoke('<cannot-possibly-exist-element>');
+    }
+    
+    function testForeignElementRemoved() {
+        $this->expectErrorCollection(E_ERROR, 'Strategy_RemoveForeignElements: Foreign element removed', 'cannot-possibly-exist-element');
+        $this->invoke('<cannot-possibly-exist-element>');
+    }
+    
+    function testCommentRemoved() {
+        $this->expectErrorCollection(E_ERROR, 'Strategy_RemoveForeignElements: Comment removed', ' test ');
+        $this->invoke('<!-- test -->');
+    }
+    
+    function testScriptRemoved() {
+        $this->collector->expectAt(0, 'send', array(E_ERROR, 'Strategy_RemoveForeignElements: Script removed'));
+        $this->collector->expectAt(1, 'send', array(E_ERROR, 'Strategy_RemoveForeignElements: Token removed to end', 'script'));
+        $this->invoke('<script>asdf');
+    }
+    
+}
+
+?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/test_files.php b/tests/test_files.php
index f37b9962..4cc365ed 100644
--- a/tests/test_files.php
+++ b/tests/test_files.php
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ $test_files[] = 'HTMLPurifier/Strategy/CoreTest.php';
 $test_files[] = 'HTMLPurifier/Strategy/FixNestingTest.php';
 $test_files[] = 'HTMLPurifier/Strategy/MakeWellFormedTest.php';
 $test_files[] = 'HTMLPurifier/Strategy/RemoveForeignElementsTest.php';
+$test_files[] = 'HTMLPurifier/Strategy/RemoveForeignElements_ErrorsTest.php';
 $test_files[] = 'HTMLPurifier/Strategy/ValidateAttributesTest.php';
 $test_files[] = 'HTMLPurifier/TagTransformTest.php';
 $test_files[] = 'HTMLPurifier/TokenTest.php';