diff --git a/src/columns/CMakeLists.txt b/src/columns/CMakeLists.txt
index 21c141fbe..42b467c0f 100644
--- a/src/columns/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/columns/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ include_directories (${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src
 
 set (columns_SRCS Column.cpp Column.h
                   ColID.cpp ColID.h
+                  ColPriority.cpp ColPriority.h
                   ColProject.cpp ColProject.h)
 
 add_library (columns STATIC ${columns_SRCS})
diff --git a/src/columns/ColID.cpp b/src/columns/ColID.cpp
index 9dd737937..9c2284f14 100644
--- a/src/columns/ColID.cpp
+++ b/src/columns/ColID.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ void ColumnID::measure (Task& task, int& minimum, int& maximum)
   else                       length = (int) log10 ((double) task.id); // Slow
 
   minimum = maximum = length;
+
+  if (_style != "default")
+    throw std::string ("Unrecognized column format '") + _type + "." + _style + "'";
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/columns/ColID.h b/src/columns/ColID.h
index da25805ac..159cb8c28 100644
--- a/src/columns/ColID.h
+++ b/src/columns/ColID.h
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
 //     USA
 //
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-#ifndef INCLUDED_ID
-#define INCLUDED_ID
+#ifndef INCLUDED_COLID
+#define INCLUDED_COLID
 
 #include <vector>
 #include <string>
diff --git a/src/columns/ColPriority.cpp b/src/columns/ColPriority.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c8dd8d9dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/columns/ColPriority.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// taskwarrior - a command line task list manager.
+//
+// Copyright 2006 - 2011, Paul Beckingham, Federico Hernandez.
+// All rights reserved.
+//
+// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+// the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
+// Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
+// version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+// ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+// FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more
+// details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+// this program; if not, write to the
+//
+//     Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+//     51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+//     Boston, MA
+//     02110-1301
+//     USA
+//
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+#include <Context.h>
+#include <ColPriority.h>
+#include <text.h>
+
+extern Context context;
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+ColumnPriority::ColumnPriority ()
+{
+  _type  = "string";
+  _style = "default";
+  _label = "Pri";
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+ColumnPriority::~ColumnPriority ()
+{
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Overriden so that style <----> label are linked.
+// Note that you can not determine which gets called first.
+void ColumnPriority::setStyle (const std::string& value)
+{
+  _style = value;
+
+  if (_style == "long" && _label == "Pri")
+    _label = "Priority";
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Set the minimum and maximum widths for the value.
+void ColumnPriority::measure (Task& task, int& minimum, int& maximum)
+{
+  std::string priority = task.get ("priority");
+
+  minimum = maximum = 1;
+  if (_style == "long")
+  {
+         if (priority == "H") minimum = maximum = 4;
+    else if (priority == "M") minimum = maximum = 6;
+    else if (priority == "L") minimum = maximum = 3;
+  }
+  else if (_style != "default")
+    throw std::string ("Unrecognized column format '") + _type + "." + _style + "'";
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void ColumnPriority::render (
+  std::vector <std::string>& lines,
+  Task& task,
+  int width,
+  Color& color)
+{
+  std::string priority = task.get ("priority");
+  if (_style == "long")
+  {
+         if (priority == "H") priority = "High";
+    else if (priority == "M") priority = "Medium";
+    else if (priority == "L") priority = "Low";
+  }
+
+  lines.push_back (color.colorize (leftJustify (priority, width)));
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/columns/ColPriority.h b/src/columns/ColPriority.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c827eb7a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/columns/ColPriority.h
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// taskwarrior - a command line task list manager.
+//
+// Copyright 2006 - 2011, Paul Beckingham, Federico Hernandez.
+// All rights reserved.
+//
+// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+// the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
+// Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
+// version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+// ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+// FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more
+// details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+// this program; if not, write to the
+//
+//     Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+//     51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+//     Boston, MA
+//     02110-1301
+//     USA
+//
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+#ifndef INCLUDED_COLPRIORITY
+#define INCLUDED_COLPRIORITY
+
+#include <vector>
+#include <string>
+#include <Column.h>
+#include <Color.h>
+#include <Task.h>
+
+class ColumnPriority : public Column
+{
+public:
+  ColumnPriority ();
+  ~ColumnPriority ();
+
+  void setStyle (const std::string&);
+  void measure (Task&, int&, int&);
+  void render (std::vector <std::string>&, Task&, int, Color&);
+
+private:
+};
+
+#endif
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/columns/ColProject.cpp b/src/columns/ColProject.cpp
index 7fd208c6c..72b7a0769 100644
--- a/src/columns/ColProject.cpp
+++ b/src/columns/ColProject.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,16 @@ ColumnProject::~ColumnProject ()
 void ColumnProject::measure (Task& task, int& minimum, int& maximum)
 {
   std::string project = task.get ("project");
+
+  if (_style == "parent")
+  {
+    std::string::size_type period = project.find ('.');
+    if (period != std::string::npos)
+      project = project.substr (0, period);
+  }
+  else if (_style != "default")
+    throw std::string ("Unrecognized column format '") + _type + "." + _style + "'";
+
   minimum = 0;
   maximum = project.length ();
 
