>As far as being 'shielded', it might seem so, but there is a good reason. Cross platform. Core Fox source code runs on DOS, Mac, UNIX, and Windows. We had to come up with a common code base to target these platforms. Hence no Windows windows, the offsreen bitmap, etc

Now we don't have the Windows stuff or cross platform capability.

I'd like to offer as a poll at the UT, wether the community would rather have Cross Platform come back to Fox or we get the whole Windows thing. Just for fun of course because even after hell froze after MS wouldn't consider sending VFP to cross platform. I'd bet they'd rather re-write VB for linux than porting VFP which is half way there.

Personally, I'd rather have Cross Platform, though I know it won't happen.

But it ain't gonna happen, so I guess I get to stick with Delphi for the time being...