Hi 1. Read the file data (open, fread, close) 2. If your text isn't UTF-8: g_locale_to_utf8 or g_convert (see glib -> Character Set Conversion ) 3. gtk_text_buffer_new, gtk_text_buffer_set_text, gtk_text_view_set_buffer or 3. gtk_text_view_get_buffer, gtk_text_buffer_set_text Jan-Marek _______________________________________________ gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list