@@ -70,14 +80,20 @@ void ColumnProject::render (
   int width,
   Color& color)
 {
-  // TODO Can't use Nibbler here.  Need to use a UTF8-safe version of extractLines.
-  Nibbler nibbler (task.get ("project"));
-  std::string word;
-  while (nibbler.getUntilWS (word))
+  std::string project = task.get ("project");
+  if (_style == "parent")
   {
-    nibbler.skipWS ();
-    lines.push_back (color.colorize (leftJustify (word, width)));
+    std::string::size_type period = project.find ('.');
+    if (period != std::string::npos)
+      project = project.substr (0, period);
   }
+
+  std::vector <std::string> raw;
+  wrapText (raw, project, width);
+
+  std::vector <std::string>::iterator i;
+  for (i = raw.begin (); i != raw.end (); ++i)
+    lines.push_back (color.colorize (leftJustify (*i, width)));
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/columns/ColProject.h b/src/columns/ColProject.h
index 69c73bb9f..c6b34c226 100644
--- a/src/columns/ColProject.h
+++ b/src/columns/ColProject.h
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
 //     USA
 //
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-#ifndef INCLUDED_PROJECT
-#define INCLUDED_PROJECT
+#ifndef INCLUDED_COLPROJECT
+#define INCLUDED_COLPROJECT
 
 #include <vector>
 #include <string>
diff --git a/src/columns/Column.cpp b/src/columns/Column.cpp
index fb8dcf2ec..d59663ef2 100644
--- a/src/columns/Column.cpp
+++ b/src/columns/Column.cpp
@@ -28,19 +28,34 @@
 #include <Context.h>
 #include <Column.h>
 #include <ColID.h>
+#include <ColPriority.h>
 #include <ColProject.h>
 #include <text.h>
 
 extern Context context;
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// TODO Supports the new complete column definition:
+//
+//   <type>[.<format>][.<key>[.<direction>][.<break>]]
+//
 Column* Column::factory (const std::string& name)
 {
-  if (name == "id")       return new ColumnID ();
-  if (name == "project")  return new ColumnProject ();
+  // TODO Decompose name into type, format, key, direction and break.
 
-  throw std::string ("Unrecognized column type '") + name + "'";
-  return NULL;
+  Column* column;
+       if (name == "id")       column = new ColumnID ();
+  else if (name == "priority") column = new ColumnPriority ();
+  else if (name == "project")  column = new ColumnProject ();
+  else
+    throw std::string ("Unrecognized column type '") + name + "'";
+
+  // TODO Set format.
+  // TODO Set key.
+  // TODO Set direction.
+  // TODO Set break.
+
+  return column;
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/columns/Column.h b/src/columns/Column.h
index 3fa0e21d4..3e06866d5 100644
--- a/src/columns/Column.h
+++ b/src/columns/Column.h
@@ -45,10 +45,11 @@ public:
 
   std::string getStyle ()                  { return _style;  }
   std::string getLabel ()                  { return _label;  }
-  void setStyle (const std::string& value) { _style = value; }
-  void setLabel (const std::string& value) { _label = value; }
   std::string type () const                { return _type;   }
 
+  virtual void setStyle (const std::string& value) { _style = value; }
+  virtual void setLabel (const std::string& value) { _label = value; }
+
   virtual void measure (Task&, int&, int&) = 0;
   virtual void renderHeader (std::vector <std::string>&, int, Color&);
   virtual void render (std::vector <std::string>&, Task&, int, Color&) = 0;