[16:18:28.03] C:\test>type junk.pl8 #! perl -slw use strict; use Tk; use threads; my $mw = new MainWindow; $mw->minsize(qw(300 50)); $mw->title("Main thread window"); my $button = $mw -> Button(-text => "Fire Thread", -command => \&fire_thread) -> pack(); print "from Main thread ", $mw, ":::",$mw->id,"\n\n"; sub fire_thread { my $t = threads->create(\&worker_thread); $t->detach(); } sub worker_thread { $mw->title("Worker thread window"); print "from Worker thread ", $mw, ":::",$mw->id,"\n\n"; } MainLoop;