I installed the 3.0 api, and have fixed the problem desribed above.
Inside the scripting function for the "West" Panel changing the listener line solved the problem.
If I had read more carefully what Derek Swingley had written I could have solved this much earlier.
So.. My region West should read
{
region: "west",
Title: "Map Content",
width: 200,
split: true,
collapsible: true,
collapsed: true, // I like it collapsed on startup
contentEl: "west",
listeners: {
collapse: function() {if (map) {map.resize();} },
expand: function() {if (map) {map.resize();} }
}
Can I still award points to Derek Swingley ?
Andy..