>The real issue is that VFP needs to better support that ActiveX instead of adding a new StatusBar baseclass to the language.

I think the real issue is that ActiveX is "dead" (IMO) and that VFP is behind the curve (again) as an MS product. DLL Hell.

.NET has in effect abandoned ActiveX and only supports it via wrappers; TreeView, ListView, Scrollbar, Grid, Calendars, Common Dialogs, STATUSBAR, etc. etc. are now all native (classes) in .NET.

VFP should get with the program (MS has the know-how in .NET).

(One of these days I'll talk myself into switching to .NET permanently).