There's a good source for Tkinter example code, in the context of a 6-part student-oriented tutorial at Bryce Embry's website: http://bembry.org/tech/python/notes/tkinter_1.php If you're not using Idle, don't forget to add root.mainloop() to all his code examples! -- Stewart Midwinter Calgary, Alberta stewart 'at' midwinter 'dot' ca