use Gtk; init Gtk; $w = new Gtk::Window("toplevel"); $w->realize(); $w->window->set_decorations(0); $v = new Gtk::VBox(0,0); $s = new Gtk::Statusbar(); ($p,$m) = Gtk::Gdk::Pixmap->create_from_xpm($w->window,$w->style->bg('normal'),"splash.xpm"); $i = new Gtk::Pixmap($p,$m); $w->add($v); $v->pack_start($i,0,0,0); $v->pack_start($s,0,0,0); show_all $w; blah(); Gtk->main(); sub blah { $s->push(1,"blah"); }