>Hi George,
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>>Further, we'd gain in a range that cover everything from ActiveX compatibility to doing away with some refresh problems.
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>This has little to do with native Windows controls... Access uses Bitmap controls, as well, yet I don't think they have more problems with ActiveX controls than VB. And most Microsoft applications don't use native Windows controls, neither. The Word option dialog, for example, consists of one Window that covers the entire pageframe, and the RTF control is used for the textbox in combo controls. Everything else is painted, too.
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Christof,

It's got a lot to do with Windows messaging. That's the problem with, for example, the Coolbar 6.0 controls. I believe that VFP's main window processes all the messages not the individual forms, except in the case of a top-level form. If you use SendMessage() to close it, VFP closes as well.