Dave, As the Mafia say - it's not personal, it's just business (grin).. I've been triggering updating of the status bar by trapping the change of selection in the list box. Obviously, your use case doesn't trigger this update and it's a simple and obvious fix - please excuse me whilst I take time out to kick myself. Best wishes. Tim Burgess Raised Bar Ltd Phone: +44 (0)1827 719822 Don't forget to vote for improved access to music and music technology at http://www.raisedbar.net/petition.htm -----Original Message----- From: visurfacereader-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:visurfacereader-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Reynolds Sent: 29 June 2012 09:30 To: visurfacereader@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [visurfacereader] Re: Beta 4.3 now available Tim, Thanks for implementing the status line, but I've found a problem with it. My surface is in live mode, and I change it to be in Screen reader mode from the mode submenu. The status line doesn't change. While I'm writing, I will try it using the function keys. No, it doesn't change the status line. However, if I quit the program, and restart it, it correctly reports the mode. Sorry to start your day off with an error, Best, David. -----Original Message----- From: visurfacereader-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:visurfacereader-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tim Burgess Sent: 29 June 2012 01:19 To: VI SurfaceReader Subject: [visurfacereader] Beta 4.3 now available Go get it guys best wishes. Tim Burgess