Hi Steve, > Do either of these scenerios make sense to anyone, or is there >anyone who has accomplished what I'm attempting and can point me in >another direction? My brain has simply turned to mush thinking about >it... I'm going to put the problem aside for awhile, concentrate on the >Win32 side, and look at the Linux environment later with a fresh mind. I've only skimmed this post. Have you looked at Erik Poupaert's work here: http://www.freestyler-toolkit.org/ -- Mohan http://www.thisiscool.com/ http://www.animalsong.org/