>Sorry, but I can't see how this is going to help. If I create a toplevel form I'm going to have two problems:
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>1. How do I size the window to be an exact fit for the shortcut menu.

That you'd have to play arounbd with sizing things yourself.

>2. How do I keep the icon for the toplevel form off the taskbar.

You can't - it will have a presense on the taskbar independent of the entry for the main VFP window.