On 1/1/2010 2:24 AM, Dave McCormick wrote: > If I count characters from the beginning how do I know what line the > text is on? > Would you mind making your last hint a bit stronger... From http://infohost.nmt.edu/tcc/help/pubs/tkinter/text-index.html: """ + n chars From the given index, move forward n characters. This operation will *cross line boundaries.* """