no relies but i did find a couple of interesting projects i'd like to share incase any one else is doing the same.
XListCtrl - A custom-draw list control with subitem formatting
XListCtrl - A custom-draw list control with subitem formatting[
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this looks very powerful and very complex to understand and use, or build.
List Control Extended for Progress Control
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this is super simple to understand, build and modify and it looks like you can easily use any control in the list control