>According to the VFP documentation, the command
>
>DEFINE PAD Static OF _MsysMenu PROMPT "No Visual Connection" ;
> Style 'B' Font "Arial", 12 COLOR "R*"
>
>should create a menu item called "No Visual Connection", with a 12pt. Bold Arial font in the color red.
>
>All I get is a menu item called "No Visual Connection" ( with out errors )


I believe that font and color are for backwards compatable and no longer work in today's Windows world where the user chooses the fonts, colors, etc and the developer is supposed to keep hands off that stuff.

>
>how can I get the desired results ... and while I'm here, could you make it so the item it places right justified ( while the remained to the menu is left ) ... the perpus for this item is as a user message, and not a selectable menu, so would there be a way to not have the item act like a button ( when you click on it it will depress )
>

Nope. Windows menus don't work that way.
>thanks
>- jer