i just checked, and i have [for my file4 project] 49 source code files over 98.9 K [784 K on disk]... [makes a nice 7 by 7 tiled window alignment...btw]... a lot of these are just skeleton-files holding includes of class defns and function defns... how can i reduce the number of source code files without losing the expandibility i gain with the skeletal structure? when coding classes, do you put all of it in one large file? i find that being able to scroll with the bar over all sections of your source code comfortably is of paramount importance... and that having to search for a function name seems like you've got bloated source syndrome... any advice is helpful... thanks...