>>>true windows object,
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>>No, no, no. This will have performance penalties.
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>Not that I am arguing for true windows objects, but I don't believe the performance argument. From my experience, VFP's UI responsiveness is not noticeably slower than VB's, and VB uses real controls. I know that the decision to use painted controls was based on performance, but a lot of things have changed since this decision was made...

Painting can also cause some problems with remore support tools like Laplink. IT typically causes a full refresh instead of just te changed component.