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>>what I would do for this scenario is create a "next" butcon
>>and a "prev" butcon that are not related and function alone
>>then i would use a subclass of each in another container and add the interaction capabilities (e.g. in a navigation bar)
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>Why not just do this in a command group class?

when I say conatiner I mean an object that can contain other widgets
(widgets=control (s) ) it does not have to be the container object
a command group is also a container - a toolbar is another..

Arnon