+ wxStatusBar *statusBar = (wxStatusBar *) NULL;
+
+ statusBar = new wxStatusBar(this, id, wxPoint(0, 0), wxSize(100, 20), style, name);
+
+ // Set the height according to the font and the border size
+ wxClientDC dc(statusBar);
+ dc.SetFont( *statusBar->GetFont() );
+
+ long x, y;
+ dc.GetTextExtent( "X", &x, &y );
+
+ int height = (int)( (y * 1.1) + 2* statusBar->GetBorderY());
+
+ statusBar->SetSize( -1, -1, 100, height );
+
+ statusBar->SetFieldsCount( number );
+ return statusBar;
+}