how much space it takes up

[longpole001]

cheers guys , that helps , ill try removing as well , truth is ill have to do it , i have so much further to go , and 128k is getting to be a small space. good thing i only have 240x64 glcd , so far , i have plans to go for 240 x128 later , but 18F is not going to get me there i dont think

[pedja089]

What about FT800?
You also can try to create menus dynamically. Create routine, that will draw menu based on number of items etc...
Remove space's, create routine to set X address of LCD based on does your text left aligned or center. Print row number only once, or create sub that print option numbers and title.
Then you need just to store strings few numbers and strings in flash.