thanks for that, i have fix it now. but here is another big problem i have. after (or before - i don't know) the expose-event of the drawingarea all my global variables are NULL! details: in a callback i select a filename with fileselectbox. gchar filename = gtk_file_selection_get_filename(GtkFile ... i deklare the var. 'filename' as public, so every function can use it. after the expose event 'filename' is empty! and i don't know why. -- Geschenkt: 3 Monate GMX ProMail gratis + 3 Ausgaben stern gratis ++ Jetzt anmelden & testen ++ http://www.gmx.net/de/go/promail ++ _______________________________________________ gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list