Vlad,

ActiveX controls run in their own HWND window which is why we can not put things over the top of them.

A VFP control with a Shape over the top of it can definately visibly hide the lower control and eat events line mouse clicks.

> No, shapes cannot provide good covering of other controls. Only putting control into container does this well. this does not work, however, for some ActiveX controls, for example, TeeChart control will always be shown completely despite any effors to cut off it (it also shown always despite page in pageframe with such object is inactive).