Thanks for your reply NextDesign. I kinda thought that would be the case, although i was kinda hopin' it wouldn't. I come from a design background and my experience of coding is somewhat patchy to say the least.

The idea was text created structures for a back-drop to a comic book i'm currently writing. It fits neatly with the theme and thought it would be and excellent visual accompaniment to the story.

Still intend to pursue it, i think i'll try C++ coding. It's a long term project with little time pressure. I might be cheeky and try and contact him to see if he can help me out. You never know. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Thanks very much for the advice, it's been most helpful.

Dusti.