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are you trying to show between two button at the same position to do two different task ? if so, i sugguest you not to use z-order but just change the object text of the button ( or CStatic ) by CWnd::SetWindowText(LPCTSTR lpszString) and if they are executable, set a flag ( i think you already have, which is "flip".. ) and in OnClick of that object, check the flag and do different task.. but as you said they are just static.. i guess you only wanna display different text SetWindowText can do what you need

If you want to capture a button being pressed, you would handle the BN_CLICKED message for that control within the dialog that holds it. Alex

Erasebackground will not completly solve your problem nor do I think it is the prefered method. Usesomething like this: void CMainView::OnPaint() { CMainFrame* pFrame; CPaintDC dc(this); // device context for painting pFrame = (CMainFrame*)GetParentFrame(); CString s="Printing Library Demo Program"; pFrame->SetWindowText(s); RECT rc; CBrush cBr(RGB(255,255,0)); GetClientRect(&rc); dc.FillRect(&rc, &cBr); } then to solve the control background problem use this: HBRUSH CMainView::OnCtlColor(CDC* pDC, CWnd* pWnd, UINT nCtlColor) { HBRUSH hbr = CFormView::OnCtlColor(pDC, pWnd, nCtlColor); if(nCtlColor==CTLCOLOR_STATIC) { HBRUSH hbr2=CreateSolidBrush(RGB(255,255,0)); pDC->SetBkMode(TRANSPARENT); return hbr2; } return hbr; } Class wizard will make both overrides for you Richard ISS Software Dallas Texas

I had the same problem some time ago. Instead of a static text, I "wrote" the text myself with TextOut() in the OnPaint handler... You have to do it at runtime. Take a look at TextOut() in MSDN, and try it in your dialogs OnPaint() - Anders Money talks, but all mine ever says is "Goodbye!"