<What is REALLY irritating is that prior art on this is SOOOO bloody obvious.> And yet MS's legion of attorneys could not prevail. Wonder if they wanted to lose? JimL --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.515 / Virus Database: 313 - Release Date: 9/1/03