+ wxClientDC vDC(pStatusBar);
+ int nY;
+
+ //
+ // Set the height according to the font and the border size
+ //
+ vDC.SetFont(pStatusBar->GetFont()); // Screws up the menues for some reason
+ vDC.GetTextExtent( "X"
+ ,NULL
+ ,&nY
+ );
+
+ int nHeight = ((11 * nY) / 10 + 2 * pStatusBar->GetBorderY());
+
+ pStatusBar->SetSize( -1
+ ,-1
+ ,-1
+ ,nHeight
+ );
+