On Fri, 10 Dec 2010 13:01:50 +1100 Lex wrote: > > It is pretty obvious it must be copied, even on windows where > fork/exec doesn't exist. It's pretty obvious if: 1) you understand how processes work and differ from threads and... 2) you like to think about how things work under the hood For a lot of users, like Rupert, it's not at all obvious. I don't think adding a note in the documentation is too much effort, and would be of some benefit. Cheers, Rob _______________________________________________ gtk-list mailing list gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list