From df8442a339ba2cbdab14ff339b3e4a54c49515d3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vadim Zeitlin <vadim@wxwidgets.org>
Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 20:42:09 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fixed problem with help text being left in the status bar

git-svn-id: https://svn.wxwidgets.org/svn/wx/wxWidgets/branches/WX_2_2_BRANCH@7295 c3d73ce0-8a6f-49c7-b76d-6d57e0e08775
---
 src/msw/frame.cpp | 10 +++++++++-
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/msw/frame.cpp b/src/msw/frame.cpp
index 278e4c421d..f4fd913f3a 100644
--- a/src/msw/frame.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/frame.cpp
@@ -962,7 +962,15 @@ bool wxFrame::HandleMenuSelect(WXWORD nItem, WXWORD flags, WXHMENU hMenu)
     else
     {
         // don't give hints for separators (doesn't make sense) nor for the
-        // items opening popup menus (they don't have them anyhow)
+        // items opening popup menus (they don't have them anyhow) but do clear
+        // the status line - otherwise, we would be left with the help message
+        // for the previous item which doesn't apply any more
+        wxStatusBar *statbar = GetStatusBar();
+        if ( statbar )
+        {
+            statbar->SetStatusText(wxEmptyString);
+        }
+
         return FALSE;
     }