diff --git a/contrib/include/wx/xrc/xh_statbar.h b/contrib/include/wx/xrc/xh_statbar.h
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+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Name:        xh_statbar.h
+// Purpose:     XML resource handler for wxStatusBar
+// Author:      Brian Ravnsgaard Riis
+// Created:     2004/01/21
+// RCS-ID:
+// Copyright:   (c) 2004 Brian Ravnsgaard Riis
+// Licence:     wxWindows licence
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+#ifndef _WX_XH_STATBAR_H_
+#define _WX_XH_STATBAR_H_
+
+#if defined(__GNUG__) && !defined(__APPLE__)
+#pragma interface "xh_statbar.h"
+#endif
+
+#include "wx/xrc/xmlres.h"
+
+class WXXMLDLLEXPORT wxStatusBarXmlHandler : public wxXmlResourceHandler
+{
+    public:
+        wxStatusBarXmlHandler();
+        virtual wxObject *DoCreateResource();
+        virtual bool CanHandle(wxXmlNode *node);
+};
+
+#endif // _WX_XH_STATBAR_H_
+
diff --git a/contrib/src/xrc/xh_statbar.cpp b/contrib/src/xrc/xh_statbar.cpp
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+++ b/contrib/src/xrc/xh_statbar.cpp
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+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Name:        xh_statbar.cpp
+// Purpose:     XRC resource for wxStatusBar
+// Author:      Brian Ravnsgaard Riis
+// Created:     2004/01/21
+// RCS-ID:      
+// Copyright:   (c) 2004 Brian Ravnsgaard Riis
+// Licence:     wxWindows licence
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+#ifdef __GNUG__
+#pragma implementation "xh_statbar.h"
+#endif
+
+// For compilers that support precompilation, includes "wx.h".
+#include "wx/wxprec.h"
+
+#ifdef __BORLANDC__
+    #pragma hdrstop
+#endif
+
+#include "wx/frame.h"
+#include "wx/string.h"
+
+#if wxUSE_STATUSBAR
+
+#include "wx/xrc/xh_statbar.h"
+#include "wx/statusbr.h"
+
+wxStatusBarXmlHandler::wxStatusBarXmlHandler() : 
+        wxXmlResourceHandler()
+{
+    XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxST_SIZEGRIP);
+    AddWindowStyles();
+}
+
+wxObject *wxStatusBarXmlHandler::DoCreateResource()
+{
+    XRC_MAKE_INSTANCE(statbar, wxStatusBar)
+
+    statbar->Create(m_parentAsWindow,
+                    GetID(),
+                    GetStyle(),
+                    GetName());
+
+    int fields = GetLong(wxT("fields"), 1);
+    wxString widths = GetParamValue(wxT("widths"));
+
+    if(fields > 1)
+    {
+        int *width = new int[fields];
+  
+        for (unsigned int i = 0; i < fields; ++i)
+        {
+            width[i] = wxAtoi(widths.BeforeFirst(wxT(',')));
+            if(widths.Find(wxT(',')))
+                widths.Remove(0, widths.Find(wxT(',')) + 1);
+        }
+        statbar->SetFieldsCount(fields, width);
+        delete[] width;
+    }
+
+    if (m_parentAsWindow)
+    {
+        wxFrame *parentFrame = wxDynamicCast(m_parent, wxFrame);
+        if (parentFrame)
+            parentFrame->SetStatusBar(statbar);
+    }
+
+    return statbar;
+}
+
+bool wxStatusBarXmlHandler::CanHandle(wxXmlNode *node)
+{
+    return IsOfClass(node, wxT("wxStatusBar"));
+}
+
+#endif
+
diff --git a/include/wx/xrc/xh_statbar.h b/include/wx/xrc/xh_statbar.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7e57e00d2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/wx/xrc/xh_statbar.h
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Name:        xh_statbar.h
+// Purpose:     XML resource handler for wxStatusBar
+// Author:      Brian Ravnsgaard Riis
+// Created:     2004/01/21
+// RCS-ID:
+// Copyright:   (c) 2004 Brian Ravnsgaard Riis
+// Licence:     wxWindows licence
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+#ifndef _WX_XH_STATBAR_H_
+#define _WX_XH_STATBAR_H_
+
+#if defined(__GNUG__) && !defined(__APPLE__)
+#pragma interface "xh_statbar.h"
+#endif
+
+#include "wx/xrc/xmlres.h"
+
+class WXXMLDLLEXPORT wxStatusBarXmlHandler : public wxXmlResourceHandler
+{
+    public:
+        wxStatusBarXmlHandler();
+        virtual wxObject *DoCreateResource();
+        virtual bool CanHandle(wxXmlNode *node);
+};
+
+#endif // _WX_XH_STATBAR_H_
+
diff --git a/src/xrc/xh_statbar.cpp b/src/xrc/xh_statbar.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d69735c63b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/xrc/xh_statbar.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Name:        xh_statbar.cpp
+// Purpose:     XRC resource for wxStatusBar
+// Author:      Brian Ravnsgaard Riis
+// Created:     2004/01/21
+// RCS-ID:      
+// Copyright:   (c) 2004 Brian Ravnsgaard Riis
+// Licence:     wxWindows licence
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+#ifdef __GNUG__
+#pragma implementation "xh_statbar.h"
+#endif
+
+// For compilers that support precompilation, includes "wx.h".
+#include "wx/wxprec.h"
+
+#ifdef __BORLANDC__
+    #pragma hdrstop
+#endif
+
+#include "wx/frame.h"
+#include "wx/string.h"
+
+#if wxUSE_STATUSBAR
+
+#include "wx/xrc/xh_statbar.h"
+#include "wx/statusbr.h"
+
+wxStatusBarXmlHandler::wxStatusBarXmlHandler() : 
+        wxXmlResourceHandler()
+{
+    XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxST_SIZEGRIP);
+    AddWindowStyles();
+}
+
+wxObject *wxStatusBarXmlHandler::DoCreateResource()
+{
+    XRC_MAKE_INSTANCE(statbar, wxStatusBar)
+
+    statbar->Create(m_parentAsWindow,
+                    GetID(),
+                    GetStyle(),
+                    GetName());
+
+    int fields = GetLong(wxT("fields"), 1);
+    wxString widths = GetParamValue(wxT("widths"));
+
+    if(fields > 1)
+    {
+        int *width = new int[fields];
+  
+        for (unsigned int i = 0; i < fields; ++i)
+        {
+            width[i] = wxAtoi(widths.BeforeFirst(wxT(',')));
+            if(widths.Find(wxT(',')))
+                widths.Remove(0, widths.Find(wxT(',')) + 1);
+        }
+        statbar->SetFieldsCount(fields, width);
+        delete[] width;
+    }
+
+    if (m_parentAsWindow)
+    {
+        wxFrame *parentFrame = wxDynamicCast(m_parent, wxFrame);
+        if (parentFrame)
+            parentFrame->SetStatusBar(statbar);
+    }
+
+    return statbar;
+}
+
+bool wxStatusBarXmlHandler::CanHandle(wxXmlNode *node)
+{
+    return IsOfClass(node, wxT("wxStatusBar"));
+}
+
+#endif
+