>Hi Bela,
>
>As Michel and others mentioned, Windows will not pass the events
>to its programs at certain times. Take this instance for example.
>
>Open two windows (any appln)
>Click on title bar of the inactive window
>and DON'T release the mouse button. The window will not be
>refreshed until MouseUp occurs.

The window is not refreshed, but the timer events are "there". And, BTW, this works much better in WIN NT.

Vlad