diff --git a/contrib/src/fl/bardragpl.cpp b/contrib/src/fl/bardragpl.cpp
index 83ac65f395..50ee1a43af 100644
--- a/contrib/src/fl/bardragpl.cpp
+++ b/contrib/src/fl/bardragpl.cpp
@@ -651,9 +651,7 @@ void cbBarDragPlugin::OnMouseMove( cbMotionEvent& event )
 		else
 			mpCurCursor = mpLayout->mpNECursor;
 	}
-
 	if ( pPrevCurs != mpCurCursor )
-
 		mpLayout->GetParentFrame().SetCursor( *mpCurCursor );
 }
 
@@ -695,7 +693,13 @@ void cbBarDragPlugin::OnLButtonUp( cbLeftUpEvent& event )
 	
 		mHintRect.width = -1;
 
-		mpLayout->GetParentFrame().SetCursor( *mpLayout->mpNormalCursor );
+        // In Windows, at least, the frame needs to have a null cursor
+        // else child windows (such as text windows) inherit the cursor
+#if 1
+        mpLayout->GetParentFrame().SetCursor( wxNullCursor );
+#else
+        mpLayout->GetParentFrame().SetCursor( *mpLayout->mpNormalCursor );
+#endif
 
 		mpLayout->ReleaseEventsFromPane( event.mpPane );
 		mpLayout->ReleaseEventsFromPlugin( this );
diff --git a/contrib/src/fl/panedrawpl.cpp b/contrib/src/fl/panedrawpl.cpp
index b5b06d3880..cc3625ffc1 100644
--- a/contrib/src/fl/panedrawpl.cpp
+++ b/contrib/src/fl/panedrawpl.cpp
@@ -279,7 +279,13 @@ void cbPaneDrawPlugin::OnMouseMove( cbMotionEvent& event )
 
                     mBarContentHitted = TRUE;
 
+                    // In Windows, at least, the frame needs to have a null cursor
+                    // else child windows (such as text windows) inherit the cursor
+#if 1
+                    mpLayout->GetParentFrame().SetCursor( wxNullCursor );
+#else
                     mpLayout->GetParentFrame().SetCursor( *mpLayout->mpNormalCursor );
+#endif
                 }
 
                 // TBD:: fire something like "mouse-over-bar" event
@@ -344,7 +350,13 @@ void cbPaneDrawPlugin::OnMouseMove( cbMotionEvent& event )
             mpLayout->ReleaseEventsFromPane( event.mpPane );
             mpLayout->ReleaseEventsFromPlugin( this );
 
+            // In Windows, at least, the frame needs to have a null cursor
+            // else child windows (such as text windows) inherit the cursor
+#if 1
+            mpLayout->GetParentFrame().SetCursor( wxNullCursor );
+#else
             mpLayout->GetParentFrame().SetCursor( *mpLayout->mpNormalCursor );
+#endif
 
             mResizeCursorOn = FALSE;
         }
@@ -499,7 +511,13 @@ void cbPaneDrawPlugin::OnLButtonUp( cbLeftUpEvent& event )
         mpLayout->ReleaseEventsFromPane( event.mpPane );
         mpLayout->ReleaseEventsFromPlugin( this );
 
+        // In Windows, at least, the frame needs to have a null cursor
+        // else child windows (such as text windows) inherit the cursor
+#if 1
+        mpLayout->GetParentFrame().SetCursor( wxNullCursor );
+#else
         mpLayout->GetParentFrame().SetCursor( *mpLayout->mpNormalCursor );
+#endif
 
         if ( mRowHandleHitted )
         {
diff --git a/contrib/src/fl/rowlayoutpl.cpp b/contrib/src/fl/rowlayoutpl.cpp
index 034284c6c4..a1dd955c8c 100644
--- a/contrib/src/fl/rowlayoutpl.cpp
+++ b/contrib/src/fl/rowlayoutpl.cpp
@@ -1035,6 +1035,7 @@ void cbRowLayoutPlugin::OnLayoutRows( cbLayoutRowsEvent& event )
     for ( i = 0; i != mpPane->GetRowList().Count(); ++i )
     {
         cbRowInfo& row = *mpPane->GetRowList()[ i ];
+        //mpPane->CalcLengthRatios(& row);
 
         // setup "has-handle" flags for rows, which depend on the existance 
         // of not-fixed bars in the row