>That's right - but zOrder() is run-time only, and we STILL can't 'see' what the 'bring to front' does in the properties.

That's because there's no property. It just puts the object at front or back on the Z axis. It's almost obviously that there must be a list of objects somewhere (at container level?) that keeps the order on the Z axis, but this list is not exposed. Should it be? Did you ever need it? I've never needed anything more than ZOrder() method to bring an object in front of all other objects.

Vlad