Bryan Smith mentioned this to All:
 BS> If I use labels to walk up the chain of ownership, e.g. label1.Caption 
=
 BS> Image1.parent.name ; then Delphi tells me that the chain of ownership is
 BS>    Image1-Tabsheet3-PageControl1-Form1.
That's not the chain of "ownership", it's the chain of "parentship".  The 
form is the owner of all controls, unless you explicitly tell Delphi 
otherwise.
The "parent" is the container of a control.  The "owner" is the control that 
destroys the "ownee".
                                ...Gary
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