I figured out how to get Childsplay to do what I wanted....I changed /usr/bin/childsplay to #!/bin/sh /usr/lib/childsplay/childsplay.py $* & (Note: the * and &) then running childsplay --window works fine now David N. Trask Technology Teacher/Coordinator Vassalboro Community School dtrask at vcsvikings.org (207)923-3100