i am sorry, i didn't attach your letter like i should have. i hope that TheGIMP continues to support methods that are accessible to everyone. There has been a thorough discussion of how to publish with linux and cmyk issues. My friend took the right path to printing and still got bitched at by the printer for not using a mac. I think they had to do a conversion anyways. I am sick of this issue, personally. I don't understand software development, but it seems like if it is needed it gets built. Gimp has been publishing and analysing xrays and such for a very long time, in computer years. If you need it, if you want it, build it. I prefer that the printers catch up to modern technology. For the prices they ask, i think they are lagging. my 21 cents worth carol -- The sooner you fall behind, the more time you have to catch up.