diff --git a/lcl/include/custompanel.inc b/lcl/include/custompanel.inc
index a67809a9c3..92948df960 100644
--- a/lcl/include/custompanel.inc
+++ b/lcl/include/custompanel.inc
@@ -38,9 +38,8 @@ begin
   FBevelInner := bvNone;
   FBevelWidth := 1;
   FAlignment := taCenter;
-  Color:=clBtnface;
+  Color:=clBtnface;// clBackground;
   SetInitialBounds(0,0,170,50);
-//  Color := clBackground;
   ParentColor := True;
 end;
 
diff --git a/lcl/include/statusbar.inc b/lcl/include/statusbar.inc
index 35cd9d1fee..ee3fc54a15 100644
--- a/lcl/include/statusbar.inc
+++ b/lcl/include/statusbar.inc
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ begin
   end;
 
   //writeln('TStatusBar.UpdateHandleObject A FHandlePanelCount=',FHandlePanelCount,' PanelIndex=',PanelIndex,' Panels.Count=',Panels.Count,' ',SimplePanel);
-  if FHandlePanelCount>PanelIndex then begin
+  if (FHandlePanelCount>PanelIndex) and (PanelIndex>=0) then begin
     // update one panel
     StatusBarPanelUpdate(Self,PanelIndex);
   end else begin
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ end;
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------}
 procedure TStatusBar.InvalidatePanel(PanelIndex: integer;
   PanelParts: TPanelParts);
-{$IFDEF OldtatusBar}
+{$IFDEF OldStatusBar}
 var
   PanelRect, TextRect: TRect;
 {$ENDIF}
diff --git a/lcl/interfaces/gtk/gtkcallback.inc b/lcl/interfaces/gtk/gtkcallback.inc
index e15b18cfa2..24f54d9daa 100644
--- a/lcl/interfaces/gtk/gtkcallback.inc
+++ b/lcl/interfaces/gtk/gtkcallback.inc
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ begin
   else
     PaintMsg:=TLMPaint(TheMessage);
   Result := DeliverMessage(Target,PaintMsg) = 0;
-  ReleaseDC(0,PaintMsg.DC);
+  FinalizePaintMessage(@PaintMsg);
 end;
 
 {-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ begin
   {$IFDEF DirectPaintMsg}
   PaintMsg:= GtkPaintMessageToPaintMessage(Msg,true);
   Result := DeliverMessage(Target,PaintMsg) = 0;
-  ReleaseDC(0,PaintMsg.DC);
+  FinalizePaintMessage(@PaintMsg);
   {$ELSE}
   Result:=DeliverPostMessage(Target,Msg);
   {$ENDIF}
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ begin
   end else begin
     {$IFDEF VerboseDesignerDraw}
     writeln('gtkDrawAfter',
-      ' Widget=',HexStr(Cardinal(Widget),8),
+      ' Widget=',HexStr(Cardinal(Widget),8),'=',GetWidgetClassName(Widget),
       ' ',TComponent(Data).Name,
       ' ',area^.x,',',area^.y,',',area^.width,',',area^.height,
       '');
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ begin
   end else begin
     {$IFDEF VerboseDesignerDraw}
     writeln('gtkExposeAfter',
-      ' Widget=',HexStr(Cardinal(Widget),8),
+      ' Widget=',HexStr(Cardinal(Widget),8),'=',GetWidgetClassName(Widget),
       ' ',TComponent(Data).Name,
       ' ',Event^.area.x,',',Event^.area.y,',',Event^.area.width,',',Event^.area.height,
       '');
@@ -3227,6 +3227,9 @@ end;
 { =============================================================================
 
   $Log$
+  Revision 1.212  2004/01/13 10:41:40  mattias
+  fixed statusbar updating all panels
+
   Revision 1.211  2004/01/09 20:03:13  mattias
   implemented new statusbar methods in gtk intf
 
diff --git a/lcl/interfaces/gtk/gtkwinapi.inc b/lcl/interfaces/gtk/gtkwinapi.inc
index a477b75d26..9e98151e90 100644
--- a/lcl/interfaces/gtk/gtkwinapi.inc
+++ b/lcl/interfaces/gtk/gtkwinapi.inc
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ var
   Widget: PGtkWidget;
   TargetObject: TObject;
   IsDoubleBuffered: Boolean;
+  PaintWidget: Pointer;
 {$ENDIF}
 begin
   {$IFDEF Gtk1}
@@ -134,6 +135,17 @@ begin
   TargetObject:=GetParentLCLObject(Widget);
   IsDoubleBuffered:=(TargetObject is TWinControl)
                     and TWinControl(TargetObject).DoubleBuffered;
+  // check if Handle is the paint widget of the LCL component
+  if IsDoubleBuffered then begin
+    PaintWidget:=GetFixedWidget(PGtkWidget(TWinControl(TargetObject).Handle));
+    IsDoubleBuffered:=(PaintWidget=Widget);
+    //if not IsDoubleBuffered then begin
+    //  writeln('TgtkObject.BeginPaint Not the paint widget: ',
+    //    TWinControl(TargetObject).Name,':',TWinControl(TargetObject).ClassName,
+    //    ' PaintWidget=',GetWidgetClassName(PaintWidget),
+    //    ' Widget=',GetWidgetClassName(Widget));
+    //end;
+  end;
   {$IFNDEF UseGTKDoubleBuf}
   IsDoubleBuffered:=false;
   {$ENDIF}
@@ -9202,6 +9214,9 @@ end;
 { =============================================================================
 
   $Log$
+  Revision 1.316  2004/01/13 10:41:40  mattias
+  fixed statusbar updating all panels
+
   Revision 1.315  2004/01/12 23:56:10  mattias
   improved double buffering, only one issue left: parent gdkwindow paint messages