>I am working on a form that will have a record selection (either a listbox or grid) and a display
>section, both visible. This is actually a rewrite of an old 'C' program and a timing issue becomes
>a major factor for the display.
>
>As the user quickly using arrow keys moves the record highlight, if the "display" area updates with
>each record, it slows the moving selection greatly. I would prefer to have the "display" area only
>update if the user pauses for more than a second on a particular record. This way, a fast move
>or hold down of an arrow quickly skims the list.
>
>Can this be done it a method in VFP?

My guess would be to use a timer control. The timer would run every second and if the recno() was the same as it was the last time the timer code ran it would display the info.