> Because you don't need one. Binary data is merely a stream of 8-bit chars with no encoding. In general, the type name "char" is mostly misleading and counter-productive these days. People new to C should get used to just thinking "byte" when they see "char", either by itself or as part of some API name like "g_io_channel_write_chars". A "character" is a completely different and much more complex thing than a "char". --tml _______________________________________________ gtk-list mailing list gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list