[http://mini.net/files/chatcanvas.jpg] "cool" by [dkf], "very" by [RS], "Bye" by [stevel], all in a few minutes... ---- n the [Tcl chatroom] we wanted to exchange drawings too, so here's an ultra quick shot we came up with: proc transmit {w id} { set ::entry "\$white_board create line [string map {.0 {}} [$w coords $id]]" .e selection range 0 end } entry .e -textvar entry -bg white bind .e {eval $entry} set white_board [canvas .c -bg white] bind .c <1> {set entry ""; set id [%W create line %x %y %x %y]} bind .c {%W coords $id [concat [%W coords $id] %x %y]} bind .c {transmit %W $id} pack .e .c -fill both -expand 1 Test data: $white_board create line 190.0 142.0 190.0 142.0 189.0 142.0 187.0 143.0 186.0 143.0 184.0 144.0 180.0 145.0 177.0 146.0 175.0 148.0 173.0 150.0 171.0 152.0 171.0 154.0 171.0 156.0 171.0 157.0 171.0 158.0 171.0 160.0 172.0 161.0 173.0 162.0 174.0 163.0 175.0 163.0 176.0 164.0 178.0 164.0 179.0 164.0 181.0 164.0 183.0 163.0 184.0 162.0 186.0 162.0 188.0 161.0 189.0 161.0 190.0 160.0 191.0 159.0 192.0 158.0 193.0 158.0 194.0 157.0 194.0 156.0 194.0 154.0 195.0 153.0 196.0 152.0 197.0 151.0 198.0 150.0 200.0 150.0 202.0 149.0 203.0 149.0 204.0 148.0 205.0 148.0 206.0 148.0 204.0 148.0 202.0 148.0 199.0 148.0 196.0 148.0 195.0 149.0 193.0 150.0 191.0 150.0 191.0 152.0 191.0 153.0 191.0 154.0 191.0 156.0 192.0 157.0 193.0 158.0 194.0 160.0 195.0 161.0 196.0 162.0 198.0 162.0 199.0 163.0 200.0 163.0 202.0 163.0 204.0 162.0 206.0 162.0 207.0 160.0 208.0 159.0 208.0 157.0 208.0 156.0 208.0 155.0 208.0 154.0 207.0 153.0 206.0 152.0 205.0 151.0 204.0 150.0 203.0 150.0 203.0 149.0 204.0 149.0 205.0 149.0 206.0 149.0 207.0 149.0 209.0 149.0 211.0 150.0 214.0 150.0 217.0 150.0 219.0 150.0 220.0 150.0 221.0 149.0 223.0 149.0 224.0 149.0 223.0 150.0 222.0 150.0 221.0 151.0 219.0 152.0 218.0 153.0 217.0 154.0 217.0 155.0 217.0 156.0 217.0 157.0 218.0 158.0 218.0 159.0 219.0 159.0 219.0 160.0 219.0 161.0 220.0 161.0 221.0 161.0 222.0 161.0 223.0 161.0 224.0 160.0 225.0 159.0 226.0 158.0 227.0 157.0 227.0 156.0 227.0 155.0 226.0 154.0 226.0 153.0 225.0 152.0 223.0 151.0 222.0 150.0 221.0 150.0 220.0 150.0 221.0 150.0 222.0 150.0 223.0 150.0 224.0 150.0 225.0 150.0 226.0 150.0 227.0 150.0 228.0 150.0 229.0 150.0 230.0 150.0 231.0 150.0 233.0 149.0 233.0 148.0 235.0 147.0 235.0 146.0 235.0 145.0 236.0 144.0 237.0 141.0 238.0 139.0 239.0 137.0 240.0 135.0 240.0 134.0 240.0 132.0 239.0 130.0 238.0 128.0 238.0 127.0 238.0 125.0 237.0 124.0 236.0 126.0 235.0 129.0 235.0 132.0 235.0 135.0 235.0 138.0 235.0 140.0 236.0 142.0 236.0 144.0 236.0 147.0 237.0 149.0 237.0 151.0 238.0 153.0 238.0 155.0 239.0 157.0 239.0 158.0 240.0 159.0 241.0 160.0 242.0 161.0 242.0 160.0 242.0 159.0