Folks, so I figured it out: turns out that there is what I believe a bug (or a feature) in g_list_insert_sorted -- if the list is null, even then it goes off to sort. This should not happen. If the list is NULL, it should just add to the list. Many thanks and best wishes, Aarem _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list