Bruce,

Try this though. Have a label subclass where the subclass set AutoSize=.t. (I do this in my lowest level cLabel subclass). Drop one of them on a form and set it's caption to "this is a long caption".

In the Init() and Click() of a label subclass instance and the Init(), Acitvate() and Click() of the form put this:

debugout program() + str( thisform.cLabel1.Width )

and watch what happens in the output window. You'll see that at Init() time of the label it's width is like 40, then changes.

>>I am using it with ScreenLock on, so no jumping, but I have had to resort to multiplying the TXTWIDTH of the caption by FONTMETRIC(6) to get the Width.
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>Something's not right here...create a little test form with, say, 1 label and 2 buttons, autosize = .t. on label. In each button, change the label caption to a different length string in the click event. You should see the autosize working fine...