I have an MDI form with a status bar control. One panel is set to the Insert key style. When I start the application, the "INS" on the panel is greyed out (disabled) - but when I enter text into the MDI child's textbox the insert key is actually enabled and my text is inserted. When I press the Insert key, the "INS" on the status bar panel is bolded (enabled), but now my textbox is in overstrike mode. It appears that the status bar panel reflects the opposite of the Insert key's actual state. Anyone seen this before? Is this a bug, or am I missing something? I am using VB4.