i have RTFM over and over again, but i can't find why doesn't the f***ing box appear!

Step.rc:
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LoadModule $ModulesDir$Lsbox.dll
*Shortcut "logoff" -$227*k$ -52 logoff.png .none logoffc.png !LsBoxCreate $ConfigDir$logoff.box

logoff.box:
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LsBoxName Logoff
LsBoxX 157
LsBoxY 100
LsBoxWidth 314
LsBoxHeight 200
LsBoxBackGround logscreen.png
LsBoxZOrder NORMAL
*Shortcut "switch user" 157 100 boxswitch.png boxswitchr.png boxswitchc.png !None

i'm using lsbox.dll for the first time so i don't know much about it. please help! :(

here is a working box I have...

LsBoxName tasks

LsBoxX 0
LsBoxY 522

LsBoxSticky
LsBoxUnique
LsBoxRememberPosition
LsBoxAlwaysOnTop

LsBoxBackGround tasks_sc.bmp

LsBoxDragRect 0 0 163 16

*Shortcut "Close" 191 7 off1.bmp off2.bmp off3.bmp !LSBoxToggle tasks

"Heureka!" yelled Archimedes, jumped out of his bathtub and ran out to the street all naked. :D
The problem seems to be, that you mustn't use Tabs in a *.box file. If you do, the box just won't show up. Weird, but true :P

tabs? what do you mean by that?

tabs? well, tabs, ya know, tabs :P
like there's a Space-key and there's a Tab-key. Space types one whitespace, but Tab types tabs ;)

ah...okies...was gonna say...I have a couple tabbed themes.

anyway i finished it and my logoff dialog is now ready :)

Does anyone know how to make a left-click drop down boxes, so I can do the following:
[ programs ] main heading box
[ CLoneCD ] program1
[ CDmage ] program2
[ etc... ] program3
[ etc... ] program4
etc...

the [ ] brackets indicate a box/boxes, I need to leave everything but the main box hidden till I either click or mouse hover over it?

why don't you just use popup2.dll?