> This is a stupid question from a newbie. I have installed the windows version, and I wanted to try a graphic example from the 'pragmatic' using tk. > > require 'tk' > TkLabel.new { text 'Hello, World!' } > Tk.mainloop > > I tried to substitute 'tk' with the path to tcl\bin\tk83.dll, then to \tcl\lib\tk83.lib, but every time with a load error. > How do I run this example in the standard windows installation? That's really close, but I think you'll also need to get a pack in there to make the label visible: require 'tk' TkLabel.new { text 'Hello, World!' pack } Tk.mainloop You shouldn't (need to) modify the require statement to indicate a path. The code as shown above should "just work" with the Windows installer. If it doesn't, please give more info.