"Chris Moore" <thegrandbrie / softhome.net> wrote in message news:LRCa7.7979$si.121580 / e420r-atl3.usenetserver.com... > 2) good bitmap/graphic handling libraries Have you looked at SDL? http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/raa-list.rhtml?name=Ruby%2FSDL I guess you'd have to mix it with Fox or similar gui to get widgets. Mikkel