Thanks Kickaha
Good advice I'll give it a go.
Klaus as always thank you for your advice and guidance. Yes it does need to be another activity - there is an intermediaty activity which I did not mention to keep my senario simple.
I will definately make more use of panels in later applications, but for now I want to keep things simple - especially the layout designs, which I am still having fun with with my very slow computer running the emulator which appears to move the cursor at 2 pixels per hour.... Oh to have a new computer
Thank you guys again - I really appreciate the advice you have given me over the last few weeks. I hope I can in return help other new starters in the future.
Shane